Definitely visually appealing and the recipes sounds delicious. I haven't reviewed a lot of cookbooks. I'm not sure this one revolutionized anything but it's got some great ideas

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a very in depth and comprehensive guide to Asain cooking. I would recommend this one to people who are comfortable in the kitchen but are new to Asain cuisine. I think this might be a little overwhelming for new cooks.

A cookbook with a very personal touch, combining family stories with the dishes. The book consists of many traditional recipes from different Asian countries. The extra tips and the often occurring modification options are also great. As well as the basics that are explained at the beginning.

This one is a great addition to your kitchen bookshelf. Loved the recipes and it was easy to follow.

This is a great cookbook for anyone looking to cook Asian Cuisine. All recipes are well set out and easy to follow. I cannot wait to try out some of the recipes

Thank you so much for the arc. The recipes are soo good. My daughter and I have made a number of the recipes now and they are easy to follow and so tasty. Definitely a staple in the house now!

This was such an amazing cookbook. The recipes were easy to follow along, the pictures in the book were amazing.

An essential Asian cookbook...

This is a very well thought out, laid out and photographed book.
Recipes are done in in both metric and cups, easy step by step instructions, and plenty of colorful photographs (works well for me, as a visual learner).

Contains many tasty recipes that I would never have thought to make at home, but each recipe is so well laid out, anyone could do it. Modern, yes, updated, yes. all tasty.
Recommend.

My favorite thing about this cookbook is the care which the author takes to make her recipes flexible for anyone to use. Both for vegetarian and vegan consumers and even regarding simple taste, down to the ingredients themselves, each recipe can be uniquely suited to the chef's wishes.
It was fun reading some of the personal stories about how the recipes came to be in this cookbook. I still feel pretty intimidated about some of the ingredients and where or how to obtain them, but it was comforting to see many of the recipes utilized similar techniques with the wok so I may just try one!

Modern Asian Kitchen is a very well written and curated list of a wide range of recipes collected and developed by Kat Lieu. Released 9th April 2024 by Quarto on their Harvard Common Press imprint, it's 208 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a warm and welcoming cookbook with so many stories and memories to accompany. The author is gifted at relaying the background and community contained in the recipes she shares and it really feels like a warm visit with a dear friend (alongside great food). The book has a practical layout with a really good table of contents and index, so information is easy to find.

The introduction includes a good overview over ingredients, tools, and sourcing specialty items; the actual recipes are arranged thematically: vegetable salads and starters, dim sum & street food, one-pan-dishes, sharing dishes, rice (the bibimbap recipe is *perfect*), noodles (so.many.noodles), sauces/dips, and sweets.

Recipes contain a title and description, yields, ingredients in a bullet list in a sidebar, and step by step directions. Ingredients are listed with imperial (American) standard measures with metric equivalents in parentheses (yay!). Nutritional information is not included. There are so many gorgeous and clear color photos included. Most (but not all) of the dishes are accompanied by one or more photos. This will help readers to know how to arrange and prepare the dishes with which they aren't already familiar.

Five stars. Wonderfully comprehensive and versatile. Perfect choice for public library acquisition, home use, or gifting to a food adventurous friend.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I love how many recipes are in this book and how easy they are to make. Everything I have tried has been flavorful and healthy. I love how clean the aesthetic of the book and the photographs are. Great gift item or solid addition to a home cook’s cookbook collection.

What a beautiful book full of recipes, photos and stories. There is a great variety of recipes to choose from, I really enjoyed the choices of what to make. A wonderful fusion cookbook, vegetable forward. This cookbook has something for everyone.

Casual, well written Asian meal ideas for every kitchen! From feasts to one-bowl meals, these ideas make for healthy, Asian-inspired cuisine, with lots of vegetables and healthy proteins.

SOOOO many wonderful recipes here that I really want to try.
I am gonna order this book for myself. The ingredients are easy to get and the recipes are also easy to make :)
Beautiful cookbook!

I loved this book and found it so helpful in my venture to cooking more asian cuisines at home! The photos were lovely and the recipes were easy to follow along with and the dishes were delicious. I plan to gift a copy to my sister since she loves cooking as well.


Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book. I received a copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest review

Kat's cookbook provides many recipes from several Asian communities. The recipes are easy to understand, so if you've never used a technique before, just trust in her explanation and you can't go wrong. We tried the 'Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken from Flushing' and it turned out so well that it reminded my boyfriend of the Taiwanese coffee shops he would go to when visiting family.

There are dozens of Asian cookbooks out there, but none quite like Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Ramen, Dumplings, Dim Sum, Stir-Fries, Rice Bowls, Pho, Bibimbaps, and More by Kat Lieu, developer of the popular and fun blog Modern Asian Baking. This cookbook is unique since it includes dishes that are nothing like the same-old, same-old Asian dishes that we know, love and order in Asian restaurants. These recipes are just as mouthwatering as the familiar Asian dishes, but are very different. Most cooks who love Asian food will form a long list of “must make immediately” dishes that they want to make and taste. These dishes will certainly be new ones that we will crave.

The recipes are written in the traditional manner with the ingredients listed first followed by step-by-step instructions, making them easy to follow for both beginning and advanced cooks. Some of the recipes will require a trip to an Asian grocery store, but nowadays most cities have one; it will be worth the trip.

This cookbook includes beautiful, professional photographs of every dish, making it even harder to decide what to make next.

All told, this excellent cookbook introduces Asia dishes from many Asian countries that are different and delicious. It is highly recommended.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

So many great recipes and the author does a great job of adapting to the modern kitchen. I have her baking cookbook as well and love it. This one is just as great!

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book contained lots of ways to simplify and re-create your childhoood favourite Chinese dishes. I loved learning how to make rice rolls from Vietnamese rice papers in the Microwave and the airfryer Taiwanese popcorn chicken is so easy and classic.

I was an early reviewer for Modern Asian Baking at Home and still use it, so I was very excited to get an early review copy of Modern Asian Kitchen by Kat Lieu. We eat a lot of dumplings at home, so I was excited to change up our dipping sauce to Kat's Everyday Dipping Sauce which now lives in our fridge. It might seem silly, but I'd never tried to make Onigiri at home. It just seemed daunting to me and easier to get at our favorite Japanese market. Well, using the Basic Onigiri Adventure, I was able to make some at home! Yay me! The photography is smart and the recipe instructions are easy to follow. I look forward to more cookbooks from Kat Lieu.

Thank you to the author and publisher for an early review copy in exchange for my review.