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Flavors of Burma: Myanmar : Cuisine and Culture from the Land of Golden Pagodas | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Chan
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Category: Book
List Price: $22.50
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 483942
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 221
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0781809479
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59591
EAN: 9780781809474
ASIN: 0781809479
Publication Date: March 31, 2003
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Product Description
Burma, also called Myanmar, is located in South-eastern Asia between Bangladesh and Thailand, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Typical meals include rice, curries, salads, vegetables, and side dishes such as cucumber and tomato slices eaten with traditional Burmese fish sauce (Ngi-Pi-Yae) and Fried Shrimp with Shrimp Paste (Balachung), which are presented here in 76 enticing recipes. Burmese dishes have a distinct taste that varies in spiciness from mild to hot. The author depicts the culture and traditions of Burma, providing ample information on the Burmese market, commonly used ingredients, and eating and serving customs, explaining, for example, that Burmese eat with their finger-tips. She also familiarises her readers with the language, festivals, and principal cities of this country.
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| Customer Reviews:
 great double fried fish curry ! July 9, 2003
brett (Australia)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Great book. Great recipes. My wife and I cooked the double fish curry last night. Its great. The recipe was easy to follow and quick to cook. We already had everything needed - although we used red fish fillets instead of the mackerel or king fish suggested. It tasted really good - smooth and tasty but without that "after curry burp" you get with some of the traditional Indian curries. It looked really good when cooked too - its nice to cook something without knowing in advance how it should look like after the experts have cooked it!
We will definitly give the other recipes a go too.
The information on Burmese (Myanmar?) life is interesting too - obviously written with some compassion.
 a bit lean, but well laid out June 27, 2003
William D. Colburn (Socorro, NM USA)
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought this sight unseen, and without the benefit of any other user reviews to guide me. I'm not dissappointed.It only has "76 enticing recipes" in it, but they are well laid out. The first 48 pages are background information, and I like having those things in cookbooks. I feel that the two best features this cookback has are its hardback cover, and its lack of color photos. Hardback books are always better than paperbacks, and to me color photos in a cookbook always seem to imply that they are trying to cover up other defecienies with flashy pictures that will distract people. There are a few pictures, but they are B&W, and not the major focus of the book. I haven't made any recipes yet, but the recipe layout is one I have never seen before. It appeals to me typographically because of its interesting approach. It looks clean, and easy to read, and I hope more cookbooks emulate the style.
Intriguing March 28, 2008
virgies_place (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book because my boyfriend is from Burma. I want to learn to make more dishes for him that will appeal to his taste buds. When he saw the book, he wouldn't put it down and kept saying that the recipes were very authentic. He remembers eating some of these dishes/recipes mentioned in the book. Thank you Susan Chan for writing this book.
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