Written by Compestine, “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes: A Graphic Cookbook—26 Recipes & Stories” (Chronicle Books, $25) is illustrated by Vivian ...

In his new cookbook Kung Food, Chinese-American chef Jon Kung highlights war su gai, or almond boneless chicken, a popular dish in Michigan, the US state where he grew up. In 1917, one of the ...