DK Living: Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook [Paperback]

Yan-kit So (Author)

Book Description

Series: DK Living | Publication Date: July 6, 1998

This cookery book presents authentic recipes from every region of China. There are colour photographs for virtually every recipe and for any special ingredients and step-by-step techniques featured. There is also information on equipment and cooking techniques.

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About the Author

Yan-Kit So informed and inspired generations of people who love Chinese food. A cookery expert at Leith's School of Food and Wine, she was born in Chungshan, China and raised and educated in Hong Kong and London. She later lived and worked in India and the USA. Yan-Kit So died in 2001. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 2 edition (July 6, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789433001
• ISBN-13: 978-0789433008
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Cookbook, May 30, 2000

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Andrew West (Bridgewater, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DK Living: Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook (Paperback)

This cookbook provides excellent and easy to follow recipes for dishes from around China. Each recipe has a picture and useful information. The binding is of good quality, meaning you can flatten it while you're cooking without tearing it up. The dishes are oriented to authentic Chinese tastes, not Americanized junk food. The only drawback is that the recipes are English-only, without Chinese characters. Sometimes my wife (who is Chinese) cannot tell what ingredient is called for because of this.

The recipies in this cookbook tend to be slightly more fancy (and thus more time consuming)than absolutely neccesary, which can be good or bad, depending on your mood and patience. So I recommend having another, slightly simpler book for comparison, such as "Chinese Cooking" by the Wei Chuan company.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A REAL Chinese cookbook in English!, December 9, 2002

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nemrac (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DK Living: Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook (Paperback)

I was delighted to find this book at my local library. I grew up in Hong Kong, the food paradise, eating real Chinese food. Most Chinese cookbooks in English disappoint me with Americanized recipies (some of the entries I don't even recognized as Chinese food!). This cookbook though, contains most all Chinese food that I enjoy eating at home. I tried making a couple items, and I can testify the authenticity of the recipes. Some of the recipes are complicated, but I can find plenty recipes that are affordable and manageable. I think it's a must-have if you like cooking your own Chinese food in America.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Chinese cookbook around, November 22, 1997

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This review is from: Yan Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook (Paperback)

As a Chinese who has eaten his way through incredible home-style and restaurant cooking on three continents, this is by far the best cookbook I've encountered on Chinese cuisine. The recipes are authentic and cover many of the most famous dishes (regional specialities included) familiar to real Chinese food connosieurs. The small, yet important detail of including the name of dishes in Chinese is something most Chinese cookbooks on the US market would do well in adopting. Be aware that the recipes and preparation aren't simple, a loyal reflection of the effort that goes into preparing fine Chinese dishes. Persistence will be rewarded with fine results.