Chinese Rice and Noodles: With Appetizers, Soups and Sweets (Wei-Chuan Cookbook) (Chinese and English Edition) [Paperback]

Su-Huei Huang (Author), Mu-Tsun Lee (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wei-Chuan Cookbook | Publication Date: August 2005

This is a collection of rice and noodle recipes from Canton, Szechwan, Shanghai, Beijing and Taiwan. In addition, dozens of recipes for appetisers, soups and sweets enrich the collection. Readers may create multiple-course meals for social gatherings or simple meals for one from the array of traditional favourites. The recipes are easy-to-follow, and the ingredients are readily available, the recipes retain much of their traditional origins. Whether alone, with family, or with friends, rice and noodle aficionados may easily create simple yet diverse dishes to enjoy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 173 pages
• Publisher: Wei-Chuan Publishing (August 2005)
• Language: Chinese, English
• ISBN-10: 0941676862
• ISBN-13: 978-0941676861
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > Chinese
  • #94 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Chinese

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this cookbook!, November 14, 2005

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Phoenix "Love Books" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Rice and Noodles: With Appetizers, Soups and Sweets (Wei-Chuan Cookbook) (Chinese and English Edition) (Paperback)

It covers many of the rice and noodle dishes that are very popular for lunch, snack and dinner/cafe crowds. A very good book; it includes a handful of dessert dishes and it also covers popular and well known noodle and rice dishes from all over China. A definite must have if you love chinese rice and noodles.

Ground pork with Beijing sauce over rice, Three sauce chicken with rice, Savory meat sauce over rice, Braised beef over rice, Braised pigs feet over rice, Ma-po tofu over rice, Lions head on rice, Baked seafood rice, Hainan chicken rice, Taiwanese sticky rice, Cantonese clay pot sausage and rice, Taiwanese fried rice, Curry fried rice, Thousand year old eggs with pork congee, Beef congee, Chicken sesame noodles, Sechwan dan-dan noodles, Chi-ah noodle soup, Dan-tze noodles, Braised beef noodle soup, Beef hot pot with noodles, Braised yee-fu noodles, Double face golden noodles, Taiwanese fried noodles, Sa-tsa beef with noodles, Sesame flavored somen, Chinese chicken salad, Braised beef shank in soy sauce, Cantonese bbq pork, Taro tapioca with coconut milk, Creamy roasted black sesame, Almond jello, Boba milk tea.

This is just some of the recipes that are in this very nice book.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious and Simple, May 2, 2007

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Peneloppe "Penny" (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Rice and Noodles: With Appetizers, Soups and Sweets (Wei-Chuan Cookbook) (Chinese and English Edition) (Paperback)

I am chinese but grew up in US. Even though I do eat american food often I still miss good chinese food. Now that I moved away from my mother, I needed to cook something chinese myself and for my husband, so we turn to Wei Chuan. We have Wei chuan Thai book, Mexican and Sichuan book already and we like this series very much because it has concise steps, and makes great food. This book is no exception. I have already made 2 dishes from the book since 1 week ago we bought the book. We made Pork and Mustard Veg with noodle, and we made Lion's Head, and also our favorite dish, 3 sauces (or cups) chicken. All turned out pretty well and with preparation time and cooking all over 1 hour.

Tonight we are going to cook another one of my favorite that my mom cooks all the time, the Red Cooked Pork. There are actually many recipes in the book that are easy to follow and don't require that many exotic ingredients. IN fact we have most of the ingridents already before we went to the asian grocery to get some additional meats. (pork shoulder and minced pork). These days I am just tired of eating fatty greasy american food, and craves for some good simple chinese food that dosen't take too long to cook or prepare. This book is perfect and I am sure we will be using it a lot along with our Thai and mexican book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING, May 2, 2007

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christine "cookbook enthusiast" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Rice and Noodles: With Appetizers, Soups and Sweets (Wei-Chuan Cookbook) (Chinese and English Edition) (Paperback)

I purchased this book along with some other Chinese cookbook and I have to say nothing compares to this book. Everything is simply described and easy to understand. There are pictures of every recipe and she also gives variations to recipes. My favorites are the wontons, so easy to make, and the Three Sauce Chicken, again so easy and delicious. I am sure in a few weeks that will change :)

I could not do without this book in my kitchen, I use it every day. This book is amazing!