Location:Home » All Books » Look Inside! » China Modern: 100 Cutting-edge Recipes for the 21st Century: 100 Cutting-Edge, Fusion Style Recipes for the 21st Century
must-have chinese cookbookAugust 8, 2008 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Its a reliable indication a cookbooks value and usefulness if its encrusted with splashes and looks as if it has been marinated in soy sauce. My copy of China Modern is rapidly approaching health hazard status. Its up there with my (rather older) Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery and that's praise indeed. If you only bought one chinese cookery book this would be a good one to pick. Indeed the kung pao chicken recipe alone more than repays the cost. My partner now claims this as his signature dish and is only too happy to rush to the kitchen to prepare it. Ching-he's food stands out because it tends to be punchier and more flavoursome than many a standard chinese recipe. Her recipes are accessible and designed to fit in with a modern busy lifestyle and don't require a cupboard full of ingredients. Her enthusiasm and clear instruction style encourage you to to try new recipes. Once you've tried her versions of takeaway food, those sauces and jars from the chinese supermarket (used by many a takeaway) will seem too gloppy and cloying. All in all, currently one of my favourite cook books.
Simple and TastyMay 30, 2008 11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My partner loves this book and like the other reviewers she has tried many of her recipes from her series. You are not asked to buy lots of obscure ingredients that cost a fortune. The great thing about it too is that the food is very healthy. my partner has lost weight eating more asian food. The flavours are great and it is very easy to follow. Can't say fairer than that.
What a treatFebruary 19, 2008 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this book after seeing Ching on UKTV cooking the chili prawns and chicken peanut salad in a matter of minutes. And yes, it is that easy. Some of the recipes in this book take a bit more work, but many are really quick and simple to prepare. And every one I've tried so far (8 or 9) have been absolutely delicious. Sometimes it's hard to believe that so few ingredients can go into something that tastes so good. To date, I've stuck to the more traditional(ish) Chinese food, but I'm itching to start exploring her Chinese-Asian and Chinese-Western fusions. Inspiring and worth every penny.
" must buy"January 4, 2007 15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have now made at least 6/7 of the dishes from this book. I have in excess of 200 recipe books and this is by far the best chinese cookery book I have ever had. Every recipe I have tried has worked and tasted amazing. The recipes are simple and very easy to follow with the most impressive results!I have previously downloaded recipes from the internet and am very happy to have them all together in Ching's amazing book.
Great simple recipes; poorly illustrated book.October 27, 2006 14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Great recipes, great chef, unfortunatly though I dont know how the book got past the publishers/editors with so few pictures of the actual dishes. You just cant get any idea of what the finished dishes are supposed to look like, even for dishes that without a visual frame of reference my end up not as intended (eg nutty chicken.)Plenty of pages have room for photos but just have empty space beneath them.
other than this problem, its a great book and shouldnt put people off buying it.
