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- Naomi Duguid, “Burma: Rivers of Flavor”, 2012 was the topic of an earlier blog post.
- Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid, “Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook“, 1998 also was the topic of an earlier blog post.
- Here I present: Amy Tan, “Saving Fish from Drowning”, 2005 which was “ghost story” written by Chinese-American, Amy Tan.
- A quote from the book to explain the title is what I will cite now.

- I cited ABOVE a quote to explain the title of Amy Tan, “Saving Fish from Drowning”, 2005 which was a “ghost story”. The protagonist is “Bibi Chen” who narrates the story. “Bibi Chen” planned a trip to the Burma & China region (shown on the Map ABOVE) for a group of friends. But now is tagging along as a ghost after her sudden, mysterious death.
- Naomi Duguid, “Burma Rivers of Flavor“, 2012 was the topic of an earlier blog post.
- The Burmese people eat 500 pounds of rice per capita annually. This is the highest consumption of rice in the world. However, Myanmar (Burma) is a country of rivers, and freshwater fishes are eaten. Yes, “saving fish from drowning” is a tongue-in-cheek phrase; but, “fishing” for a Buddhist nation is the issue.
- Amy Tan is a Chinese-American writer based in California who has many other books on the Burmo-Tibetan (China) region.