Essentials of Asian Cuisine: Fundamentals and Favorite Recipes

Sure, "Asian cuisine" is a wide and diverse topic, but this book does an excellent job highlighting the unique characteristics of the various regions. The amount of information on ingredients and techniques is staggering and should be applauded. This isn't just a collection of recipes, this is an in-depth tutor for learning Asian cuisine. As a chef, I find this book an invaluable reference source and at home, packed full of easy, flavorful dishes.

Book looks great. Only thumbed through a few of the pages so far, but the front cover had a 1-1.5" tear at the top. The book was a birthday gift for my dad, so I had to reorder it. My wife and I decided to keep the one with the torn cover rather than return it because we liked the book and didn't care about the tear.

One of the kind, The most comprehensive Asian Recipes book on the market.While this book is all about Asia, most of the geographical Asian Countries are missing: India, Pakistan, Persia, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Laos...Also despite that the recipes are good colors pictures are old and this book needs an expended update.I do recommend it for schooling. Chefkatia

Not my fav edition, but it has a a lot of content!

It was just too used.I wanted to give it as a gift.It was tamped "used" all over it.

All the basics in one place. Extensive detail, great recipes from a master of asian cooking. Its the bible of asian food.

A good book, it met its review and my expectations.I felt the book itself should have been in better physical condition; but it had no scars and was not torn.

Another Corinne Trang book that I love. Such a talented and imaginative cook that brings so much diversity to her writing.