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Asian Food & Cooking
General Asian
Selected Books
For additional books, browse the catalog under the subject heading:
Cookery, Asian
Brissenden, Rosemary
Southeast Asian Food: classic and modern dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
TX724.5.I5 B7 2007
This is an Americanized version of an Australian book.
Southeast Asian Food: classic and modern dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam
TX724.5.I5 B7 2007
This is an Americanized version of an Australian book.
Deseran, Sara
Asian Vegetables: From Long Beans to Lemongrass, a Simple Guide to Asian Produce: Plus over 50 Delicious, Easy Recipes
This Chronicle book will help you identify some of those interesting but strange vegetables and herbs when you visit Lotus Foods in the Strip District. Then you can finally pick up some taro root or pea shoots and know what to do with them. Nicely illustrated with color photographs.
TX801.D48 2001
Asian Vegetables: From Long Beans to Lemongrass, a Simple Guide to Asian Produce: Plus over 50 Delicious, Easy Recipes
This Chronicle book will help you identify some of those interesting but strange vegetables and herbs when you visit Lotus Foods in the Strip District. Then you can finally pick up some taro root or pea shoots and know what to do with them. Nicely illustrated with color photographs.
TX801.D48 2001
Simonds, Nina
Asian Noodles: Deliciously Simple Dishes to Twirl, Slurp, and Savor
TX809.M17 S58 1997
The 75 recipes for fragrant noodle soups, salads, starters, sides and complete suppers will thrill noodle nuts and novices alike.
Asian Noodles: Deliciously Simple Dishes to Twirl, Slurp, and Savor
TX809.M17 S58 1997
The 75 recipes for fragrant noodle soups, salads, starters, sides and complete suppers will thrill noodle nuts and novices alike.
Websites
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Epicurious: Asian International Cooking
Recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines. -
Epicurious Recipe Search: Asian
Browse through 1377 results or search within them. -
Asia Society: Food & Recipes
This is a very interesting and beautifully designed site that includes a food glossary that you can browse alphabetically, lots of recipes and everything is well-illustrated. -
Recipe Source: Asia & Pacific Island Recipes
This is the new home of the SOAR recipe database, formerly at University of California, Berkeley. -
RecipeZaar: Asian
Fortunately you can filter your search of its 12,507 recipes by region, course, and ingredient.
Return to the topIndonesian
Selected Books
More books can be found by browsing the library catalog under the Subject Headings:
Cookery, Indonesian
Cookery Southeast Asian
Oseland, James
Cradle of Flavor: Home Cooking from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Oseland, executive editor of Saveur magazine, begins with a lengthy chapter on ingredients and then provides recipes for many dishes, including condiments and street foods.
TX724.5.S68 O84 2006
Cradle of Flavor: Home Cooking from the Spice Islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Oseland, executive editor of Saveur magazine, begins with a lengthy chapter on ingredients and then provides recipes for many dishes, including condiments and street foods.
TX724.5.S68 O84 2006
Websites
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Indochef
Henk Hardendood's personal interpretation of classical Indonesian dishes as prepared in the Netherlands by Indonesian immigrants and Dutch expatriates. -
Merry's Kitchen of Indonesian Cuisine
Compiled by Merry Anwar, an Indonesian living in San Francisco. This site contains over 250 authentic favorite Indonesian recipes, some with pictures. -
Tempeh
Less well-known than tofu, tempeh is soybeans that have been bound into a compact white cake by the Rhizopus mold. Tempeh has been a favorite food and staple source of protein in Indonesia for several hundred years and you can now obtain it in the United states. -
Yumyum Indonesian Recipes
From the recipe server.
Return to the topMalaysia
Selected Books
For additional books, browse the catalog under the subject heading: Cookery, Malaysian
Marks, Copeland
The Exotic Kitchens of Malaysia
TX724.5.M4 M36 1997
175 easy to follow recipes reflecting the diverse influences of Chinese, Indian, and Muslim cookery on Malaysian cuisine.
The Exotic Kitchens of Malaysia
TX724.5.M4 M36 1997
175 easy to follow recipes reflecting the diverse influences of Chinese, Indian, and Muslim cookery on Malaysian cuisine.
Websites
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Malaysia: The Star Online: Kuali
A Malaysian Newspaper's Cooking section, "tastes from around the world" but strong on traditional dishes of the far east. The alphabetical guide links to recipes.
