Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
- Published by: Tuttle Publishing April 15, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0804837570
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0804837576
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Book Dimensions:
11 x 8.1 x 1.4 inches
- Weighs: 3.6 pounds
Review
"I cherish and refer to often because it is so thorough going and authoritative in its subject matter, and the recipes are uncommonly well written and authentic."—
Craig Claiborne, the New York Times
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Complete Asian Cookbook (Hardcover)
I have owned and loved this cookbook for twenty years. It is a MUST for anyone who wishes to become conversant in Asian food. I have lived in Indonesia for 7 years and traveled extensively in the region, and find her recipes to always be authentic. My one complaint is that a few years ago the book was republished with "revised" in big letters on the front, and I bought a second copy thinking it would be updated inside. In fact, it is absolutely criminal that they refer to it as "revised." IF YOU OWN AN OLDER VERSION OF THIS BOOK DO NOT BUY A NEW ONE. Virtually the only noticeable difference is that the photos are smaller and the list of where to buy ingredients is replaced by a forward saying that ingredients are now more readily available and food processors are useful (duh). Although she mentions changes to one recipe, Singaporean laksa, I have not seen a single change to the rest of book - including corrections of the rare typo or mistake, or instructions for a food processor where it clearly would make sense. Solomon and the publisher should be ashamed that they called the new edition "revised" and thereby caused loyal fans like me to waste money on a new book.
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