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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent recipes but Comercial quantities., 31 Mar 1998
By A Customer
The recipes in this book require substantial preparation but yield very tasty results. My one reservation is the enormous quantities each of the initial "gateway" or foundation recipes will yield. A great many of these will occupy pantry space for years in their reccomended volumes unless you have very frequent, very large, gatherings at your house. If mealtime is often on a commercial scale, this book is an excellent choice!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
The first Chinese cookbook that I really like., 5 Jan 1998
By A Customer
I don't know if this is traditional Chinese cooking but who cares since it's delicious. To prepare her recipes as written you have to do a lot of advance work (make oil infusions, homeade stock, spice blends) but she also gives you alternatives. I thought it was fun to make up some of the items (eg. Chili-Orange Oil, Roasted Szechuan-Pepper Salt) and they really instill complex flavors. The glossary is helpful and it even tells you which name brands are recommended (I was actually able to find almost all of them). The ingredient lists are lengthy but most of the preparation can be done the day before. My favorite recipes are Chicken with Coconut Soup, Chicken with Hot Bean Sauce, and all of the "noodle pillows". I can't wait to try Barbara's other cookbook, The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
I wish all cookbooks were this useful., 19 Jan 1999
By A Customer
This is the best cookbook I have ever purchased. Not only are all the recipes tasty, but you can use the oils, pickled ginger, vinegars, etc. for your own experimentations!! I especially like the notes and suggestions in the margins.
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