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Learn to COOK - Real Thai: The Best of Thailand's Regional Cooking
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List Price: $15.95
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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59593
EAN: 9780811800174
ISBN: 0811800172
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1992-03-01
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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Nancie McDermott, widely regarded as the American expert on Thai cooking, offers a clear, straightforward approach to dishes that many Westerners have tasted only in restaurants. In Real Thai, she demystifies once and for all every aspect of this flavorful, healthy cuisine. Organized geographically by region, over 100 tempting, easy-to-follow recipes explore not only dishes that may be familiar to Americans, such as Chicken Coconut Soup and Pork Satay, but also lesser-known local specialties such as Crab Cakes with Cilantro Paste, Fish with Yellow Curry Steamed in Banana Leaves, Sticky Rice with Mangoes, and Son-in-Law Eggs. Including advice on basic utensils and techniques, a glossary of ingredients, a list of shopping sources, and a section of suggested menus, this is the definitive guide for novice and expert alike to the diverse flavors of a regional Asian cuisine that is rapidly becoming an international favorite.
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Summary: My favorite Thai cookbook with one minor quibble...
Comment: I don't have a lot to add to the many other positive reviews here. This was one of the first Thai cookbooks I acquired- I now have about six- and it remains the one I use the most. Clear, concise recipes. In addition to the green and red curries, I use the recipe for cilantro "pesto" a lot because it is so fast to put together when I don't have time for a full blown curry paste.
My only quibble is that the book is organized by region, rather than type of recipe. I'd prefer to have all the curries, all the soups, all the appetizers etc. in single sections. Or grouped according to the main ingredient, e.g. chicken, fish, vegetarian, etc. It would be easy to state which region each recipe comes from at the top of the recipe rather than grouping them by region. Having said that, it is pretty straightforward to just search for recipes in the index, so this is a minor quibble.
In short, this book is highly recommended as a great place to start a Thai cookbook library, and also a good book to buy if you only want one.
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Summary: Interesting
Comment: The order of the recipes are only shown from which region the recipes came in. The recipes are not bad! Wish there were pictures.. not a bad book of recipes.. It made me drool over some good Thai food! Good curry recipes.
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Summary: excellent Thai cookbook
Comment: This cookbook is wonderful. My husband and I purchased it prior to our first trip to SE Asia. We enjoyed all of the recipes from the start and were pleased to find them to be very authentic after our travels. We are now on our second copy, after wearing out the first. My only complaint is that it is not available in hardback.
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Summary: Great Thai Cookbook
Comment: This is the best Thai cookbook I have found in the States, and makes the most authentic tasting recipes. Someone complained that surely it must not be authentic because of the lack of dried shrimp in the som tam and pad thai recipes. Well...while dried shrimp is normal in pad thai, it is not always included in som tam. I miss Thai food after having lived there for many years, and this is the only recipe book I've found that can reproduce my favorites and give me the taste of Thai food (which you don't find in many Thai restaurants!). Not 100% of the recipes are perfect, but they are by far and away close enough and you can adjust seasoning. The larp recipe is awesome. This is the one Thai cookbook I recommend to friends who want to do some Thai cooking.
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Summary: THE best resource for any "farang" who wants to cook Thai
Comment: I was lucky enough to be "adopted" by the owners of a local Thai restaurant who were trying to make a go of it in Sanford, FL. Their chef was amazing & this cookbook is the best resource I can think of to get anyone producing food close to that level. Additionally, McDermott provides cultural insights and details from her time in Thailand that help you get to know this graceful & hospitable culture.
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