Spices imaginatively used are the outstanding feature of Indian & Pakistani cookery-subtle or pungent hot or mild there is something to suit every palate. This is a completely revised & updated edition of Charmaine Solomon's influential & iconic The Complete Asian Cookbook. Instantly heralded as a classic when it was first published in 1976 The Complete Asian Cookbook covers 800 classic & contemporary dishes from fifteen countries (India Pakistan Sri Lanka Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Burma Thailand Cambodia Laos Vietnam The Philippines China Korea & Japan). Written with the home cook in mind Charmaine's recipes are straightforward simple to follow & work every time. Recipe & chapter introductions give valuable information about how local dishes are prepared & served while the comprehensive glossary explains unfamiliar ingredients (which are steadily more commonplace in supermarkets today). The Complete Asian Cookbook is a book that belongs in the kitchens of every household.