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As featured on the Los Angeles Times website! For authentic Vietnamese food savvy diners need look no further than Southern California's Little Saigon. From the French-inspired bakeries, the coffeehouses, and the food courts, to the weekend mayhem of the noodle houses and wedding receptions at boisterous seafood restaurants, The Little Saigon Cookbook takes you inside this spectacular enclave and introduces you to the extraordinary meals that Vietnamese diners and others in the know enjoy every day.
The Le family was one of the first to settle and work in Little Saigon after fleeing Vietnam as boat people in 1975. With this cookbook, Ann Le shares the family recipes that she grew up with - many of which survived through oral history alone. She also provides insider tidbits on this wonderful cuisine so home cooks can create their own Vietnamese dishes, just like the locals.Try these Vietnamese favorites at home:
Traditional Shredded Chicken and Cabbage Salad
Grilled Beef with Lemongrass and Garlic
Rice Flour Crepes with Mushrooms and Ground PorkBeef PhoBraised Eggplant and Tofu in Caramel Sauce
Vietnamese Water Spinach Sautéed with Garlic
Steamed Tilapia with Ginger, Scallions, and Onions
Drunken Crab Warm "Shaking Beef" Salad with Watercress and TomatoesChicken Braised in Ginger and CoconutCrispy Coconut and Turmeric Crepes Banana Tapioca in Coconut MilkFresh Avocado Shake
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The Le family was one of the first to settle and work in Little Saigon after fleeing Vietnam as boat people in 1975. With this cookbook, Ann Le shares the family recipes that she grew up with - many of which survived through oral history alone. She also provides insider tidbits on this wonderful cuisine so home cooks can create their own Vietnamese dishes, just like the locals.Try these Vietnamese favorites at home:
Traditional Shredded Chicken and Cabbage Salad
Grilled Beef with Lemongrass and Garlic
Rice Flour Crepes with Mushrooms and Ground PorkBeef PhoBraised Eggplant and Tofu in Caramel Sauce
Vietnamese Water Spinach Sautéed with Garlic
Steamed Tilapia with Ginger, Scallions, and Onions
Drunken Crab Warm "Shaking Beef" Salad with Watercress and TomatoesChicken Braised in Ginger and CoconutCrispy Coconut and Turmeric Crepes Banana Tapioca in Coconut MilkFresh Avocado Shake
\Ann Le has lived most of her life in the area of Southern California known as Little Saigon, where her family moved in 1975 right after the fall of Saigon. She grew up eating and cooking Vietnamese food and is acquainted with many of the people and restaurant owners in the Little Saigon community. She speaks and writes Vietnamese fluently.
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- PublisherInsider's Guide
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0762738316
- ISBN 13 9780762738311
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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