A unique and beautifully illustrated cookbook that supplies not only recipes but also descriptions of the varied peoples and countries of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

Demystifying Southeast Asia's cuisine, this cookbook translates years of photography, culinary training, education, and resulting expertise into an adventure of recipes, stories, and practical advice on cooking. Regardless of exotic flavors, foreign ingredients, and unfamiliar techniques, the guide demonstrates how cooking remains universal and the science of food holds fast. Including more than 100 recipes, 700 photographs, and vivid anecdotes, this is the perfect book for anyone seeking to learn about the flavors of Southeast Asian cuisine or just looking for a unique, recreational read.

This collection of recipes uncovers the spiciest dishes that Southeast Asia has to offer. Dave DeWitt hosts Chili Pepper Kitchen, a popular PBS cooking show.

Offering more than 260 recipes, a collection of Thai, Vietnamese, Australian, Malaysian, and Indonesian dishes includes tropical fruits, traditional meats, aromatic soups, and fragrant seafood in treats such as Gingered Salmon Parcels, Shrimp and Shittake Ravioli, and Jasmine Jazz Tiramisu.

This exploration of East and Southeast Asian cuisines illustrates classical and streamlined cooking techniques and 150 recipes showcase the vibrant diversity of food from the region, all with the confidence-building guidance of America's Test Kitchen. We use our rigorous testing experience on the ingredients and dishes of East and Southeast Asia, with a mix of simple weeknight suppers and more ambitious projects. Stir-fry Taiwanese Three Cup Chicken, fry up Shrimp Tempura with ethereally light exteriors, or make Kimchi Pancakes with ease. Master noodle and rice dishes, from Thai drunken noodles to Indonesian fried rice. Or toss together a sweet-spicy-salty Thai Green Papaya Salad. If you can't find green papaya, we offer an easy-to-find alternative, jícama. Can't purchase Shaoxing wine or kecap manis for a recipe? Use dry sherry for the wine, and soy sauce with sugar stirred in for the kecap. All our recipes work with traditional ingredients and the substitutions we suggest. Have time to make more complex comfort foods? Try Japanese pork ramen with an intense slow-cooked broth and meltingly tender pork belly. Or superbly satisfying Korean short ribs, flavored with red dates and chestnuts. Make American Chinese classics like kung pao chicken, lo mein, and the perfected egg roll. Or enjoy comfort foods like congee, Cambodian somlar kari (a red curry soup with chicken and vegetables), and Japanese meat and potato stew--all sure to become favorites. A visual Learn How feature walks step by step through techniques like shaping dumplings, making pho, and stir-frying with either a flat-bottomed wok or a non-stick skillet. In addition, step photos throughout illustrate processes like flipping a kimchi pancake or slicing steak for negimaki, and an extensive introduction gives essential information on ingredients and easy swaps.

Covering topics ranging from the establishment of the Gulf Coast shrimping industry in 1800s to the Korean taco truck craze in the present day, this book explores the widespread contributions of Asian Americans to U.S. food culture. Since the late 18th century, Asian immigrants to the United States have brought their influences to bear on American culture, yielding a rich, varied, and nuanced culinary landscape. The past 50 years have seen these contributions significantly amplified, with the rise of globalization considerably blurring the boundaries between East and West, giving rise to fusion foods and transnational ingredients and cooking techniques. The Asian American population grew from under 1 million in 1960 to an estimated 19.4 million in 2013. Three-quarters of the Asian American population in 2012 was foreign-born, a trend that ensures that Asian cuisines will continue to invigorate and enrich the United States food culture. This work focuses on the historical trajectory that led to this remarkable point in Asian American food culture. In particular, it charts the rise of Asian American food culture in the United States, beginning with the nation's first Chinese "chow chows" and ending with the successful campaign of Indochina war refugees to overturn the Texas legislation that banned the cultivation of water spinach—a staple vegetable in their traditional diet. The book focuses in particular on the five largest immigrant groups from East and Southeast Asia—those of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese descent. Students and food enthusiasts alike now have a substantial resource to turn to besides ethnic cookbooks to learn how the cooking and food culture of these groups have altered and been integrated into the United States foodscape. The work begins with a chronology that highlights Asian immigration patterns and government legislation as well as major culinary developments. The book's seven chapters provide an historical overview of Asian immigration and the development of Asian American food culture; detail the major ingredients of the traditional Asian diet that are now found in the United States; introduce Asian cooking philosophies, techniques, and equipment as well as trace the history of Asian American cookbooks; and outline the basic structure and content of traditional Asian American meals. Author Alice L. McLean's book also details the rise of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese restaurants in the United States and discusses the contemporary dining options found in ethnic enclaves; introduces celebratory dining, providing an overview of typical festive foods eaten on key occasions; and explores the use of food as medicine among Asian Americans.