573882 Thu Nov 20 10:35:45 -0800 2008 6 31 Home Cooking 0 4189325 My SO is getting a nice wok for Christmas. Can anybody please recommend a great Asian cookbook to go along with the wok? TIA Thu Nov 20 10:35:45 -0800 2008 70075 tochipotle 1 4189350 I'm a big fan of: Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid, Hot Sour Salty Sweet http://www.chowhound.com/topics/366679 It has the added benefit of having dishes from a number of countries, so that you're not limited to Chinese or Vietnamese, for example. Thu Nov 20 10:42:55 -0800 2008 4189325 10985 MMRuth 2 4189381 Looks absolutely perfect - thank you so much. Thu Nov 20 10:55:06 -0800 2008 4189350 70075 tochipotle 2 4189520 ditto - recipes are relatively unintimidating as well as good. Thu Nov 20 11:39:15 -0800 2008 4189350 11130 jen kalb 1 4190819 i'd highly recommend charmaine solomon's "the complete asian cookbook." http://www99.epinions.com/review/The_Complete_Asian_Cookbook_by_Charmaine_Solomon/content_155368066692 Thu Nov 20 20:53:06 -0800 2008 4189325 105717 alkapal 2 4191206 I second the recommendation for Solomon's book. This is a monster of a book, spanning most all the asian cuisines. It's an excellent survey, with a good basic recipe selection for each cuisine as well as some more unusual recipes, all that I've tried I've had good results with. For example, we fell in love with murtaba at the night markets in Malaysia, and stumbled across a recipe for murtaba in Charmiane's book. Fri Nov 21 05:44:18 -0800 2008 4190819 139725 janniecooks 3 4192482 Another good one is "Essentials of Asian Cuisine" by Corinne Trang. It covers China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. Fri Nov 21 13:15:38 -0800 2008 4191206 187605 polecat2663