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Learn to COOK - Wild, Wild East: Recipes and Stories from Vietnam
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Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59597
EAN: 9780764161490
ISBN: 0764161490
Label: Barron's Educational Series
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Studio: Barron's Educational Series
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The world is discovering Vietnamese food, and it’s a happy discovery indeed! Wild, Wild East is the creation of chef Bobby Chin, Hanoi’s enfant terrible and renowned master of Vietnamese cuisine. He characterizes Vietnamese food as having fresh, clean flavors, and as being light, healthy, and diverse. More than a recipe book, Wild, Wild East is the author’s authentic guide to Vietnamese food as it is prepared and enjoyed today. Combining his lively text with Jason Lowe’s striking color photos of Vietnam’s markets, kitchens, people, and foods, Bobby Chin starts out with instructions for preparing Vietnamese sauces, garnishes, and dips. Next, he provides recipes for a host of exotic and delectable dishes that include—
Minced Prawns on Sugar Cane Chicken Wings Cooked in Caramel Sauce and Ginger Braised Banana Blossoms Meat, Crab, and Grapefruit Salad Shrimp and Pork Crepe Stir-fried Noodles and Beef Pan Roasted Salmon and Wasabi Mashed Potatoes . . . and many, many more
Also included are delightful salads and special Vietnamese desserts that the author calls Sweet Sensations. This entertaining and informative book features approximately 100 recipes for exotically delicious dishes and 200 color photos.
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From the Book’s Foreword by renowned chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain
“Bobby Chinn, chef, long time resident of Southeast Asia, television personality, hustler, International Man of Mystery, and now author, is the first guy you want to know in Hanoi if you want to find where to get the good stuff to eat, how to make it, and why it’s made that way. . . . what Bobby doesn’t know about Southeast Asian food is not worth knowing.”
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Summary: Great recipes and photos to complement
Comment: There are so many delicious recipes - I've tried a few so far and they turned out great. Vietnamese food is flavorful but very light. I love looking at the photos of food and scenes from Vietnam. I put this book on my coffee table for my guests to enjoy. Before this cookbook all the Vietnamese cookbooks I've seen were poorly laid out or the recipes were just too difficult to copy. I finally found the Vietnamese cookbook I can use and enjoy for a long time.
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Summary: 5 stars for Bobby
Comment: ...i am so thankful that someone has taken the time to make good vietnamese cuisine assessable to those of us who can't cook! I recently saw a segment on a local TV program with the author/chef and his personal story fascinated me...a SF native who finds a home away from home in Hanoi, Vietnam...and finds comfort in the food and culture surrounding him. Bobby Chinn's book succeeds in bringing all the fresh and contemporary elements of Vietnamese cuisine to the forefront with easy to follow recipes that make it a pleasure to cook! His playful take on traditional recipes is fresh and unexpected and the book is jam packed with healthy, creative dishes that anyone can reproduce. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys being creative in the kitchen....it makes a wonderful gift.
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Summary: It's about time he wrote a book
Comment: It's about time that Bobby Chinn put his talent down on paper. As one who had the good fortune to be able to eat at his lovely lakefront restaurant in Hanoi in its early days, I can't wait to try all the recipes and hopefully relive some of the unique culinary experience.
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