Eat Bitter
A Story About Guts and Food
$32.58
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2026
Summary
Eat Bitter: A Food Memoir
A beautiful and fearless exploration of food and feelings – with bite – for fans of Crying in H Mart and Midnight Chicken.
“Touching, absorbing and unflinching… shows you how to stomach life’s shit, celebrate the ugly, and keep going” - Angela Hui
Eat bitter is a Chinese proverb meaning ‘endure hardship to taste sweetness.’ For Lydia Pang, it embodies the struggles of her Hakka ancestors, a persecute…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784746315 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784746312 |
| Author: | Lydia Pang |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 134mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
‘A beautiful book about family and food … potent, honest, and unapologetic …I wolfed it down’ * Emma Gannon *
‘Bold, honest and utterly relatable …shows how food can be medicine, memory and a lifeline all at once.’ * Service95 *
‘A riveting nosedive into the blood and guts of food, family and self compassion. Lydia Pang writes with raw passion straight from the heart, leaving us well fed, but still ravenous for more. A beautiful book.’ * Tobi Coventry *
‘What Lydia Pang fearlessly captures in Eat Bitter is a glimpse into the life of a creative.
Nurturing and brave, her story inspires and her recipes warm.’
‘Incredible… Pang beautifully explores what’s really important in our lives, while offering recipes that bring solace. You’ll be handing this book out to everyone you know.’ * Stylist *
An engaging story * UK Press Syndication *
Lydia Pang
Lydia Pang (She/Her) is a Creative Director with a decade of experience in brand building. She is the Co-Founder of MØRNING, a London-based creative strategy and cultural foresight studio. Lydia has judged Clio Awards and D&AD, and was a Cannes Lions delegate. She has worked in media, advertising agencies, and brands in New York and Portland, always in hybrid creative roles honing her passion for digital storytelling and trend mapping. She has given talks on ethical commissioning and the future of branding at Instagram and The New York Times, and written articles for Refinery29, Riposte, Vogue, Elle, and Dazed.
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