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Best books to learn Chinese cooking, in order

Chinese cuisine rewards mastering technique before recipes, so the reading opens with the wok and its fundamentals, heat control, stir-frying, and the core sauces and aromatics. Then come the skill-building classics, stir-fries and dumplings, and finally the regional deep dives from Sichuan to Cantonese. It's a vast subject, and learning the technique spine first is what keeps it from feeling like an endless, unconnected list of dishes.

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