{"product_id":"salt-sugar-msg-recipes-and-stories-from-a-cantonese-american-home","title":"Salt Sugar MSG : Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary059358208X-content\" class=\"expandContent\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the chef behind the groundbreaking Brooklyn restaurant Bonnie’s comes a cookbook featuring over 85 recipes that showcase his unique style of Chinese home cooking, a mashup of Americana and Cantonese classics, inspired by the flavors of his childhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an American-born Cantonese kid, chef Calvin Eng grew up watching his mother, Bonnie, in the kitchen. Though he shied away from his culture as a kid, he later grew to love and embrace his unique upbringing as a primary source of inspiration in his cooking. He would go on to define his lauded culinary style through dishes that frequently defy tradition but are rooted in the Cantonese flavors of his childhood, a third-culture perspective now reflected in his debut cookbook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Sugar MSG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an introduction to Cantonese cooking through an American lens, drawing a thread from his mother’s cooking to what he cooks for his own family today. Some recipes stick closer to tradition, like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSizzling Steamed Fish with Seasoned Soy Sauce\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHam Yue Yook Beng (Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish)\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinger Congee\u003c\/b\u003e, while others upend expectations, like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Pepper Pork Schnitzel with Chinese Ranch\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFuyu Cacio e Pepe Mein\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBLT Fried Rice\u003c\/b\u003e. While these dishes may not look especially Cantonese at first glance, they certainly taste like it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with his fiancée, Phoebe Melnick,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Sugar MSG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis full of personal stories and practical tips and tricks as a loving ode to what it means to cook together as a Cantonese American family today.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896496890136,"sku":"9780593582084","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9780593582084_7bdc0.jpg?v=1742337558","url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/products\/salt-sugar-msg-recipes-and-stories-from-a-cantonese-american-home","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}