Chinese Dim Sum (Chinese Edition)

This is the most authentic dim sum cookbook I have been able to find. The recipes are simple and tasty. Most of the ingredients are readily available, and the ones that are not are easy enough to substitute. The directions for folding techniques are a bit vague, but the pictures help compensate. Worst comes to worst, you just seal them however suits your skills. They will still taste good. I would recommend this to any dim sum fanatic.I actually found this book in a Barnes and Nobles in Manhattan. I paid full price for it because it loved the book. Then I came home and saw it discounted on [...] and ordered a copy from the website. After realizing I forgot to check Amazon, I found the book on Amazon for a much lower price. The book came in great shape and I returned my two Barnes and Nobles' copies. Overall, great book and great price.

I have learned to make dim sum and the recipes in this book are good. I work hard on learning to cook chinese.

Excellent book. BUT if you are looking for many of the standard dim sum you would get from a cart, this is not the book. Instead get the Chinese Snack cookbook by Wei-Chuan.

Good book

The Wei-Chuan Publishing Company (apparently connected with the Taiwanese Wei-Chuan Cooking School), has produced a good number of Cookbooks, mostly dealing with Chinese cookery but also coveing other Asian cuisines as well. I own over a dozen of these now and I like all of them. More importantly, I like all of these books for tmuch he same reasons and, accordingly, I have decided to do a general review that applies to each of them and then provide a few individualized comments where appropriate.Basically, the Wei-Chuan publications are authored/editored by several different persons but the format is largely the same. Each book is divided into logical sections (Meats, Vegetables, Appetizers, etc.) and nearly every recipe is accompanied by a good photograph of the result with some recipes having additional pictures of the preparation as well. This feature alone makes these books well worth the purchase. Another feature of this cuilinary series is that the books are written in China and, at least as far as the books on Chinese cuisine is concerned, the reader need have no issues with 'authenticity'. I personally also like the fact that all of the books are written in Chinese characters and then translated into English. This has has an added bonus of occasionally providing some unintentional amusement due to a particularly 'unfortunate' translation but I specially like it as I am teaching myself Mandarin and these books are excellent learning tools. I often take one on the plane with me when I travel (along with dictionaries) and can spend hours happily translating passages. It is amazing how often the actual translation of a recipe title bears little resemblance to the English title provided.Finally, I have to say that the recipes in all of these books are interesting and he ones that I have tried to reproduce have worked out well. Mainly though, I just like reading through these books for inspiration and enjoyment. The money I have spent has been repaid many times over.The We-Chuan books I currently own are as follows: Chinese Cuisine  - Very good introductory section. Recipes range from simple everyday dishes to exotic banquet style delicacies. Chinese Dim Sum: Wel-Chuan Cultural and Educational Foundation  - Great 'step-by-step' pictures for many recipes. Bit too much emphasis on sweet rather than savoury for my personal taste. Chinese Snacks  - More of the same as in the Dim Sum book. No 'step-by-step' pictures but I actually like this book better. Chinese Appetizers and Garnishes  - I haven't attempted much from this book but I am thankful for the great 'step-by-step' pictures provided. Favorite Home Dishes Chinese Cooking  - As the name suggests, most of the recipes are simple and, thus, easy to prepare. Chinese Cuisine Beijing Style  - Lots of Imperial Banquet dishes and many exotic foreign influenced meals that have been 'Chinesified'. Chinese Cuisine: Cantonese Style  - 75 Cantonese recipes. Good recipes with nice pictures but a sparse introduction. Chinese Cuisine Shanghai Style  - Typically good Wei-Chuan quality but probably my least favorite of the 'regional' Chinese cookbooks. Chinese Cuisine-Taiwanese Style  - Excellent Book. Some truly unique recipes I have never seen elsewhere. I love to browse this volume.Chinese Cuisine: Szechuan Style - I love Szechuan food especially but I would still treat this book as a favorite anyway.Indian Cuisine - A nice book but be aware that the recipes Indian dishes for the Chinese palate, not Indian.Vietnamese Cuisine - Great recipes.Japanese Cuisine - Nearly as good as many books I have that are written by Japanese chefs.Korean Cuisine - My favorite of the We-Chuan non-Chinese cookbooks so far,Singaporean, Malaysian & Indonesian Cuisine - My least favorite Wei-Chuan book so far. Somewhat interesting but I don't look at it much.Finally, I have a new Wei-Chuan book on order and will continue to buy from time to time. I will review separately as I read these new books.

I've owned this book almost twenty years, and I still enjoy making several of the recipes from it. For some recipes, this book is the only one from my extensive collection of Dim Sum recipe books to contain the recipe. Yes, this book may not accommodate neophytes, but it should present no problems to all but the least experienced cooks. My guests and I always find the Steam-fried Pork Rolls utterly scrumptious.

I've said this before- i will say it again- i love the wei-chuan series!!! These books are fabulous and this one is no different!!! I read many of the reviews saying that the book is hard to follow. however i think that the book gives you crystal clear photos of what you basically need to know to get an idea as to what to do! This is a book people- not a video! If you need to watch someone doing this- watch eat,drink,man,woman! I guess i am at an advantage because i am chinese and have helped make this stuff before. My uncle is a dim sum chef in vancouver and it is amazing to watch. if you are making dim sum for the first time- expect it to be difficult, expect it to look like a ball of mush! I usually play around until i find my own rhythm. "Due to the variances of weather conditions, readers should adjust the liquid used in the recipes according to the local humidity. the knack may need a few tries before reaching perfection."There's a great variety of steamed buns recipes- everything from the sweet bean past to pork and vegetable buns. (yes char siu bao is in there!) Steamed dumplings: pork, seafood, vegetarian ( these are good with spinach and mustard greens I couldn't figure out what ch'ing kang ts'ai meant!). Pot stickers and crepes (yeah- crepes- i didn't really understand the as-you-please crepes whose recipe includes mayonaise- it looks like a salad wrapped up in a crepe). It also has different recipes for congee or jook- the rice porridge.i love the billingual aspect of the book- and the fact that it converts grams to lbs and oz. ! if you love Chinese food- or have just bought your child dim sum by grace lin- get this book! (you don't even have to cook- just looking at the pictures is enough!)

als das übliche Essen aus einem Chinarestaurant. Die Mengenangaben und Messeinheiten sind zwar US-Norm, aber dank dem Internet kein Problem. Einige Englischkenntnisse sind von Vorteil.

Having "lost" my treasured dim sum book many years ago, I had been on the look out for a replacement. None quite matched up and whilst browsing I recognised this one. As I recall, it was full of photos showing step by step instructions and was very easy to follow, the instructions were printed in chinese and english. There was a good selection of recipes and I tried quite alot of recipes and they all came out well. Things like the Bao dough and custard tart pastry, I didn't quite master the technique (although they still tasted yummy), but practice makes perfect as they say, and sadly my orignal was nabbed before I got to do so. Excellent book, I shall be getting it again!

All the basics of the chinese cuisine, very easy book, teach you the real chinese dim sum, a must buy!

Was highly recommended by others so bought one