Thai Food and Cooking: A Fiery and Exotic Cuisine: the Traditions, Techniques, Ingredients and Recipes - Hardcover

Judy Bastyra; Becky Johnson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843099411 ISBN 13: 9781843099413

Publisher: Hermes House, 2013

Synopsis

This is a beautiful guide to one of the world's most popular cuisines: the ingredients, the techniques and the recipes, shown in over 700 photographs. It features a fully illustrated reference section that explains all the key Thai ingredients, together with useful step-by-step information on how to prepare and cook them. Easy to use chapters cover every occasion for serving Thai food, including appetizers, soups, salads, poultry, vegetables and fish dishes, as well as desserts. It offers 180 fabulous recipes, from classic Thai fish cakes and red chicken curry to a refreshing watermelon ice. It is an essential guide for all lovers of Thai food, suitable for cooks of any level of experience and expertise. Thai cuisine is one of the most popular modern ways of eating. This fabulous book not only has 180 wonderful, fragrant recipes, but includes much information about the history and traditions surrounding this rich culture. There is an illustrated guide to Thai ingredients covering useful preparation and cooking techniques. Rice and noodles, tofu, dried fish and shellfish, and herbs, spices and pastes are all explained in detail. The recipe collection brings together classic and modern dishes such as green curry puffs, salmon marinated with Thai spices, and mangoes with sweet sticky rice. With every recipe explained in step-by-step photographs, this is a book to be treasured by all cooks and food lovers.

About this title

Review:

"* "This is one book I would gladly buy to add to my collection." Bangkok Post"

About the Author:

Judy Bastyra is a writer and a food author. She has a particular interest in Thailand and has visited the country many times, researching recipes and writing about the food and the culture. Becky Johnson worked as a chef in London and Ireland before making a two-year journey of culinary discovery around the globe. Extensive travel in South-east Asia has given her an incomparable knowledge of the Thai cuisine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hermes House
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1843099411
• ISBN 13: 9781843099413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264