Amy L. (wilfhh29) - reviewed on 6/17/2008 + 5 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I really enjoyed this book, but I do have a good reason. I married a man whose family came to America and opened a Chinese restaurant. And I worked there after for about five years after we were married. Even as a white American, I know the Chinese restaurant "sub-culture." It was still amazing to see how Americans are bound by the experience of eating Chinese food. You thought "American" was about apple pie? As the author states in the first chapter, "How often do you eat apple pie? How often do you eat Chinese food?" It is a great book for getting behind the scenes of Americanized Chinese food. And after I finished it, I was looking for the take-out menu!

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