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One great Chinese puzzle remains its cuisine

Jonathan Clements covers thousands of years of Chinese culinary history, leaving us bewildered by its dizzying regional diversity

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  • The Emperor’s Feast: A History of China in Twelve Meals

    Jonathan Clements

    Hodder & Stoughton, pp. 320, £20

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