"Chinese Cuisine" is the necessary ally for anyone who wants to delve into the flavors of China. Vangelis Driskas traveled, tasted authentic Chinese cuisine, researched, and presents it to you in a simple and understandable way. The recipes in the book are authentic, but simplified in terms of execution, so that you can easily cook them without deviating too much from the authentic taste.

In a timeless book full of impressions and flavors of China, the award-winning chef, who already won the Gourmand award for one of the top 2 books on Chinese cuisine worldwide in the "Best Chinese Book in the World" category with his Cooking Diary for 2008 "Athens-Beijing", gives us the essence of the basic principles of one of the greatest and oldest cuisines in the world. "Chinese Cuisine" includes the award-winning recipes from "Athens-Beijing" as well as over 50 new ones.

In the first section, get to know the philosophy of Chinese cuisine and learn more about the 4 basic regional cuisines. Learn about cooking methods - stir-frying in a wok, frying, and steaming. Get to know the ingredients of Chinese cuisine, all photographed as they are found in the Greek market, with lots of information on how to use them in cooking or how to substitute some of them with common ingredients.

In the second section, you will only need a wok, a knife, and a spatula to cook 80 wonderful recipes such as spring rolls, sweet and sour pork, fried rice with shrimp, stir-fried beef with sweet peas, noodles, Peking duck, chicken with pineapple, sweet and sour meatballs, dumplings, sweet corn and chicken soup, Cantonese roasted pork, rabbit with kumquat, honey-glazed fried shrimp, crispy Shanghai duck, chicken with chestnuts, 5-spice beef, and more. Of course, desserts are not missing: fried bananas, almond cookies, caramelized fried apples, mango sorbet, the famous rice pudding with the 8 treasures, and the authentic recipe for fortune cookies.

In the third section, learn more about the exciting gastronomy of Beijing, the history of Peking duck and its authentic recipe, the Imperial Cuisine with the finest ingredients from all over the country, and take a stroll in the Night Market, on the street with the most famous street food in the world.

Discover the flavors of China through the eyes and writing of an experienced chef and gourmet.