Fred Schneiter traveled from San Francisco to Asia in the early 1960s, and stayed for 30 years. He now lives in Wilsonville, Oregon.
"""Spirit of place meets spirits and plaice, and squid and cold melon soup and a great deal more if you are looking for a book that captures the tastes and smells of the East, this is it. A truly lovely book."" Jonathan Chamberlain, author of ""King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong"" ""Schneiter delightfully puts food exactly where it should be: on the table, to be shared, as a way of meeting and connecting with people. But his chatty recipes also show how there can be joy in the cooking, not only in the eating. -- Annabel Jackson, author of ""Taste of Macau"""