Canteens, cafes and cabarets: the food culture of the Russian diaspora in Shanghai
My chapter on the Russian food culture in Shanghai in the 2019 book Food Heritage and Nationalism in Europe - read or download here.
In this paper:
Why did Silkiss burn down his inn?
How different was the Russian Jewish cooking?
Why did the Russians leave a terrible impression on Shanghai in 1905?
What is a PECTOPAH?
Is there money in the soda fountain?
Who was Shanghai's Josephine Baker?
...and many other questions answered.
Image: Collection of Li Shengkai.
In this paper:
Why did Silkiss burn down his inn?
How different was the Russian Jewish cooking?
Why did the Russians leave a terrible impression on Shanghai in 1905?
What is a PECTOPAH?
Is there money in the soda fountain?
Who was Shanghai's Josephine Baker?
...and many other questions answered.
Image: Collection of Li Shengkai.