Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food: Deliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens, Tofu, and Other Plant-Based Ingredients
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Summary
A vegetarian follow-up to the popular Chinese Soul Food cookbook that includes 75 plant-based comfort food recipes you can make at home。
Chinese Soul Food drew cooks into the kitchen with the assurance they could make this cuisine at home。 Though a popular cuisine across North America， Chinese food can be a little intimidating。 But author Hsiao-Ching Chou's friendly and accessible recipes work for everyone， including average home cooks。 In this new collection， you'll find vegetarian recipes for stir-fries， rice and noodle dishes， soups， braises， and pickles。 Of course， the book wouldn't be complete without vegetarian versions of Chou's famously delicious dumplings， including soup dumplings and shu mai， as well as other dim sum delights。 Separate chapters feature egg and tofu recipes。 From Cauliflower with Spiced Shallot Oil to Kung Pao Tofu Puffs， and from Hot and Sour Soup to Ma Po Tofu to Steamed Egg Custard， these recipes will satisfy your every craving for classic Chinese comfort food--and all without meat。
You will also find helpful information including essential equipment， core pantry ingredients （with acceptable substitutions）， ways to season and maintain a wok， and other practical tips that make this an approachable cookbook。 Home cooks are gently guided toward becoming comfortable cooking satisfying Chinese meals。 Whether you're a vegetarian or simply reducing the amount of meat in your daily diet， these foolproof recipes are made to be cooked any night of the week。 As the author likes to say， any kitchen can be a Chinese kitchen！
Chinese Soul Food drew cooks into the kitchen with the assurance they could make this cuisine at home。 Though a popular cuisine across North America， Chinese food can be a little intimidating。 But author Hsiao-Ching Chou's friendly and accessible recipes work for everyone， including average home cooks。 In this new collection， you'll find vegetarian recipes for stir-fries， rice and noodle dishes， soups， braises， and pickles。 Of course， the book wouldn't be complete without vegetarian versions of Chou's famously delicious dumplings， including soup dumplings and shu mai， as well as other dim sum delights。 Separate chapters feature egg and tofu recipes。 From Cauliflower with Spiced Shallot Oil to Kung Pao Tofu Puffs， and from Hot and Sour Soup to Ma Po Tofu to Steamed Egg Custard， these recipes will satisfy your every craving for classic Chinese comfort food--and all without meat。
You will also find helpful information including essential equipment， core pantry ingredients （with acceptable substitutions）， ways to season and maintain a wok， and other practical tips that make this an approachable cookbook。 Home cooks are gently guided toward becoming comfortable cooking satisfying Chinese meals。 Whether you're a vegetarian or simply reducing the amount of meat in your daily diet， these foolproof recipes are made to be cooked any night of the week。 As the author likes to say， any kitchen can be a Chinese kitchen！
Reviews
Ashani
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In between the pages are a beautifully narrated hearty vegetarian recipes。
Kristin
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I fell in love with the cookbook Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food。 It's divided into sections such as dumplings， stir-fries， steamed dishes and so on and it had several recipes I'd love to try。 One of them being Fried Brown Rice With Oyster Mushrooms and Greens。 I fell in love with the cookbook Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food。 It's divided into sections such as dumplings， stir-fries， steamed dishes and so on and it had several recipes I'd love to try。 One of them being Fried Brown Rice With Oyster Mushrooms and Greens。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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This is a beautifully photographed and put-together cookbook and I found many meals I am excited to try。 However， many of the recipes within require specific tools， rare ingredients （unless you can find them at your local H Mart/Ranch 99/etc。）， and a good amount of time， so keep that in mind if you choose to check this book out。
Boiling
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A great book for understanding some basic ideas of Chinese vegetarian cooking。
Sara Hill
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Overall， I enjoyed Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food by Hsiao-Ching Chou。 I love vegetarian recipes， as I do not like touching meat So that got my attention right away。 I found the intro very long。 I think most of it was necessary if you are new to this type of cooking， but it is very long。 I think in a physical book it would be easier to pick and choose what to read。 On an eReader it is much harder。 I thought the recipes were interesting。 Some ingredients I can find more easily than others， which wi Overall， I enjoyed Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food by Hsiao-Ching Chou。 I love vegetarian recipes， as I do not like touching meat So that got my attention right away。 I found the intro very long。 I think most of it was necessary if you are new to this type of cooking， but it is very long。 I think in a physical book it would be easier to pick and choose what to read。 On an eReader it is much harder。 I thought the recipes were interesting。 Some ingredients I can find more easily than others， which will alter how much of this book I would use。 I wish there had been more suggestions for dumpling fillings。 Overall， a nice variety of options。 I do not think I would buy this book， but I have already submitted a recommendation request for my library to purchase it， as I think it would be great in their collection。 I received an eARC from Sasquatch Books through NetGalley。 All opinions are 100% my own。 。。。more
