reading round-up #3
featuring fusion food, kung pao chicken and a surprise
hello hello, welcome to the third installment of my reading round-ups. i’ve been feeling *super* indecisive about which recipe should come next, so i thought it would be a perfect time to the unnecessary pressure off myself re: that decision and instead check in with some articles and, spoiler alert, videos that i’ve enjoyed lately. if you want to check out the first two reading round-ups, get the links here: #1 and #2.
this round-up is chaotic, so bear with me. i was looking into the topic of “fusion food” a few weeks ago and found a few interesting reads on that, then went through a little kung pao chicken phase, catalogued a few miscellaneous pieces that are interesting for various reasons and, finally, linked some videos for those of you that might need a little youtube break in your day. oh, and there’s a little surprise if you scroll to the end of this newsletter.
enjoy the reads / watches / surprises and see you with a new recipe next week!
fusion food:
The Joy of Cooking Blasphemous Fusion Food by Danny Chou
Fusion Food Doesn't Really Exist by Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Can we let go of the term ‘fusion cooking’ once and for all? by Bill Addison
kung pao chicken:
Kung pao chicken’s legacy, from the Qing Dynasty to Panda Express by Fuschia Dunlop
Kung Pao Chicken by Xueci Cheng
miscellany:
Kitchen Project #114: A Lesson In Cookies by Nicola Lamb
La Dolce Vita by Tanya Bush
Exhausted, burned out, and seeking relief in consumable form by Devin Kate Pope
Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill
On the ‘Grandma Rule’ by Alicia Kennedy
watch:
Creating the Perfect Crispy Karaage Recipe
The Wartime Kitchen and Garden
This Man Makes 3,000+ Bagels by Hand Every Day
Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
surprise!
i have a lot of fun recipes in the works but thought i would give you a sneak peek in this round-up so you have a little insight into what’s to come over the next few weeks. here’s what i’m working on:
skillet pizza + kinder egg (lol this is a bit of a troll honestly)
a brown butter apple crumb cake
double hazelnut chocolate chunk cookies
a comforting riff on one of my favorite ragù recipes
chicken piccata but make it, like, a really good sandwich
kimchi + spätzle + mac and cheese
my take on these gochujang caramel cookies (but hold the gochujang and they’re actually not that similar.. lol)