What are braised bear paws doing on a (likely) imperial banqueting menu from the 1700s? What does the appearance of this exotic meat, and other dishes like steamed camel hump, tell us about the changing categories of ‘wildlife’ and ‘livestock’ in global food history, and about how Chinese heartland foods and peripheral cuisines are constructed?
What a lovely conversation. I heard about delicacies like bear paws and geese nests. You should try pork trotters, which are thought to resemble bear paws!
What a lovely conversation. I heard about delicacies like bear paws and geese nests. You should try pork trotters, which are thought to resemble bear paws!