Angie Kennedy
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This book is lovely！ I love the author's writing style。。。directions are clear， explanations about ingredients and possible substitutions are well written and she weaves in stories about the family and cultural significance of the recipes in a way that's very engaging。 I wanted to eat a lot of these dishes！ This book is lovely！ I love the author's writing style。。。directions are clear， explanations about ingredients and possible substitutions are well written and she weaves in stories about the family and cultural significance of the recipes in a way that's very engaging。 I wanted to eat a lot of these dishes！ 。。。more
Alison
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This looks like a great cookbook。 It includes lots of background information in the first couple of chapters， and the recipes look interesting。 Nothing appealed to me at the moment， but that’s more to do with my mindset right now。
Leilanie M。
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Super thankful for the advanced copy to review and provide feedback on it for others。 I absolutely loved this book！ I am now making plans to buy a wok。 I am so thankful for the author's tips and suggestions on how to find the perfect one。 The author was knowledgeable， realistic， and shared a bit of her culture with us。 The photos were visually appealing and her instructions were easy to follow。 I have a few recipes in mind to recreate。 I found the reading experience inspirational。 It renewed how Super thankful for the advanced copy to review and provide feedback on it for others。 I absolutely loved this book！ I am now making plans to buy a wok。 I am so thankful for the author's tips and suggestions on how to find the perfect one。 The author was knowledgeable， realistic， and shared a bit of her culture with us。 The photos were visually appealing and her instructions were easy to follow。 I have a few recipes in mind to recreate。 I found the reading experience inspirational。 It renewed how I think of the veggies in my fridge and beyond。 This book is an ideal gift to a plant-based friend。 Happy reading！ 。。。more
Sharon
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The Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Cookbook is completely inspiring， as the author does a good job of combining flavors and textures in a way that eaters will not even realize the meat is missing。 The cookbook starts out with a good introduction， describing important ingredients， techniques， and equipment that is necessary for success。 As the cookbook segues into the recipe sections， the one thing that is missing from the introduction is descriptions and pictures of the ingredients that may be unf The Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Cookbook is completely inspiring， as the author does a good job of combining flavors and textures in a way that eaters will not even realize the meat is missing。 The cookbook starts out with a good introduction， describing important ingredients， techniques， and equipment that is necessary for success。 As the cookbook segues into the recipe sections， the one thing that is missing from the introduction is descriptions and pictures of the ingredients that may be unfamiliar。 It would be helpful to be able to see what a lily bud looks like， for instance。The recipes are divided into the following sections， with some of the standout dishes。Dumplings: Classic and Gluten-Free Dumpling Dough， as well as a great dipping sauceDim Sum and Small Bites: Spring Rolls; Steamed Vegetable BaoSoups and Braises: Hot and Sour Soup with Dried Lily Buds; Rice Cake Soup with Veg; Sweet Corn SoupStir-Fries: Wok-Seared Edamame and Corn; Lucky 8 Stir-FrySteamed Dishes: Simply Steamed Baby Bok Choy; Gai Lan with Sesame SauceRice and Noodles: Simple Vegetable Fried Rice; Rice Vermicelli with VegetablesTofu: Meatless Ma Po Tofu; Seared Tofu with Baby Bok ChoyEggs: Zucchini Egg Crepe; Homestyle Egg Fu-YungSalads and Pickles: Chili Radish in Soy Sauce; Chinese Cabbage SlawOverall， this cookbook has several dishes that are both easy to make and very flavorful。 There are not photos for every dish， but the author has some good technique based photos that are extremely helpful。 I would definitely recommend the Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Cookbook to those who want to try something new。Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy of Vegetarian Chinese Soul FoodDeliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens， Tofu， and Other Plant-Based Ingredients by NetGalley and the publisher， Sasquatch Books。 The choice to review this cookbook was my own。 。。。more
Rebecca Reviews
