Decent book, could have been more detailed
4 stars
This was a decent book - it describes the history of the relationship with Westerners with Chinese food, focusing on USians, and how Chinese food made it to the US, and evolved here.
I think it spent way too much time describing the US (and British) reactions to Chinese food in China, and not enough time on the evolution of Chinese food once it made it here. It does though, explain in good detail why Chinese food so popular, and describes some about how it evolved. I'd want to hear more about regional differences, why you find some kinds of Chinese food in some areas of the US and not others, the development of Asian Fusion, etc.
But if you have any interest in food and food history, and an appreciation for Chinese food, it's a good read.