Treat yourself to the delicate aromas and tantalizing tastes of Vietnamese cuisine. The unique mixture of elements and ideas from China, Thailand, and other surrounding countries, as well as from early trading partners France and India, becomes remarkably easy to reproduce with the strikingly simple yet mouth watering recipes found here. Filled with luscious color photographs, helpful basic tips, and a glossary of terms and ingredients as well as instructions for entrees, starters, salads, desserts, and the signature noodle soups, this trove of delectable recipes captures the subtle use of herbs and spices, hot dipping sauces, and interesting combinations that give the food a surprising sophistication not normally thought of in the context of Oriental cuisine. A beautiful and lucid introduction to a magnificent culinary tradition.
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Despite the ever-increasing popularity of Southeast Asian food, there have thus far been few cookbooks, other than Binh Duong and Marcia Kiesel's excellent Simple Art of Vietnamese Cooking (LJ 8/91. o.p.) devoted solely to Vietnam. Brown's large-format book provides 100 recipes, many of them illustrated with full-page color photographs. She includes a brief introduction and a glossary of ingredients, but it's too bad that there are few head notes for the recipes. Nevertheless and despite the book's being published in England and not really Americanized this is recommended for most collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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I'd give 5 stars if there were more photos,
By bookloverFLA (south of Sarasota FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Vietnamese Collection (Paperback)
The photography is beautiful but not enough of the recipes show the finished dish, just arty photos of ingredients. I'm the kind of cook that needs to see what I'm aiming at.
The recipes were clear and easy to follow.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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every recipe a winner,
By Miriam (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Vietnamese Collection (Paperback)
I've made more than 50% of the recipes and they're all fantastic. The two that weren't *spectacular* were still very good. Instructions are clear and the recipes don't usually require copious amounts of preparation. I've given this book as a gift and I'm going to pick up her Thai book in the hopes it's as wonderful as this.
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