Cuisine Chinoise: Five Tales of Food and Life
Staff Reviews
Zao Dao is an unsung virtuoso -- a cartoonist's cartoonist. These five stories explore Chinese culture and Buddhist folklore through the lens of food, with tones ranging from amusing to mysterious to tragic. Dao blends traditional Chinese ink-wash painting with elements of manhua / manga and other modern influences. It's stunning stuff. Dark Horse!! Please bring us more Zao Dao!!!
P.S.: Note for online shoppers because you can't see the book -- this is a really really nice edition. It's album-format (larger than most manga or cape comics), full-color interior, and hardcover, with some interesting translators' notes in the back. Why is it only $20? I don't know but I'm not complaining.
Description
From the mind of prodigy cartoonist Zao Dao comes Cuisine Chinoise: Five Tales of Life and Food, featured here in English for the first time!
From insects looking for a meal made of ghosts, to a man named Yuzi who's passion for cooking is the only hope of maintaining a family legacy, these wonderfully illustrated stories explore the rich and humorous lives of the characters within. This volume showcases the wonderful relationship between Chinese folklore and culture to food!