Asian Fusion Review

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(More customer reviews)It's not only in the US that ingredients are hard to obtain. Granted all the Asian varieties can be found in Asia but let's be real... where can one find pigeon to cook? From the window sill? The last time I saw morel mushrooms were at Dean and Deluca in NYC's Soho, and ok, maybe this French restaurant in Kuala Lumpur called Frangipani. Not a very practical book for the home kitchen, unless you're trying to impress someone by bending backwards to get the ingredients. It is nonetheless a book of culinary artistry. Beautiful photography with daring concepts. Brugger has an impressive resume, and his creations are quite audacious. He does try (a little too hard I think) and should be commended for just trying, although these days I wonder why people bother with fusion when Asian food is best eaten on it's native plate. I don't think I'd enjoy mixing a feta and olive greek salad and chinese winter melon soup with red dates for starters, indian curry and sushi for main course, and coffee cheesecake topped with red bean paste for dessert without feeling like I want to puke.

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This book covers "Fusion Cuisine" or "East/West Cuisine"—cuisine that emphasizes the blending of foods, spices, flavorings and techniques formerly isolated from each other within Asian or European kitchens.

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Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Review

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(More customer reviews)This book more than fulfills my expectations of a book on SE Asian food. There are excellent introductory comments about the background to foods from different areas and easy to follow recipes.

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The diversity of cooking styles and the delicious range of fresh ingredients are just two of the reasons for the allure of Southeast Asian cooking. With a selection of recipes showing the varieties and unique properties of each cuisine, from tangy Thai salads, satisfying Vietnamese soups, aromatic Indonesian curries and exquisite Malaysian sambals, Southeast Asian Food is the authoritative book on the subject. With the help of the author's clear and easy-to-follow instructions and her knowledge of the local foods, you'll be able to recreate these delightful, fragrant dishes in your own kitchen. As Brissenden says, "With the world full of same-tasting, instant approaches to Southeast Asian food through packets and jars, this book aims to serve as a guide to cooks who wish to enjoy its true freshness and variety by cooking it for themselves. If it also conveys a sense of a rich and diverse set of culinary traditions I shall be more than happy."

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Martin Yan's China Review

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(More customer reviews)Martin Yan's ideas on preparation of sauces in advance are wonderful, easy, and delicious. His advise on stocking your pantry is essential in preparing his recipes. My family and I have tried several recipes in this book and we find them easy and delicious.

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The world's foremost expert on Chinese cooking is back with a brand-new cookbook to whet the appetite of anyone who's ever picked up a pair of chopsticks. As the companion volume to the PBS series, Martin Yan's China brings the ancient country's beauty to the table with gorgeous dishes, breathtaking photographs, and fascinating information about the food, history, and culture of China. Just in time for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yan is poised to charm and entice a new generation of readers with his expert knowledge of Chinese traditions and his flair for Asian cuisine. As always, Yan's 100 recipes introduce new flavors and techniques to the kitchen, yet are simple enough for any home cook to effortlessly embark on a culinary journey through China.

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The Chinese Chicken Cookbook: 100 Easy-to-Prepare, Authentic Recipes for the American Table Review

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(More customer reviews)Many of the recipes require a dutch oven and a boning knife (for meat from the chicken leg). There are over 100 recipes including stir fry dishes with melons.
I am particularly happy to find recipes for steamed chicken buns including the bun dough recipe and street dumplings that "were created by refugees from Shanghai who fled their city in the 1950s revolution and came to Hong Kong. They would set up portable charcoal or coal stoves in the streets and make these dumplings for people to lunch on. Later, many of these entrepreneurs went on to open restaurants."I am collecting all of the author's titles as much for her old fashioned style as for her recipes. She makes me want to make my own pasta.In my opinion, acquiring all of the author's cookbooks first before buying the other English language Chinese cookbooks makes an important foundation to understanding what you eat in America and how the food is cooked at home. Then proceed to the other cookbooks and hopefully to eating the more elaborate levels of Chinese cooking. I didn't pick up the author's cookbooks until very recently and only after learning that the author is from Sun Tak. I wish I had bought her books long ago.

