A Cook's Guide to Chinese Vegetables (Odyssey) (Odyssey Guides)

by Martha Dahlen

With many full-color illustrations and brilliant recipes, this marvelous book is now available again. Formerly known as A Guide to Chinese Market Vegetables, this invaluable book gives you all you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622174183
• ISBN13: 9789622174184
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for Cooks and the Merely Inquisitive

This is a well-researched book on a (for the non-Chinese and even for the non-Cantonese) somewhat esoteric and, perhaps, daunting subject, and the author is meticulous in giving details about each kind of vegetable. It is informative and clearly written. She is obviously familiar with the noisy, at times chaotic, but oh-so-fresh "wet" markets and home cooking situations in Hong Kong. She is able to bridge the gap between Cantonese-Chinese and American cultural sensibilities towards food and nutrition, making Chinese thinking on these topics more understable. The drawings are lovingly rendered, enhancing the usefulness and appeal of this book.

Excellent Resource for Chinese Vegetable Gardeners

This is an easy to read with information and instructions on use, appearance, when to plant, and how to plant Chinese greens, beans, melons, cabbages, herbs, peas, and even water plants.If you're interested in growing Chinese vegetables, this is a great one for the library. Also includes English and Chinese names, planting table, and instructions for container gardening.

nicely done book, useful shopping guide

This is a good book--nice color illustrations of Chinese vegetables, descriptions of both common and uncommon varieties, Chinese characters and latin names added. Simple recipes I found to be not that useful, having many cookbooks, but novice Chinese cooks may find them appealing.