cooking, thai

Read how Thai communities grew in the western world and how their food traditions helped them find a new home.

Collects five hundred recipes from all regions of Thailand, including such dishes as snail and noodle salad, spicy pork soup with straw mushrooms, sweet boiled shrimp, crab fried rice, and candied sugar palm fruit.

"Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to cook Thai food"--Provided by publisher.

"A guide to bold, authentic Thai cooking from Andy Ricker, the chef and owner of the wildly popular and widely lauded Pok Pok restaurants. After decades spent traveling throughout Thailand, Andy Ricker wanted to bring the country's famed street food stateside. In 2005 he opened Pok Pok, so named for the sound a pestle makes when it strikes a clay mortar, in an old shack in a residential neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Ricker's traditional take on Thai food soon drew the notice of the New York Times and Gourmet magazine, establishing him as a culinary star. Now, with his first cookbook, Ricker tackles head-on the myths that keep people from making Thai food at home: that it's too spicy for the American palate or too difficult to source ingredients. Fifty knockout recipes for simple and delicious Thai dishes range from Grilled Pork Collar with Spicy Dipping Sauce and Iced Greens to Andy's now-famous Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings. Including a primer in Thai techniques and flavor profiles, with tips for modifying local produce to mimic Thai flavors, Pok Pok makes authentic Thai food accessible to any home cook. "--.

A collection of recipes for traditional Thai foods, with information on the art and history of cooking in Thailand.

Introduces the reader to the main dishes of Thailand and the customs of this country in regard to food.

Introduces the different culinary regions of Thailand through recipes adapted for young chefs and discusses the basics of food handling and kitchen safety.