Sam Choy's Island Flavors | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sam Choy, U`i Goldsberry, Steven Goldsberry
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 83173
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0786864745
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59969
EAN: 9780786864744
ASIN: 0786864745
Publication Date: April 14, 1999
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Condition: writing on inside cover Used - Good Default Text
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
Hawaiian chef Sam Choy is sassy and sweet. So are the flavors of his food. Choy's cooking is hapu, a hybrid of Polynesian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and European influences, combined in what he calls local-style cooking. In Wok-Seared Shrimp with Pepper-Papaya-Pineapple Chutney, a typical example, Choy marinates the main ingredient, then stir-fries it, and serves it with a colorful accompaniment. Fish or seafood stars in many dishes. Choy's marinades are generally a blend of garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sugar, with varying accents of scallion, sesame oil, and hot peppers. Both the preparation of ingredients and the cooking method are quick for most dishes. The accompaniment, often a salsa or chutney, is usually a toss-together of chopped fresh fruits and vegetables that can be made ahead of time. Choy takes pride in his Hawaiian heritage. He talks about his family and local goings-on. His Catfish in Sweet and Sour Sauce supports local farming of this freshwater fish. Enticing, succulent Hibachi Pineapple Spears were invented one day at the beach to please the kids. A fish-lovers delight, this book also offers appealing chicken recipes: Quick and Easy Shoyu Chicken, made with teriyaki sauce, will please just about everyone. Sixteen color pages help you present dishes as nicely as Choy does at his restaurants. If you can chop, stir-fry, and grill, Sam Choy's Island Cooking provides a fast, fun taste trip to the tropics. Don't miss the desserts and exotic drinks, like Lava Flow and Kona MacFreeze. --Dana Jacobi
Product Description
Charismatic restaurateur Sam Choy, famous throughout America for his innovative take on Hawaiian home cooking, brings the flavors of the islands right into your kitchen. Chef Choy's unique cuisine is based on fresh, healthy ingredients, unexpected combinations of spicy and sweet, and low-key preparation, often involving grilling with friends. This gorgeously designed cookbook celebrates Choy's diverse culinary heritage with over 200 recipes ranging from imaginative appetizers, to seafood and meat entrees, to delicious desserts and tropical drinks. With dishes like Baked Teriyaki Mahimahi, Roasted Chicken with Macadamia Nut Stuffing, Big Island Beef Short Ribs, and Mango Guava Sorbet, Choy proves that you can have great flavor with minimal fuss and maximum flexibility. Perfect for entertaining, intimate dining, or dinner with the kids, Choy's cooking is as vibrant and easygoing as Hawaii itself. Aloha!
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Island Flavors at Home February 16, 2008
Wonderful book of the Island's favorites along with Sam's favorites. The food in Hawaii is delicious and this is a welcome addition to my shelf for bringing those flavors to home when we can't be there. This is one of my favorites of Sam's book because anyone can cook from it.
 One major complaint... July 12, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't tried to make anything yet and it's mainly because I don't know what each dish is simply by it's title. There are only a few photos of his dishes (and they're not next to the recipe, the few given are all in the center of the book). I like to know what a recipe should look like when it's done so I know I've done it right - this book seriously lacks in that department, something I find very important in a cookbook. However, if that doesn't bother you and you just want the recipes, I'm sure it's great because Sam's a great chef.
Read, learn, laugh and cook May 28, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
With an UKU here and an OPAKA PAKA there, a touch of mango and crushed lemon grass, coconut hull fires and roasted HAPU UPU U, new ways to whisk a mother hollandaise,and flavors that jump right up off the page.That is Sam Choy's Island Flavors.
When exploring new techniques and language in cooking it really is irrelevant if the recipes are complicated, compound, simple or sublime, what matters is if they work. The recipes in Island Flavors work. Too often the reader/cook is duped into buying a cookbook by the way it looks and the food displayed, or by the hype and narrative of paid critics and TV shows. Thankfully there is no illusion to this cookbook. I have found the recipes to be both true to the pan, and true to the palate.
This is a highly recommended cookbook for the novice as well as the more experienced cook. It is full of great information, and you can feel Sam Choy's love of food throughout the book. Food is love so why not read and cook with those who love the craft, and leave the dilletantes of cuisine to gather dust on the backshelves, or in the late night hours of Emeril hell. Sam Choy cooks great food, is a great chef, and is a great food writer. Cook along with him as you read and you will understand why so many of the great chefs are smiling all the time. Food this lively can only make you happy.
One of the best cookbooks I own (and I own 80+) May 5, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
All of Sam Choy's books are good, but this one has a special place in my kitchen, because it covers the gamut of dishes. Unlike his seafood and Poke books, Sam provides some of the finest "home cooking" recipes of the islands.Well done!
Take Me Back To The Islands! March 29, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Sam Choy has always made cooking hawaiian style simple for me. I like his sense of humor and food combinations. My only problem is finding fresh ingredients here in eastern Washington. I use this book primarily for summer luau parties and impress all my friends. It has lots of variety.
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