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Hsiao-Ching Chou’s Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is a comprehensive and delicious collection of plant-based Chinese recipes。 I love the wonderful full-colour pictures as well as the very thorough introduction which covers everything you need to know about Chinese cooking and more！ This book is perfect for vegetarians and Chinese food fans。 It is also a treat for those of us who want to incorporate more vegetables in our diets。 The book begins with an informative introduction and a super helpful c Hsiao-Ching Chou’s Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is a comprehensive and delicious collection of plant-based Chinese recipes。 I love the wonderful full-colour pictures as well as the very thorough introduction which covers everything you need to know about Chinese cooking and more！ This book is perfect for vegetarians and Chinese food fans。 It is also a treat for those of us who want to incorporate more vegetables in our diets。 The book begins with an informative introduction and a super helpful chapter on key ingredients， equipment， and techniques to help you prepare for whipping up vegetarian Chinese goodies。 Chou takes us through important tools like canning jars and steamers。 We also learn about core pantry ingredients。 Items include the usual suspects like hoisin sauce and rice wine to more interesting fare like dried lily flowers and tofu puffs。 There’s even a little section on soy sauce—I never thought of soy sauce in such detail before and I will never see it the same way again！ I loved learning little titbits of cultural information like chopstick etiquette and about the Lunar New Year （Chou even includes a sample menu！）。 She teaches us about ingredient soaking times （red beans and mung beans soak overnight but dried kelp only needs 30 minutes） as well as tips on combining ingredients and flavours。 The rest of the book features chapters on Dumplings; Dim Sum and Small Bites; Soups and Braises; Stir-Fries; Steamed Dishes; Rice and Noodles; Tofu; Eggs; and Salads and Pickles。 I loved learning how to make classic dumpling dough as well as popular staples like Spring Rolls， Vegetarian Wonton Soup， and Flaky Ribbon Pancakes。 There are recipes for classic favourites like Sweet Corn Soup， Mu Shu Vegetables， Seaweed Salad， and Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf。 There are also other dishes like Red Bean Soup， Shao Bing （sesame flatbread）， and Garlic Yam Leaf。Chou’s writing is clear， informative， and detailed。 However， it is a bit dry。 I enjoyed the little anecdotes and would’ve liked more。 The recipes are clear and easy-to-follow。 I like that each one begins with tips， or trivia。 The recipes are approachable for all levels of cooks with a wide variety of simple and complicated dishes。 I also like that there are suggestions for including meat and seafood。 Although there aren’t pictures for every single recipe， I didn’t mind because the book is still filled with many bright full-colour pictures。 I also like that there are detailed pictures of the dumpling making process as well as the various ingredients and tools。 However， I do wish the pictures were labelled。 Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is a great， comprehensive， and yummy cookbook。 It will be a wonderful addition to any cook’s collection。 Thank you to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for this book in exchange for an honest review。 🥢🥢🥢🥢 ½ out of 5 chopsticks！ 。。。more
Z
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I absolutely recommend this if the intersection of niche cooking interests sounds like what you’re looking for。Bonus points for a gluten-free dumpling skin recipe！Read my full review here。 I absolutely recommend this if the intersection of niche cooking interests sounds like what you’re looking for。Bonus points for a gluten-free dumpling skin recipe！Read my full review here。 。。。more
Marie Raymond
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--Not for Vegetarians Only！！！--I viewed an advanced review copy from the publisher through NetGalley， and here are my thoughts。First of all， even though this book has the word "Vegetarian" in it， it is not like one of the many cookbooks being published these days that tout the superiority of a plant-based diet。 Instead， as the author points out， because of the long tradition of Buddhism in China， vegetarian dishes have been around for eons。 She is an expert on Chinese food， a non-vegetarian， who --Not for Vegetarians Only！！！--I viewed an advanced review copy from the publisher through NetGalley， and here are my thoughts。First of all， even though this book has the word "Vegetarian" in it， it is not like one of the many cookbooks being published these days that tout the superiority of a plant-based diet。 Instead， as the author points out， because of the long tradition of Buddhism in China， vegetarian dishes have been around for eons。 She is an expert on Chinese food， a non-vegetarian， who has created a book that tells us Chinese food lovers how to replicate some of the yummiest common Chinese dishes， which happen to be vegetarian in nature。 The author， Hsiao-Ching Chou， is a teacher of Chinese cooking， which means that I was totally blown away by all the details she gives about how to buy and prepare these dishes。 Because she has taught， I'm guessing， a wide spectrum of people， she knows exactly what questions or difficulties beginners might have when trying to cook Chinese food。 