Thailand: The Beautiful Cookbook

This series is a prototype of perfection. The photos not only delight, they inform. The reciepes are excellent and well written. I've enjoyed traveling from country to country by "food" but I have to say that the Thailand Cook Book is the most special cooking adventure I've yet to experience. And with it's help I've been able to duplicate my favorite appetizers and entrees for pennys on the dollar. A great investment for your cookbook library!

The recipes are easy to follow, uses authentic ingredients and gorgeous photos!! When I haven't been using the book my Dad just likes looking at the photos and picking meals! Perfect cookbook!

I actually did not buy this particular copy for me, I have my own copy of the book, but I like it so much that I decided to give it to a friend as a gift for his birthday. Lots of great Thai recipes. My one recommendation, and has nothing to do with the book, it is my personal experience, don't try to cut corners by buying pastes (Red Curry is one), make them from scratch, get a grinder and not an electric one, one that where you add some of your muscle into it, Amazon has one that looks good, "Vremi Mortar and Pestle Set", I have had one for many years, and it is the best way to make your pastes. Great book, great pictures and it is all very well explained.

My mother is Thai and I grew up learning how to cook from her. This book does a wonderful job of showing photos of the dish being prepared. Also, the ingredients and instructions are outlined clearly. For those who are interested in the culture and lifestyle of the Thai people the book does a good job providing information without being an encyclopedia.I originally purchased this book many years ago from a local bookstore. It has lasted quite well, but I wanted a hard copy to gift to my daughter. She enjoys cooking with me and I wanted to pass something along that I enjoyed so much. It would be a great gift to anyone who enjoys to cook Thai food.Don't hesitate purchasing it. The recipes are authentic. It is larger than most cookbooks, but is worth the storage space.

One of the best cookbooks I have ever bought. The pictures and information are beautiful. The recipes are completely authentic with the flavors exactly how my mother would make recipes or even at restaurants in Thailand. I have made dozens of the dishes in here from the green curry to the fried and steamed fish. Awesome. I wish other books were this good. This is the third one I have bought since I have worn the first 2 down over the last 12 years. If you want very authentic Thai cuisine, this is the only book you need. It is quite thorough and covers all the regions of Thailand. If you don't cook, the book is still great just for the photos and the information about Thailand and its different regions.

This is an outstanding cookbook and a must for any avid Thai cook. My wife is Thai and when she saw this book, she was shocked to see some recipes that she have not seen (and had) since she was in Thailand many moons ago. I was very impressed and very delighted with this book and I strongly recommend it. The recipes, if carried out to the letter, are authentic and worth trying.That said. The book is too large and bulky to carry with you to the kitchen while you are preparing dishes. Additionally, the pages are glossy and for sure you don't want set it on the kitchen counter. In order to preserve the book condition, it is best that you write down the recipe on paper. I am not deducting any points because of this incovenience though I wish to take off a quarter point for that.Overall, I am very pleased.

I think the only serious competition for this book is Thai Food, and I would cautiously award the blue ribbon to this book, if only because it contains lots and lots of recipes that I have actually seen and tasted, while Thai Food seems to have a lot of recipes like "Beef and Mangosteen Soup," which I have never heard of, much less tasted. I suspect that a lot of this may be Royal Thai Cuisine, which is undoubtedly delicious but rather requires a kitchen full of servants.(!)This book, on the other hand, shows you how to cook such everyday items as "Pork Fried Rice" (and their version looks GREAT) plus dozens of other items. In fact, if you know of a Thai dish and cannot find it in this book, that will be a big exception.Full marks for the lovely photographs as well! Just leafing through this wonderful book will make you hungry.

After owning this book for a while I wanted to provide an update. LOVE this book! It has become one of my favorites and my family makes requests all the time. My new sister-in-law is Thai and her parents came for a visit, they speak almost no English. I made a couple of the dishes from the book and they were a bit nervious but appeared shocked when they tasted the food. Said that it was VERY authentic and they wouldn't have believed I made it from scratch if they hadn't seen it. Very inspiring book and if you have an Asian market nearby you are in for a real treat.===============This book is beautiful, the photos are pleasing and I like the fact they give you the Thai name as well as the English translation. The recipes are not too complicated and after trying out a number of them they are incredibly favorful and simiple to make.

A very nice cookbook!

I first bought this book, some 15 years ago, and as appropriate, I keep it in my house in Thailand, so decided to buy a 2nd copy for my home here.If you like Thai food, this has a lovely range of recipes in it. The book itself, is well laid out and with the fabulous glossy artwork, is a joy to own and would make a perfect gift.

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Fantastic!! Wonderful! Well done and comprehensible even to non expert. Wonderful pics. Bigger than I thought

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