. American cookery . Mandarin in his homein Canton. When the latter offered a second helping of meat, the visitor,whose curiosity was piqued to knowwhether the chopped dish was fish, flesh,or fowl, ejaculated, Quack! Quack! Bow-wow! returned the Mandarin,gravely bowing negatively his head. Even though such stories bring a smilethey are harmful. Nevertheless, theOrientals do not stand alone in theirregard for their culinary gift. We Ameri-cans have long since recognized their skill,and in many households, particularly onthe western coast, they are preferred aschefs, owing to their thrift and pr
. American cookery . Mandarin in his homein Canton. When the latter offered a second helping of meat, the visitor,whose curiosity was piqued to knowwhether the chopped dish was fish, flesh,or fowl, ejaculated, Quack! Quack! Bow-wow! returned the Mandarin,gravely bowing negatively his head. Even though such stories bring a smilethey are harmful. Nevertheless, theOrientals do not stand alone in theirregard for their culinary gift. We Ameri-cans have long since recognized their skill,and in many households, particularly onthe western coast, they are preferred aschefs, owing to their thrift and precisekitchen methods. There is an old Chinese superstitionthat on the twenty-third of the last moon,a week before the New Year, Maon, theOriental Kitchen God, leaves the earthto visit the King of Heaven. For daysbefore his departure, therefore, all sortsof food dishes are set before his shrine,especially sticky sweets, with a hope thathe will eat freely, and thus glue his mouthtogether, so he will not be able to tell. AT MEAL-TIME CHINESE COOKERY AND CUSTOMS 253 r ?
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