Henry Chung's Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook

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Summary: Henry is Magnificent
Review: cheers, Henry, Cheers... From Marty's Special BBQ Pork, to the overstuffed steamed dumplings this book has it all including an amazing recepie for Velvet Chicken. A must purchase.

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Summary: Chinese food will never be the same after trying this book
Review: For those who love to eat or cook Chinese food, this book is a must-have. It details about 50 tasty recipes from Hunan province in China, and is totally authentic. The author has avoided "spicing down" recipes for American readers -- garlic, hot chiles and other Hunan staples are used boldly and creatively, and your taste buds will be crying out for more after trying these gems. In fact, my wife, who is herself Chinese, relies on Henry Chung's book more than the Chinese-language cookbooks she brought from Taiwan. It really is that good.

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Summary: Henry is Magnificent
Review: For those who love to eat or cook Chinese food, this book is a must-have. It details about 50 tasty recipes from Hunan province in China, and is totally authentic. The author has avoided "spicing down" recipes for American readers -- garlic, hot chiles and other Hunan staples are used boldly and creatively, and your taste buds will be crying out for more after trying these gems. In fact, my wife, who is herself Chinese, relies on Henry Chung's book more than the Chinese-language cookbooks she brought from Taiwan. It really is that good.

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Summary: henry chung's hunan cooking
Review: I have searched for a copy of this wonderful book for over 5 years and have recently found it,it is my most treasured of many cookbooks! I have been a customer of this wonderful actually fabulous restaurant in San Francisco for over 20 years, it just seems to be just as wonderful as before!This book has allowed me to duplicate my favorite hot and sour chicken many times over. what a shame it is out of print, Henry is very much alive and the place still a success. what a wonderful, simple and accurate book,hopefully this book will someday be back in print and I may share it with my friends.

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Summary: Original
Review: I've never eaten at the restaurant (but think I saw it when I visited San Fran years ago). The book is written in simple sturdy english. The recipes are authentic. Best of all, I like the fantastic fables and hearsay of not-so-old China (and personal anecdotes)as related by Chung. Enjoyable to read, even if you never intend to try out any of the recipes.

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Summary: The Absolute Best Hunanese Cookbook -- Ever
Review: It is a shame that this cookbook is out of print. My copy (bought at the original Hunan in 1990) is sadly stained and dog-eared. I begged at my last visit (7/98) for another copy -- no luck, but they were kind enough to give me an even more aged brochure which includes just a few recipes, but it does have the recipe for their wonderful hot chile sauce (not included in the book). As for me, I'm headed on my first visit to China next week. Don't think I'll find another copy of Henry's great book, but I might find the source of his inspiration.

By the way, the restaurant now serves a "more reasonably low fat" version of Double-Cooked pork. My advice is to go back to the original recipe, with the flour drenching and wok-frying -- it is a knockout you will always remember (pork fat rules!)