Book Description from Back CoverNoodle dishes are a beloved staple throughout Asia and are slurped up at all hours of the day and night. Asian cuisine expert Corinne Trang presents recipes that make it easy for you to discover such simple pleasures as the Vietnamese rice noodle soup known as pho, mee goreng (breakfast noodles with a sunny-side-up egg) from Indonesia, and Japanese soba.Organized by type of noodle-Wheat, Egg, Buckwheat, Rice, and Cellophane-plus a great section on Buns, Dumplings, and Spring Rolls, it's easy to find just the right treat for the occasion. Prepare Green Tea Soba with Smoked Wild Salmon Bolls for a new twist on lunch, or serve piping-hot bowls of Udon with Shiitake and Garland Chrysanthemum Leaves in Broth for a unique and satisfying supper. You can even make use of leftover pork by baking delicious Sweet Pork Buns, a Cantonese specialty. The author supplies information on basic Asian ingredients like dark sesame oil and hoisin sauce. She also describes the simple kitchen equipment you'll need and some easy techniques to master, so each dish you make will come out perfect every time. A handy source list will help you find some of the harder-to-find ingredients. Explore the world of Asian noodles, and you'll soon be eating noodles every day. Comments from Back Cover"Corinne tackles the vast category of Asian noodles with her usual grace and skill. You can tell each recipe comes from where the best Asian cooking comes from-the heart. From her family recipe for pho to one of my favorites, crispy noodle cake, you'll find a wealth of noodle recipes rich in history and loaded with flavor."-Ming Tsai host/executive producer of Simply Ming and chef/owner of Blue Ginger
"Corinne Trang is one of America's leading authorities on Asian flavors, and her latest book, Noodles Every Day, makes our mouths water. Her tone is so inviting and approachable that a wider audience is bound to discover the pleasures of preparing and enjoying Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and other noodle dishes through this wonderful book."
"Dedicated home cooks tend to fall into a rut, cooking the same dozen fail-safe meals over and over again. To the rescue comes Corinne Trang, the most gracious of culinary diplomats, with a book's worth of recipes from the other side of the world, all of them starring the humble and versatile noodle-the original Asian fast food. West meet East. You'll be glad you did."
"Corinne Trang is one of America's foremost teachers of Asian cuisine. This new book-an exciting compilation of recipes and images-is yet another excellent volume in her growing compendium of smart, easy-to-use cookbooks." Background on Corinne Trang and Maura McEvoyCorinne Trang is a New York-based, award-winning author, dubbed the "Julia Child of Asian Cuisine" by the Washington Post and others. An expert on Asian food cultures, she has written numerous cookbooks, receiving Food & Wine magazine's Best of the Best Award and winning Best Asian Cuisine Book in the World at the World Cookbook Fair for her first, and Publishers Weekly's Best Book List for her second. She writes articles for a variety of publications, including Food & Wine, Health, Cooking Light, and Saveur. A spokesperson, food consultant, and frequent television and radio guest. Corinne is also a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier International and the New York Women's Culinary Alliance. She is a visiting faculty member at Syracuse University and teaches food writing at New York University. For more information, visit www.corinnetrang.com.Maura McEvoy is a food, travel, and lifestyle photographer. Her work has appeared in many publications, including Town & Country, Food & Wine, and Martha Stewart Living. She lives with her daughter in Brooklyn, New York. |
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