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Chef Chu's distinctive cuisine of China

Lawrence C. C Chu

By: Van Lachlan & Lange (P.O. Box 7178, Menlo Park, CA 94025) Amazon Marketplace: 2 new & used starting at $19.96

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A very good and authentic cuisine textbook! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is a very good food textbook, simple, clear, easy, no gimmicky or outrageous and so-called innovative modern Chinese nouvelle cuisine, such as those made up in "Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine." The other one that I found as authentic as it is "Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook" by Ellen Schrecker and her husband. Only the latter is so authentically Chinese that you may have to reduce certain fat from the ingrdients by using leaner stuff.

Simply The Best! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I was looking for a really good Char Shue (Chinese Bar-B-Q Pork) recipe since having this delicous treat at Chef Chew's restaurant in CA. For years, nothing came close to what I had that day. Then I found this book by Chef Chew and I wouldn't part with it for anything! It's well written and it's got some of the best authentic chinese cuisine in it *YUM!*

You won't be disappointed!

This Is the Only Chinese Cookbok You Need 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I've been a hobby Chinese cook for about 10 years, since I found this book for $1 on a table along NYC's Broadway on the Upper West Side. Its perfectly adapted recipes for the American kitchen are true to the original intent, and you will be able to create great meals at home with little trouble to replace that cold take-out.

Lest it sound that it's not for the serious chef, the instructions provide lots of interesting details about the true Chinese recipes and ingredients. If you live in a city or town that gives you access to the true ingredients (as I do), then you can also play authentic Chinese cook for your family or friends.

All-in-all, one of the most used cookbooks in our house, where we have well over 100, and my wife is a professional chef!

Dim Sum and Other Chinese Street Foods (Harper Colophon Books)

Mai Leung

List Price: $6.95 By: HarperCollins Publishers Amazon Marketplace: 14 new & used starting at $10.61

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Authentic history wrapped around each recipe. The chinese experience the way my mother knew the world from 40's-70's. 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book has many of the recipes and ways of life that my family lived with in China. There is one special recipe in the book for deep-fried sweet sesame balls that no one else could make any better. It is this kind of unique and obscure recipe that makes this book interesting. The lore behind where the recipes came from or how people make a living with these foods is what makes the book a really good read. I love all the recipes that are included.

This is the seccond printing of the original Chinese Peoples Cookbook published in 1979. It's the same book in paperback.

It's a pretty good Chinese cook book 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I have over 40 cook books covering just about every continent & country except Africa, Central & South America, & the country France. What I am looking for is for the authors to explain why a recipe works, not just giving the how + some glossy photos. This book is pretty good. It gives the basics such as type of cook ware that are needed & a few simple techniques that an average Joe can do at home. I'm giving it a 4 because I don't think any book, be it a chemistry or cook book, can explain everything. One needs a collection of books to be competent in a subject.

New Chinese Cooking School

Rh Value Publishing

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250 color illus. 7 1/4 x 10 1/2.

Little Chinese Cookbook

Terry Tan

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From bite-sized appetizers to elegant entrees for for an emperor, this little treasury of authentic recipes reflects the range of regional influences in Chinese cuisine. Among the dishes included are Mongolian Lamb Stew, Peking Duck, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, and Almond Surprise. Full-color illustrations.

The Soy Sauce Cookbook: Explore the Flavor-Enhancing Power of Asia's Magic Ingredient

Jenny Stacey, Maureen Keller

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Kylie Kwong: Recipes and Stories

Kylie Kwong

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Presenting her recipes for fresh, approachable Chinese food that have seduced Sydney diners in recent years, Kylie Kwong reaches back into her family history to tell a fascinating story of the immigrant experience in Australia. In this celebration of cultural and culinary inspirations, recipes are intertwined with affectionate portraits of memorable meals-from cooking fried rice for her grandmother's boisterous mahjong sessions to the everyday ritual of shopping in Chinatown. The richness and diversity of Kylie's cooking, and the culture that breathes life into it, are reflected in photos from her family album and her travels, as well as of the dishes that mean so much to her. For Kylie, food is both a way of life in the present and a link with the past and her Chinese Australian family heritage. In this captivating book, Kylie shares the recipes she holds dear to her heart, and the memories they evoke. This is a very personal, intimate journey in the lively company of a fascinating family and the food that binds them together.

