Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology, Part 5, Fermentations and Food Science (Hardcover, Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology)

Today Chinese cuisine is enjoyed in many parts of the world, yet little is known in the West about the technologies involved in making its characteristic ingredients. H. T. Huang's book is the first history of Chinese food technology in a Western language. It describes the conversion of agricultural commodities into food and drink, and explores the origins, development and scientific basis of traditional Chinese technology as applied to the processing of four food categories: the fermentation of alcoholic drinks from grains; the conversion of soybeans into soyfoods and condiments; the preservation of foods and the production of vegetable oils, malt sugar, starch, etc; and, lastly, the processing and utilization of tea. Where possible the Chinese experience is compared with equivalent systems in the West and elsewhere. The book ends with reflections on how nature, technology and human intervention have shaped the discovery and innovation of processed foods in traditional China.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Science and Civilisation in China
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	H. T. Huang
Dimensions:	254 x 198 x 50mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	769
Edition:	Volume 6, Biology and Biological Technology
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-65270-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Promotions
LSN:	0-521-65270-7
Barcode:	9780521652704

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