The kind of clear instructions she gives I have yet to see in any other cookbook， to be honest。 But not only is she is stickler for details， the way she writes INVITES you to join in the preparation of foods that might be new to you， and seems to answer any question before you can even think of it。Note this book is not about needing the most exclusive or hard-to-find Chinese ingredients。 Probably your Wholefoods or equivalent type store has most/many of these ingredients。 Certainly if you live in a metropolitan area with an Asian supermarket， you are set as far as ingredients go。There are recipes for:DumplingsDim SumSoups and BraisesStir-FriesSteamed DishesRice and NoodlesTofuEggsSalads and PicklesThe book has excellent original photographs of the dishes as well as those preparation steps that might need extra illustration （folding dumplings， for example）。 In addition， there is a short section on how you might add meat or seafood to the dishes， if you are not strictly vegetarian。 Indeed， even though the title will likely attract many who are vegetarians， I would like to stress that this is foremost an excellent CHINESE FOOD COOKBOOK， in which vegetables are the highlight。 I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone that loves Chinese food， period。Also， I love that the author has included a "taste test" of the different soy sauce brands available in North America。 Indeed， as she points out， no one would only ever drink one kind of wine， so why limit yourself to only one type of soy sauce。 Each brand or type has it's own special nuances， so if you know a Chinese food aficionado， this soy sauce comparison table alone makes it worth the price of the book！Lastly， the book is beautifully designed， so it's a pleasure to read， and when I get a hard copy， I'll be able to hold it in my hands and dream about my next meal。Right now， it's my favorite Chinese Cookbook， the one I'd recommend for someone looking to buy for themselves or as a gift。 Because the instructions， details， insights， photographs and design are outstanding。 。。。more
Cathy Geha
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Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food by Hsiao-Ching ChouDeliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens， Tofu， and Other Plant-Based IngredientsThis cookbook appealed to me because I am moving toward a plant based whole foods way of eating that leans more and more often to vegan fare。 These are my thoughts after looking through this cookbook: What I liked: * The photographs were gorgeous* Ingredients， techniques and equipment were listed and explained well* There were charts with interesting information to refer Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food by Hsiao-Ching ChouDeliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens， Tofu， and Other Plant-Based IngredientsThis cookbook appealed to me because I am moving toward a plant based whole foods way of eating that leans more and more often to vegan fare。 These are my thoughts after looking through this cookbook: What I liked: * The photographs were gorgeous* Ingredients， techniques and equipment were listed and explained well* There were charts with interesting information to refer to （soaking dry ingredients & soy sauce comparison）* Recipes were easy to read and follow…I think* The chapters included: dumplings （beautiful）， dim sum and small bites， soups and braises， stir-fries， steamed dishes， rice and noodles， tofu （intrigued me）， eggs， salad and pickles* being able to mentally “taste” the dishes as I read* The sweet and sour sauce recipe is one I could easily make at home* The information about all of the vegetables Downside for me: * Living where I do in the Middle East during this pandemic…I won’t be able to buy many of the items necessary to make the recipes* I believe that some of these recipes， like the dumplings， would be easier to make in with someone skilled to assist* I would have liked to have labels on the photo pages indicating what the vegetables and cooking items wereDid I enjoy this book？ Yes， it was interestingWould I be likely to buy it？ Probably not where I live now since I can’t find many of the essential ingredients。Thank you to NetGalley and SasquatchBooks for the ARC – This is my honest review4 Stars 。。。more
Milou
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This book looks very promising。 Because the ebook version I got really messed up the formatting it was impossible for me to actually use it， which makes it a bit tricky to review。 The recipes are simple to follow， and the ones with more tricky steps have got plenty of pictures showing you what to do。 I would have liked to have more finished product pictures in it though。The author takes his time to explain the typical Chinese ingredients you will need， where to get them， and what to replace them This book looks very promising。 Because the ebook version I got really messed up the formatting it was impossible for me to actually use it， which makes it a bit tricky to review。 The recipes are simple to follow， and the ones with more tricky steps have got plenty of pictures showing you what to do。 I would have liked to have more finished product pictures in it though。The author takes his time to explain the typical Chinese ingredients you will need， where to get them， and what to replace them with if you cannot find them。 She also gives a lot of suggestions on which recipes to combine with each other， making it a nice and flexible book to work with。This is also a very nice book to look into if （like me） you are vegan。 There are some recipes with eggs in them， but in most cases you can just leave them out。This is a great book to make more traditional Chinese food more accessible for us western home cooks。 。。。more
