Customer Reviews

The Everything Thai Cookbook: From Pad Thai to Lemongrass Chicken Skewers--300 Tasty, Tempting Thai Dishes You Can Make at Home (Everything (Cooking))

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I was a bit intimidated to try to cook Thai food. It just seemed like it would be so difficult! The other Thai cookbooks I've looked at seemed a little too scary- how am I supposed to shop for the ingredients if I don't know what they are? This cookbook did a GREAT job of explaining things to me- from the ingredients to the cooking methods involved. Even better, the food is AWESOME! The meals are similar to what I get at my favorite sit-down Thai restaurant. This book is well worth the money for anyone who enjoys Thai food.

Purchased this book with high hopes based on other reviews. I was very disappointed in the fact that there are NO PICTURES at all. I am a visual person, and enjoy seeing pictures of dishes; especially ones that can be a bit complex. The substitutions of Thai ingredients completely change the dish. Ginger is not the same flavor as Galangal....I could go on and on. The authentic ingredients are not too difficult to find these days. You can order online or just go to a specialty Market. It IS worth the trip to get the right stuff to cook these dishes with. If you like more authentic books with pictures, pass on this one. Try templeofthai.com for a great website and supplier.

I have not yet tried any of the recipes but felt I must respond to the critic who lambasted fish sauce-how ridiculous. Does he (she) not know that all Thai and most Vietnamese dishes have fish sauce in them? Perhaps the reviewer would be happier having a Thai dish from McDonald's or someplace similar.

This book is super easy to follow and has tons of great tasting recipies.

I've tried over two dozen recipes in this book and they all work, taste great, and are reasonably authentic Thai flavor. A book worth having if you like cooking Thai food at home.

I like the recipes in the book overall. So far I have only tried the pad thai and it came out delicious. I made a double batch and have been eating it all week, mmmm its so good. I have a tip on getting any hard to find ingredients, try natural food stores, they stock asian stuff sometimes.

This is so much more than a cookbook - it has Everything you wanted to know about Thai cooking and so much more.

I love thai food. I like eating it more than looking at it. This was the book for me.

If you like pretty pictures of food, this is not your book.

I found the book very well presented and the plethora of recipes were well organized, both among each other and within each recipes. The variety and simple presentation are down to the business of cooking.

With the Everything Thai Cookbook I was eating the thai food I love quickly and efficiently.

The recipes are well organized and ingredients easy to get. Good for the seasoned cook or a newbie!

Subwhat happy with recipes..NOT what I thought...I wanted more noodle recipes and there are only a few..but seems like the recipes are simple after you get 3 ingredients into your home that I was not familiar with, but the ingredients are used in alot of the recipes..