Grandma Grandpa Cook

Fotograf: Wolf, Michael / Herausgeber: Yeung, Yang

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Produktbeschreibung

A collection of over forty recipes and stories recounted by grandparents who came to Hong Kong from China before World War II, Grandma Grandpa Cook is a celebration of the selfless devotion of grandparents to their families, and their contribution to the cultural history of foodways in Hong Kong. Filled with vivid accounts of everyday life during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and the riots of 1967, all of this history fades into insignificance when food comes into the picture—traditional Cantonese dishes like carrot and green turnip soup, taro in ginger and brown sugar, and sticky rice dumplings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zephyr Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 168mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9789881858399
• ISBN-10: 9881858399
• Artikelnr.: 34807024

Autorenporträt

Evelyna Liang: An artist and art educator who works with community Art in Hong Kong, China and Asia. She founded Art in Hospital and Art for All in the early 2000s. Both groups aim at using art to help the needy and underprivileged communities. Michael Wolf: Born in Munich, Germany, Wolf grew up in the USA and studied at UC Berkley and at the University of Essen in Germany. Living and working as a photographer and author in China for ten years, Wolf has been intensively concerned with vernacular culture. Yang Yeung: An independent curator, writer and university lecturer, upon graduating from Yale University with an M.A. in anthropology, she worked as a documentary video director at Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2008, she founded 'soundpocket' to promote sound art and its research and education.

Inhaltsangabe

Cherish Those Around You
Mig Fu 5
The Body Remembers
Tiny West 6
Gleaning Taste
Siu To 8
Interview with Evelyna Liang
Siu To 10
An Afternoon with Michael Wolf
Yeung Yang 16
Recipe Index
280
Love
My workmates at the garment factory made a beautiful embroidery for me with
the names of all our wedding guests on it. For me, that embroidery is my
marriage certificate.
Chan Hor Chun 28
There would be several barges lined up in a row. Dozens of tables would be
set up. What a scene-all jolly and boisterous!
Lai Wai Chen 34
I kept my head down. That was when I got my first glimpse of my future
husband holding a wine glass.
Leung Kwai Fong 42
When I used to cook for everyone at home, I would buy four chickens-
that's eight wings for the four of us. Sometimes, we would fight over them!
Li Ho Yin Kwok So Ying 48
Bitter Days
The police were throwing smoke bombs out on the streets. It was horrifying.
Kam Shu Ying 58
The Japanese distributed milk and long pieces of bread to all those
on board.
Lai Chen 64
I still remember the Japanese with their rifles coming for a haircut.
Ho Suk Fong 70
He was so deeply in debt from gambling that as soon as I arrived he sold
me. I was twelve.
Li Mui Nui 76
Often I hid my young brother and three sisters in the hills to protect them
and brought them home only when it was dark.
Ko Kui Ngun 82
Those were difficult times, but as I quietly stirred the soup, listening to
the scratching of the sesame against the pot, I felt calm.
Wong Chui Ping 88
Much of my early life was spent alone and miserable. Now, I have a family
of ten. For me, it's quite a blessing.
Yuen Foon 94
Play
When I was still young and living in Malaysia, we used to wait by the
coconut trees for the crabs to come down and eat the coconuts.
Yung Mui Sin 102
One day when mother wasn't home, we all sneaked out with our neighbours and
played with firecrackers.
Wong Choi Ngun 108
My family grew corn, so I guarded the fields.
Li Sin Yau 114
I am brilliant in poetry and history!
Li Kai Tong 120
I still have my Chinese nanny's outfit: a snow-white top and black silk
pants. It's a status symbol.
Leung Sung 126
I Am
Only the boys in my family went to school.
Wong Yuk Ying 134
That's when I decided to 'comb up my hair' and never get married.
Luk Chu 140
My parents called me a 'free girl'.
Leung Wong Kin Sum 146
I Learn
I got a job as a nurse at a school in Fujian.
Liu Sau Hua 154
When I was twelve, I came to Hong Kong to be a tailor's apprentice.
Leung Siu Kam Tong Sun Yiu 160
A friend helped me get a job at the Kowloon Canton Railway. At first, I was
responsible for cleaning the engines...
Chu Hui Tsi 170
When I was young, I helped out at a bakery.
Mak Cheung Shui Yee 174
I used to catch chickens that had escaped while being unloaded at the Dai
Fung Sing shed.
Leung Yiu 180
I studied Japanese for just five or six months, but it was good enough to
use when I worked in a trading company.
Pun Nui 186
In the evenings, we would sometimes go to Lai Chi Kok for a night swim.
Tang King 192
When I turned eight, I began working at home and cooking for my family.
Lok Kwan Hing 198
Usually, we woke up early in the morning and went to Yuen Long for morning
tea.
Hon Kwok Shuen 204
I still remember my mother saying how important it is to treat your
employees well.
Lo Kan Wai Man 210
When I got angry, I would draw blowfish. I used them to remind myself to be
patient.
Chan Fat Hing 216
I Taste
I had to get up at four in the morning, even during winter, to prepare the
fire to cook for him.
Li Kan 226
The telephone wasn't very common. If you wanted to call someone, you needed
to get the help of an operator.
Chow Wa Ying 232
Without work, I had to go to the Mainland. I started selling herbal tea on
the streets.
Lam King 238
Our family had farmland called squash fields, and fish ponds. We grew
everything we needed.
Zhou Daeh 244
Even just one outfit was very precious. In my family, each one of us had
three outfits .
Hou Lai Tong 250
When I saw the grain worms wriggling, I wouldn't dare go near them.
Tang Yuk Kam 256
Everyone fought for the chicken legs, but I could never get them.
Yau Wai Kiu 262
I learned most of what I know from cooking programmes on television and
from books.
Chan Wai Hing 268
I use bamboo or winter leaves, and we still steam them on a wood fire. I
think that's why my family's dumplings are special.
Yim Ka Yan 274