Fuchsia Dunlop: Five Tastes, Chinese Cooking, Flavour and Balance
Podcast: Ben Yeoh Chats (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: Fuchsia Dunlop: Five Tastes, Chinese Cooking, Flavour and Balance
Pub date: 2026-09-04
Get Podcast Transcript →
powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization
Fuchsia Dunlop returns to the podcast to discuss Five Tastes: The Magic of Flavour in the Chinese Kitchen.
We explore how Chinese cooking thinks about taste, balance and texture: from běnwèi, the essential flavour of an ingredient, and xiānwèi, umami, to qīngdàn, the light, understated dishes that balance a meal.
Fuchsia explains why Sichuan food…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.