Philippine (Filipino)
Selected Books
For additional books, browse the catalog under the subject heading: Cookery, Philippine
Aranas, Jennifer M.
The Filipino-American Kitchen: traditional recipes, contemporary flavors
TX724.5.P5 A73 2006
The recipes are based on traditional Filipino ones but adjusted for modern ingredients you can find in America.
The Filipino-American Kitchen: traditional recipes, contemporary flavors
TX724.5.P5 A73 2006
The recipes are based on traditional Filipino ones but adjusted for modern ingredients you can find in America.
Besa, Amy and Romy Dorotan
Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near
TX724.5.P5 B45 2006
The owners and chef at Manhattan's popular Cendrillon restaurant present a fascinating look at Filipino cuisine and culture. With photos and text, they talk about the history of filipino food and filipino ingredients, for which they include recipes.
Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near
TX724.5.P5 B45 2006
The owners and chef at Manhattan's popular Cendrillon restaurant present a fascinating look at Filipino cuisine and culture. With photos and text, they talk about the history of filipino food and filipino ingredients, for which they include recipes.
Olizon-Chikiamco, Norma
Filipino Homestyle Dishes: Delicious Meals in Minutes
TX724.5.P5 O45 2004x
Featuring classic recipes as they are prepared in Filipino homes, this book provides quick and easy instructions for delightful snacks, delectable seafood and delicious rice and noodle dishes.
Filipino Homestyle Dishes: Delicious Meals in Minutes
TX724.5.P5 O45 2004x
Featuring classic recipes as they are prepared in Filipino homes, this book provides quick and easy instructions for delightful snacks, delectable seafood and delicious rice and noodle dishes.
Websites
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Culture Ingested: On the Indigenization of Phillipine Food
This is an article by Doreen Gamboa Fernandez about what Philippine food is, with introductory information about the author, a food columnist and writer in Manila. -
Filipino cuisine/food glossary
This Tagalog food glossary with English definitions is based on Doreen G. Fernandez's Palayok: Philippine Food Time, On Site, in the Pot. Manila: Bookmark Inc., 2000. -
The Pilgrim's Pots and Pans
This is a Blog about Filipino food. You can search or browse the archives by subject or by date. -
Recipe Source: Filipino
Recipe Source is the successor to UC Berkeley's SOAR recipe database. They offer 54 Filipino recipes.
Singapore
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Makan Time in Singapore
Although the creation of one individual with contributions from his readers, this website on Singapore food is extremely interesting. Check this site out before you take a trip to Singapore.
Thai
Selected Books
For additional books, browse the catalog under the subject heading:
Cookery, Thai
Loha-unchit, Kasma
It Rains Fishes: Legends, Traditions and the Joys of Thai Cooking
q TX724.5.T5 L64 1994
This is a book for those who are interested in the culture behind recipes. It Rains Fishes won the 1996 Julia Child Cookbook Award as the Best International Cookbook of 1995.
It Rains Fishes: Legends, Traditions and the Joys of Thai Cooking
q TX724.5.T5 L64 1994
This is a book for those who are interested in the culture behind recipes. It Rains Fishes won the 1996 Julia Child Cookbook Award as the Best International Cookbook of 1995.
McDermott, Nancie
Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes
TX724.5.T5 M33 2004
An easy, nicely photographed book from Chronicle Books.
Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes
TX724.5.T5 M33 2004
An easy, nicely photographed book from Chronicle Books.
Signavong, Khamtane, 1962-
Lemongrass and Sweet Basil: Traditional Thai Cuisine
TX724.5.T5 S525 2005x
Each recipes includes notes about history, legend and gastronomy.
Lemongrass and Sweet Basil: Traditional Thai Cuisine
TX724.5.T5 S525 2005x
Each recipes includes notes about history, legend and gastronomy.
Yu, Su-mei
Cracking the Coconut: Classic Thai Home Cooking
TX724.5.T5 Y87 2000
Cracking the Coconut by renowned Thai chef, teacher, and writer Su-Mei Yu, is a masterful work about the art and history of Thai cooking and the people who have shaped it.
Cracking the Coconut: Classic Thai Home Cooking
TX724.5.T5 Y87 2000
Cracking the Coconut by renowned Thai chef, teacher, and writer Su-Mei Yu, is a masterful work about the art and history of Thai cooking and the people who have shaped it.
