I’m so excited ! The Hakka Cookbook, Chinese Soul Food from around the World is now available in Chinese. This Chinese translation greatly expands the audience for the book. If you’re interested in ordering this Chinese translation of The Hakka Cookbook, it is available from Taiwan publisher SMC Books. They also publish and sell other books on Hakka studies.

The Hakka Cookbook was originally published in 2012 by the University of California Press. I had long hoped that the book would be translated to Chinese. Finally, a couple of years ago, SMC Books in Taiwan purchased the translation rights to my cookbook. Last week I received a press release announcing the publication of the Chinese translation of The Hakka Cookbook in Taiwan. Another new book about Hakka food research around the world was also released at the same time.

SMC Books and Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center, Hakka Affairs Council jointly published the book. Dr. Shiun-wey Huang was the Project investigator and Dr. Chen-Wei Tao was the Co-Project Investigator for this translation project. Translators were Wanling Huang and Jung-Kuei Liu.