Customer Reviews
must-have chinese cookbook - By: hypercat, 08 Aug 2008 
Its a reliable indication a cookbooks value & usefulness if its encrusted with splashes & looks as if it has been marinatedin soy sauce. My copy of China Modern is rapidly approaching health hazard status. Its up there with my (rather older) Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery & that's praise indeed. If you only bought one chinese cookery book this would be a good one to pick. Indeed the kung pao chicken recipe alone more than repays the cost. My partner now claims this as his signature dish & is only too happy to rush to the kitchen to prepare it. Ching-he's food stands out because it tends to be punchier & more flavoursome than many a standard chinese recipe. Her recipes are accessible & designed to fitin with a modern busy lifestyle & don't require a cupboard full of ingredients. Her enthusiasm & clear instruction style encourage you to to try new recipes. Once you've tried her versions of takeaway food, those sauces & jars from the chinese supermarket (used by many a takeaway) will seem too gloppy & cloying. Allin all, currently one of my favourite cook books.
Simple and Tasty - By: C. Wright, 30 May 2008 
My partner loves this book & like the other reviewers she has tried many of her recipes from her series. You are not asked to buy lots of obscure ingredients that cost a fortune. The great thing about it too is that the food is very healthy. my partner has lost weight eating more asian food. The flavours are great & it is very easy to follow. Can't say fairer than that.
What a treat - By: Angela Cohen, 19 Feb 2008 I bought this book after seeing Ching on UKTV cooking the chili prawns & chicken peanut saladin a matter of minutes. And yes, it is that easy. Some of the recipesin this book take a bit more work, but many are really quick & simple to prepare. And every one I've tried so far (8 or 9) have been absolutely delicious. Sometimes it's hard to believe that so few ingredients can go into something that tastes so good. To date, I've stuck to the more traditional(ish) Chinese food, but I'm itching to start exploring her Chinese-Asian & Chinese-Western fusions. Inspiring & worth every penny.
" must buy" - By: Minxx, 04 Jan 2007 I have now made at least 6/7 of the dishes from this book. I havein excess of 200 recipe books & this is by far the best chinese cookery book I have ever had. Every recipe I have tried has worked & tasted amazing. The recipes are simple & very easy to follow with the most impressive results!I have previously downloaded recipes from the internet & am very happy to have them all togetherin Ching's amazing book.
Great simple recipes; poorly illustrated book. - By: Mr. S. E. Davies, 27 Oct 2006 Great recipes, great chef, unfortunatly though I dont know how the book got past the publishers/editors with so few pictures of the actual dishes. You just cant get any idea of what the finished dishes are supposed to look like, even for dishes that without a visual frame of reference my end up not as intended (eg nutty chicken.)Plenty of pages have room for photos but just have empty space beneath them.
other than this problem, its a great book & shouldnt put people off buying it.
