Believe it or not, those donuts you see at scallion pancake stalls in Taiwan are not a cultural import from America, and, strictly speaking, they shouldn’t even be called “donuts”! These are just a few of the many astonishing facts that can be found within the pages of Sailing with Flavors. Much of Taiwan’s cuisine originated in Fuzhou, transmitted via the Matsu islands. Sailing with Flavors traces the path of this culinary migration, and explains how migration and culture in Taiwan are intimately intertwined. Starting from a single food stall at a seaside port, the book expands its scope across time and national borders to encompass not only China and Taiwan, but also the far shores of Japan and America, illuminating fundamental human connections, movements, and transformations of culture.