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Salt Sugar MSG

by Calvin Eng

No. 15 on the New Cookbooks chart, October 2026On 5 best-of listsIn Chef's daily Feb 2

Cantonese-American cooking from the Bonnie's chef in Brooklyn.

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Cantonese-Style Garlic Ginger Steamed Fish FilletsCantonese-Style Garlic Ginger Steamed Fish Fillets25 minutes · serves 4Cantonese-Style Roast Pork Belly with Crackling and Five-Spice Honey GlazeCantonese-Style Roast Pork Belly with Crackling and Five-Spice Honey Glaze3 hours 45 minutes, plus overnight drying · serves 6

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