Wild, Wild East : Recipes And Stories From Vietnam

Local Description

Vg copy, hardcover with dust jacket.

The dust jacket has a chip and a scratch mark on the back cover. 

Description

Bobby describes Vietnamese food as being as near to Nirvana as he can imagine - fresh clean flavours, light and healthy and incredibly diverse. From simple Grilled Chicken Wings to Imperial Spring Rolls and his own fusion-style dishes this is not just a recipe book but an authentic guide to Vietnamese food as it is eaten today. Special photography by award-winning photographer Jason Lowe and stories about every dish related by Bobby (ex-standup comedian being one of his former lives) make this a true culinary tour. Read about his first experiences of running a kitchen, how he found out the recipe for the secret sauce for grilled chicken and his off the wall tales of the more unusual food and ingredients. "Wild, Wild East" is a true adventure story for the palate.

Promotion info

Authentic Vietnamese food from Hanoi's enfant terrible mixed with real 'wild west' stories of his time there Hugely promotable author - currently filming a TV series about Asia for the Discovery Channel to be broadcast Autumn 2007 Vietnamese food is one of the hippest foods of our time, renowned for its light, clean and healthy flavours Vietnamese food is currently seeing a resurgence in the UK and is set to be the "new" Japanese or Thai Vietnam is predicted to be among the top ten major tourist destinations in the world in the next ten years. More than 81,000 British tourists visited Vietnam in 2005 According to the 2000 census, more than 1.2 million people with Vietnamese origins live in the United States, constituting between a third and a half of all overseas Vietnamese.

Author description

Half Chinese, half Egyptian, raised in England, lived in San Francisco and New York and now based in Hanoi, Bobby Chinn is one of the most respected chefs in Asia. Coming from a family of great cooks Bobby has always been passionate about food and he was taken under the wings of various cutting edge San Francisco chefs - Hubert Keller, Gary Danko, and Traci des Jardine where he learnt his trade. He now owns his own restaurant in Hanoi and his series on Asia is being filmed for Discovery. He has also appeared in the UK on BBC2's Saturday Kitchen and Full On Food.

Table of contents

6 Introduction 12 Square One 28 Appetisers & Amuses 54 Garden of Earthly Delights 84 Salad Standalones 118 One Dish Wonders 150 Under the Sea 178 On the Ground & in the Air 200 Sweet Sensations 218 Index