Title: Authentic? Perhaps but impractical in the U.S.
Product review: The book is filled with historical details, recipes are carefully laid out, ingredients are beautifully described. However, if I were living in Thailand, this book would be helpful. Even though I live in southern California where there are plenty of asian supermarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables, the ingredients asked in this book are impossible to find. For example, some recipes ask for mangosteens and other tropical fruits, where to find? I think that the author strikes for absolute authenticity, but as we know, every cook improvises given the available ingredients. The author does not bother to tell us how to substitute any hard-to-find ingredients. This makes the book impractical and useless.
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