{"product_id":"salt-sugar-msg-recipes-and-stories-from-a-cantonese-american-home-calvin-eng-with-phoebe-melnick","title":"Salt Sugar MSG: Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home - Calvin Eng with Phoebe Melnick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback.  Near new condition.  2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 upbringing, eventually opening Bonnie’s, which was praised as a top restaurant of the year by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBon Appétit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalt Sugar MSG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an introduction to Cantonese cooking through an American lens, full of easy flavour boosts and practical tricks, drawing a thread from his mother’s cooking to what Calvin cooks for his own family today.  Some recipes stick closer to tradition, like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSizzling Steamed Fish with Seasoned Soy Sauce, Ham Yue Yook Beng (Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGinger Congee,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e while others upend expectations, like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Pepper Pork Schnitzel with Chinese Ranch, Fuyu Cacio e Pepe Mein,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBLT Fried Rice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalt Sugar MSG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twice Cooked","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44186884833398,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/1804\/9890\/files\/saltsugarmsg.jpg?v=1789448159","url":"https:\/\/www.twicecooked.co.nz\/products\/salt-sugar-msg-recipes-and-stories-from-a-cantonese-american-home-calvin-eng-with-phoebe-melnick","provider":"Twice Cooked","version":"1.0","type":"link"}