A culinary journey through southeast asia ebook written by jeffrey alford, naomi duguid. For this months cookbook club lunch, we ventured over to southeast asia to follow the mekong river for a taste of thailand, vietnam, laos and burma. If, by the end of hot, sour, salty, sweet, youre not hoofing it as fast as you can your local chinese or soul food restaurant, youre either dead or anorexic. Luminous at dawn and dusk, the mekong is a river road, a vibrant artery that defines a vast and fascinating region. She lives, cooks, gardens, and laughs in berkeley, california. Its because the book is far more than a simple recipe book and also lessmore on that in a bit. Colman andrews is living the life most culinarians would be envious of. Overall, it is the single best cookbook that i have purchased in the last few years and i have gotten many good ones. Use this thread to make general comments about this cookbook or to discuss the whole cookbook ofthemonth idea. Author bio jeffrey alford is a writer and photographer based primarily in northeast thailand and cambodia. How to tasteand adjustany dish like a pro cooking light.
The cookbook is a coffeetable worthy book with over 150 photos of food and travel from southeast asia. Pungent taste is hot and spicy as found in a chili pepper, while astringent taste is dry and light as found in popcorn. The palate is wildly eclectic, proudly unrestrained. A culinary journey through southeast asia by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid, artisan, 2000. Hot sour salty sweet, by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid. Mix the miso paste with the mirin to loosen it, then stir in the oils. The artful mix of flour and tradition around the world all our books. The sweet baking recipes are adapted from our last book homebaking. Still, there are enough uncommon recipes here to keep even the most inveterate cookbook reader discovering new flavor combinations.
Hot sour salty sweet a culinary journey through southeast asia. My first night there i mistook fresh turmeric for ginger, and for the whole first week even though i was the girl who made the rice, i couldnt tell you the. The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid and are part of our story on lunar new. This looks like a harder recipe than it actually is. How to balance the flavours in your cooking life and. In the 1800s, a chef in paris created a liquid that deepened the flavor of everything it touched. The marriage of travelogue, anthropological text and cookbook is not always. Find our top 8 picks for the best asian cookbooks of the past 25 years. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Favorite cookbooks since 1995 from learning the basics to discovering the worlds cuisines, these are the books every home cook should own. All the effort is in the prep and then its just tossing things into the wok til it seems.
The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from hot sour salty sweet by. A culinary journey through southeast asia is all at once a cookbook, a photo essay, a journey down a great river the meking river from yunnan to vietnam, and an introduction to one of the worlds great culinary regions. Though the book contains a wealth of anecdotal material, its great strength lies in its 175 recipes, explicit formulas for the likes of shrimp in hot lime leaf broth, lao. With 42 ingredients, including two subrecipes, it was more involved than takeout. Hot sour salty sweet combines cookbook with travelogue and when it was published in 2000, it became an instant classic, the definitive introduction to foods of southeast asia, the goto for recipes. Hot, sour, salty, sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid.
The best eberswalde donuts recipe you will ever find. In hot, sour, salty, sweet, at last this great culinary region is celebrated with all the passion, color, and life that it deserves. This northern thaistyle one is extrasour, because it uses both tamarind and lime, says naomi duguid. Buy hot sour salty sweet by alford, jeffrey, duguid, naomi isbn. Its an instinctive way of cooking in which your tongue, he says, is the only thing that can get you through the maze of ingredients. It is beautiful, educational, entertaining, not to mention that it has wonderful, accessible recipes that taste authentic. Hot sour salty sweet 9781579651145 by jeffrey alford, naomi duguid. Poh credits a malaysian aunty with this recipe which is an absolute cracker. Its a culinary journey cookbook, which are the best reads the trick to wok cooking is to prep everything in little bowls so that you can quickly and easily add ingredients without trouble. Maybe even search out other likeminded hounds and have a cookoff on the same recipe. Hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford, naomi duguid. Favorite cookbooks since 1995 from learning the basics to. Use this thread to discuss which recipes you are planning to try from hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid. Here, along the worlds tenth largest river, which rises in tibet and joins the sea in vietnam, traditions mingle and exquisite food prevails.
Spectacular lunch at this modern turkish place in melbourne recently. Luminous at dawn and dusk, the mekong is a river road, a vibra. Hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid. Get tips from other hounds or list other online resources here such as recipe links. That said, if theres one big downside to hot, sour, salty, sweet, its the recipes themselves. From the bestselling authors of hot sour salty sweet, a paperback edition of their critically acclaimed cookbook about the humble grain of rice. A sweet salad will be accompanied by a sour stir fry. Tart apple pie is delicious with a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, while a sour flavored cheese such as goat cheese gets a lift from fruit preserves. Diners dictionary defining unfamiliar menu terms nuoc. Hot sour salty sweet a culinary journey through southeast. I like salsa dancing and wine as well but you wont read about those here. Be the first to ask a question about hot sour salty sweet.
Duguid, naomi and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. But the world of asian cookery knows that a full menu requires the complete set. Were chasing the yum here, jet said as he prepped these easytomake noodles, noting the five essential flavors that make up asian cuisine. Thailand is condiment heaven, with a gazillion sauces.
