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Title: The China Moon Cookbook by Barbara Tropp ISBN: 0-89480-754-4 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: November, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My Favourite, Least-Used, Essential Cookbook
Comment: No contradictions, there. I read this book cover to cover in one sitting, and loved it. I also learned the techniques of modern Chinese cooking in detail, including how to shop.
The book's problem is that the recipes are designed for a restaurant kitchen, with staff on hand. I have made exactly one dish from it. It took me half a day, and contained endless steps that could easily be shortened or eliminated if you didn't happen to have, say, a staff of 5 on hand. The result was wonderful, and I've made an equally-good version of it many times since, but not before going through the recipe with a LARGE pair of pruning shears.
But buy it anyway. The advice in the side columns alone is worth the price of entry, and the pantry section...
The pantry section is where the fifth star comes from. The infused oils are amazing, the pickled ginger (right down to the brand names of the vinegars -- and don't even THINK about substituting!) is sublime...
The firmament of cooking lost a bright star when Barbara Tropp died.
Rating: 5
Summary: The first Chinese cookbook that I really like.
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful book -- pleased my imagination.
Comment: I received this book as a gift, combined with a nice wok.
This is really a lovely cookbook - "basics" of gourmet Chinese cooking were well explained. However, as a busy mother with 6 young children, I never found the time to do the shopping and create any of these wonderful-looking recipes.
It was a pleasure to peruse, however!
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Title: The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking : Techniques and Recipes by Barbara Tropp ISBN: 0688146112 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 15 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: KEY TO CHINESE COOKING by Irene Kuo ISBN: 0394496388 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 September, 1977 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Chinese Cookbook by Craig Claiborne, Virginia Lee ISBN: 0060922613 Publisher: Harperperennial Library Pub. Date: January, 1992 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: A Spoonful of Ginger : Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens by Nina Simonds ISBN: 0375400362 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 20 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook by Gloria Bley Miller ISBN: 0671509934 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 01 November, 1984 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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