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| Asian Flavors: Unlock Culinary Secrets with Spices, Sauces and Other Exotic Ingredients | 
 enlarge | Author: Wendy Sweetser
Publisher: Kodansha America
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 995175
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 1568363591
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.595
EAN: 9781568363592
ASIN: 1568363591
Publication Date: September 15, 2005
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Product Description
A guide to preparing gourmet dishes using the ingredients that make Asian cooking so special.
Asian Flavors takes a new and exciting approach to exploring the many different cuisines of the Far East. The book identifies the main flavors used throughout the region-ginger, chiles, lemon grass, coconut, sesame, lime, soy and herbs-and offers some 120 authentic recipes that can be prepared easily at home.
A melting pot of cultures and eating habits, Asia's cuisines reflect the diversity of its people and many foreign influences over the centuries: the French and Chinese in Vietnam, the British in Myanmar and Malaysia, the Dutch in Indonesia and the Spanish in the Philippines. The blending of new ingredients and cooking styles with each country's
indigenous foods created the exhilarating culinary fusion we enjoy today.
Organized by ingredient, the book looks at the flavors that define Asian cuisine, offering fascinating facts and clear instructions on how to prepare and use them in recipes. Complete with a detailed, illustrated glossary, information on selecting and keeping fresh vegetables and ingredients, substitutes for hard-to-find ingredients and techniques, Asian Flavors celebrates some of the world's most delicious and satisfying food.
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ASIAN FLAVORS September 3, 2007
IF YOU LOVED ASIAN DELICIOUS YOU MUST BUY THIS BOOK,
REGARDS
THAI CHEF
Ginger, Lemon Grass, Thai Basil, Rice Wine... November 19, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
All cooking traditions have a distinct flavor, something that instantly places that dish within a geographical region. In the case of Southeast Asia, these regional flavors are as famous as they are delicious. Asian food has become increasingly popular in the US, although much of it in an "Americanized" version.
"Asian Flavors" looks at the special sauces and spices that make Southeast Asian cooking unique, and offers several regional dishes for each flavor. The chapters are "Ginger & Galangal," "Chili," "Fresh Lime & Lime Leaves," "Soy," "Rice Wine & Rice Vinegar," "Coconut," "Lemon Grass," "Fish Sauces," "Sesame," and "Asian Herbs & Leaves." All of the ingredients are fairly easy to acquire, and any decent supermarket should supply the majority of them. A specialist Asian deli might be required for a few of the more obscure spices such as Trassi or Szechuan Pepper, but 95% should be readily available.
The dishes are all fantastic, and different from other Asian cookbooks I own. "Salmon Marinated in Gingered Tea," "Crab and Vegetable Tempura with Teriyaki Dip," "Crisp-fried Squid Rings with Lime & Chili Sauce," "Spicy Barbecued Tuna" and "Seared Chili Scallops" are all dishes I have tried and loved. The book is heavy on seafood, as befits an Asian diet, but there are still vegetarian, beef, chicken, pork and duck dishes to satisfy everyone.
The preparation is fairly simple, and a beginning cook should be able to do everything. There is quite a bit of prep work, including several 4+ hour marination times, on some of the dishes, but many can be put together in 10-30 minutes. Only a few dishes call for a Food Processor, which I don't own.
I am looking forward to experimenting with and enjoying more dishes from "Asian Flavors." A great addition to my cookbook library.
A superb introduction to a wide sampling of Eastern ingredients and techniques September 6, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Asian Flavors: Unlock Culinary Secrets With Spices, Sauces, And Other Exotic Ingredients is cookbook filled with 120 delicious recipes from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea, and Indonesia. Each sumptuous dish makes use of distinctive culinary spices and ingredients to promote flavors rarely experienced in the West, and full-color photography illustrates the majority of the dishes in all their gustatory appeal. Simple instructions readily accessible to chefs of all experience levels make Asian Flavors a superb introduction to a wide sampling of Eastern ingredients and techniques.
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