Pre-order Hardcover Cookbook — Bo Tong: Cantonese Soups From Our Families

Bo Tong: Cantonese Soups From Our Families is a celebration of Cantonese soup culture, family, and the recipes passed down through generations. This cookbook brings together beloved soups from Cantonese families and makes them approachable for the next generation.

With over 300 pages and 50+ soup recipes, Bo Tong explores everything from comforting everyday soups to slow-simmered 老火湯 (lou fo tong), quick 滾湯 (gwan tong), nourishing double-boiled soups 燉湯 (dan tong), and dessert soups 糖水 (tong sui).

Inside, you'll find:

• 50+ Cantonese soup and tong sui recipes
• Over 300 full-color pages
• Traditional ingredients and how to use them
• Soup-making fundamentals, techniques, and equipment
• Guides to dried ingredients, vegetables, and meat cuts
• Family recipes, stories, and traditions from the Cantonese community
• Beautiful photography celebrating the food and culture behind every bowl

Whether you grew up drinking a bowl of tong made by your parents or grandparents, or you're discovering Cantonese soup for the first time, this book was created to help keep these recipes and stories alive for generations to come.

Format: Hardcover, full-color cookbook
Size: 8 × 10 inches
Pages: 300+
Recipes: 50+
Language: English, with Chinese recipe names and pronunciation
Shipping: Free on all pre-orders (US only). After launch, shipping will be $6.99.
Estimated shipping: December 2026 – January 2027

Please note: This is a pre-order. Books ship in the order they were placed, starting in December 2026. Most orders will ship in December, and the rest by the end of January 2027. You'll get an email with tracking as soon as yours ships.