The Bottom Line: Exotic, hard-to-find ingredients make the recipes complicated. Too much unnecessary information took up space. Barbecue techniques handy, though.
robbiehaf's Full Review: Steven Raichlen - The Barbecue! Bible
I love to cook and collect recipes. I even have a personal web site with thousands of recipes to share. But like anyone, I enjoy trying new things and there's always something to be learned. I received this book as a gift from a family member that knows me well. At first, I was thrilled. Then, I sat down to look at it.
The first thing I noticed is there is a plethora of information in the book about the origin and history of the recipes. Yeah, that's neat, but I want recipes. Too much junk to get through just to find a recipe.
Secondly, the recipes therein were a little "out there". They called for ingredients like marrow (yes, bone marrow), mung beans, Tamaring water, apple-bananas, and ketjap mantis. Where do you find these things?! I enjoy cooking, but not hunting down exotic ingredients.
Honestly, the only thing I use the book for is the instructions on different methods of grilling, barbecuing, etc. Very helpful.
As I said, I have a web site with hundreds of recipes. The ones that get the most hits are the simple, familiar ones. I guess I'm a simple gal, too. These were just too extraordinary for me.
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