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The Year of the Ox
Grace Young is the author of The Breath of a Wok : Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore. In Chinese culture, the Kitchen God is the official guardian of the family. Find out more about the ritual surrounding Chinese New Year and the Kitchen God at Grace's website .
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readGrace Young is the author of The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore.
Grace Young's kitchen has four Kitchen Gods: two statues, the photo, and the plaque which displays the four Chinese characters "Reserve Fortune Kitchen God." Traditionally, families only place one Kitchen God at their altar. It is traditional to make an offering at Chinese New Year's of a plate of oranges or tangerines as a sweet bribe for the Kitchen God.
Jean Yueh's Shanghai-Style Shrimp
Cookbook author and teacher Jean Yueh advises that the shrimp can be made ahead, transferred to a platter, and served at room temperature.
The Breath of a Wok
Music break: Creepin' in by Horace Silver
