Book review - Chinese Food Made Easy...

This is wonderful book writen by Ching-He Huang, who is one of the 'new stars' in modern Chinese cooking and she became a celebrity chef (thanks to the BBC series under the same title). She re-invents the nation's favourite Chinese dishes, modernising them with fresh, easy to buy ingredients and offering simple practical tips and techniques. These are brought together in this book to accompany the TV series. Book is full of delicious, yet very easy) recipes. You don't need a cupboard full of Chinese ingredients - basics will do! The book itself is divided into 8 chapters, amongst them you'll find: Takeaway favourites; Dumplings, dim sum and noodles; Street food; Desserts and drinks.

I love Chinese (and Asian in general) cuisine. I really rarely attempt to cook something myself thinking it's really hard work and too complicated... This book is different though. It was written in easy style with plain language. I love just flip through the pages and read about those yummy dishes, ingredients and lots of handy tips when preparing Chinese dish. I have to admit (with hand on my heart) that I didn't cook anything from it - YET! But I will definitely do so!!! In the nearest future. This book will be a great present idea for someone who likes/loves cooking and is passionate about Asian cuisine or just want to try something new but not too difficult or time consuming.
The recipes which caught my eye straight away are: Northern-style bean curd dofu (p.135), Fruity sticky rice with toffee sauce (p.150), Egg fu young (p.109), Marbled tea eggs with oyster sauce (p.101) or Egg flower drop soup (p.22).

To urge you even more to buy/read this great cookbook I will use Ching's own words: "Cooking and eating wonderful food every day to me is more pure joy and a sign of our wealth. This does not mean that every dish need be extravagant or expensive - a well-cooked stir-fry or fried rice can give great satisfaction. in my opinion often the best tasting dishes are those simple classics cooked from the heart and given plenty of love and attention."