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Indian, Chinese, Thai & Asian: 1000 Recipes: Presenting all the best-loved dishes from irresistible appetizers and street snacks to superb curries, ... with over 1000 color photographs (Cookery) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the softcover version at Costco a few weeks ago for around six dollars- money well spent! Each recipe is accompanied by a photo and nutrition information is listed at the bottom of the page. The recipes are easy to follow. Many have substitution information, since some items are unusual or difficult to find.
The book is divided into sections by course- soups, appetizers, shellfish, fish, poultry, meat, veg. main dishes, rice-noodles-lentils, veg. side dishes, salads, relishes-chutneys, breads, desserts-drinks. The photos are attractive, recipes are widely varied and appealing, and the nutrition information is a major plus.
I have no complaints at all about this book- it inspires me to learn to cook new foods and to try new techniques, and experiment with unfamiliar ingredients.
(Mexico, South America & Caribbean cookbook from this series also purchased. It is also a terrific find.)*** NOTE ***
Some of the dessert recipes are far to sweet for me. I have been experimenting with using less sugar, sometimes as little as half. The result is a much more palatable end product.

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Spicy sauces, succulent meat, vibrant colors and heavenly aromas - these elements and many more have made the cuisines of India, China and South-East Asia the most sought after and respected in the world.

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The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens Review

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(More customer reviews)Patricia did a really good job in creating this cookbook with not just beautiful images but also the recipes are taste-proof (meaning that the dishes in this book has been cooked and for sure been worth the word - yummy!!! to be placed in the book!) This is indeed a great find as there is a lot of recipes and I know some of you out there prefer images, however this book is going to cook your way into your stomach. Do not be afraid to get one as this is on my top favorite cookbooks to choose from when cooking for friends!
Most of the dishes in here has been a long-time favorite, and I am licking my lips just typing about the it... heehee
A book not only has history of flavor, but also a mixed of wonderful imagination of taste!
Hope you will enjoy the book as much as I do and not be afraid to try try try!
Cheers :))

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Asian grandmothers - whether of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, or Indian descent - are the keepers of the cultural, and culinary, flame. Their mastery of delicious home-cooked dishes and comfort food makes them the ideal source for this cookbook. Author Pat Tanumihardja has assembled 130 tantalizing dishes from real Chinese fried rice to the classic Filipino Chicken Adobo to the ultimate Japanese comfort dish Oyako donburi. This is hearty food, brightly flavored, equally good to look at and eat. Flavors range from soy and ginger to hot chiles, fragrant curries, and tart vinegars. The author has translated all of the recipes to work in modern home kitchens. Many of them have been handed down from mother to daughter for generations without written recipes, and some appear in tested and written form for the first time. An exhaustive Asian Pantry glossary explains the ingredients, from the many kinds of rice and curries to unfamiliar but flavorful vegetables.

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The Complete Asian Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned and loved this cookbook for 20 years. It is a MUST for anyone who wishes to become conversant in Asian food. I have lived in Indonesia for 7 years and traveled extensively in the region, and find her recipes to always be authentic. My one complaint is that a few years ago the book was republished with "revised" in big letters on the front, and I bought a second copy thinking it would be updated inside. In fact, it is absolutely criminal that they refer to it as "revised." IF YOU OWN AN OLDER VERSION OF THIS BOOK DO NOT BUY A NEW ONE. Virtually the only noticeable difference is that the photos are smaller and the list of where to buy ingredients is replaced by a forward saying that ingredients are now more readily available and food processors are useful (duh). Although she mentions changes to one recipe, Singaporean laksa, I have not seen a single change to the rest of book - including corrections of the rare typo or mistake, or instructions for a food processor where it clearly would make sense. Solomon and the publisher should be ashamed that they called the new edition "revised" and thereby caused loyal fans like me to waste money on a new book.

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With over 800 recipes from 16 countries, Charmaine Solomon's The Complete Asian Cookbook is the perfect introduction to the food of Asia. Charmaine Solomon has tried and tested every recipe, ensuring that they are simple to prepare and that every ingredient and every preparation step are explained in easy-to-follow terms.This classic cookbook, in print for 30 years, ventures into culinary areas that are often overlooked: the sour-hot dishes of Thailand, the Nonya cooking of Singapore and Malaysia, the soul-warming hotpots of Korea; as well as excitingly different dishes from the lands of Burma, Laos and Cambodia.

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