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A review by tresgrumpy
East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian recipes from Bangalore to Beijing by Meera Sodha
2.0
I found the recipes in this book tended towards being under seasoned and under spiced. I have made a few recipes from this book, none that I would make again without dramatic revisions. I think the broadness of the theme (“east”) means a lack of specificity in a lot of the recipes that makes them feel very indistinct.
Readers advisory note: this is probably a really good cookbook for someone who is looking for vegetarian recipes with limited access to ingredients. This would probably appeal to people who are looking to branch out from more traditional western cooking. The techniques and flavors in this are definitely very approachable to a cook who feels apprehensive about trying “Asian” cooking. The broad spectrum might allow newer cooks to get a general sense of what specific cuisines they like. A more experienced cook might not get as much from this.
Readers advisory note: this is probably a really good cookbook for someone who is looking for vegetarian recipes with limited access to ingredients. This would probably appeal to people who are looking to branch out from more traditional western cooking. The techniques and flavors in this are definitely very approachable to a cook who feels apprehensive about trying “Asian” cooking. The broad spectrum might allow newer cooks to get a general sense of what specific cuisines they like. A more experienced cook might not get as much from this.