Beautiful book with the usual high standard of both recipes and other content. Rick Stein has excelled yet again, a great buy and fantastic addition for the kitchen or the collection.
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As a Professional chef, I am pleased that I can still find books that are truly inspirational and helpful. If you need to learn basic fish teqniques then this book you should buy. Rick knows what he's talking about especially when it comes to fish.
The book is divided into 3 parts. It starts with easy step by step techniques with photos of how to prep, cut and cook a variety of fish. The second part gives you recipes to try when you have mastered the techiques and then follows the third part which is gives detailed information and diagrams of fish varieties complete with their latin names.
I truly recommend this book for anybody who wants to learn new skills whether professional or amateur. It has helped me when producing ... Read More:
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Having been very disappointed by Ray Mears 'Bushcraft Survival', I was pleased to have purchased this book. It covers everything that a novice woodsman like myself would need to know. I was very impressed with the section on building shelter. Nice and easy to follow. A good buy in my opinion.
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I was very much looking foreward to Atul's new book, having absolutely loved his other book. I have not been dissappointed.
I've tried a few recipes, and they are simply amazing. They are light, well balanced and excellently spiced dishes. Some of these do taste like my mums food! Really authentic indian fish cookery (and its also regional - giving a flavour from different areas in India). Its great that most of the fish used are available in the supermarkets - and Atul also offers a range of alternative fish can be used in the recipes.
Only minor draw back is too few pictures (unlike his other book, which had most recipes with a photo of the finished dish).
I was very much looking foreward to Atul's new book, having absolutely loved his other book. I have not been dissappointed.
I've tried a few recipes, and they are simply amazing. They are light, well balanced and excellently spiced dishes. Some of these do taste like my mums food! Really authentic indian fish cookery (and its also regional - giving a flavour from different areas in India). Its great that most of the fish used are available in the supermarkets - and Atul also offers a range of alternative fish can be used in the recipes.
Only minor draw back is too few pictures (unlike his other book, which had most recipes with a photo of the finished dish).
For me Wild Food was Ray Mears' best TV series yet, and I'm a big fan of all of his series. So I rushed out to buy the book but I'm a bit disappointed. The hardback is undeniably attractive and to be fair, it's interesting and worth reading but it lacks the depth or the flow of the TV series. I've recently seen the paperback and prefer the hardback version for the size of the photos.
The book is written by Ray Mears and Gordon Hillman with no real attempt to merge or properly identify their different writing styles. The result is that they just clash. I get the feeling the book was rushed out before it was ready which, having heard about Ray Mears' insistence on quality, is surprising to me. I can only assume he feels the book is as ... Read More:
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Incomplete recipes for turgid slop! I have been a veggie for 22 years, and am a good cook/baker, so I thought I'd try this. It looks like a good idea (if you can get past the pseudo-science in the intro), but the recipes just don't work, that's if she's bothered to finish them - several had bits missing, which is just lazy writing/editing.
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You can't beat the price for this set. Unlike the other reviewer I had no pen marks in my book, and there was no dust. Perhaps that was a one-off thing? Anyway, the set is gorgeous, the book is very informative. It would make a great gift for someone interested in sushi, or for yourself if you are learning how to make sushi for the first time, like me. I highly recommend it!
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some mouthwatering recipe's- i should know- i bought it for my mum, who keeps cooking scrummy thigs from it! great birthday or xmas pressie!
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