Chinese Snacks (Wei quan shi pu) [Paperback]

Su-Huei Huang (Author), Wei-Chuan Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wei quan shi pu | Publication Date: September 1985

Bilingual: English and Chinese.

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Language Notes

Text: Chinese, English

From the Publisher

Due to the constantly changing technology in the food industry, the author suit to the demand in upgrading the Chinese Snacks cookbook in bringing more convenient and exciting recipes to the general public.

Whether you are craving for some snacks or Chinese¡¦s style of high tea, Chinese Snacks, Revised is a perfect solution to your needs and is one of Wei-Chuan¡¦s popular sellers internationally.

New and different ingredients were introduced in this book in order to make Chinese snacks more appealing and economically. Utensils used to prepare Chinese snacks and instructions to make basic yeast dough were also presented. Even the author has highlighted the methods to steam snacks more efficiently.

This book will come in handy for those who like to have a feast for some delicious and irresistible snacks. Food enthusiasts and experts can truly appreciate this colorful descriptive cookbook as a source of valuable reference.

Over 118,000 copies have been sold internationally.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Wei-Chuan Publishing; Revised edition (September 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941676110
• ISBN-13: 978-0941676113
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I want the entire collection!, January 4, 2003

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Candace A. Gee "dilettante" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Snacks (Wei quan shi pu) (Paperback)

I LOVE the wei-chuan series of cookbooks. They are billingual and in my opinion the best Chinese cookbooks! I collect cookbooks and have american printed Chinese cookbooks from the 1970's to the present. Even the ones written by Chinese are adapted to suit the American palate in most cases. These cookbooks are terrific though! The recipes are all very close to my auntie's and grandmother's recipes and techniques. I love the photos guiding you through difficult steps. In this book- you'll find all the goodies you get in chinatown. i've tried out a lot of the recipes and they TASTE like the ones in chinatown! (uh- that would be a good thing!) I love the variety in this book; buns savory and sweet, moon cakes, egg tarts (dontots- the best thing in the world straight out of the oven!), dim sum- shui mai- har gao (that shrimp dumpling that everyone always orders) , jung taes- the Chinese burrito, sesame balls (I've burned my both of my hands entirely with hot oil- trying to make these puff so be CAREFUL!), you tiau those sticks of greasy bread that my mom refers to as a chinese donut for some reason, those gorgeous pastry flowers that look impossible to make but are surprisingly simple... okay this is just an amazing book and you will amaze yourself when you make your first snack. (so what if it looks completely different from the picture- the taste is still the same!!!)

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the favorite comfort foods of Chinese cuisine!, July 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Chinese Snacks (Wei quan shi pu) (Paperback)

This is one of my most cherished cookbooks! Just leafing through and seeing all the glorious photographs sets my mouth watering and inspires me to cook up one of these wonderful comfort foods, many of which I grew up with. The number and variety of Chinese snacks presented here is astounding, and the recipes are so absolutely authentic and well-tested, you cannot go wrong. Everything I have made has been utterly delectable.

The recipe selection is amazingly comprehensive. Included, of course, are the myriad varieties of buns and dumplings served at Cantonese dim sum or sold at Chinese bakeries in Chinatown. But the recipes go beyond that to present the whole gamut of comfort foods traditionally eaten at meals and as snacks in various regions of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Included are the famous eight-treasure rice pudding and other molded puddings; Beijing-style crullers and sesame flatbreads eaten dunked in soy milk; steamed wheat-flour cakes and rice-flour cakes; deep-fried wheat-flour and rice-flour fritters and dumplings; baked, filled pies and turnovers, both savory and sweet; the famous won ton soup and other savory soups; sweet soups of rice dumplings, beans, taro, tapioca, almonds, etc., served hot or cold; varieties of egg rolls and bean-curd rolls; different regional varieties of moon cakes; steamed bread puddings; steamed bamboo-leaf-wrapped packages of savory meat, vegetables, and rice; the famed egg tarts and coconut tarts; cookies traditionally made for festivals and celebrations. . . . I could go on and on.

In short, this cookbook is simply the best collection of favorite comfort foods out there and well worth owning!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even if you're not Chinese, this is a great Dim Sum guide, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chinese Snacks (Wei quan shi pu) (Paperback)

A Chinese friend recommended this book and the Chinese Cuisine companion. We have tried a number of the recipes and they come out tasting just like a good Dim Sum "snack" in San Francisco.

The recipes are especially well organized: the sets of ingredients are grouped and numbered, so it is easy to follow them. Good color pictures show exactly what you would see on a Dim Sum cart, so you don't have to know the name for sure. Every cookbook should be this well designed!

The text is in both English and Chinese.