Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1933615176
Manufacturer: America’s Test Kitchen
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
Tired of complicated ethnic dishes with hard-to-find ingredients or recipes for classic European dishes that require a year of cooking school to master? We were. Here are more than 300 foolproof recipes that demystify the world’s greatest dishes.

For the landmark classic The Best Recipe, America’s Test Kitchen developed the best versions of homespun favorites like macaroni and cheese, pot roast, blueberry muffins, and more. In The Best International Recipe, the test kitchen travels father afield to bring you the best and most exciting cooking from around the world. The more than 300 recipes have been tested dozens of times to ensure success in the kitchen.

Throughout The Best International Recipe, you’ll find features that make this collection especially home cook friendly: Pantry spotlights offer clear explanations of ingredients and what to look for, and in some cases, what you can substitute without compromising flavor. Specialty equipment (and substitutions) are highlighted as well, so you won’t waste money on equipment you don’t really need (hint: You don’t need a paella pan to make paella). Core techniques highlighted throughout the book explain essential methods that you can apply to all of your cooking, such as getting the most from spices and a method for making buttery tart dough that won’t leave you feeling frustrated.

Whether you want to make spicy pork tacos to rival those found on the tables of Mexico or learn how to make chicken as juicy as the French, The Best International Recipe is your essential guide to the best cooking from around the world.

Customer Reviews

Its fatal flaw: it’s only one book by Brian Connors
I find myself giving a weak rating to a Cook’s Illustrated book. That’s unusual — I’ve only done it once before, for the wobbly but likeable Restaurant Favorites at Home, which was pretty good but severely blurred in its concept. For The Best International Recipe, my issue is different — as intensive as this project was, there simply isn’t enough substance in here for such an ambitious book.

Look, I bought it. It’s a good book for what it has in it, and I’m not disrecommending it by any stretch of the imagination — what is in here is worth having. But it’s a shot of tequila when you wanted a 20 oz beer, a backrub in lieu of a hot night of lovemaking, a couple of cold chicken wings when you wanted the half-dark plate at Boston Market. Buy it now, and it will be worth it. But given that they did such a good job with Italian Classics and American Classics, something tells me it might be a good idea to drop a line to Brookline to see if they can come up with The Best Asian Recipe, The Best Central European Recipe, The Best French Recipe, etc. This one will do the trick in the meantime.

It is a Cooks Illustrated book. On its own, it’s a good one. But it does rate a steep deduction in stars for just not being enough.

The Best International Recipe by R. Sampson
This is one of the best recipe books I have ever owned. The recipes are well written, generously illustrated and thorough. The people at Cooks Illustrated really know how to make cooking fun and guide a reader through the equipment, ingredients and steps necessary to make fantastic food. If you want to prepare some of the best foods from around the world, get this book.The Best International Recipe: A Home Cook’s Guide to the Best Recipes in the World (Best Recipe Classics) (A Best Recipe Classic)

Gifts for Tiff by jeffry sanford
Bought the First book in the series. Now that the International version came out we love it!

Average recipe book by Ian Ungstad
I found that a lot of the recipes were quite time consuming and create a lot of mess. This is the kind of cookbook I would use for a dinner party with a meal plan based on regional cusine and other more special occasions. Certainly does not offer many simple weeknight recipes, though there are a few.

Taste wise, the recipes I’ve tried have ranged from good to fantastic. Some of the dishes tend to be a bit on the greasy side though.

A lot is covered but there are lots of omissions that should have been in the book. There are no breakfast recipes at all (that I can remember). It would have been interesting to have some regional breakfast dishes….

The section covering the asian continent is quite poor. Mostly stir-fryish recipes. I mean really? A whole section on Japan and not one recipe for sushi, wontons, egg rolls, fortune cookies, tempura, etc.? They could have definitly used a bit of variety there.

The British Isles section didn’t really need to be there. There are some new recipes there….but I think people are buying this book for other recipes besides fish and chips, shepherds pie and beef stew.

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