Tantalize Your Taste Buds With Delicious Chinese Recipes: Traditional Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao

kalakoakat: I liked the selection of recipes in the book. Seems easy enough to follow.

United States on Sep 28, 2023

Maralind Krejci: This is a really good recipe Book for Asian Cooking if you don't already have several. The layout and the photos are exceptional. Since I already have several books with same or similar recipes I didn't see the point of adding what would be for me sort of a duplicate but I would recommend this Book if you don't already have to many.

United States on Sep 03, 2023

Lura Liz: This is so much better than take out. It is easy and delicious. Do yourself a favor and try it out.

United States on Aug 29, 2023

Fly: I've been frustrated not being able to buy decent BBQ pork (cha shao) in my city, and pretty much stopped making fried rice altogether. I bought this book on a whim, as I am a very unconfident and borderline incompetent cook and have never even bought a cookbook before. But I decided to try the BBQ pork recipe. WOW, I can't believe how tender, juicy and flavorful the pork turned out! It's encouraging me to try some other dishes in the book.
The only other "recipe" I've tried is the author's description of tenderizing meat--it works! Often chicken breast is dry and on the tough side, but my family dislikes dark meat, so I buy the breast. The last dish I made had tender and juicy chicken breast pieces.
So far, the book has been so helpful!

United States on Mar 23, 2023

Gideon: As a relatively rubbish cook my family were rebelling against my faux Asian dishes concocted from packet sauces and processed ingredients. Since I got this book it's changed their lives!
So far I've not had a single failure as recipes are really easy to follow, use easily purchased ingredients that don't require an excursion to an Asian supermarket, and end up looking just like the pictures.
The book itself is beautifully presented with appetising photos and the little anecdotes along with the recipes add interest and context.
All in all, a fabulous recipe book that really works, is simple to follow and I'm so pleased to have it.
Well done Bee Yinn Low for a lovely book.

United Kingdom on Oct 14, 2022

winda: So far I had tried 3 of the recipes, the entree, soup and beef, all tasted wonderful.

The book is thorough, easy to follow, very well thought out book.

First time try cooking the recipes and still comes out great! Can not wait to try out more recipes.

Though I do buy all the sauces recommended by Bee from Asian Groceries. ( i think this made huge differences ).

Australia on Jan 05, 2022

Kindle Customer: This book is so good i bought it for my daughter too, and will be buying it for my son for Christmas!
It's super easy to follow each recipe, i've made quite a few since i bought this and i absolutely love it!.
I've even experimented with soups too. It gives you all the ingredients you'll need. You might have to find a few of them on Amazon like i did but that was not a problem at all.

United Kingdom on Nov 11, 2020

L. D. Godfrey: I have had this book for a while now, but have never taken the time to say how much I have enjoyed Easy Chinese Recipes by Bee Yinn Low. It isn't a big book with a plethora of recipes requiring an assortment of hard to find ingredients.The book has under a dozen recipes in each of the sections.The poultry section has 8 recipes.One of those recipes is for Black Bean Sauce Chicken.I have tried this recipe, and gone back to this recipe, time and time again. I love black bean,I have bought many Asian cookbooks just for the recipes that include black bean.Yes, there are other great recipes for this dish, but this is the one that gives me the taste and flavor that I have been looking for. The other recipes,the ones that I have tried,are nice. The shrimp with egg has gotten very popular around my home as well.You have nine chapters not including the part about the `Basics' which is fairly standard in Asian cookbooks, like how to steam rice,etc.There is a chapter on DimSum and other appetizers, pork and beef and others as well.You also have your standard tips and techniques,tools and utensils.The book has plenty of pictures and glossy pages. I also like how the recipes are simple,just...

Canada on Mar 07, 2013

Charlotte Stout: I usually don't review a cookbook until I've made a few dishes, but this time I am making an exception. Here's how it goes for me. Say for instance I want to eat Tex Mex food, I walk in & look around & if I don't see a good selection of Hispanics eating, I know this place has failed the first test.

Well, I judge cookbooks the same way, I visited the review site for this book & saw a whole bunch of people reviewing from Asian backgrounds giving glowing reviews. A very good sign! I order the book & open it up & bond with it from the first page. Now I must say I am a bona fide Texan who has a gusty appetite for Chinese food, but have only tasted a smattering of Dim Sum (anything with shrimp from the little carts). Then of course the usual take out Chinese food, which I dearly love. So here I am relying heavily on Amazon's reviewers.

I have several Chinese cookbooks in my possession, but somehow they were so daunting, remember I am a complete novice in the Chinese food area, but always on the lookout for a cookbook to show me the way, truth & the light to putting something "Chinesy" on the table.

I pushed the "check out" button with some...

United States on May 15, 2012

Richard: Recipe books can vary so much. I've had many recipe books over the years with Chinese recipes but none have captured me and indeed the essence of Chinese cuisine like this one. I've been following the author Bee's blog (rasamalaysia dot com) for a few years now and have been thoroughly pleased with every recipe I have tried from there. The trend continues with this excellent book. Her approach to writing is so accessible giving the history of a recipe from her perspective, whether it be mum's home cooking or secrets learnt from the local restaurateur, followed by easy instructions, beautiful photography and background information on the more detailed ingredients and techniques needed. This all makes for a very satisfying experience for me as not only can I present a beautiful dish to my family and friends but I have something to say about it other than "it's from a book".

The book follows on from the blog offering many new recipes unique to the book covering fun things from bubble tea to every day breakfast items like green onion pancakes (or an appetiser for more Western folk!) to exotic dishes like Fish Fragrant Aubergine (''''). Every recipe is in true Chinese style with...

United Kingdom on Jan 19, 2012