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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Tuptim Lane
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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!
56 of 60 people found the following review helpful
By Sally Reavis
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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!
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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.'
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Great Recipes
I have tried several of the recipes from this book and have enjoyed them, very authentic. Some of the recipes i would like to make but have not been able to yet because I have not... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Amanda J Gutierrez
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Authentic...
I'm really impressed with this old-school cookbook. I can't imagine many of the ingredients were available back in the 80s and even now probably only in major metropolitain... Read more
Published on October 20, 2007 by Sujan
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Still one of the best ...
I have been collecting Thai cookbooks for years - and I still go back to this one. Starting eating Thai food in LA, CA - where you could get the "real" thing. Read more
Published on December 4, 2006 by S. Malone
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The Real Deal
I was an exchange student in Thailand in 1975. I was lucky enough to live in two homes during that year's stay that had outstanding cooks, one in an affluent home and one on a... Read more
Published on March 3, 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ketchup in Pad Thai???
I've had this book for years and although there's a lot that's good about it (and the recipes are tasty) this book has a pretty typical problem: it was written in 1981. Read more
Published on October 8, 2002 by James Jennings
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting information and recipes, but format needs work.
Recipes would be more user-friendly if formatted to make it possible to, at a glance, peruse the steps to follow, rather than have to read through the paragraphs and try to... Read more
Published on December 25, 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
a very complete book, great original thai recipes
First it contains practically all the recipes you could eat in Thailand while on vacation and some more. Read more
Published on July 15, 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely the best Thai cookbook!
I can't say enough good things about this cookbook. I have been able to replicate or improve upon my favourite Thai dishes I've had in the best restaurants by using this cookbook. Read more
Published on February 9, 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive recipe collection/interesting Thai anecdotes
This was my first Thai cookbook and now with 5 others in my collection, it's still the one I turn to most. Read more
Published on December 29, 1998
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- Exotic Appetites: Ruminations of a Food Adventurer by Lisa Heldke on 11 pages
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- The Curry Book: Memorable Flavors and Irresistible Recipes From Around the World by Nancie McDermott in Back Matter
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