Published by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2005 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Hardcover ISBN 978-0-7946-0617-6
Paperback ISBN 978-0-7946-0593-3
Ebook ISBN 978-1-4629-1635-1
Previously published as Authentic Recipes from Vietnam ISBN 978-0-7946-0327-4 hc ISBN 978-0-7946-0328-1 pb
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Photo credits: All food photography by Heinz von Holzen Other photos by Doan Duc Minh (page 6); Hans Kemp (page 4), Tim Hall (page 8); R. Ian Lloyd (page 15), Luca Tettoni (pages 11); Catherine Karnow (pages 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13). Cover illustration by Nguyen Thi Tarn Illustration on page 10 courtesy of Leonard de Silva, Paris
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Printed in Singapore 1208CP
Contents
Food in Vietnam 5
The Imperial Cuisine 11
The Ascending Dragon 13
Homestyle Vietnamese Cooking 14
Cooking Methods 16
Authentic Vietnamese Ingredients 18
Basic Recipes
Preserved Mixed Vegetables 25
Preserved Mustard Greens 25
Pickled Spring Onions 25
Pickled Bean Sprouts 25
Carrot and Radish Pickles 25
Preserved Cabbage 26
Fish Sauce Dip 26
Fermented Anchovy Dip 26
Yellow Bean Sauce 26
Peanut Sauce 26
Soy Sauce Dip 26
Tomato Sauce 27
Sweet and Sour Sauce 27
Caramel Syrup 27
Salt, Pepper and Lime Mix 27
Chicken Stock 27
Beef Stock 27
Vegetable Stock 27
Appetizers and Snacks
Pork Rice Paper Rolls 28
Shrimp Rice Paper Rolls 28
Vietnamese Spring Rolls 31
Grilled Beef Rolls 33
Hue Spring Rolls 33
Steamed Fresh Rice Flour Rolls 34
Shrimp Mousse on a Sugar Cane Skewer 36
Vietnamese Steamed Egg with Pork and Fungus 36
Hue Shrimp and Vegetable Pancakes 39
Vietnamese Pork Sausage with fungus 40
Cured Sour Pork Sausage with Garlic 40
Salads
Lotus Stem Salad with Shrimp 42
Squid Salad 43
Young Jackfruit Salad 44
Shrimp and Green Mango Salad 46
