“My grandmother’s dish has stood the test of time”
In novelist Jason Goodwin’s house, this Chinese-inspired feast has become a firm favourite on family birthdays. It was passed down from his grandmother via his mother Jocasta Innes, and the tradition looks set to carry on with the next generation
TASTES LIKE HOME
My mother was born in 1934, in China, where her father worked for Shell Oil Company. My grandmother was a wonderful cook and years later could still turn out a Chinese banquet with all the trimmings on her Essex farm. My mother learned to cook from her.