Teri
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I love the guidance given at the beginning of the book regarding tools and ingredients。 I have not ventured forth to make anything yet so I cannot give an opinion of the veracity of directions for recipes。 I won’t lie， I am daunted to make most of these recipes。 Thanks to NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review。
Sonia Williams
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I regularly cook Chinese food and was excited to see a book of vegetarian recipes， perfect for these more plant based times。 The book is well structured and there are veggie options of old favorites such as wonton， congee， sticky rice and noodle dishes。 I loved the Sichuan salt and pepper tofu a great alternative to a meat based dish。There are also some great notes embedded in the books - the one covering desserts and wine was enlightening， however the section for An Ode to Soy Sauce was excelle I regularly cook Chinese food and was excited to see a book of vegetarian recipes， perfect for these more plant based times。 The book is well structured and there are veggie options of old favorites such as wonton， congee， sticky rice and noodle dishes。 I loved the Sichuan salt and pepper tofu a great alternative to a meat based dish。There are also some great notes embedded in the books - the one covering desserts and wine was enlightening， however the section for An Ode to Soy Sauce was excellent， with tasting notes for a variety of soy sauce brands。 Genius。Recommended and my thanks to Netgalley and Sasquatch books for access to the ARC。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is a plant based tutorial and recipe guide for vegetarian Chinese dishes curated and developed by Hsiao-Ching Chou。 Due out 19th Jan 2021 from Sasquatch Books， it's 272 pages （print edition） and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a graphically appealing， well written， and accessible cookbook with an array of vegetarian recipes to appeal to most tastes。 I really liked the layout and formatting Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is a plant based tutorial and recipe guide for vegetarian Chinese dishes curated and developed by Hsiao-Ching Chou。 Due out 19th Jan 2021 from Sasquatch Books， it's 272 pages （print edition） and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a graphically appealing， well written， and accessible cookbook with an array of vegetarian recipes to appeal to most tastes。 I really liked the layout and formatting of this cookbook。 The introduction covers the basics， with a good overview of tools， ingredients， techniques， and supplies （which might not be familiar to many western cooks）。 The recipes which follow are arranged roughly thematically: dumplings （the author is a -virtuoso-）， dim sum & small bites， soups & braises， stir-fry， steamed dishes， rice and noodles， tofu， eggs， and salads and pickles。 There are a number of gluten-free recipes included （including pot sticker dough！）， and these are clearly delineated。 As the "egg" recipe section implies， not all the recipes are vegan-compliant。 There are some lacto-ovo vegetarian recipes， but they too are clearly labeled。 Many of them could be adjusted to become vegan friendly。 Each recipe has its ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar。 Measurements are given in US standard only。 （There's a metric conversion chart in the back of the book）。 Special tools and ingredients are also listed， along with yields and cooking directions。 The ingredients are mostly easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery or international foods store。 Nutritional information is not provided。The recipes and tutorials are well photographed in color。 The serving suggestions are very well styled and give visual cooks information about presentation and serving （especially important for cooks who are not familiar with Asian dishes）。 Essential info， alerts， facts， tips & answers are highlighted in text boxes。 The final release version of the book will include an index。The author's gentle encouragement and wit shine through in the tutorial texts。 I am convinced she'd be a really gifted teacher and it would be a lot of fun （and enriching） to be able to take a cooking workshop from her。 Five stars。 There are a large number of really tasty recipes here。 We've tried a number of them at home and they've all been tasty and error free。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Chantal
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A great clean book with great vegetable recipes。 Loved how everything was explained， wished there would have been way more pictures。 Overall a great book for cooking great chinese recipes。 A great clean book with great vegetable recipes。 Loved how everything was explained， wished there would have been way more pictures。 Overall a great book for cooking great chinese recipes。 。。。more
Annanya
