Asian Vegetarian Cooking [Paperback]

Thidavadee Camsong (Author), Peter Luffe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

Fifty-nine delightful meatless recipes will appeal also to non-vegetarians who love stir-fry cooking and exotic vegetable side dishes. Recipes include soups, stir-fry veggies, salads, tofu, rice, and noodle dishes for a multi-national variety. Inside covers and gatefolds describe utensils, equipment, and Asian ingredients. 40 full-color illustrations.

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Fifty-nine exotic Far-Eastern dishes...beautiful full-color photographs of mouth-watering foods. -- The Desert Leaf

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764100254
• ISBN-13: 978-0764100253
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,478,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Irresistable, June 18, 2000

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This review is from: Asian Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

As a vegetarian who LOVES asian food, this book was a dream for me. The price is right, and the recipes are wonderful and easy to make. The book itself is also just beautiful. The illustrations make you salivate, and the end product lives up to the image.

One of the things I love about this cookbook is that there is a picture on every page, which, to me, makes it a lot easier for me to decide what to cook. Also, even though the cookbook is fairly compact (95 pages), it still has many of the benefits of larger cookbooks with it's covers that open to a two page utensil and cooking tool guide, and back cover which opens to a three page Asian ingredients guide. The information in between the sections is also great.

Another great thing that they do with the recipes is give you nutrition facts, prep time, a not on if it's easy to prepare or not, if it's spicy, if it's great for company, refreshing, and also, a note to tell you that it can be prepared ahead of time, I think you get the point.

All in all, this is a great book for the vegetarian, or NON VEGETARIAN, who likes asian cooking. I'd have to say that this book is, penny for penny, probably the best Asian all vegetarian cookbook I have purchased!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT! Buy this book!, January 27, 2002

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Michelle (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asian Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

Thanks to this book- no need to go to a thai restaurant again! My husband and I are cooking fast, delicious and authentic thai at home now. Before this book, I never thought it possible to make such great Thai food at home. Pictures in this book are gorgeous and make it easy to decide what's for dinner! The curry sauces are wonderful! BUT, IF YOU BUY THIS BOOK FOR NOTHING ELSE, BUY IT FOR THE MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE ON PAGE 15!! 100% VEGAN (though you'd never guess) AND SIMPLY AMAZING! BEST SOUP EVER!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so impressed, December 26, 2008

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Rosie the Riveter (Camden, ME United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asian Vegetarian Cooking (Paperback)

I must disagree with the other reviewers. The recipes may be great, but I find two flaws. One is that some of the ingredients are not easy to find (unless one is a city dweller) e.g. dried lily petals, red Thai basil, Indian bay leaves, lemon leaves, banana flowers, etc. Secondly, the amounts of each ingredient need interpretation. For example, how much is 1/8 lb. of cellophane noodles, or 1 1/8 lb. of soybean sprouts, or 8 3/4oz. of carrots. Can't they just tell me it's 1/2 cup or a whole carrot or whatever. I don't happen to own kitchen scales and this just makes a lot of extra work. I'm sending it back.