Classic Vietnamese Cooking

Over 60 step-by-step recipes in 250 photographs

Published by Southwater
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
LIST PRICE $15.99

About The Book

This title features over 60 step-by-step recipes in 250 photographs. You can discover the secrets of Vietnamese cooking in 60 fresh and fragrant recipes. It contains deliciously authentic recipes from all over Vietnam, including Hanoi Fried Fish with Dill, Baked Stuffed Crab Shells, Garlic-roasted Quails with Honey, and Star Anise Ice Cream. It is beautifully illustrated with over 280 photographs, including easy-to-follow steps and a glorious picture of every finished recipe. It includes a fascinating introduction to the cuisine and culture of Vietnam, from bustling markets stacked with fresh produce to food etiquette and manners. With a whole host of mouthwatering dishes, from soups and noodles to vegetable dishes and sweet snacks, this book will help you explore the essence of Vietnamese culinary tradition. With a predominance of rice, noodles, wheat, beans, fresh vegetables and herbs, and minimum oil, Vietnamese is undoubtedly one of the healthiest cuisines of the world. Varied textures and exotic ingredients provide a range of fragrant delights for the contemporary kitchen. A fact-packed introduction offers a fascinating overview of the cuisine, with a focus on regional variations. The recipe section is the heart of the book, and it contains chapters on soups and snacks; fish and shellfish; meat and poultry; rice and noodles; vegetables, salads, pickles and sauces; and sweet snacks and drinks. There are over 60 tantalizing recipes from all regions of Vietnam, all shown with step-by-step photographs, which make it simple to achieve great results. For anyone wanting to sample these fresh and fragrant tastes, this book will be an inspiring addition to the kitchen shelf.

• Discover the secrets of Vietnamese cooking in 60 fresh

and fragrant recipes

• Deliciously authentic recipes from all over Vietnam,

including Hanoi Fried Fish with Dill, Baked Stuffed Crab

Shells, Garlic-roasted Quails with Honey, and Star Anise

Ice Cream

• Beautifully illustrated with over 280 photographs,

including easy-to-follow steps and a glorious picture of

every finished recipe

• Includes a fascinating introduction to the cuisine and

culture of Vietnam, from bustling markets stacked with

fresh produce to food etiquette and manners

• With a whole host of mouthwatering dishes, from

soups and noodles to vegetable dishes and sweet snacks,

this book will help you explore the essence of

Vietnamese culinary tradition

About The Author

Writer, broadcaster, and food anthropologist, Ghillie Basan has worked in different parts of the world as an English teacher, ski instructor, cookery writer, restaurant critic and journalist. With a degree in Social Anthropology and a Cordon Bleu Diploma, her interest in and research into different culinary cultures has culminated in many books, some of which have been nominated for the Glenfiddich, Guild of Food Writers, and the Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. They have also appeared regularly in the 'Best of the Best' and 'Top 50' lists; and she has been described as one of the 'finest writers on Middle Eastern food'. Her food and travel articles have appeared in the Sunday Times, Sunday Herald, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Tribune, Press & Journal, BBC Good Food Magazine, Diet & Nutrition USA, and various Middle Eastern and internet magazines, and she is one of the presenters on BBC Radio Scotland's Kitchen Cafe. Special images by Moroccan resident and traveler-photographer Alice Morrison are also featured.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Southwater (April 16, 2013)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781780192451

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