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Title: Asian Ingredients : A Guide to the Foodstuffs of China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam by Bruce Cost ISBN: 0-06-093204-X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ingredient Encyclopedia
Comment: A terrific reference for people like myself: round-eyes who want to learn about authentic asian ingredients and cuisine. The book is a great guide to many obscure and, to outsiders, mystifying ingredients. What's most important is that the book clearly describes the ways in which they are commonly used and (often) provides sample recipes; this allows you to utilize previously unknown items correctly and learn how their flavors are part of traditional asian dishes.
The book is well-written, though this version is the first I've seen, so I can't comment on whether it's really "new and expanded". Someone with a keen interest in food can sit down and read it cover-to-cover. I was also impressed by the care taken to differentiate national/regional applications of ingredients. Much discussion is given to how the region and history shaped the use of ingredients and what is accepted in contemporary cuisine.
All in all, a great reference book.
Rating: 4
Summary: "Fully revised and expanded"...NOT
Comment: This excellent, informative book deserves to have been reprinted (how could such a fine book have gone out of print?), but beware of the "fully revised and expanded" claim. I ready owned the out-of-print hardcover and bought the new paperback edition to check out the updated information. I've looked pretty closely, and the only new copy I can find is very incidental (i.e., changing the locations of farms from exotic locations to the US as more domestic farmers are now growing Asian produce). No new recipes, either, although some new titles (to throw unsuspecting readers off the scent?). If you don't have this book, and you are an Asian food aficionado, do add it to your collection. However, I am very irritated at the publisher's suggestion that this is a new edition (it's a good old-fashioned reprint, and that's all) and at the previous reviewers who didn't find it necessary to warn other buyers of this important fact. I would rate it much lower for readers like me who own the original, but newcomers to this classic will find no quarrel.
Rating: 5
Summary: a unique book
Comment: this is a unique book that is most useful in "de-mystfying" asian ingredients. I have bought and seen a lot of food related books and this one is remarkable for its accuracy and user friendliness (the pictures help so much!!). I bought it back about 10 years ago or so and it taught me a lot. A very good investment for anyone interested in asian food and asian flavours michael
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Title: Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid ISBN: 1579651143 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: 02 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Asian Grocery Store Demystified : A food lover's guide to all the best ingredients by Linda Bladholm ISBN: 1580630456 Publisher: Renaissance Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Big Bowl Noodles and Rice: Fresh Asian Cooking from the Renowned Restaurant by Bruce Cost ISBN: 0060194200 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Asian Greens : A Full-Color Guide, Featuring 75 Recipes by Anita Loh-Yien Lau ISBN: 0312282826 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Soloman, Charmaine Solomon ISBN: 0804834695 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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