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mehsi's review
4.0
I received this book from Netgalley/publisher in exchange of an honest review.
I just couldn’t resist this book! I love cooking/baking + I love Asian food (well, at least the look of them as I haven’t the chance to eat many of them). So I just had to request this book!
In this book we get various sections and in each section we get some delicious recipes! From fluffy pancakes to curry bread to yummy drinks to desserts. There is something for everyone~ The recipes are well-written, clear to follow, good ingredients list on the side, pretty photography that you just want to lick because the food looks SO GOOD. I also loved the introductory texts before the recipe starts. Loved reading about family, about travelling, about friends, and feelings when eating things, but also how long it took the author to get it right. It just made it more personal and I love it when a cookbook/baking book does that.
The book made me quite hungry! So many good things. hears stomach rumble while writing the review Haha, even thinking about the book makes me hungry.
I am delighted that the author added grams + Celcius~ I am always a bit hesitant to read English cookbooks because often they put up cups and whatever else and Fahrenheit. We don’t use those here and really, I am just not in any mood to Google and find out what the right things are. So a big thank you for adding these to the book so I can just cook.
I haven’t tried out any of the recipes. I have no Asian supermarket/store near me, the nearest would be around 20 minutes with public transport and then another 10 minutes walking. Normally not that much of a problem, but with Corona… I am just not comfy with going in public transport, or visiting busy shopping streets. Maybe by the time this review goes up things will be fine, but for now, almost March, it is not. So yeah, without any stores near me that have rice flour, or miso, or mochi, just to name a few very important ingredients, I am not going to be able to make a lot of things. Plus, I also don’t have all the items at home (no steamer for instance).
Plus, like with any cookbook, I won’t be able to make all of them anyway. I am allergic to sesame and tofu/soy and nuts/peanuts, so quite a few recipes are off already. XD
But, I still had tons of fun reading this book and I definitely want to try out the recipes that I can eat. I need those fluffy pancakes in my life! I would recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I just couldn’t resist this book! I love cooking/baking + I love Asian food (well, at least the look of them as I haven’t the chance to eat many of them). So I just had to request this book!
In this book we get various sections and in each section we get some delicious recipes! From fluffy pancakes to curry bread to yummy drinks to desserts. There is something for everyone~ The recipes are well-written, clear to follow, good ingredients list on the side, pretty photography that you just want to lick because the food looks SO GOOD. I also loved the introductory texts before the recipe starts. Loved reading about family, about travelling, about friends, and feelings when eating things, but also how long it took the author to get it right. It just made it more personal and I love it when a cookbook/baking book does that.
The book made me quite hungry! So many good things. hears stomach rumble while writing the review Haha, even thinking about the book makes me hungry.
I am delighted that the author added grams + Celcius~ I am always a bit hesitant to read English cookbooks because often they put up cups and whatever else and Fahrenheit. We don’t use those here and really, I am just not in any mood to Google and find out what the right things are. So a big thank you for adding these to the book so I can just cook.
I haven’t tried out any of the recipes. I have no Asian supermarket/store near me, the nearest would be around 20 minutes with public transport and then another 10 minutes walking. Normally not that much of a problem, but with Corona… I am just not comfy with going in public transport, or visiting busy shopping streets. Maybe by the time this review goes up things will be fine, but for now, almost March, it is not. So yeah, without any stores near me that have rice flour, or miso, or mochi, just to name a few very important ingredients, I am not going to be able to make a lot of things. Plus, I also don’t have all the items at home (no steamer for instance).
Plus, like with any cookbook, I won’t be able to make all of them anyway. I am allergic to sesame and tofu/soy and nuts/peanuts, so quite a few recipes are off already. XD
But, I still had tons of fun reading this book and I definitely want to try out the recipes that I can eat. I need those fluffy pancakes in my life! I would recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
bookbrig's review
informative
medium-paced
2.75
Some interesting recipes and lovely photos, but there wasn't anything that jumped out at me as something I was dying to prepare.
lsparrow's review
5.0
cannot wait to get the hardcopy of this from the library. So many recipes that my family would love and some exciting ones to try.
emilieanderson's review
5.0
Modern Asian Baking at Home by Kat Lieu came onto my radar after I'd been following her on TikTok (@subtleasian.baking) for a while. She had shown a few options for the book cover and as soon as I saw the options I knew I NEEDED this book. (She also has hilarious and ruthless takedowns of people who say Asian baking looks gross. I will never forget "modly" bread.)
