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Lonely Planet: World Food: Vietnam (Paperback)

by Richard Sterling (Author), Tinh-My Hoang (Author) "Vietnamese cuisine is the sum of many parts ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 186450028X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1864500288
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.4 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 538,727 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Historians like to say that geography is fate. Geography is also cuisine..." Vietnam is actually shaped like a don ganh, a bamboo pole with a basket of rice at each end--the rice-growing Red River and Mekong Deltas with 2400 km of coastline between. Inevitably, Vietnamese food has two constants: rice and nuoc mam (fermented fish sauce). Equally distinctive is the pungent aroma and ying yang balance of the five Chinese flavours (sweet, salty, bitter, sour, hot). World Food: Vietnam also explores how the French influence has been incorporated. Salad baguettes are authentic, yet sprinkled with fish sauce; café au lait is drunk with sweet condensed milk; snails are served, but can be as large as golf balls. In Danang, you can find Asia's finest ice cream parlour.

Instead of recommending upmarket restaurants, the guide refreshingly enthuses over specific roadside vendors such as Hanoi's che stalls (sweetened mung bean desert) or purveyors of infamous cha gio (spring rolls) and pho, "seductively delicious" beef noodle soup, as addictive as tobacco. Simplicity rules. The "Don't Miss" section suggests an ear of sweetcorn at Hoi An's nightmarket, locally brewed street bia hoi, or the magical native dragonfruit. Author Richard Sterling also wrote The Fearless Diner and he tracks down delicacies like grilled geckos and fruit bat.

World Food: Vietnam helps you choose where, when, how and what to eat when you arrive in a town. Incorporating maps, recipes and phrase book, it navigates Vietnam's regional variations and explains etiquette. The text is rich in culinary legends, myths, riddles and poetry reflecting the Vietnamese passion for food. --Sarah Champion



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The definitive culinary guide to Vietnam. With tantalising photography throughout and written in an entertaining, opinionated and contemporary style, this guide is intended to be the benchmark for the country's cuisine. This pocket-sized guide includes everything to do with eating and drinking in Vietnam.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful insight into the daily experience of Vietnam, 9 Feb 2001
This book was a complete delight! I am going to work in Vietnam, so have been bought several books on the country etc, so when I saw that it was on the food, I thought "this is going to be boring"! how wrong I was! it is not only filled with recipies and food details, it was filled with short factual pieces on culture, people and sights. There is also basic language listings and what's hot and not in Vietnam. Another unique touch, was short experiences by travellers who had been to Vietnam which was so helpful and enlightening! [especially what not to eat and what's ok on the western stomach!] It is also filled with fantastic colour photographs and drawings, which is so relevant as I now know what I order to eat should look like!! I found also that this book is the one book I probably will take with me to Vietnam and keep as a reference on my person at all times. It is small and square, so it is easy to fit into my pocket, but filled with totally relevant, day to day, realistic facts that I am going to encounter daily. Thank you Lonely Planet, a totally delightful book that is going to make my life in Vietnam easier!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A colourful insight into the food and cuisine of Vietnam, 17 Jul 2002
A surprisingly colourful and informative read. This book is ideal for anyone who has experienced 'proper' Vietnamese food, that is 100%; Not the 50%chinese, 50%vietnamese version. It allows a person to have a deeper understanding of how aromas, flavours and textures can be crucial in Vietnamese cuisine. What can be better than the favourite breakfast of 'Pho'. Those lucky few, who have had the chance to experience this breakfast will know that it beats cornflakes by miles! A bit of a shame that it did not go on to explain about the numerous variations depending on the many regions that make up Vietnam. A person with an in depth knowledge of Vietnamese food can immediately tell which regions the food is from by just the aroma. Other than that it is a good introduction for all beginners!
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