The West Reading Cookbook Club meets to discuss 'The Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook'; members cook the recipes at home and bring them to share.
The West Reading Cookbook Club meets at The Battle Library on Tuesday 27 October, and this time the focus is The Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook by Kwoklyn Wan. It's presented by Anya Peach, and it works differently from a typical cooking class: instead of cooking together on the night, everyone picks a recipe from the book, makes it at home, and brings it along to share. The evening is about tasting and talking through what people have made, rather than standing over a hob in the library.
Wan's book comes from her own experience cooking in Chinese restaurants, and she's written it with a clear goal: making home recipes taste just like the takeaway. She argues that Chinese food is naturally suited to a vegetarian diet, as it makes the most of fresh vegetables and meat substitutes, uses very little dairy, and packs strong flavour into everything. If you've ever wondered why the takeaway version hits differently than the home-cooked one, that's exactly the gap she's trying to close.
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It's a straightforward way to get into a new style of cooking without the pressure of a formal class. You choose a dish that appeals to you, try it out in your own kitchen, and then bring it in to see how it compares with what everyone else has brought. The club is for ages 18 and over, and it runs from 5pm to 6.45pm at The Battle Library, 420 Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1EE. Entry is free.
