# Chinese Menu

**Author:** Grace Lin
**Grade range:** Grades 3–10
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 378
**Genre:** Children's
**ISBN-13:** `9780316486392`
**ISBN-10:** `0316486396`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/chinese-menu-the-history-myths-and-legends-behind-your-favorite-foods
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The perfect gift book for anyone who loves good food—and an even better story! Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. A New York Times bestseller! An ALA Notable Book A BookPage Best Book of the Year! A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023! From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes—like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village’s frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world? Separated into courses like a

## Where this book is assigned

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