New Thai Cuisine [Paperback]

Nathan Hyam (Author)

Book Description

Thai cuisine offers some of the most complex and delicious flavors to be found in the world of food. Often, however, with its myriad of seemingly exotic ingredients and methods, it is impossible to replicate in your kitchen. But take heart! New Thai Cuisine shows you how the wonderful tastes of Thailand can be prepared in your own home. Chef Nathan Hyam has studied Thai cuisine for over a decade and has mastered the art of Thai cooking for Western kitchens. With practical tips on how to substitute ingredients to adjust to your palate and how to master Thai cooking techniques, you'll soon find yourself on an exotic journey of the tastebuds.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Hyam's book is filled with Thai dishes that are naturally light and luscious. (dee Bosbawn-Smith Vancouver Province )

This is a real cook's cookbook. (Northwest Palate Magazine )

Seriously simple, quick, amazingly tasty. (Jurgen Gothe NUVO Magazine )

About the Author

How did Nathan Hyam, a chef born in New York City, come to be known as "the Thai Guy"? After combining his love of food and teaching with his experience working as head chef-instructor at the Picasso Café, a restaurant training program for youth at risk, Nathan traded his apron for a suitcase and went on sabbatical with his wife. The two found themselves in Thailand and quickly became immersed in the scents and flavours of Thai cuisine.

A decade later, after many Thai cooking courses, mentoring by acclaimed Thai chefs, and more travels to Asia, Nathan is one of the preeminent chefs in Vancouver. His popular cooking classes, peppered with tips on how to replicate authentic dishes in Western kitchens, are the hottest tickets in town.

Nathan lives in Vancouver with his wife, Faye, and their 20-year-old cat, Jose. He is currently chairman of the board of Farm Folk, City Folk and is a board member of the Vancouver Food Policy Organization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books Ltd. (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552851850
• ISBN-13: 978-1552851852
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #877,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Asian > Thai

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and quick recipes, December 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: New Thai Cuisine (Paperback)

Very good book for those of us who can't (or don't want to have to) plan ahead and who want recipes that are quick to prepare.
The recipes I have tried so far have been well-explained and set out, the instructions easy to follow, the ingredients readily available and mostly with familiar English names.
Not too many ingredients reference other recipes - it always annoys me when I pick a seemingly quick and simple recipe which requires to a sauce that refers to a soup that refers to....etc.

This book does that very little.
...and the results tasted good too!