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The Complete Asian Cookbook
Books: CookBooks: Asian: Item 7
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The Complete Asian Cookbookby Charmaine Solomon
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful: Essential - but you only need one copy, May 28, 2002 Reviewer:Carol Walker (Cairo, Egypt) - 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.
Book Description
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.
About The Author
Through newspapers, magazines, television, cooking schools, and over 25 books, Charmaine Solomon is one of the world’s best known and respected cookery writers. Since The Complete Asian Cookbook was published in 1976, over a million copies have been sold, and it has been translated into German, French, and Dutch.
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