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Five Tastes: The Magic of Flavour in a Chinese Kitchen John A. Williams graphic-novel-style essays and perspectives thatYour ultimate guide to the magic of Chinese flavour When people in ancient China spoke of the 'five tastes', they were talking not only literally about the five tastes recognized in Chinese gastronomy sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty but also metaphorically about all the ingredients and flavours at a cook's disposal. They were part of the dynamic process of the cosmos, like the five elements and the constant flux of yin and yang. A chef was a