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A review by kbrsuperstar
The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Over 200 Takeout Favorites to Make at Home by Kwoklyn Wan
2.75
Really wanted to like this one and I just didn't. For starters, this is a UK-centric Chinese cookbook so if you're looking for Chinese-American standards, you're out of luck. The "store cupboard essentials" list of ingredients is so brief that it's nearly useless - and then there are multiple ingredients that are not described in any way. For instance: one recipe calls for chilli bean sauce which I'm assuming is different from the fermented chilli bean paste used in other recipes but seeing as neither one is explained, who knows. Most recipes serve 2 but some serve 4.... why not make them all consistent? Finally (and I admit this is extremely petty) my dude, you're a 48yo grown ass adult man, in the year of 2022, putting the words "nom nom nom" into a book and no one stopped you? Seriously?