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The Spice Merchant's Daughter: Recipes and Simple Spice Blends for the American Kitchen | 
| Author: Christina Arokiasamy
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 20387
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307396282
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6383
EAN: 9780307396280
ASIN: 0307396282
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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It was the aroma. The exotic scent of spices: rich, alluring, and almost magical. A scent that would sometimes overpower the freshness in the air and sometimes subtly mingle with it to create a tantalizing bouquet. A scent that would always bring me back to my childhood.
Growing up enveloped in the aromas of her mother’s spice stall in Kuala Lumpur, Christina Arokiasamy developed an artist’s sense of how to combine and use spices in traditional and innovative ways. In The Spice Merchant’s Daughter, she shares her family’s spice secrets, expertly guiding and enticing home cooks to enliven their repertoires.
Christina weaves evocative stories of cooking at her mother’s side with real-world practical advice gleaned not only from working in professional kitchens but also from tackling the nightly task of getting a home-cooked dinner on the table for her family of four using American ingredients. She shows how easy it is to build layers of complex flavor to create 100 tempting Southeast Asian–inspired recipes, including Lemon Pepper Wings, Spicy Beef Salad, Steamed Snapper with Tamarind-Ginger Sauce, Cardamom Butter Rice with Sultanas, and Coconut Flan Infused with Star Anise. She unlocks the transformative power of homemade spice rubs, curry pastes, and sauces, as well as chutneys and pickles, enabling home cooks to bring new depth and dimension to their favorite dishes.
With lush photography and a chapter identifying and defining key pantry ingredients and aromatics, The Spice Merchant’s Daughter both inspires and empowers, awakening the senses and unlocking the alluring world of spices.
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The interesting stories added intensity to the recipes September 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An excellent and wonderfull cookbook! I really enjoyed the stories associated with the recipes. As the recipes involved some spices which I had not used before, I was initially a bit sceptical but was pleasantly amazed on how fantastic the food turned out. My favorites recipes were the chicken and tender beef curry as well as the meatballs wrapped in Lettuce which were simply mouth watering. Christina has made the art of cooking with spices a delight to the senses.
A party in your mouth! August 20, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Spice Merchant's Daughter: Recipes and Simple Spice Blends for the American Kitchen
I have had the great fortune to spend 6 very full fabulous days, learning from Christina herself, how to cook recipes from this book. I feel extremely lucky that I can hear her voice every time I open the book. If you ever get the chance to attend her cooking school, do not pass it up. It is the chance of a lifetime!
This book is written very simply so the reader can understand the recipes. The stories that accompany the chapters help the dishes come alive. She is an amazing story teller and her passion for cooking comes across the pages. The begining of the book has an explanation of spices and herbs and advice on how to have a well stocked spice pantry so that you have all the tools to make these recipes happen.
The photos of the dishes are totally accurate and you can count on your dishes to look just as appealing. The colors and the flavors are nothing like American food. Since the class with Christina, I have had a very hard time "settling" for anything that didn't burst with flavor and cause a "party in my mouth" the way Christina's recipes do each and every time!
Christina believes in natural and healthy ingredients. I cannot wait until she writes another book that gives us even more!
I have had the pleasure of introducing her and her recipes to a University food service program and the guests are blown away by the offerings. People who used to dislike SE Asian food or Indian inspired flavors are asking for more. My point is that the recipes can be used for individuals or multiplied and used for groups.
The price is a steal for what you get from this book!
Keep an eye out for Christina's future works......this is only the begining!
Eve August 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an amazing resource! I've had the opportunity not only to utilize Christina Arokisamy's Cook Book/Memoir but to work with Christina in the kitchen. The Spice Merchant's Daughter: Recipes and Simple Spice Blends for the American Kitchen leads you to a new path of aroma discovery. Having a midwest palate I find myself reserved with my cooking methods; but since working with Christina and creating my own meals with her cook book, I will Never use another flavor flat sauce again! If you want to learn simple ways to utilize spices, fruits, vegetables and leave the fat out of it, this a great resource!
Spice Merchant's Daughter August 11, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having taken many of Christina's classes, I can guarantee you that her recipes are the BEST. I wasn't fond of SE Asian cuisine until I took her classes. Her passion and knowledge of cooking are superb. This comes through in her book. She does a beautiful job teaching the reader to use spices in multiple ways. You will never use those little grocery store cans of spices every again. A top notch book by a terrific chef.
An Absolute Gem! August 7, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
My money well spent. This must be one of the best cookbooks that I own. An absolute gem and I love this masterpiece - a work of great talent with honest passion. Christina Arokiasamy - a KL native now living in the Pacific Northwest shares her talent in cooking and writing in this storybook type cookbook bringing memoirs of her childhood and younger days in KL.
Tenderly written. About her mom, about food and Malaysia, about Malaysia and its food, and ultimately about the spices. Her writing makes the food sounds so delicious and Malaysia serenely beautiful. A perfect cookbook which I agree, can also land as a coffee table book.
There is a section on making the basics: curry powder mixes, Rubs, Spices Paste and Sauces. Being a homecook my self, I can confess that these basic mixes will enable you not only understand the recipes included, but also eventually create new dishes of your own. I tried my hand at making her prawn and pineapple curry last night and it taste good. Thank you Christina! :)
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