The Complete Asian Cookbook

[dawp]

By Charmaine Solomon

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Asian...4639082&sr=1-1

I just got this book and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it. seem pretty good, 5 stars with nearly 50 reviews. 800 recipes tho, I'm not sure if I'll ever cook them all.

 

[Newbian]

The problem with cooking Asians is you will be hungry a hour later.

 

[sdifox]

The problem with cooking Asians is you will be hungry a hour later.

err whut?


lulz at complete asian. 512 pages doesn't even cover complete Japanese.

 

[highland145]

err whut?

You know. They're so small.

 

[sdifox]

You know. They're so small.

plural...

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Anyone else read cockblock?

 

[sdifox]

Anyone else read cockblock?

not me...

 

[IronWing]

Asian cooking is quite simple.

1) Prepare rice.
2) Taste rice.
3) Decision point: Does it taste good?
3a) No. Stop, you're done.
3b)Yes. Goto 4.
4) Add fermented fish head sauce to rice.
5) Goto 3.

 

[Zeze]

Korean Cuisine 101:
1) Always make rice.
2) Boil water, add korean chili pepper flakes and paste into it
3) Put protein and veggie of your choice
4) There is your soup/stew.
4) Serve with rice

Mexican Cuisine 101:
1) Lettuce, tomato, beans
2) Lettuce, tomato, beans
3) Lettuce, tomato, beans
4) Repeat

 

[GagHalfrunt]

You know. They're so small.

And stringy.

 

[corwin]

Damn, thought I was gonna find a recipe for cooking a complete asian, all mine require them cut into pieces

 

[rh71]

authentic asian food is mediocre at best. You get the take-out stuff where they put all the artificial flavors/ingredients in - that's the good stuff. They do it because it tastes better.

 

[JulesMaximus]

authentic asian food is mediocre at best. You get the take-out stuff where they put all the artificial flavors/ingredients in - that's the good stuff. They do it because it tastes better.

PF Changs is the bomb! :thumbsup:

 

[Terzo]

By Charmaine Solomon

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Asian...4639082&sr=1-1

I just got this book and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it. seem pretty good, 5 stars with nearly 50 reviews. 800 recipes tho, I'm not sure if I'll ever cook them all.

A friend basically gave it to me (as I cook much more than he does) but I haven't used it in a while.
There are a few recipes I've tried (the only one I generally can remember off the top of my head is the schezuan chicken), but I haven't tried probably 9/10 of the book.

If I remember correctly, my biggest issue is that a lot of the more interesting recipes seem to ask for spices that I don't have and don't quite know where to get.

Other than that, I like it quite a bit.

 

[Baked]

If it doesn't have recipes for cat stew, dog BBQ, or turtle soup, it doesn't qualify as an Asian cookbook at all.

 

[dud]

Asian cooking is quite simple.

1) Prepare rice.
2) Taste rice.
3) Decision point: Does it taste good?
3a) No. Stop, you're done.
3b)Yes. Goto 4.
4) Add fermented fish head sauce to rice.
5) Goto 3.

Hilarious! You guys are just so damn funny.

... and PF Changs sucks so bad it hurts.

 

[evident]

authentic asian food is mediocre at best. You get the take-out stuff where they put all the artificial flavors/ingredients in - that's the good stuff. They do it because it tastes better.

bad troll is bad


Vietnamese Japanese and Thai are my favorite Asian cuisines

 

[Puppies04]

Authentic asian cuisine guide.

boil rice.
Check cupboard for anything else.
Realise there is nothing else.
Eat rice.

 

[ponyo]

Hilarious! You guys are just so damn funny.

... and PF Changs sucks so bad it hurts.

Olive Garden is the best Italian restaurant. Red Lobster the best seafood. PF Change the best Chinese. . j/k

At least Olive Garden is cheap. How Red Lobster and PF Change charges premium for its crappy food and gets away with it is one of the great mysteries of the restaurant business.

 

[Gibson486]

Red Lobster is usually in areas where people have no idea what good seafood is. How many Red Lobsters do you see in New England? Not many if any at all.

I am actually surprised that the one in NY stays open....

 

[dawp]

A friend basically gave it to me (as I cook much more than he does) but I haven't used it in a while.
There are a few recipes I've tried (the only one I generally can remember off the top of my head is the schezuan chicken), but I haven't tried probably 9/10 of the book.

If I remember correctly, my biggest issue is that a lot of the more interesting recipes seem to ask for spices that I don't have and don't quite know where to get.

Other than that, I like it quite a bit.

there are a few asian markets in my area that I'm going to check out for the more uncommon things.

 

[UncleWai]

poodle is my favorite dog for stew.