Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors (Hardcover)
Espresso Machines July 30th, 2009
From Publishers Weekly
Vietnam-born Nguyen writes passionately and knowledgeably about the history and fundamentals of Vietnamese cuisine and offers more than 175 tempting and largely nonintimidating recipes, with the Vietnamese translation of the name beneath the English name and headnotes that provide excellent context and helpful tips. Chapters begin with alluring introductory text—the first set of recipes, for example, are the “Gifts to the Mouth,” which the author explains is (more…)
Mail this post
August 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, but when is the first book in English from a Vietnamese chef living in Vietnam going to be published?
I was looking for a serious Vietnamese cookbook. This one together with the one by Mai Pham (Pleasures of the Vietnamese table) were the best I could find.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:46 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Treasure on the Bookshelf & Priceless in the Kitchen
“Into The Vietnamese Kitchen” captures the reader’s eyes with delectable pictures and fills the stomach with honest to goodness Vietnamese comfort food.
August 9th, 2009 at 2:04 am
2.0 out of 5 stars
I’m not impressed
I’m Vietnamese, I only went abroad 5 years ago to study but I went back home at least once a year so you can bet that I know how Vietnamese food should taste like…
August 9th, 2009 at 9:20 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
It’s in the family
So this is my sister’s book so I can’t comment on it personally since it would be biased, but I have give several dozen copies to friends and they have give positive feedback to…
August 9th, 2009 at 10:32 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful introduction to Vietnamese Cooking
I just wanted to say that this is easily my favorite cookbook. I was new to cooking vietnamese when I bought this and it made cooking vietnamese food accessible to me.
August 9th, 2009 at 11:43 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adaptable
The book is wonderful. I used the book as a basic principles and adapt it to the way I want it to taste.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Vietnamese American writing her first book review because it’s just that good!
I’m American-born Vietnamese, and my parents came to the U.S. in 1975 at the tailend of the war. I have been searching for a thorough Vietnamese cookbook for quite some time.
August 9th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing book- even for a non vietnamese
When I got this book I had very limited knowledge on Vietnamese food. There is a striking difference in ingredients, spices and herbs used in the Vietnamese cuisine compared to…
August 10th, 2009 at 3:01 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a wonderful cookbook!
Andrea Nguyen has written a wonderful, easy to use cookbook on Vietnamese cooking. We just returned from Vietnam in April (2008) and Ms Nguyen has put together a wonderful,…
August 10th, 2009 at 7:00 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for replicating that great Vietnames food.
I was just mentioning to someone that what I like about this cookbook is that it has recipes in it for everyday type of food. Not fancy. Easy ingredients, and very good.