A review by joyceisbooked
Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin

3.5

I enjoyed learning some stories about the names i typically see on Chinese menus. Sometimes the story felt repetitive because the author gives a "short" explanation of the story before telling it, but sometimes its the whole plot! I didn't mind it at first but, once we got to the chef's special section, it was pretty tedious.  other than that, the authors interpretations of these Chinese stories gave necessary imagery descriptors without doing too much.