Cambodian Cooking: A humanitarian project in collaboration with Act for Cambodia [Hardcover]

Joannes Riviere (Author), Dominique De Bourgknecht (Author), David Lallemand (Author), Maja Smend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2008

New cookbooks on Asian cuisines are much easier to find now than in years past. However, it's still nearly impossible to find a useful cookbook that focuses on the foods of Cambodia. Now, for the first time Cambodian Cooking brings a previously untapped culinary tradition to the table for everyone to enjoy.

Influenced over the years by a wide variety of cooking styles, the food of Cambodia presents a particularly broad range of flavors to surprise the palate and stimulate the taste buds. Salty and sweet, downright bitter and sour go hand in hand or are blended subtly, sometimes within a single dish, to create a deliciously harmonious and original result. The recipes included feature favorites such as Curry Fish Cakes, ConsommT with Caramelized Beef and Star Anise, Stir-fried Chicken with Chilies and Cashews and Banana Sesame Fritters. Also included is an ingredients section that includes the Cambodian names as well as the Vietnamese or Thai names of the ingredients whenever necessary for ease of shopping.

Take a chance and try a whole new cooking experience with Cambodian Cooking!

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About the Author

Joannes Riviere is a talented young French chef who is considered an authority on Cambodian cuisine. He is the chef at one of Siem Reap's most prestigious hotels.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Periplus Editions; Hardcover with Jacket edition (September 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0794650392
• ISBN-13: 978-0794650391
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book/Great Cause, March 28, 2009

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S. Hall "Cat Woman" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cambodian Cooking: A humanitarian project in collaboration with Act for Cambodia (Hardcover)

I actually bought this book while in Cambodia, staying at the hotel where Joannes Riviere is the executive chef. Both my husband and I became hooked on Khmer Fish Stew (amok) the national dish, and the recipe in the book has allowed me to make this dish at home. I am fortunate in that in Seattle we have great Asian markets so all of the incredients needed for the recipes (such as lime leaves) are readily available. Cambodian food is simple, flavorful, and easy to make. Buy this book and you will not only be able to make great Cambodian dishes...you will also be able to help out a worthy cause. This book was created entirely by volunteers and all royalties are paid to the Sala Bai Cooking School which helps impoverished Cambodian young people to be trained in professions connected to the hotel trade (Chef, receptionist, waiter, and housekeeper). As someone who has visited Cambodia and directly seen the lasting effects of the Khmer Rouge genocide and met the wonderful, welcoming people of Cambodia, I strongly recommend this book for both its recipes and the cause it supports.

4.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook, April 17, 2011

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Benny Lynn Mullinax - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cambodian Cooking: A humanitarian project in collaboration with Act for Cambodia (Hardcover)

This is a very good cookbook and has so many good recipes for Cambodian cooking. Very good pictures and directions. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars was because I had hoped it would contain words in the Cambodian language as well as English, so that my wife who is Camhodian could use it better.