Vegetarian One-Dish Meals Cookbook: Delicious Ramen, Pho, Bibimbap, Dumplings and More!

roebag: This is the 3rd cooking book I have bought by Lukas Volger. Love all of his recipes and style of writing. Everything I have made turns out delicious.

Canada on Jan 01, 2023

Kitha Laclaire: It has a lot of information and nice recipe. But only a few photo. I preferer a cookbook that has photos off the recipes, so you get inspired and know what it supposed to look like. Specially when you go in to a field off cooking that is unfamiliar with. So I was disappoint with the few photos in this book. And if I if I had seen it in a books store, I would not have bought it for this reason.

Spain on Jun 10, 2021

cRIZZy 🌈 QTpicRIZZy 🌈 QTpi: Pros: thick book with lots of recipes;
Nicely bound;
good paper and coloured ink;
Great photography

Cons:
Wanted more pics of recipes;
Minor damage on top of book spine
(From printer or storage or shipping);
Looks odd sticking out of my library
Due to the spine damage

Canada on May 15, 2021

Andrea: Love this book! The recipes are delicious and tasty

Canada on Nov 23, 2020

Marg: I'm still exploring the recipes in this cookbook but feel it is a positive addition to my cookbook collection. I'm in the process of switching from "traditional" eating habits to vegetarian/vegan style of eating and I like the one dish idea so its nice to see the author's choices of what goes together. I also love just looking through the book and enjoying the many large photos and Lukas Volger's comments and advice.

Canada on Feb 17, 2018

None: Lukas Volger did a brilliant job here! I'm not a vegetarian; I'm the "meat-as-condiment" girl. But for years, I've been a passionate, even obsessive Asian cook. I've lived most all of my life in Orange County, California, which is a Food Geek's paradise for all things Japanese, Chinese-Taiwanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai. If you don't cook, you could pretty well throw a rock in any direction from anywhere in the county and hit some great eats for cheap. But if you cook inspired by these cultures....nirvana.

So I've long been immersed, and for me, Lukas Volger's " Bowl" rocks! To be honest, I didn't buy this cookbook because it's vegetarian--I bought it because "Bowl" focuses on my favorite cuisines, the Amazon reviews praised it, and because I could get a Kindle copy for $2.99. Instead of just a sample, I could look at the whole thing, and if I didn't like it, no serious wallet damage.

Loved it....loved it sooo much that I'm going to buy the paperback (I write in my cookbooks, and dribble all manner of interesting stuff on the pages). This is why:

Volger respects the culture(s) expressed through the food, and doesn't stray too far from basic authenticity. He's...

United States on Jul 11, 2016

Zen*Yogi*Girl: I love Ramen, Pho and other variations of one dish type meals so was so excited to see this book dedicated to vegetarian renditions of these types of dishes –and this book certainly did not disappoint. It is creative, attainable and chock full of meals that use in season produce; and takes me back to the amazing ramen dishes of my favorite bay Area restaurant which I have tried so hard, yet failed to reproduce -until now.

The book begins with a basic introduction which I loved -the stormy weather that called for a bowl of something warm and deeply satisfying; that dish being ramen; and the author conjures up a vivid image of the restaurant he eats at that night, and the tastes, textures and ingredients of that dish. It’s almost to the point that I wanted to stop right there and whip up a bowl on the spot. This is followed by a simple yet informative guide and ingredients that you might want to explore, and I loved the guide to dumpling wrappers, sea vegetables and condiments, some of which we new to me, and things I need to procure before cooking some of these dishes -though it is worth noting that this book does indeed use many straight forward items too.

The...

United States on Mar 18, 2016

Cookbookworm: This is a terrific book which both beginner and more accomplished home cooks will truly enjoy. The recipes aren't overly complicated but their seeming simplicity doesn't detract from their originality or sophistication. These one-pot meals are packed with protein and veggies. There is a clearly pronounced emphasis on seasonality, with recipe variations for different times of the year. "Bowl" offers recipes that can be made from a diverse array of ingredients, be it soba noodles, polenta, lentils, buckwheat or even oatmeal. I am especially looking forward to testing recipes from the dumplings chapter (e.g., spicy carrot or sesame beet dumplings, chickpea potstickers). That said, you can treat yourself and those you love to bowls inspired by Asian, Mexican, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines. None of the ingredients seems to be particularly exotic or fancy. But if you have a hard time locating, say, forbidden rice at your local grocery store, the author provides a list of sources from which you can order it. There's no overly processed stuff either. Additionally, Lukas Volger dispenses helpful suggestions throughout the book, such as drink pairings, knife tips or advice about...

United States on Mar 09, 2016