This has a great depth of flavor that doesnt need a ton of sodium, and i was able to punch up the spice and sour to my own taste. A cookbook brimming with recipes, photographs, and evocative stories. Oct 27, 2000 buy hot sour salty sweet by alford, jeffrey, duguid, naomi isbn. In this essential book about the worlds most essential food, jeffrey alford and naomi duguid travelled to the worlds major riceeating regions and experienced firsthand dozens of varieties of rice, as well as the staggering array of foods that. Recipes from this book recipe coconut milk sticky rice with mangoes. Ayurveda identifies 6 tastes by which all foods can be categorized. Hot sour salty sweet, which takes its name from the principal taste sensations of the regions cooking, provides an unparalleled culinary journey through this fertile land. Hot sour salty sweet southeast asia cookbook village.
This book, with all the delicious food being prepared en masse, is a culinary delight. Travelling the globe, enjoying great regional food and wine, and getting to write about it in articles and. Thai chicken with hotsoursaltysweet sauce recipe naomi. While the first four tastes are probably recognizable, the last two may not seem familiar. This is from hot sour salty sweet, my favorite cookbook. If you are unable to view the text and graphics above download the latest version of flash player from macromedia. I mean, id eaten at thai and vietnamese restaurants growing up, but it was only after reading this gorgeous book that i thought, oh, i get it now. The mekong region, which extends south from china through laos and thailand to cambodia and vietnam, offers extraordinary food. Enter to win a copy of jet tilas new cookbook, 101 asian. Hot sour salty sweetsaved my job and nurtured a love for the food we cooked and the place that food came from.
Hot sour salty sweet has exceeded all expectations. But beyond the dishes themselves, one of the most attractive aspects of southeast asian food is the life that surrounds it. Mar 12, 2020 in hot, sour, salty, sweet, at last this great culinary region is celebrated with all the passion, color, and life that it deserves. A culinary journey through southeast asia to your own online collection at. Jet tilas recipe for famous drunken noodles is the only one. A culinary journey through southeast asia jeffrey alford, naomi. Hot, sour, salty, sweet by jeffrey alford, 9780679309505, available at book. This ones by me, stephanie cliffordsmith, journalist and author whose top three favourite pursuits are cooking, travelling and eating. Welcome to recipesplus, your premier destination for delicious and dreamy food inspiration. Nov 05, 2007 humans do have receptors for lglutamate and when something is really, really yummy in a non sweet, sour, bitter or salty way, thats what youre tasting. Brush the mixture on the cut surfaces of the chosen vegetable and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Jan 01, 2008 if, by the end of hot, sour, salty, sweet, youre not hoofing it as fast as you can your local chinese or soul food restaurant, youre either dead or anorexic. She is an eat columnist at the new york times magazine and the host and an executive producer of the netflix original documentary series based on her book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hot sour salty sweet.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A culinary journey through southeast asia 9781579651145 by alford, jeffrey. Something sweet, something sour, something hot, and a good dash of salt. A culinary journey through southeast asia is a comprehensive cookbook that offers more than 175 recipes. Jeffrey alford and naomi duguid join sara to share recipes from their new book, hot sour salty sweet.
Welcome to the general discussion thread for the february 2007 cookbook of the month, hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi duguid. Oct 31, 2000 hot sour salty sweet has exceeded all expectations. First off, there arent as many as youd expect a book. Pungent taste is hot and spicy as found in a chili pepper, while astringent taste is. Though now somewhat dated and not as flashy or glossy as todays cookbooks, its withstood the test of time and it is a pleasure to leaf through. Hot, sour, salty, sweet yes but its also complex, gutsy and smells better than chanel no 5.
Hot, sour, salty, sweet was my first real introduction to the cuisines of southeast asia. Though the book contains a wealth of anecdotal material, its great strength lies in its 175 recipes, explicit formulas for the likes of shrimp in hot lime leaf broth, lao yellow rice and duck, and hui beef stew with chick peas and anise. Like the best books about the food of a particular place, hot sour salty sweet is really about the people of southeast asia told through the lens of their food. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The book arrives at the ideal time for an american audience that ranks asian food as the hottest trend of the. Curious about the world, an insatiable asker of questionswriter, photographer, storyteller, traveller. Hot, sour, salty, sweet, a novel of a cookbook with 175 recipes from the region. Synopsis the culinary map of southeast asia is about to change, if awardwinning cookbook authors jeffrey alford and naomi duguid have their way. Overly sour foods can make you pucker and wincebut combining them with sweet, salty, and bitter ingredients can soften these effects. Favorite cookbooks since 1995 from learning the basics. Hot sour salty sweet by jeffrey alford and naomi dugiud one of my first kitchen jobs was as a line cook at the southeast asian street food restaurant, spice market, in manhattan. Oct 24, 2017 from a culinary perspective, the authors contend that the foods native to this 3,000milelong strip of land pay particular attention to the harmony between four distinct flavors. The book arrives at the ideal time for an american audience that ranks asian food as the hottest trend of the moment and southeast asia as the most attractive travel destination. Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent.
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