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Title: Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table by Corinne Trang ISBN: 0-684-86444-4 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 08 December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: O.K. cookbook on Vietnamese cooking
Comment: I'm Vietnamese, and I don't think Corinne Trang knows much about Vietnamese cooking. She probably likes Vietnamese food & decided to learn how to cook certain dishes from someone and compile the recipes into this book. Her recipe for "Banh Cuon" is flavorless, and I don't think the "banh cuon" needs to be re-steamed once one has put the cooked pork filling on the "banh uot" and rolled it up. She should have noted that "banh cuon" could be served at room temperature. Better Vietnamese cookbooks are "Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table" by Mai Pham or "The Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Routhier. I also like "The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam" by Bach Ngo, but this book is out of print, unfortunately. I was ecstatic when I found the recipe for "Banh La" in "The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam". "Banh La" is what Vietnamese people make at home and what's sold by Vietnamese food vendors in Vietnam. One recipe I do like in Corinne Trang's book is the one for "Banh Mi" (Saigon Baguette). Beyond that, I don't like anything else in her book.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's a cookbook, not a photo album.
Comment: The book is well written, clear, and easy to follow. Some have complained that it lacks pictures but I say that if you want to look at pictures you need a photo album, not a cookbook. If you want to prepare great authentic Vietnamese dishes, this is an excellent book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not authentic at all.
Comment: Don't let the title of this book fool you. The recipes are not authentic at all. They have few ingredients and therefore easy to cook, for sure, but they're not authentic. On top of that, there are no pictures of the food. Her mentioning of eating dog meat is probably for shock value, and it turns me off completely. I wouldn't want to own this book.
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Title: Essentials of Asian Cuisine : Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes by Corinne Trang ISBN: 0743203127 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 03 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham, Mai Pham ISBN: 0060192585 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The Vietnamese Cookbook by Diana My Tran, Diana Tran ISBN: 1892123126 Publisher: Capital Books (VA) Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Foods of Vietnam by Nicole Routhier, Martin Jacobs ISBN: 1556709595 Publisher: Stuart, Tabori and Chang Pub. Date: 11 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking: Favorite Recipes from Lemon Grass Restaurant and Cafe by Mai Pham ISBN: 0761500162 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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