Thailand: the Beautiful Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from the Regions of Thailand

Lovely book and fast delivery.

Beautiful book , fantastic recipes . Worth the money

he loved it

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

Great book

This book is truly beautiful, if a little large for most cookbook stands. I feel like laminating every page to protect it from the inevitable splashes it can suffer in the kitchen. I wanted a truly authentic cookbook and having read the reviews, I bought this from Amazon a few years back, adding it to my ridiculously large collection of cookbooks. Reading it inspired me to go out and buy a whole range of exotic ingredients I'd never even heard of before (I ended up filling an entire box full of the stuff, which delighted the keeper of the ethnic ingredients shop I'd found). Every time we feel like eating Thai food, out comes the box of goodies and this book - we are NEVER disappointed. I have to say I think the Chang Mai curry is my favourite so far, a recipe I regularly go back to, but there hasn't been a dish I've made from this book that we've disliked yet. As well as being an invaluable addition to any cookbook collection (definately amongst my top ten all time favourites), it contains absolutely stunning photography that I find myself browsing through when I should really be reading the recipes. It is also very informative about the various regions and food influences of Thailand, so if, like me, you create the occasional Thai banquet to impress at a dinner party, you'd be able to speak with some knowledge when the inevitable 'foodie' questions begin. I have two other of the cookbooks in this 'Beautiful' range (Italy and China), but this one is definately my favourite of the three. If I were asked if I had any criticism to make, I'd say it's an awkward size for use in the kitchen, but this only serves to add to the book's overall elegance, so don't let that put you off.

Thai food has been my favourite food since I first tasted a green curry in a good Thai restaurant about 6 years ago. Having visited Thailand nearly two years ago I looked high and low for an authentic thai cookbook with a "real" green curry recipe. I must have tried at least 6 different recipes for green curry but none of them tasted quite like the real curry's you can find in good restaurants and in Thailand. I finally found this book and was thrilled as the recipes are genuine Thai recipe's and not anglasised versions of Thai themes.It is broken up into different regions of Thailand and gives you an idea of how the Thai's eat. Also it uses the ingredients you would find in Thailand which you can get from specialist shops here in the UK but you can substitute ingredients you are unable to find.You will find everything you could expect to see in a Thai restaurant in this book including the traditional red and green curries, pad thai, spring rolls, broccoli in oyster sauce, all the different fried prawn starters, different rice dishes as well as some extras like chicken with cashew nuts, curried shrimp etc. Overall a fantastic cookbook and my bible when it comes to Thai food.

Wow what a gorgeous, sumptuous book - if a little large.The recipes are split into regions as well as courses & with each chapter you get a little potted history of the people, place and cuisine accompanied by the most beautuful photographs.The ingredients are not difficult to source for British people - the book appears to be for the American market - and the measuring is in US cups, lbs or grams which is helpful.I've only tried 2 recipes so far, Noodle rib curry and Massaman steak, and both were easy to do, looked great and ate well.If you like beautiful, inspiring cookbooks then this is the one for you however your cookbook stand won't hold it - it's too bloomin' big!