Henry Chungs Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook | Henry Chung

Henry Chungs Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook | Henry Chung | Chinese food will never be the same after trying this book

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Henry Chungs Hunan...

	Henry Chungs Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook Henry Chung Harmony, 1978 - 145 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews
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highly recommended

"At last a Chinese cookbook that really works."--New York Times. A highly personalized cookbook featuring 75 recipes and many anecdotes. 35 black-and-white photographs.

henry chung's hunan cooking

I have searched for a copy of this wonderful book for over 5 years and have recently found it,it is my most treasured of many cookbooks! I have been a customer of this wonderful actually fabulous restaurant in San Francisco for over 20 years, it just seems to be just as wonderful as before!This book has allowed me to duplicate my favorite hot and sour chicken many times over. what a shame it is out of print, Henry is very much alive and the place still a success. what a wonderful, simple and accurate book,hopefully this book will someday be back in print and I may share it with my friends.

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Chinese food will never be the same after trying this book

For those who love to eat or cook Chinese food, this book is a must-have. It details about 50 tasty recipes from Hunan province in China, and is totally authentic. The author has avoided "spicing down" recipes for American readers -- garlic, hot chiles and other Hunan staples are used boldly and creatively, and your taste buds will be crying out for more after trying these gems. In fact, my wife, who is herself Chinese, relies on Henry Chung's book more than the Chinese-language cookbooks she brought from Taiwan. It really is that good.

Henry is Magnificent

cheers, Henry, Cheers... From Marty's Special BBQ Pork, to the overstuffed steamed dumplings this book has it all including an amazing recepie for Velvet Chicken. A must purchase.

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Original

I've never eaten at the restaurant (but think I saw it when I visited San Fran years ago). The book is written in simple sturdy english. The recipes are authentic. Best of all, I like the fantastic fables and hearsay of not-so-old China (and personal anecdotes)as related by Chung. Enjoyable to read, even if you never intend to try out any of the recipes.

Yumm, Yumm

Having lived near his restaurant(s) in San Francisco for a decade, I was compelled to pick up this cookbook, now that I've moved away. In contrast to many restaurants that rely on MSG and rude service to attract customers, Henry's food was very spicy and very delicious.

Some of my favorites were the cold chicken sesame salad (surprisingly) and the Onion Cake appetizer. The chicken salad recipe is here and completely rocks, and the Onion cake is here also (really delicious, if you can tolerate wheat). Sadly missing was info on making his delicious "fish balls" dish. I'm currently trying to reverse-engineer this dish.

Icing on the cake... the occasional 1-2 page essays on marriage, death, Feng Shui, gender issues, etc., according to Hunan culture.

Well done, Henry (burp).

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