Asian Fusion (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Simon De Courcy Wheeler (Author), (Editor)

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Product Description

This book covers "Fusion Cuisine" or "East/West Cuisine"—cuisine that emphasizes the blending of foods, spices, flavorings and techniques formerly isolated from each other within Asian or European kitchens.

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This book covers "Fusion Cuisine" or "East/West Cuisine"--cuisine that emphasizes the blending of foods, spices, flavorings and techniques formerly isolated from each other within Asian or European kitchens.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 123 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; No Additional Listings Printed edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470244232
• ISBN-13: 978-0470244234
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,689,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars From the Asian Perspective, November 24, 2003

By	Princess of Borneo "dimplestar" (KK, KL, London & NYC) - See all my reviews

It's not only in the US that ingredients are hard to obtain. Granted all the Asian varieties can be found in Asia but let's be real... where can one find pigeon to cook? From the window sill? The last time I saw morel mushrooms were at Dean and Deluca in NYC's Soho, and ok, maybe this French restaurant in Kuala Lumpur called Frangipani. Not a very practical book for the home kitchen, unless you're trying to impress someone by bending backwards to get the ingredients. It is nonetheless a book of culinary artistry. Beautiful photography with daring concepts. Brugger has an impressive resume, and his creations are quite audacious. He does try (a little too hard I think) and should be commended for just trying, although these days I wonder why people bother with fusion when Asian food is best eaten on it's native plate. I don't think I'd enjoy mixing a feta and olive greek salad and chinese winter melon soup with red dates for starters, indian curry and sushi for main course, and coffee cheesecake topped with red bean paste for dessert without feeling like I want to puke.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Pictures, February 21, 2002

By	SuuSoprano "oldlady" (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This is a coffee table book, with lots of big, full-page color pictures and relatively few recipes. In addition, many of the recipes call for ingredients that are hard to obtain.

7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful cookbook full of delicious recipes, February 15, 1999

By A Customer

We have made a number of the recipes in the bok and have been very pleased with all of the results. While some of the recipes are very difficult, they have all exceeded our expectations which is more than I can say for some of our other cookbooks.