Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food

Fuchsia Dunlop’s Invitation to a Banquet is the epic tale of the world’s most sophisticated gastronomic culture, told through a banquet of thirty Chinese dishes. Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese labourers began to sojourn and settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese food has the curious distinction of being both one of the world’s best-loved culinary traditions and one of the least understood.

Moderator: Karen Koh