The Flavors of Asia

by Mai Pham

The second book in DK's series with the CIA covering the "Worlds of Flavor" International Conference and Festival, The Flavors of Asia culls recipes from 40 leading chefs from Asia, India and the U.S., including Masaharu Morimoto, Suvir Saran and many others. By transforming the "Worlds of Flavor" festival into a cookbook, the Culinary Institute of America --- one of the best culinary schools in the world --- brings the conference's superb culinary talent right into the home kitchen. Award-winning restaurateur, chef, and author Mai Pham joins the CIA in presenting 125 accessible recipes, from Ammini Ramachandran's Spicy Fritters with Coconut Chutney to Fuchsia Dunlop's General Tso's Chicken, from Myung Sook Lee's Korean Lettuce Wrap with Spicy Beef to Elizabeth Andoh's Kabocha Squash with Red Beans. The chefs' cooking techniques and regional notes appear in feature spreads throughout the book. An enthusiastic foreword by conference chairs and culinary experts Suvir Saran and Fuchsia Dunlop as well as an introduction by Mai Pham, describe Asia's rising influence on world cooking round out this must-have book.

Genres: Cookbooks

272 pages, Hardcover

First published March 16, 2009

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh. My. God. This book is gorgeous. It just came out from the Culinary Institute of America, and is based on a conference they had on the same topic. There are many chefs, many recipes, many cultures. Great descriptions of the food traditions of each country. It even has beautiful maps. And the photographs are gorgeous. I plan to savor this book in small bites, not devour it.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it! Her recipes are thoroughly explained but not scary for the home cook to experiment with, beautiful pictures and a nice history lesson as well. A+ for Mai Pham.

[Alice Bliss · Rating 4 out of 5]

just fabulous,all most all the recipes look gorgeous and have pictures to accompany them i have always loved Asian cooking,and this book makes it very easy to make it urself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!