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𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀， 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝘂， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘂This book had so many recipes！！ The recipes mix so many different vegetables creating unique flavours。 This book will be my best reference for chinese cooking。 The book also explains different noodles used in the cooking， the maintenance of wok that will be used in the cooking and so many other details that will help any one to cook。 I did try a few recipes after i got 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀， 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝘂， 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗼-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘂This book had so many recipes！！ The recipes mix so many different vegetables creating unique flavours。 This book will be my best reference for chinese cooking。 The book also explains different noodles used in the cooking， the maintenance of wok that will be used in the cooking and so many other details that will help any one to cook。 I did try a few recipes after i got the book and can confirm it tastes yummyThe book is for vegetarians， vegans， eggaterians。 There is also an explanation how to include meat in the recipes if you want to！Thank you publishers and netgalley for my copy！ 。。。more
Diane
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This is an excellent guide for anyone wanting to approach true Chinese cooking at home。 The book is beautifully laid out allowing both the informed and uninitiated use the book with ease。 I used to test recipes as a home cook for a national food magazine prior to publication。 I know where pitfalls can happen with recipes。， These are flawless。 Ingredients are photographed and described to inform the used of the best way to select and use the product as well as what to anticipate of it's inclusion This is an excellent guide for anyone wanting to approach true Chinese cooking at home。 The book is beautifully laid out allowing both the informed and uninitiated use the book with ease。 I used to test recipes as a home cook for a national food magazine prior to publication。 I know where pitfalls can happen with recipes。， These are flawless。 Ingredients are photographed and described to inform the used of the best way to select and use the product as well as what to anticipate of it's inclusion in each dish。 Instructions are clear and concise and never intimidating。 The dishes are lovely and will make both vegetarians and as well as meat eaters happy and satisfied。 All cookbooks should be this well out。 It is a vision for the eyes and a true sensation for the mouth！My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Sunni C。 | vanreads
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Hsiao-Ching Chou's first cookbook， Chinese Soul Food， will always be my favorite cookbook to refer to， and Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is no different。 It's perfect as a standalone cookbook， and as a pair to Chinese Soul Food。 This cookbook is a uniquely Chinese American cookbook。 It covers a lot of recipes that tend to be home food for Chinese families， and it also encompasses Chinese chop suey style foods。 Chou also knows the American food landscape， and will offer suggestions on where to get Hsiao-Ching Chou's first cookbook， Chinese Soul Food， will always be my favorite cookbook to refer to， and Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is no different。 It's perfect as a standalone cookbook， and as a pair to Chinese Soul Food。 This cookbook is a uniquely Chinese American cookbook。 It covers a lot of recipes that tend to be home food for Chinese families， and it also encompasses Chinese chop suey style foods。 Chou also knows the American food landscape， and will offer suggestions on where to get ingredients， and what American alternatives can be substituted when the Chinese version is unavailable。 I love this， because it is reminiscent of what I ate growing up。 In a similar vein， it's a very flexible cookbook。 Chow offers examples of different food pairings and a whole page that describes how to mix and match different flavors and veggies so that you can modify the recipes to fit your own needs and taste buds。 I love this because it take the pressure off from feeling like you have to cook the exact recipe she offers。 Instead， it feels like Chou is a beloved family member that is showing you the way of Chinese home cooking， which like all home cooking， is often a hodge podge of different available ingredients。 You just get to learn how a Chinese person would mix and match ingredients to make Chinese style dishes。 The reason this is vegetarian is because some of the recipes have eggs in it。 You can easily still use this recipe book as a vegan by omitting eggs， using egg substitutes， or just cooking the dishes that don't include eggs （there's a lot that don't have eggs in them！）。 Anyways， as a Chinese American， this book has my stamp of approval！ I love it so much。 There were so many different dishes I ate growing up that I have no idea how to cook， and Chou has solved that problem for me。 I'm also not a chef， so this is easy enough to follow for the non-chef like me。 She explains how to clean and prep all the different veggies in here， so there's really nothing she leaves out。 P。S。 I did try some of the recipes before I wrote this review， and I can confirm it tastes amazing！Thank you to Sasquatch Books who sent this eARC to me and granted my NetGalley wish。 I really need to get a physical copy of this book when it comes out！ 。。。more
