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Asian Vegetarian Feast: Tempting Vegetable And Pasta Recipes From The East

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The recipes look good except...What part of a chicken is vegetable? This book contains a recipe for chicken stock in which several other recipes state: 'chicken stock or vegetable stock.' Also, there are a few recipes that use dried shrimp, clam sauce, oyster sauce, or fish sauce. Also, for those who don't eat eggs, this cookbook is packed with recipes that use eggs or egg noodles. If it bothers you to see the word chicken all over, or if you don't like making substitutes for the sea meats or eggs, avoid this cookbook.

When i first tried this book it took me a while to assemble the ingredients required to get the tastes desired, but once i'd done that, every thing i've cooked has been delichous. Easy enough, and some superb food.

This book is my Asian cooking bible. I have used it for years now. It taught me everything in the beginning about vegetarian and Asian cuisine. There is a good deal of information in here that explains all of the ingredients and techniques. It may take you a little bit to build up your pantry, but once you do, you can make these recipes easily at any time. I have 4 kids and they all love these recipes. It is a great way to get them to eat their veggies. One of our favorite meals has been steamed rice with the Crispy Scallion Omelette (pg 132), Stir-fried Cucumbers (pg 128), Stir-fried Lettuce (pg 123), Sesame-dressed Spinach Salad (pg 94), Bean Sprout Salad (pg 95). We also use the sauce from the Green and White Jade Salad (pg 100) to dip our spring rolls in and we use the sauce from the Sesame Buckwheat Noodles (pg 172) over any noodles we like and it is always awesome. If you get this book, I believe you will love it just as much as I do!

NOT A VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK!!!! I read the reviews that mentioned this as well and assumed that this was minor oversight, however it is not. A good portion of the dishes request fish sauce, oyster sauce and even dried shrimp! There are no suggestions for alternatives for these ingredients. I can't believe this was allowed to be published as a vegetarian book. I am vegetarian and haven't even tried the recipes because I have no idea how to replace the rich flavor of fish or oyster sauce. This is very disappointing.

This was one of the first books I ever found--back in the '80s--that had recipes for hot and cold Asian noodles. I've made almost all these recipes and none have disappointed. Additionally, dishes such as cucumber salad and myriad variations of red-cooked tofu have become staples of my everyday cooking.

As a new vegetarian, this was my second cookbook selection. It is now one of my classics. The pictures, instructions and explanations are all first rate. I would highly recommend it to any lover of fine cuisine, not just vegetarians.

The recipes are refreshing -- even if they call for "chicken broth.
You can always substitute Vegetable broth for the chicken broth --- need to be creative in substituting ingredients suitable to your idea of vegetarian.