Child Octopus: Edible Adventures in Hong Kong: Volume 1 (Zip and Eat Pocket Reader)

By Matthew Amster-Burton

"Like all of Matthew Amster-Burton's books, Child Octopus puts you right into the middle of his travels, chopstick to chopstick. With Iris and Matthew as my guides, I would virtually and literally go anywhere." -Becky Selengut, author of Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms Seattle food writer Matthew Amster-Burton grew up on Chinese-American food. One day, he decided to take his ten-year-old daughter out for Chinese...in Hong Kong. Join two adventurous eaters as they explore night markets, hawker centers, gargatuan malls, and a fancy dim sum palace, all while living out their food fantasy: spending a week without having to eat anything other than Chinese food. Along with Matthew and Iris, you'll: * Ride the world's most exhilarating form of public transportation * Eat crispy rice, egg tarts, Hong Kong French toast, and a spicy chicken dish with more chiles than chicken * Hang out with locals (human and feline) * Discover Iris's supervillain lair, high above the city Featuring two dozen black and white photos, Child Octopus is the first installment in a new series of short ebooks about Asian food and travel.We're not experts. We just got here. And we're hungry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502560097
• ISBN13: 9781502560094
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"