Author(s): AWW

Cooking, Food & Wine

"Asian Kitchen" is a delicious culinary journey around the world's most exciting region for anyone who loves food and cooking. All the recipes included are accompanied by fascinating stories plus special hints, and the book features some of the best dishes from China, Japan and Korea, plus Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Try simple recipes for snacks and street food, sauces and dips plus delicious soups and salads such as Chinese Wonton Soup. The vegetarian chapter offers plenty of fresh ideas and fish and seafood in this part of the world is particularly delicious - here you'll find favourites such as Thai Green Fish Curry. Meat and Poultry includes mini Hoisin Spare Ribs and Japanese Salt-grilled Chicken plus sweet things in East and South-East Asia are real treats - try Five-spice Custard Tarts or Orange and Almond Fortune Cookies. Finally, the basics chapter gives useful instruction on how to cook the different kinds of rice and rice products (plus noodles and stocks) that form the basis of so many Asian dishes.