An A-Z of Chinese Food (Recipe Not Included)
Join British-Chinese author Jenny Lau to critically taste, creatively think and explore the pain, the politics and the possibilities of being homogeneous in so-called postcolonial Europe.
You may or may not have noticed the words Asia, Asian and Asiatisch on the shopfronts of Berlin. Have you wondered about the limitations and suggestions behind them?
You have heard a dish being praised as authentic or dismissed as inauthentic. Perhaps you have said so yourself. What is authentic? Who is speaking?
There are more questions on the table.
Based on Lau’s insightful book An A-Z of Chinese Food (Recipes Not Included), the workshop explores cooking and sharing food as a political and cultural practice. Together we will taste douhua / tau foo fah (silken tofu) by @TantanDouhua with some critical 'Pan-Asian' toppings by the author. We will also share stories and experiment with speculative menu-writing.
Language English
Notes
*The space will remain open for another 30–60 minutes after the workshop. You are welcome to stay, mingle and continue the conversation.
**Signed copies of An A-Z of Chinese Food (Recipes Not Included) will be available to buy.
At a glance
90-minute lecture-workshop with author/community leader Jenny Lau. Food tasting included. No prior knowledge required. Limited to 20 participants.