Deh-Ta Hsiung shares his life-long knowledge of Chinese Restaurant Cooking to help you successfully reproduce your favourite meals at home - from a simple, single dish to an elaborate, grand feast. In a clear, straightforward style, he vividly reveals the elusive secrets that produce perfection.
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How to Cook Chinese Restaurant Food at Home
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Deh-Ta Hsiung was born in 1933 in Peking (Beijing) and educated amongst other places at University College, Oxford, and the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London. His career has included the following: food and wine consultant to Chinese restaurants in the UK, Hong Kong and India; teacher of Chinese cooking regularly around the world (including France, Ireland, Finland, India and at Ken Lo’s Chinese Cookery School in London); Chinese restaurant inspector for a prestigious guidebook and for several major food manufacturers. He is also the author of numerous books on Chinese cooking, including two he co-authored with Ken Lo. But his accolade must be as special Guest Chef at the Savoy, London, for their staff on several occasions.
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As a novice cook and a lover of Chinese food, I purchased this book along with a Wok and started my voyage of discovery into the far east. The book was perfect for the starter to learn how to Season the wok, use the wok and care for the most important part of your kitchen. It gives great details about sizes and shapes of cuts when preparing meat and veggies to ensure you start off on the right foot. I started of on the simpler looking dishes, picking out a few favourites that I had enjoyed on my walks home from the pub on a Friday night. The descriptions and details and simplicity of the book and the way it is written ensured that my first few easy dishes turned out like restaurant food (even if I do say so myself). A couple more visits to the Chinese supermarket and a purchase of a few simple and in expensive items ensured that I could progress and tackle slightly more extravagant dishes which again have turned out very tasty. Since I have loaned my book out to several wanabees and helped them in the supermarket buy their first Wok. All in all, an excellent book with fabulous dishes that anyone can make.
Dave K
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By Mr. D. Kirk
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Cannot reccomend this book enough. True it is a small book, but it tells you so much. Highly reccomend the recpie for Char Sui Pork - worth it for that ALONE
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By R. Haines
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This plainly presented modest paperback is full of classic recipes that work very well. It also has some good sections covering technique. I use this book a lot and wouldn't be without it on my shelf.
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By M. Williams
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If you want to know about the 'art' of chinese cooking then look no further. I purchased this book many years ago and unfortunately missplaced it somewhere. The book was so good, I had to seek it out and buy another copy from Amazon. This is not a 'glossy' book that tries to seduce your taste buds thru photos. It is plain text with plain black and white illustrations. Full of genuine advice, tips and information on how to re-create your favourite take-away dishes at home. I doubt any cook survives on one book to refer to, but if you are into chinese food and not a very good cook (like me!) then this book should certainly be on your shelf!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The best book on chinese take away food I have read or used. Ingredients easy to get.Clear diagrams Used it so much it wore out. Have just ordered a new copy
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By J. Whiteley
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Very good basic book to get you started in chinese cuisine. The only thing lacking from this book is recipies for sauces, i.e. how to make blackbean sauce etc.. otherwise very easy to understand and to use.
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By Pluto
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Great book. I've tried a number of the recipies and they taste like the food I ate in the restaurants in Beijing where the Chinese people eat.
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By sans
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excellent book .have been lookingfor a good chinese book and I guide my choice by the comments of other buyers .
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I bought this thinking I might be able to make myself a chinese beef or chicken curry, so upon arrival I turned immediately to the page marked chicken/beef curry only to find the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Parker
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The book contains all one needs to know about the nutritional value of Chinese Food. The recipes appear to be simple and tasty.
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Great book about Chinese food. Simple and very easy to follow recipes. Always a good buy! It`s very usefull to dominate these tradicional oriental style of food.
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It really does explain how to make the tasty chinese food from scratch. i have tried a few recipes and so far it all went very well. Read more
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Unlike so many cookery books, this one isn't a glossy, full colour coffee-table-sized book that you don't dare take into the kitchen, but a handy, 'normal size' paperback printed... Read more
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Wasn't what i expected i thought it would be more like The takeaway secret i bought at the same time which the receipes were about meals you would make at home
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great book, brilliant recipes, fast delivery well chuffed it will make a great present for the person intended
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