"The English person with a Chinese stomach"

[liuzhou]

An interesting article in the Grauniad today.

 

‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero | Chinese food and drink | The Guardian

 

Although I admire Ms Dunlop a lot for her recipe books, for her introducing Sichuan cuisine to the west and agree with most of this article, there are a couple of obvious problems.

 

Having sold 200,000 copies of a book in China is extremely low. With a population around 4 billion population, it is nothing. Do the mathematics. I have been in China for 30 years heavily involved in food and have never met anyone who knows her.

 

Also, Walmart in China sells very little western food. They aren't that stupid. Few people want it.

 

But with those caveats, it's still a good read.