- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Capital Books; illustrated edition edition (27 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1892123126
- ISBN-13: 978-1892123121
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 21.3 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,173,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With this cookbook and a wok or frying pan, a steamer, food processor and saucepans, the reader can experience one of the most exquisite of Asian cuisines which blends the visual excitement of the Japanese, the quick cooking and cutting techniques of the Chinese, and the complexity of seasonings and flavours of the French. Every recipe is based on the freshest and most natural ingredients in your grocery store and on ancient Asian wisdom for good health.
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Born in Vietnam, I lived with an aunt and uncle in Saigon so that I could attend the best French-speaking schools. Read the first page
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Fast, Easy Vietnamese Home Recipes
30 May 2003
Format:Hardcover
Diana My Tran's unassuming cookbook is a real treasure for several reasons:
1) Recipes are easy and tasty!
3) Lots of Vietnamese dishes that are ubiquitous in the home but uncommon in Vietnamese restaurants.
2) No boring, pretentious, affected prose about how charming life in Vietnam was before the war a la Mai Pham.
4) Recipes do not compromise authenicity but their flavor profiles should appeal to the Western palate.
5) Color photographs of the star of any cookbook - the food.
1) Recipes are easy and tasty!
3) Lots of Vietnamese dishes that are ubiquitous in the home but uncommon in Vietnamese restaurants.
2) No boring, pretentious, affected prose about how charming life in Vietnam was before the war a la Mai Pham.
4) Recipes do not compromise authenicity but their flavor profiles should appeal to the Western palate.
5) Color photographs of the star of any cookbook - the food.
I am Vietnamese and I've bought all of the popular Vietnamese cookbooks on Amazon. This slim little book by a woman who is not a professional chef is the best one out there for all of the reasons above. It's not a perfect 10 because Diana My Tran doesn't use caramel sauce and recipes like Ginger Chicken and Caramel Shrimp should start with caramel sauce. Honey just doesn't work -- you're better not even attempting it. Also the Pho Bo recipe is way too streamlined -- but if you live in a major metropolitan area then there's no reason to make it at home when you can just go to your local noodle house. The best thing about this book is the large number of Vietnamese recipes like Butternut Squash soup that my Vietnamese mother makes (before I bought this book, I thought she invented it) but no restaurant would serve. I recommend it to all of the young Vietnamese people who never learned to cook and also to anyone who's looking flavorful cooking that isn't scary.
49 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Pretty but not essential
11 May 2000
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Similiar to the Pleriplus book, _The Food of Vietnam_ this book has very nice photography and simple recipes. It is also pretty small at only 119 pages including index. This book also shares some of Pleriplus' flaws:
1) Not much background information; 2) Assumption that you know to cut for tenderness or prepare more difficult things like cleaning shrimp or squid; 3) Does not expand the knowledge base of cooking technique or theory for its user; 4) Recipes are modified greatly;
The recipes are modified for faster time preparation. Which is very advantageous for the beginner but a purist will definitely NOT be happy with the recipes e.g., pho ba broth being made with 30 minutes of simmering or the lack of caramel use in recipes. The intent of the book is for speed which it admirably provides.
Since Vietnamese cuisine is adventursome in its approach there is room on the shelf for another book that makes free with the recipes.
The better book to buy is Corinne Trang's _Authentic Vietnamese Cooking_ whose recipes are sound and provides more interesting reading in general. If you are a history/culture junkie then Lonely Planet's World Food Guide to Vietnam is surprisingly good with a few recipes thrown in.
Overall, a pretty book that provides speed but not much substance for the hardcore. It is, however, a nice beginner's book.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Easy to Follow, Very Delicious Recipes, Beautiful Pictures
9 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
We own several asian/vietnamese cookbooks, but this cook book is the best we've seen. The recipes are easy to follow, quick and taste as good as recipes from our most favorite vietnamese restaurant. The recipes are also easy to follow. My husband who is a novice, has cooked three dishes from the book with great success. Also the photographer is a National Geographic Photographer who has included some wonderful pictures.
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