Alfi
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I think there should be more books like this one。 2 years ago I went to China and Taiwan for a few months， it is difficult to find a vegetarian restaurant。 Also because my chinese is very limited。 I love chinese food。 My favorite breakfast is the soymilk with the rice porridge and fried dough。 Very typical chinese breakfast。 This book covers that recipe as well！There are some recipes I haven't try， and I'm curious to try them out。 Though the meat-replacement from this book mostly using many kind I think there should be more books like this one。 2 years ago I went to China and Taiwan for a few months， it is difficult to find a vegetarian restaurant。 Also because my chinese is very limited。 I love chinese food。 My favorite breakfast is the soymilk with the rice porridge and fried dough。 Very typical chinese breakfast。 This book covers that recipe as well！There are some recipes I haven't try， and I'm curious to try them out。 Though the meat-replacement from this book mostly using many kinds of mushrooms。 I was expecting more than that。 Anyway， besides mushrooms， they have a few protein options too in this book， such as tofu。 The author emphasizes how important to use many kinds of soy sauce。 Every soy sauce has different effects。 She has the cheatsheet for that。 Good to know。 Also， the pictures are mouth-watering。 So， I would recommend this book to those who love Chinese foods。 Because it can be as tasty as with meat。 。。。more
Laceys Little Library
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I thought this book had a lot of drool worthy recipes。 However， I found a lot of them to be on the complicated side。 A lot of the ingredients would not be something you could pick up at your standard grocery store， That being said， I still think the "advanced" vegetarian would enjoy the recipes in this cookbook。 Thank you Netgalley for the chance to review this book。 I thought this book had a lot of drool worthy recipes。 However， I found a lot of them to be on the complicated side。 A lot of the ingredients would not be something you could pick up at your standard grocery store， That being said， I still think the "advanced" vegetarian would enjoy the recipes in this cookbook。 Thank you Netgalley for the chance to review this book。 。。。more
Danielle
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Read this review and more on my blog。I received a free copy of Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion。I love food。 Ever since New Zealand went into Level 4 lockdown in March of this year， I have been trying to expand my own cookbook。 I have been experimenting with multiple different cultures cuisines， to varying degrees of success。 One that I seem to have gotten the hang of is Chinese。 While most people are content to only occasionally have Chinese， I h Read this review and more on my blog。I received a free copy of Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion。I love food。 Ever since New Zealand went into Level 4 lockdown in March of this year， I have been trying to expand my own cookbook。 I have been experimenting with multiple different cultures cuisines， to varying degrees of success。 One that I seem to have gotten the hang of is Chinese。 While most people are content to only occasionally have Chinese， I have been determined to expand my cooking skills into this cuisine。 Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is the perfect fit for what I am looking for。Whilst I am not either a vegetarian or a vegan， I can appreciate that not every dish requires meat to taste good。 Some of my favourite dishes do not have any meat in them， so having a cookbook dedicated to vegetarian dishes has opened up a whole new set of dishes that I may not have stumbled across before。Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food not only gives a plethora of amazing dishes， we also get an explanation as to some key Chinese cooking ingredients that if you are to cook Chinese food regularly then you should have in your pantry。Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food is split up into the following chapters: Key Ingredients， Techniques and Equipment， Dumplings， Dim Sum and Small Bites， Soups and Braises， Stir-Fries， Steamed Dishes， Rice and Noodles， Tofu， Eggs， Salads and Pickles。 Each chapter has a varied selection of dishes （and also for the likes of dumpling a very easy explanation as to how to make your own dumpling wrappers）。If you like Chinese cuisine， then Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food will not disappoint。 。。。more
Dee
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I reviewed this book as an ARC through NetGalley -- thank you to the publisher。This book offers a deep dive into Chinese food and dishes， both familiar from American Chinese restaurants and some less familiar。 There are helpful explanations of ingredients and often recommended brands， as well as thoughtful discussions of variations among items like soy sauce。 The book is well-organized and the recipes are clearly laid out; a novice cook might be daunted， but a savvy home cook could easily follow I reviewed this book as an ARC through NetGalley -- thank you to the publisher。This book offers a deep dive into Chinese food and dishes， both familiar from American Chinese restaurants and some less familiar。 There are helpful explanations of ingredients and often recommended brands， as well as thoughtful discussions of variations among items like soy sauce。 The book is well-organized and the recipes are clearly laid out; a novice cook might be daunted， but a savvy home cook could easily follow along。 The photography shows tantalizing glimpses of selected dishes。 This book is a great resource for anyone looking to eat more plant-based foods from China， a country with incredible regional diversity and deep culinary history。 。。。more
