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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best source of Hmong cooking ever.....,
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This review is from: Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America (Hardcover)
I bought this book after years of searching for an accurate cooking guide to Hmong food as my partner is Hmong and I wanted to be able to cook authentic for him. Not only does this book contain delicious authentic recipes but it explains the traditions surrounding the serving of that food. I just made the Chicken Larb last week and even his father and mother said it was great and they came over from the camps in Thailand several years ago. If you ever want to cook traditional Hmong food buy this book, it is invaluable ! Thank you to the authors for bringing these spoken word traditions into the written world, I am forever in your debt.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good cookbook, but could use some improvement,
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This review is from: Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America (Hardcover)
I am Hmong and so I understand that many of the recipes in the Hmong culture have been borrowed from many other cultures throughout Southeast Asia. However, this cook book didn't really offer many traditional Hmong recipes (I also happen to know from personal experience, that many Hmong women, the traditional cooks in the family, are pretty stingy about sharing recipes to people outside the immediate family). While this book does offer recipes for a lot of the foods that Hmong people customarily eat, the book is lacking in detail about how to complete some of the tasks of cooking. To elaborate, there are few pictures and usually they are just depicting how the finished dish looks like, there are no photos for example, of how to actually roll an eggroll or how papaya should look after it is shredded for the spicy papaya salad dish. Fortunately, my wife is a good cook and she learned all these subtle but intricate details growing up. Unfortunately for the uninitiated, some of the recipes may prove hard to accomplish.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Finally a Solid Hmong Cookbook,
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This review is from: Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America (Hardcover)
This is a great cookbook! I do not regret purchasing it. It's a definite must-have for the 1st generation Hmong children. I found some recipes in here that I've been looking for, for a long time! Already put them to use, and they were pretty right on, minus a few adjustments according to your personal preference. I bought one for myself and my Sister Inlaw who's been trying to cook hmong foods for her Chinese husband. She loves it too. It does include a lot of Hmong history in there, but I think that's great! I look forward to passing this on to my daughter one day, so not only will she be able to continue cooking these traditional foods for her family, but learn about the culture and the rich history. Minus One Star because I wish there were more pictures of some of the dishes. Thanks Ladies!
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