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Living and Cooking Vietnamese: An American Womans Experience
by Paula Tran
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Features
Paperback: 149 pages
Publisher: Corona Pub Co July 1990
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0931722799
ISBN-13: 978-0931722790
Product Dimensions:
8.2 x 8 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
From Publishers Weekly
Tran offers an intriguing selection of some 80 recipes--such as lemon beef salad and shrimp crepes--that are adapted for preparation in American kitchens but preserve their basic Vietnamese character, reflecting Chinese and French influences. Most recipes are direct and easy to follow, although some require unusual ingredients, notably nuoc mam , the salty fish paste often employed in Vietnamese dishes. Cooks also may need access to an Oriental or specialty shop for such items as clear edible rice paper for shrimp rolls. There are a few challenges as well: only brave hosts will point guests toward hot cooking broth and tell them to prepare their own beef fondue with vinegar. A number of recipes call for MSG, but this can be omitted, says Tran, "with little effect." In a brief but wryly entertaining text, Tran, an American, describes meeting her Vietnamese husband (at a karate school in Texas), their Buddhist wedding, the traditions surrounding the birth of her first son, and the challenges of gaining acceptance into her husband's family while learning the basics of their culture. Tran teaches English at the University of Texas.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reader Reviews
I really enjoyed this cookbook. The recipes taste very authentic and are easy enough to prepare for the home cook. Have you ever sat down with a friend in her kitchen and copied down a family recipe off of a well worn index card or watched as a relative chopped and stirred while you made a mental note of the ingredients and preparation method so you could repeat it and pass down the recipe to your family? The recipes in this cookbook are those kinds of recipes - I really feel like I got a chance to peek into (and copy) Mrs. Tran's personal recipe box. If you enjoy "community cookbook" style recipes - ones that are actually used in homes as opposed to restaurants, then you will probably also enjoy this cookbook. There are no pictures, but I do not think that is a drawback. The recipes are homey, delicious, and less daunting than those often found in a more typical cookbook.
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Living and Cooking Vietnamese: An American Womans Experience
by Paula Tran
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