TV chef Martin Yan demystifies the art of Chinese cooking!

In this cookbook fromt he bestselling cookbook author and star of PBS-TV's Yan Can Cook," Martin Yan puts a contemporary spin on traditional Chinese cuisine for today's home cooks. Chock-full of tips on ingredients, cookware, and techniques, this basic handbook shows how to cleave vegetables with precision, stir-fry like a pro, and prepare a full menu with ease. In this fun and friendly cookbook, readers will find:

• 100 taste-tested recipes, including classic dishes, regional specialties, and modern adaptations
• Easy-to-understand instructions for cooking with or without a wok, as well as other techniques such as steaming
• Step-by-step line drawings that illustrate the foods and techniques essential to Chinese cooking
• Boxed features on Chinese customs and culture
• Shopping guidelines for ingredients and tools

Easy-to-follow recipes for favorite foods from around the world
The majority of today's consumers are cuisine literate but not yet culinary literate. They know about a wide variety of foods and cuisines, but they don't know how to prepare these dishes at home. Cooking Around the World All-in-One For Dummies offers easy-to-follow recipes from the best of the world's cuisines, including dishes from Mexico, Italy, China, Japan, Thailand, France, India, Greece, and the Middle East. Perfect for home cooks who love world foods but don't want to invest in cookbooks for each cuisine, this fun and friendly guide will give readers the know-how they need to creatively expand their culinary repertoires.
Martin Yan, a certified master chef and host of TV's Yan Can Cook, has authored twenty-four bestselling cookbooks.
Cesare Casella transformed his family's restaurant in Lucca, Italy, Il Vipore, into a world-class establishment, earning a Michelin star. He is the coauthor of Diary of a Tuscan Chef.
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken opened the celebrated City Café in Los Angeles in 1981 and now divide their time between their restaurants in Las Vegas, Santa Monica, and L.A.