The Blue Elephant Cookbook: Royal Thai Cuisine [Paperback]

John Hellon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

With branches in Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen, and London, The Blue Elephant group are among the most successful Thai restaurants in the world. Serving Royal Thai Cuisine—a lighter, more refined version of traditional Thai cooking—the restaurants pride themselves on the authenticity of their menus. Their dedication and expertise is evident in such superb dishes as "Mud-Cha Chom Tarn" (steamed rainbow trout with lemon grass, tomatoes, and basil) and vegetarian specialties like "Thod Man Kao Phod" (sweet corn cakes). For all their sophistication, the recipes produce dishes of exquisite lightness that are surprisingly easy to prepare. This splendid cookbook is complete with 150 recipes, information on ingredients, and abundant color photos that capture the unique freshness and delicacy of Royal Thai Cuisine.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The first Blue Elephant restaurant opened in Brussels in 1980, and there are now offshoots in London, Paris, and beyond, but with its elegant d?cor and attention to detail and authenticity, this is no ordinary restaurant chain. Although now-familiar dishes like Pad Thai are included here, many of the recipes will be new even to devotees of Thai cuisine. Unfortunately, a number of the ingredients are, at least for the moment, not easy to find (e.g., banana flowers, pea eggplants, and green peppercorns on the stem). However, Thai food lovers and other serious cooks are sure to find this lavishly illustrated volume of interest. Recommended.
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Food lovers and serious cooks are sure to find this lavishly illustrated volume of interest. Recommended." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Anova Books (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862053030
• ISBN-13: 978-1862053038
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Thai

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refinred Thai Cuisine, December 10, 1999

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Massoud Derhally (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blue Elephant Cookbook: Royal Thai Cuisine (Hardcover)

A Magnificent Book from a Refined Establishment The Brussels based Blue Elephant which now includes 7 international branches and is still growing did a magnificent job with this cookbook as always under the guiding eye of its original founder Mr. Karl Steppe.

Exotic recipes include Green, Red and Yellow curry dishes for beef, chicken, lamb, and vegetarian courses. This in addition to delightful and sophisticated trademarks such as the Chicken Souffle, the Tom Yum khung prawn soup, Seafood Cassoulet, the Tod Man Pla fish cakes, crab claws, pad thai noodles, several varieities of stir fry rice, the restaurants star Jasmine Cake dessert, coconut sorbet, and bananna cake.

If you are ever in Beirut, Brussels, Dubai, Copenhagen, Paris, London, Lyon or New Delhi don't pass up the chance to visit the incredible experience of dining at this top notch sophisticated establishment. From the moment you enter a Blue Elephant you will be dazzled by the exotic decor.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but others are better..., October 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Blue Elephant Cookbook: Royal Thai Cuisine (Paperback)

This is an extremely beautiful book which I purchased at the London restaurant. However, the recipes I've used have not worked very well, especially in comparison to the fanstastic fare turned out by the restaurant chefs. I feel that Kasma Loha_unchit's books are much better at explaining exactly how to achieve the sophisticated and complex flavors of Thai cuisine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Elephant Cook Book, August 8, 2008

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Deborah L. Rowley (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blue Elephant Cookbook: Royal Thai Cuisine (Paperback)

If you like to cook Thai food this book is superb. Lovley recipies with delicious sauces. I thought I was quite good at cooking Thai food, but this book is the best I have seen. We have cooked many of the dishes and are really pleased we bought it.