I could literally eat asian food everyday for the rest of my life and be happy about it! Cant wait to try these recipes

Thank you Net Galley, Subtle Asian Baking team, and the publisher for this ARC.

After reviewing their first book, Modern Asian Baking, I quickly got requested an ARC for their second installment, Modern Asian Kitchen.

I must say that this is a loaded cookbook. From first glance, I already knew I would fall in love with Chapters 1 and 3. I also spotted some intriguing recipes such as Melty Cheesecake Baos and Matcha Miso Ramen. The pantry section is superb as usual. But I wish they specified recommended brands so that cooks can have the same experience as the authors. The recipe key and recipe notes are a welcome addition. I love this note in particular: “When no quantity is specified, quantities are flexible and discretionary to taste.”

As of this writing, I have managed to try the Queen of Milk Bread recipe, which I believe was also on their first book. And wow, I think this might be the best milk bread I've tried in a while!

Overall, I love this book and I will definitely try more recipes! Thank you so much for this wonderful cookbook.

Wow, what a fantastic cookbook. It starts with a pantry list, ingredients list, and some short personal stories. I love that each recipe includes a photo and that most of the ingredients are things that I have on hand or can easily obtain. The commentary that accompanies the recipes is also witty and enjoyable, and the recipes look like things that I will actually make and eat. I think this will be a great addition to my cookbook collection, and I look forward to seeing the physical copy.

such a lovely recipe book!! I tried a few of these and found the illustrations / pictures really nice and the instructions easy to follow. my favorite part is the personal notes accompanying the recipes, it gives each recipe a special touch and history, as if it was a family cookbook.

Lots of very tasty looking recipes and look forward to trying them out. Good variety of different variations of Asian dishes. Some familiar ones and lots of new ones. Good photographs to accompany the recipes.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I found this book very informative with some interesting ideas. Recommended.

Delightful and beautiful cookbook. I typically get my recipes online, but this is a staple for any kitchen. The progression of sections are natural and informative, and the photos draws the home cook in. The recipes break down techniques for someone to easily follow along. Can't wait to get my hard copy!

Filled with beautiful photos!! As a visual learner, photos teaches us how the final product looks. Nice layout and tips. But I did find some of the ingredients hard to find. Maybe a list of substitutions would be nice.

Ahh I was so excited to read this after modern baking! The photographs, story and recipes all look so amazing and I can’t wait to try them out

This book was full of so many Asian dishes that I cannot wait to incorporate into my weekly meal preps! The author had little anecdotes along with each recipe, that were well thought out. The included meals seemed easy and doable, all while looking delicious!

An excellent cookbook jam packed with information.

I would recommend this for people who are already confident in the kitchen and looking for different ways to stretch their cooking skills.
The author does an excellent job of breaking it down into easy steps, but a beginner in the kitchen would be a bit overwhelmed.

I particularly liked the must have equipment and tools section, detailing everything you need for the recipes. It's one of the worst greivances trying to collate every ingredient or tool you need for an individual recipe, so at the beginning of the book, this is a handy section. There are lots of recipes here, which are sure to capture the interest and hunger of everyone. The make it vegan post its are handy as well, to transform the dishes for other dietary needs. I enjoyed the sauce section, something that is missed in a lot of recipe books and I was surprised at how extensive the collection was, with baked goods included too.

This is a huge book, with lots of recipes and I enjoyed reading.

I liked it a lot. Nice recipes, it made me go buy ingredients and embark on a learning journey. I've always wanted to start cooking aasian recipes, I guess this was the right moment.

Love this book! Recipes are approachable and categorized so that it’s very easy to use, not to mention delicious. With vegetarians in our family, there was something for everyone.

I'm a fan of Asian cuisine and as a vegetarian, I appreciated the options to adapt to these recipes. The artwork is so inviting. Unlike many other Asian cookbooks I have, the recipes here don't all call for a tonne of obscure ingredients. The authors personal stories and their connection with food was really warming. I also liked the little details: advice on how you might want the butcher to prepare meat, and the notes and tips boxes which make the recipes less daunting.
The Mapo Tofu recipe went down a storm this week! Thank you!!

What a great overview of recipes from different Asian cultures! This book was a bit heavy on East Asian recipes, and I don’t think I’d reach for it for South Asian food, but I would probably recommend this to beginner cooks or cooks with less experience with Asian food who want to delve into unfamiliar cuisines. I can’t really see myself using it all that much just because I prefer to delve deeper into one culture’s cuisine within a book, but I’ll probably end up keeping some of these recipes handy.

A beautiful book. Lots of pictures of finished dishes, as well as ingredients and equipment, which a lot of cookbooks don't do. There's a wide range of dishes with rice and noodles getting their own chapters entirely.

Good clear ingredient lists with a lot of optional extras or potential changes which is really nice touch. There's a little personal story under each picture and tips/notes dotted throughout the book denoting allergen alternatives or 'if this isn't coming together the way you'd expect, try this' etc.

My only complaint is that not all of the specialist ingredients are easily obtainable and there isn't always easily available alternatives.

5/5 stars! Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press for this eARC of Modern Asian Kitchen cookbook by Kat Lieu in exchange for an honest review.

This is my kind of cookbook! (And the type of cookbook I would have in my kitchen!) I love that there is a photo for each listed recipe and clear details on the instructions on how to execute the dish. I love how some of the listed recipes just provide me with priceless feelings because it bring back memories of how my mom would cook these fresh hot meals every day when my sisters and I would get home. My favorites so far have been the recipes that are cooked in a clay pot. I'm currently exploring how that cooling tool can be used in the kitchen (cooking rice, chicken, pork belly, fish, etc - pretty much all of the above haha). I'm going back to my roots and a majority of these recipes are similar to how my mom cooks food, but I'm sure that other cultural moms - my mom never writes down the recipes, it's all in her head and she goes based on a "dash of this and a taste of that". Modern Asian Kitchen helps me replicate the home comfort foods and I love that I can share it with my husband and kids. A huge plus is when my kids eat everything off their bowl/plate!

I also love the sauces and am so glad that this cookbook offers that towards the end of the entree section. Oh, and importantly, list the fundamentals/suggestions of what tools to have in the kitchen before starting! My parents always poke fun at my husband and me because of how much we sauces and spices we have in our fridge and spice rack. Anyway, love how easy this cookbook is to follow instructions the list of ingredients needed, and the time it takes to cook and prep. Highly recommend this wonderful book to everyone.

Absolutely loved getting to try some of these recipes. The sushi bake was a definite highlight! I really liked how the book gave recipes for basic sauces that are commonly used and told us about little things like spices, condiments, and etc that are common in Asian culture and recipes. That was really helpful.

I really liked the recipes in Modern Asian Kitchen, and have tried quite a few. They are very well written and easy to follow