Far Eastern Cookery

by Madhur Jaffrey

Based on Madhur Jaffrey's PBS television series, this large, color-illustrated book includes 180 recipes and introduces the distinctive tastes of eight Far Eastern cuisines. 45 color photos.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Asia, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Madhur Jaffrey CBE is an Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking, which was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2006.

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb book for people who want to learn to cook authentic dishes using real ingredients. The section in the back, which has pages and pages of pictures of ingredients is invaluable. The first time I embarked on these foods I took the book to an Asian grocery in a city 20 miles away where no one spoke English, and I was able to identify what I needed. That was over 30 years ago when it was VERY difficult to get things like lemon grass, which is now in every supermarket. The recipes remain delicious and the photos useful today. I consider this an absolute basic and a classic.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up on this cookbook. I turn to it rarely, but always with great success. I am not a super complex cook, so I have to be careful to look at the recipe and make sure I have everything I need in the morning so I can pick up any of the more exotic stuff during the day, but it is always well worth it.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains one of my favorite recipes: orange-flavored stir-fried chicken. Yum!

[Saleris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was bought because of watching the series of the title. It's well written and the recipes (as expected) are yummy.

[Tim Hagerty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recipes from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other Far East countries.