NAMEDABESTCOOKBOOKOF2023BYTHENEWYORKTIMES,SANFRANCISCOCHRONICLE,WIRED,GOODHOUSEKEEPING,LOSANGELESTIMES,DELISH,EPICURIOUS,andSERIOUSEATSAnin-depthexplorationofthevibrantfoodandcultureofTaiwan,includingnever-before-seenexclusiverecipesandgorgeousphotography.Taipei-basedfoodjournalistClarissaWeipresentsMadeinTaiwan,acookbookthatcelebratestheislandnation’suniqueculinaryidentity--despitearefusalbytheChinesegovernmenttorecognizeitssovereignty.Theexpansivebookcontainsdeeplyresearchedessaysandmorethan100recipesinspiredbythepeoplewholiveinTaiwantoday.Forgenerations,TaiwanesecuisinehasbeenmiscategorizedunderthebroadumbrellatermofChinesefood.Backedwithhistoricalevidenceandinterviews,WeimakesacaseforwhyTaiwanesefoodshouldgetitsownspotlight.MadeinTaiwanincludesclassicslikePeddlerNoodles,BraisedMincedPorkBelly,andThree-CupChicken,andfeaturesauthentic,never-before-seenrecipesandtechniqueslikehowtomakestinkytofufromscratchandbrothtipsfromanaward-winningbeefnoodlesoupmaster.MadeinTaiwanisanearnestreflectionofwhatthefoodislikeinmodern-dayTaiwanfromtheperspectiveofthepeoplewhohavelivedthereforgenerations.Itisthestoryofaproudnation--aself-sufficientcollectiveofpeoplewhocontinuetoforgeondespiteunprecedentedambiguity.