Websites
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Appon's Thai Food
This food blog offers Thai recipes with commentary - which is always more interesting than a straight recipe book. -
Epicurious Recipe Search: Thai
253 results from Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines. -
Food Network Recipe Search: Thai
376 results from Food Network TV programs. -
Temple of Thai: Recipes
Temple of Thai is a commercial site that sells Thai ingredients but it also has a collection of homestyle Thai recipes. -
Thai Kitchen
This is a commercial line of Thai products for the US kitchen that is found in US supermarkets. Also recipes for using their products. They have a section on Thai ingredients that might be helpful. -
Thai Table
A well photographed recipe site with information about Thai food as well as recipes. The have a neat site under ingredients called "what can I cook with what I have". Check the ingredients that you have on hand and they'll come up with a recipe.
Vietnamese
Selected Books
For additional books, browse the catalog under the subject heading: Cookery, Vietnamese
Mai, Pham
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table: Recipes and Reminiscences from Vietnam's Best Market Kitchens, Street Cafés, and Home Cooks
Traveling from region to region in Vietnam, Mai has gathered the simple, classic recipes that define Vietnamese food today: Green Mango Salad with Grilled Beef, Stir-Fried Chicken with Lemongrass and Chilies, Caramelized Garlic Shrimp, and especially pho, the country's beloved beef-and-noodle soup.
TX724.5.V5 M35 2001
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table: Recipes and Reminiscences from Vietnam's Best Market Kitchens, Street Cafés, and Home Cooks
Traveling from region to region in Vietnam, Mai has gathered the simple, classic recipes that define Vietnamese food today: Green Mango Salad with Grilled Beef, Stir-Fried Chicken with Lemongrass and Chilies, Caramelized Garlic Shrimp, and especially pho, the country's beloved beef-and-noodle soup.
TX724.5.V5 M35 2001
McDermott, Nancie
Quick & Easy Vietnamese: 75 Everyday Recipes
From the author of the popular "Quick & Easy Thai come these 75 oh-so-delicious recipes for every level of cook.
TX724.5.V5 M38 2006
Quick & Easy Vietnamese: 75 Everyday Recipes
From the author of the popular "Quick & Easy Thai come these 75 oh-so-delicious recipes for every level of cook.
TX724.5.V5 M38 2006
Nguyen, Andrea Quynhgiao
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors
This is a landmark collection of more than 175 classic Vietnamese recipes, framed by stories of one family's home kitchen and a wealth of information on the regional cuisines, essential ingredients, and culinary traditions of the country. It was nominated for the 2007 Julia Child Award.
TX724.5.V5 N47 2006
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors
This is a landmark collection of more than 175 classic Vietnamese recipes, framed by stories of one family's home kitchen and a wealth of information on the regional cuisines, essential ingredients, and culinary traditions of the country. It was nominated for the 2007 Julia Child Award.
TX724.5.V5 N47 2006
Read, Mark
Lemongrass and Lime: New Vietnamese Cooking
Beautifully illustrated, Lemongrass and Lime introduces modern Vietnamese cooking, as pioneered by Chef Mark Read at Bam-Bou in London.
q TX724.5.V5 R43 2001x
Lemongrass and Lime: New Vietnamese Cooking
Beautifully illustrated, Lemongrass and Lime introduces modern Vietnamese cooking, as pioneered by Chef Mark Read at Bam-Bou in London.
q TX724.5.V5 R43 2001x
Trang, Corinne
Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table
In this beautiful volume, the complicated processes of assimilation, adaptation, and evolution have been distilled into magnificent dishes that represent the three distinct culinary regions of Vietnam: the Simple North, the Sophisticated Center, and the Spicy South.
TX724.5.V5 T724 1999
Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table
In this beautiful volume, the complicated processes of assimilation, adaptation, and evolution have been distilled into magnificent dishes that represent the three distinct culinary regions of Vietnam: the Simple North, the Sophisticated Center, and the Spicy South.
TX724.5.V5 T724 1999
Websites
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "In the vanguard of tourists, food writers explore Vietnamese cuisine"
An article about Vietnamese cuisine with recipes from Thursday, June 20, 2002, by Woodene Merriman -
Epicurious: International Cooking: Vietnamese
A feature article with recipes from the publishers of Bon Appetit and Gourmet. -
Viet World Kitchen
This is the website of cookbook author Andrea Q. Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen.