Dim Sum (Tuttle Mini Cookbook)

Vicki Liley

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Dim Sum Lite 1 out of 5 stars.
14 of 14 people found this review helpful.

This is a REALLY bad book. I was very disappointed in the complete lack of authenticity of the recipes. That they should be simplified is something I've come to expect, but that they should be so inauthentic is inexcusable in this day and age when Chinese ingredients are so widely available--in supermarkets, Chinatowns, or online. Here are some examples:

In the section on ingredients, Ms. Liley includes (Vietnamese) rice paper wrappers (although the Chinese do in a very few cases use a type of rice paper wrapper, it bears no resemblance whatever to the hard, glassy Vietnamese kind); she states erroniously that Spring roll wrappers are made of rice flour (see Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's "The Dim Sum Dumpling Book" for the authentic recipe and method); and she labels as wonton wrappers, which are square and egg-based, potsticker/gyoza wrappers, which are round and water-based.

In the recipe for Pearl Balls (p.26), she lists short-grain rice instead of glutinous rice for the coating, and suggests that the rice be soaked for 30 minutes. I have been making pearl balls since I was 16 years old, and you *must* use glutinous rice, because even short grain non-glutionous rice won't soften in the relatively short steaming. Also, the rice needs at least 1.5 or 2 hours soaking.

Finally, Ms Liley in recipe after recipe suggests fish sauce (widely used in Vietnamese, Thai, and Filipino cooking, but never in mainstream Chinese) as, presumably, a substitute for light soy sauce, since most Chinese recipes specify light soy sauce (or a combination of light and dark soy sauces) for fish or seafood-based dishes.

The photos are exquisite, but what good are glamourous photos when the content is so falsified? Better to take the extra money and buy Lo's dim sum book, or the book "Dim Sum" by Rhoda Yee (the text is excruciating, but the recipes are good and really work), or for those who really want to get into this in depth, the dim sum books by Wei-Chuan Publishing.

Editorial Review:

Dim Sum is a contemporary collection of traditional Chinese appetizers. A variety of succulent and healthy recipes can be found here, including Steamed Pork Buns, Pot Sticker Dumplings, Vegetable Spring Rolls, and Mango Pudding. Also included is information about the culture surrounding Dim Sum, ingredients and utensils, and cooking methods. Full-color photos accompany every recipe, guaranteed to inspire you to discover the superb flavors of Chinese cuisine in your own home.

The Essentials of Chinese Cooking

Sumi Hatano

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The 15-Minute Gourmet: Noodles (15-Minute Gourmet)

Paulette Mitchell

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From the author of the popular 15-Minute Gourmet series, here are more than 100 fabulous noodle dishes—delicious, nutritious, and ready in a flash! Attention noodle-lovers! Whether Italian pastas or Asian varieties, noodles are so versatile they make preparing great meals easy. They're "good mood food" too, making every dish filling and pleasurable eating. In The 15-Minute Gourmet: Noodles, author Paulette Mitchell shares her no-fail recipes for tasty dishes that are impressive enough to wow guests, yet hearty enough to satisfy a hungry family. So, forget fast food places and toss those take-out menus! You can have great food on the table in 15 minutes with this terrific cookbook geared to help busy cooks eat well. special features for 15-minute success:

• Tips on how to choose, prepare, cook, and store recipe ingredients
• Recipe variations and advance preparation ideas
• Nutrition information for every recipe

some of the great recipes: Firecracker Noodles Herbed Vegetables on Capellini Mostaccioli with a Trio of Sweet Peppers (on cover) Five-Spice Shrimp with Plum Sauce over Noodles Visit us online at www.idgbooks.com

Beyond Wok (Beyond Series) (Beyond)

Christian Teubner

Amazon Price: $11.66 List Price: $14.95 Usually ships in 11 to 14 days By: Silverback Books Amazon Marketplace: 24 new & used starting at $3.47

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Learn how to select and mix delectable stir-fry ingredients to create colorful, delicious. and healthful meals in no time!