Articles by Kenneth Baker & Paul Chan

Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., is editor emeritus of the Homiletic & Pastoral Review. Fr. Paul Chan was director of the Chinese Catholic Information Center. He passed away in 2012. Both wrote the booklet 'How to order a real Chinese meal', published in 1976.

Principles of eating Chinese

By Kenneth Baker & Paul Chan

A real Chinese meal is very different from an American or French meal. Of the many differences, the one we want to highlight here is this: the Chinese meal is a community affair: everyone eats out of the same dishes.