Wendy
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This book is a godsend for all vegetarian Chinese food lovers like myself。 It's so difficult to find a collection of recipes that wouldn't include meat or fish。 However， as someone who lived in China for 5+ years， I had much higher expectations。 The author doesn't differentiate between the regions or cuisines various dishes come from （yes， there are eight main cuisines in China and hundreds of regional sub-cuisines）。There are also not enough pictures - although they are absolutely beautiful and This book is a godsend for all vegetarian Chinese food lovers like myself。 It's so difficult to find a collection of recipes that wouldn't include meat or fish。 However， as someone who lived in China for 5+ years， I had much higher expectations。 The author doesn't differentiate between the regions or cuisines various dishes come from （yes， there are eight main cuisines in China and hundreds of regional sub-cuisines）。There are also not enough pictures - although they are absolutely beautiful and accompany many finished dishes， though not all， I really do need to see step-by-step pictures for folding dumplings， for instance。*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Cozy Book Spot
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I love Chinese food and I found this book very useful。 There are 75 plant-based comfort food recipes and they seem a bit hard to make so I don't know if I personally would make them at home。 I'm not a vegetarian but I like trying vegetarian dishes sometimes and I would eat some of the dishes in this book。 Not every recipe has photos but the ones that does look very good！ I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review I love Chinese food and I found this book very useful。 There are 75 plant-based comfort food recipes and they seem a bit hard to make so I don't know if I personally would make them at home。 I'm not a vegetarian but I like trying vegetarian dishes sometimes and I would eat some of the dishes in this book。 Not every recipe has photos but the ones that does look very good！ I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review 。。。more
Jo
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When I requested for this book， it is mainly out of curiosity。 I was born and bred in Asia， in a culture that has chinese identity （as you well know that Asia contains more ethnic and culture， and Asians = Chinese）。 But chinese food can be found everywhere。 We can also orders chinese foods from local restaurants。 More and more people change their diets to vegan or vegetarian lately， for health issues， out of consciousness to stop killing animals， or simply to have a better life by consuming gree When I requested for this book， it is mainly out of curiosity。 I was born and bred in Asia， in a culture that has chinese identity （as you well know that Asia contains more ethnic and culture， and Asians = Chinese）。 But chinese food can be found everywhere。 We can also orders chinese foods from local restaurants。 More and more people change their diets to vegan or vegetarian lately， for health issues， out of consciousness to stop killing animals， or simply to have a better life by consuming greens。 So this kind of book is important for us who stays at home and want to try making healthier chinese foods。 Though I know some chinese dish that don't contain any meat， still this book surprises me with the idea of changing meat in some food with vegetables。 Moreover， those dishes looks really appealing！ 。。。more
April Sarah
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*ARC received from Netgalley in return for an honest review*This cookbook is so wonderfully put together。 The beginning section lays down a foundation of knowledge that is helpful when you finally get into making the recipes。 The pictures are absolutely stunning and great when you are trying to figure out how to pinch dumplings or put together the pancakes。 The best part of all is the fact that it gives gluten-free options and if you do decide to add an animal protein， it tells you how。The only *ARC received from Netgalley in return for an honest review*This cookbook is so wonderfully put together。 The beginning section lays down a foundation of knowledge that is helpful when you finally get into making the recipes。 The pictures are absolutely stunning and great when you are trying to figure out how to pinch dumplings or put together the pancakes。 The best part of all is the fact that it gives gluten-free options and if you do decide to add an animal protein， it tells you how。The only issue I had was with some of the orange text being a little hard to read because of contrast issues。 But these sections were usually set to short introductions and did not hinder my understanding of the cooking at all。 。。。more
Ro Scott
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