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Title Chinese menu : the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods / Grace Lin.
Author Lin, Grace, author, illustrator.
Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
©2023
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 Chickasaw  J 641.5951 LIN    Checked Out
 Fairview Shores  J 641.5951 LIN    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 641.5951 LIN    Checked Out
 South Creek  J 641.5951 LIN    Check Shelves
 Southeast  J 641.5951 LIN    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J 641.5951 LIN    Checked Out
Edition First edition.
Description 288 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-285) and index.
Summary "The origin stories of each Chinese dish told using the framework of Chinese cuisine--oftentimes based in folklore, both ancient and contemporary"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Chopsticks -- Tea -- Appetizers -- Soup -- Side orders -- Chef's specials -- Dessert.
Audience Ages 8-12 Little, Brown and Company.
Subject Cooking, Chinese -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Chinese -- Food -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Chinese Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Cooking, Chinese -- History.
Food habits -- China -- History.
Food -- Folklore.
Genre Folk tales.
Informational works.
Added Title History, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods
History, myths, & legends behind your favorite foods
ISBN 9780316486002 (hardcover) : $24.99
0316486000 (hardcover)