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Original Thai Cookbook [Paperback]

Jennifer Brennan (Author)

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Publication Date: June 4, 1984

All proceeds go to Sophie's Circle a non profit animal welfare organization.

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Product Details

Paperback: 318 pages
Publisher: Perigee Trade (June 4, 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399510338
ISBN-13: 978-0399510335
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Thai Cookbook, March 17, 2000

Tuptim Lane (Thailand) - See all my reviews

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I wish to congratulate this book because this is the only book I've turned to in "drastic times" - times where I've had to impress my friends that I can cook Thai food. Being Thai, the recipes had to be right and taste good. Well, it has served me well time and time again. Jennifer Brennan, Congratulations!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and Easy, July 12, 2000

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We spent six weeks in Thailand, traveling the country from top to bottom. We kept a daily diary based upon what we ate and where we ate it. Most of the places we ate at were tiny cafe-style shops with one person both cooking and running the place. Loving Thai food, I made copious notes of the ingredients I could identify by sight, and asked the cook to point to ingredients I didn't understand. If he/she didn't have the product, I would write out a phonetic pronounciation of the Thai word, then go to the local market and ask the merchants to show me this item. (Needless to say, the vendors had a good laugh at my wild gesturing and mis-pronunciation.) Thailand was a great adventure and a feast for the palate. I came home with a dozen recipes of my favorite foods and went straight to the bookstore to compare the ingredients of "my" recipes with those of the Thai cookbooks available. Jennifer was dead-on. Her recipes were almost identical in simple ingredient composition and perfectly replicated the fresh flavors we had so recently experienced. Simple, delicious, and always successful. Jennifer demonstrates that good Thai cooking can be easy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best comprehensive cookbook on Thai food in English, August 22, 1999

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I've travelled extensively and frequently in Thailand since 1972 and find this cookbook to be the single best authoratative guide to Thai cooking in English. It helps she gives the Thai spelling of ingredients, as you can take it with you to a Thai grocery store and be sure you are getting exactly what you need. She gives clear directions, especially for using ingredients new to a Western cook. And the recipes taste not only terrific, but 'right.'

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting information and recipes, but format needs work.
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teaspoon coriander roots, makeua puong, tablespoon coriander roots, gai tord, tablespoons coriander roots, krung gaeng ped, juicy paste, orange curry paste, panaeng neua, chilli flowers, roasted curry paste, sprinkle with fish sauce, red chilli flakes, gaeng mussaman, shrimp powder, lesser ginger, chilli strips, season with fish sauce, cup ground pork, teaspoon tamarind concentrate, nam pla, sprinkle with coriander, tablespoons fish sauce, dried red chillies, teaspoon shrimp paste

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Nam Pla, Nam Prik, United States, Sen Mee, New Year, Krung Gaeng Ped, Kai Kem, Krung Gaeng Keo Wan, Krung Gaeng Som, Gulf of Siam, Mee Krob, Saus Prik, Servings In Thailand, Pramane Ground, Yod Nam Malee, Makeua Puong, Northeast Thailand

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