Tag: The Chile Pepper in China

January 7, 2021

Browse Our AHA Virtual Book Exhibit with Caelyn Cobb

Hello and welcome to the Columbia University Press American Historical Association virtual exhibit, coming live—once again—from our socially distanced homes to yours. I’m Caelyn Cobb, the editor for global history, and I’m so disappointed not to see any of your...

July 27, 2020

Webinar! SupChina’s Kaiser Kuo in Conversation with Brian Dott

 Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Entranced by the fiery taste, diners worldwide have fallen for Chinese cooking. In China, chiles are everywhere, from dried peppers hanging from eaves to Mao’s boast that revolution would be impossible without...

July 13, 2020

Author Event! Join SupChina’s Kaiser Kuo in Conversation with Brian Dott

https://cupblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/In-Conversation-With-Globe-Book.mp4 Provocative discussions on the global issues of our time with world-class scholars, authors, and thought leaders Friday, July 1712:00 – 1:00 PM EDT5:00 – 6:00 PM GMT +17:00 – 8:00 PM GMT +3 Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems...

May 8, 2020

Exploring The Chile Pepper in China with Brian R. Dott

 “Extensive source materials in both Chinese and English form the bedrock for this impressive study into how a relatively unassuming American import so radically changed one country’s cuisines and traditional pharmacopoeia. The history of the humble chile in China...

May 7, 2020

Food as Medicine, Medicine as Food

By Brian R. Dott

“A learned as well as lively book with many surprises. How chile peppers came to China from the New World just starts a story involving taste, regionalism, adaptation, and folklore. Chiles were key to Chinese cuisine’s subtlety and variety, and...

March 19, 2020

Book Excerpt! The Chile Pepper in China, By Brian R. Dotte

“Extensive source materials in both Chinese and English form the bedrock for this impressive study into how a relatively unassuming American import so radically changed one country’s cuisines and traditional pharmacopoeia. The history of the humble chile in China is...

March 19, 2020

Join Christine Dunbar on a Tour of Our #AAS2020 Virtual Exhibit Booth!

Hi! Welcome to the Columbia University Press booth! I’m Christine Dunbar, and I acquire books in the Asian humanities and all of our literature in translation. I recognize your name; is it possible I asked you to peer review something...

March 3, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Whistleblowing Nation, Archives of Conjure, The Chile Pepper in China and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Whistleblowing Nation The History of National Security Disclosures and the Cult of State Secrecy Edited by Kaeten Mistry and Hannah Gurman Bringing together contributors from a range of disciplines, Whistleblowing Nation is...