The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Chinese Cuisines will be a comprehensive resource on the world's most varied culinary terrain, bringing together the rich traditions and global influence of the cuisines of China in a work of scholarship that is also of practical value. The five-volume encyclopedia (which includes an evolving online component with recipes and instructional material) is a treasure trove of food lore, food history, culinary concepts and techniques, dishes with their variations, and biographies of famous chefs, gourmets, and writers, along with coverage of immigrant Chinese food and home cooking.