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Summary: This is one of the best Vietnamese cookbooks available!
Review: I am buying a copy of this book for my mother, aunts and culinary friends. The pictures are beautiful- of the food and of the country. The recipes are easy to understand and authentic- it reminded me of my mother's cooking... And she is an excellent chef. I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in preparing Vietnamese food.
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Summary: many ingredients are not availale in US
Review: I bought the cook book from Mrs. Trieu Thi Choi to take home. I found there are so many ingredients called for in her recipes that are not available in US, particularly the one called "b?t khai" which is used in making steamed buns (B?nh bao) .
Also, the recipes use too much Monosodium glutamate.
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Summary: many ingredients are not availale in US
Review: I bought the cook book from Mrs. Trieu Thi Choi to take home. I found there are so many ingredients called for in her recipes that are not available in US, particularly the one called "bôt khai" which is used in making steamed buns (Bánh bao) .
Also, the recipes use too much Monosodium glutamate.
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Summary: probably the best book I've seen on Vietnamese cooking
Review: Perhaps this is not the best cookbook I've ever seen, but the best cookbook for Vietnamese food. It provides rich detailed pictures with each recipe, spells out all the required ingredients that you need before getting started, and even provides alternative ingredients or methods where appropriate. The introduction does a good job of explaining the unusual ingredients (with pictures)used in Vietnamese food for those who are unfamiliar with this cuisine. I have found that, if I follow the recipes exactly and source all the right ingredients, the dishes turn as good (or sometimes better) than the food I eat on my many trips to Vietnam. I have been using the book for about a year now, but unlike the first reviewer, I have not had any problems with the construction of the book itself. Perhaps she bought one of the many poorly made illegal copies on the streets on Saigon(?)
Rating:
Summary: probably the best book I've seen on Vietnamese cooking
Review: Perhaps this is not the best cookbook I've ever seen, but the best cookbook for Vietnamese food. It provides rich detailed pictures with each recipe, spells out all the required ingredients that you need before getting started, and even provides alternative ingredients or methods where appropriate. The introduction does a good job of explaining the unusual ingredients (with pictures)used in Vietnamese food for those who are unfamiliar with this cuisine. I have found that, if I follow the recipes exactly and source all the right ingredients, the dishes turn as good (or sometimes better) than the food I eat on my many trips to Vietnam. I have been using the book for about a year now, but unlike the first reviewer, I have not had any problems with the construction of the book itself. Perhaps she bought one of the many poorly made illegal copies on the streets on Saigon(?)
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