First of all, this doesn't feel like a cookbook as much as it feels like a friend teaching you their recipes. Each recipe has a short introduction and also includes a little blurb, tip/trick, or modification to the recipe. The recipes are all fairly short (efficient for page space!), and they don't require a whole lot of hard-to-find ingredients. I love the variety of recipes. There are familiar Asian classics like steamed buns, tanghulu, and (very very easy) mochi. There are also some trendier recipes like fluffy Japanese cheesecake, the cover-starring snow skin mooncakes, and my dim sum favorite egg custard tarts. And of course, there are plenty of SAB originals, the most exciting of which is the gochujang flourless chocolate cake (in my humble opinion).
The main highlight of the cookbook, to me, is that it enabled me to finally make a successful tangzhong milk bread after literal years of trying and failing! For that, this book is going to be a staple in my kitchen.
Thank you so very much to NetGalley, Kat Lieu, and Quarto Knows/Quarry Books for the advance electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available on June 28th, 2022.
First of all, this doesn't feel like a cookbook as much as it feels like a friend teaching you their recipes. Each recipe has a short introduction and also includes a little blurb, tip/trick, or modification to the recipe. The recipes are all fairly short (efficient for page space!), and they don't require a whole lot of hard-to-find ingredients. I love the variety of recipes. There are familiar Asian classics like steamed buns, tanghulu, and (very very easy) mochi. There are also some trendier recipes like fluffy Japanese cheesecake, the cover-starring snow skin mooncakes, and my dim sum favorite egg custard tarts. And of course, there are plenty of SAB originals, the most exciting of which is the gochujang flourless chocolate cake (in my humble opinion).
The main highlight of the cookbook, to me, is that it enabled me to finally make a successful tangzhong milk bread after literal years of trying and failing! For that, this book is going to be a staple in my kitchen.
Thank you so very much to NetGalley, Kat Lieu, and Quarto Knows/Quarry Books for the advance electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available on June 28th, 2022.
katrinaslibrary's review
5.0
Honestly haven’t been this excited about a recipe book in a long time and Modern Asian Baking at Home by Kat Lieu makes me so damn excited!
If you have seen Japanese Baking week on the Great British Bake Off, it’s a really pale imitation of the real deal. But this - this is the real deal!
Firstly, the photography in this book is gorgeous, and all the photos are stunning. The pastel hues of this book make me feel bright and cheerful.
I’d categorise the recipes into two types; both are equally delightful.
1. Cultural recipes from all over East and South East Asia with a funky twist, like moon cakes, milk bread, Korean egg bread, dorayaki, Taiwanese snowflake crisps,
2. Western-style desserts and baked treats with many ingredients commonly used in Asia for baking, like matcha, ube, pandan, anko, and black sesame.
Because I’m illiterate in my other native language, which has been a barrier to why I’ve never made any Asian baked goods until now. So I am so excited to have this book guide me through the recipes in a clear and friendly manner. I also enjoy the option to adapt recipes for Air fryers and different types of steamers. The explanations for the ingredients are the right balance between enough detail without being a whole chapter in themselves. I absolutely loved trying out the recipes from this book, although I opted for the simpler ones, I felt like the longer and more complex recipes would be equally easy to follow.
This would be a great addition to any keen cook’s bookshelves.
If you have seen Japanese Baking week on the Great British Bake Off, it’s a really pale imitation of the real deal. But this - this is the real deal!
Firstly, the photography in this book is gorgeous, and all the photos are stunning. The pastel hues of this book make me feel bright and cheerful.
I’d categorise the recipes into two types; both are equally delightful.
1. Cultural recipes from all over East and South East Asia with a funky twist, like moon cakes, milk bread, Korean egg bread, dorayaki, Taiwanese snowflake crisps,
2. Western-style desserts and baked treats with many ingredients commonly used in Asia for baking, like matcha, ube, pandan, anko, and black sesame.
Because I’m illiterate in my other native language, which has been a barrier to why I’ve never made any Asian baked goods until now. So I am so excited to have this book guide me through the recipes in a clear and friendly manner. I also enjoy the option to adapt recipes for Air fryers and different types of steamers. The explanations for the ingredients are the right balance between enough detail without being a whole chapter in themselves. I absolutely loved trying out the recipes from this book, although I opted for the simpler ones, I felt like the longer and more complex recipes would be equally easy to follow.
This would be a great addition to any keen cook’s bookshelves.
farfallo4ka's review
5.0
This book is amazing starting from a beautiful cover to a variety of different recipes. As an amateur in Asian (not only modern) cooking, I was thankful for explanation of different ingredients and techniques. Short but cute stories precedes each recipe, stunning and mouth watering pictures, the mention of other Subtile Asian Baking (SUB) cooks with their instagram nicknames and the list goes on and on. I believe the print version of this book would not only look great in the kitchen but would look astonishing on a coffee table.
sabrinaslivingliterature's review
5.0
Fantastic cook book, brilliant recipes and provides great alternatives for recipes which I love! The tips are useful and it’s great to see a dedicated guide to Asian baking, can’t wait to try all these recipes