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Fuchsia Dunlop’s Flavor Templates for Easy Weeknight Dinners

Oct 22, 2026 · 52m

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“A lot of my books have been very much about reflecting traditional Chinese cooking and trying to just report accurately on what I find in China,” Fuchsia Dunlop says in this episode of The Dinner Plan podcast. For her new cookbook, Five Tastes , the author of Land of Fish and Rice , The Food of Sichuan , and Every Grain of Rice , among other Chinese cookbooks, found herself reflecting on the flavor combinations she learned in culinary school in Sichuan but applying those templates to dishes and ingredients that are more common in the UK. The result: a more personal book that reflects what Fuchsia's been cooking at home lately. Fuchsia shares her go-to quick and easy dinner ideas for nights…