Have You Eaten: Deliciously Simple Asian Cooking for Every Mood

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A beautifully personal cookbook of more than 70 easy and inspiring Chinese and East Asian recipes for every occasion Verna Gao is throwing a Chinese dumpling party and everyone is invited - so roll out the dough and learn to pleat like a Hangzhou grandma! Have You Eaten brings together more than 70 of Verna's all-time favourite Asian-inspired recipes. Each dish is simple to make and sumptuous to eat, with something for every mood or occasion - whether you want to slurp spring onion noodles in a matter of minutes, sink into a comforting bowl of congee, or share a round of vegan baos with friends. More than just a compendium of recipes, this is a personal journey back in time, through words, memories, and photographs, to the people and places that inspired these dishes - from memories of a Shanghai childhood spent with mum and grandma in the kitchen, to impromptu "real Chinese" cooking lessons with university friends, and backpacking round the street food hotspots of East Asia. Super fresh, vegan-friendly, and full of punchy flavours, Verna's unfussy recipes make Chinese home cooking accessible to everyone.

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Verna Gao was born in Shanghai in the 1990s and moved to London in 2003 after her parents' divorce. Emotionally vulnerable and speaking very little English, Verna used cooking as a means of staying connected to her Chinese heritage and bonding with her father. After leading a crash course at university to teach 14 friends how to cook "real Chinese food", and travelling all over East Asia expanding her foodie horizons, lockdown gave Verna the opportunity to share her cooking with the world and in two years @vernahungrybanana has become the UK's go-to platform for Asian food inspiration, with 266k Instagram and 278.3k TikTok followers.