E-book Category: Cooking
E-book Title: Secrets of Chinese Cooking
Book Description: Stop struggling trying to cook Chinese meals the hard way....... "They all laughed when I said I could cook a traditional chinese meal.......but when they sat down to eat the compliments rolled in!" Dear Chinese food lover,
If you'd like to cook gourmet Chinese meals (or simple Chinese snacks) and amaze your family & friends in the process without paying for expensive lessons or struggling for years; then this long lost gem of a book is right for you.
A little while ago I was in a fix.
My wife runs her own business and had arranged for some clients of hers to come for dinner one Saturday night.
Now that wouldn't be a problem normally, however, the clients had expressed that they really enjoyed Chinese food.....especially home cooked traditonal Chinese food and not a set meal from a take away!
So, off I went in search of information to help me cook the perfect Chinese meal.
I searched online, offline, in ALL of the local bookstores and was about to give up and think of ways to diguise the fact I'd ordered a take away(!) when by chance I stepped inside a second-hand bookstore.
And that's when it happend......
After another hour of what I assumed to be a fruitless search something caught my eye......and within minutes I was completely engrossed in a little book that I knew was the answer I was looking for. Introducing: The Secrets To Chinese Cooking and Selected Recipes I'd stumbled across a book that showed a unique and simple way to cooking Chinese Meals.
At a time when China was 'closed off' from the rest of the world, this rare book was 'spirited' out of the country in the last century, translated into English and published in the West enabling 'outsiders' to discover the simple and surprising delights of Chinese cooking.
Who said that learning how to cook authentic Chinese meals had to be hard work? I know it may sound too good to be true but hear me out........ This 'all but forgotten' manuscript distills centuries of Chinese cooking techniques and recipes into concise and easy to follow actions This will allow you to cook and produce dishes that please the eye, delight the palate and suit every budget.
The author of this amazing manuscript introduces the book with these compelling words.
"In the matter of food, as in all else that has grace, the Chinese have long been past masters. They put into cooking of it all the loving care for detail, the daintiness, the spice and the wit that charaterises their art and their understanding of the business of life, which is one of their charms........"
Now please don't be fooled by the old fashioned sounding English, every word of this amazing book contains crucial information for the aspiring cook who wants to prepare exquisit Chinese meals without the headache of modern day learning. Which Part Of This Incredible Resource Will You Take Advantage Of First? The Art of Cooking
Read how the author describes Chinese cooking - "Chinese cooking is rich but not greasy, it is delicately flavored but not pungently spicey"
The 'art' of chinese cooking is described in detail from page 6 onwards in the book along with methods of cooking and the modern equivalents you can use.
In fact you can even impress your friends and family reciting traditional Chinese terms used in the cooking!
In Flavoring, you'll discover......... - What are the best flavorings to use
- When to use them
- How to include them in your meals. Get this wrong and you could end up with a bland tasting dish
- Did you know that Garlic and Ginger have mystical properties in Chinese cooking according to ancient writings.....Page 12 tells you more!
A good Chef will not be satisfied to produce dishes which tickle only the palate, they should gladden the eyes and their names should please the ears as well!! The 'Secrets of Chinese Cooking will show you.... - How to lay your table in a traditional Chinese setting depending on the number of guests (Page 21)
- How your meals are to be served to your table in the traditional manner and when to move onto the next course (Page 23)
- Understand the Chinese 12 rules of 'Table Etiquett' that was translated from the Chinese classic 'Book of Etiquette' originally written over 3000 years ago! (Page 29)
- The correct way to hold your chop sticks (Page 31)
- The correct way to hold your rice bowl (Page 33)
Undertsand Some of The Ancient Chinese Customs It is custom, even to this day, to welcome your guest with a cup of tea. The 'Secrets of Chinese Cooking' looks at the variety of teas in China and how to present them to your guests (Page 38). Wine and Song No dinner in China is complete without wine which the Chinese note; "brings joy and drives away depression; makes the old feel young and the young still more youthful"
Be prepared to be amazed as you learn which wines Confucius was partial to and the secrets of............ - Kaoling Wine
- Shaosing Wine
- Lia Pan Wine
Although these wines are still available today you'll also see their modern day equivalents.
Confucius say......"Tea is best drunk in quiet surroundings were as wine should always be accompanied by song and merryment."
The Chinese were big believers that meal times should be fun and enjoyed.....The term 'Sui Pen' means - "do not stand on ceremony and everyone join in."
Page 43 shows a traditional Chinese poem to be recited when drinking wine and eating with friends! Over 75 Simple To Follow and Easy To Prepare Recipes Although from the early part of the last centuary this book makes it easy for you to prepare exciting dishes.
As well as over 75 separate recipes, some of which are listed on the left, you'll also find details on: - How to boil mushrooms to perfection
- How to cook Red Shaws for Sweet and Sour Pork
- How to cook bamboo shoots
- When to use Ginger for best results
- When to add a chinese onion for a full flavor
Page 46 lists the ingredients and condiments to improve your cooking including: - - When to substitute hard to find ingredients with alternatives found in modern day supermarkets AND still get the best results
- How to use special Chinese cooking techniques such as steaming and stir frying
- How to create unique seasonings and sauces
- Plan menus suited to every time constraint, budget and occasion
Ok, so what's the cost for this incredible resource? Let's do a quick comparison - I've researched some up to date pricing for cooking lessons offline; and in a class room environment you can pay anything up to $125.....and that's for a generic course!
The other option is for you to shell out $100's or more on buying up all kinds of expensive cooking books that will most probably only sit on your shelf gathering dust.
Frankly none of these options really seemed fair to me. So I figured out a way to provide you with a real bargain.
This unique resource - 'Secrets of Chinese Cooking' is available to you as a downloaded manual (or ebook) directly accessible from the Internet. You'll be shown the exact simple steps to download it to your PC (there's only 2 steps to follow).
This way I have no inventory and fulfillment costs. I don't have to pay a telesales team to take orders over the phone (though you're welcome to call me on the phone so rest assure we are a real company). This way I can pass along my cost savings to you. So you win and I win.
Plus, by downloading the manual to your PC you can keep a copy on your computer, print it out when best suits you AND..........this is what I like..........when I'm cooking a certain recipe I just take the page or pages I need into the kitchen.
There's no strugglinging trying to hold open a book on the page you want or risk damaging the book if some of the ingredients spill on it. More... | 
