Noodles Every Day: Delicious Asian Recipes From Ramen to Rice Sticks

by Corinne Trang

Noodle dishes are a beloved staple throughout Asia and are eaten at all hours of the day and night. Asian cuisine expert Corinne Trang presents more than 70 recipes that make it easy to discover such simple pleasures as the Vietnamese rice noodle soup known as Pho, mee krob (a sweet and crispy fried rice vermicelli) from Thailand, and Japanese Soba. Chapters are organized by type of noodleWheat, Egg, Buckwheat, Rice, and Cellophane and then Buns, Dumplings, and Spring Rolls, so it's easy to find just the right treat for the occasion. With a section on basic Asian ingredients plus information on simple equipment and easy techniques to master, this great guide ensures that each dish comes out perfect every time.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Asia, Nonfiction

168 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 2009

About the author

Corinne Trang is the award-winning author of several books including the most recently published Asian Flavors Diabetes Cookbook (ADA, 2012), Noodles Every Day (2009), Curry Cuisine (2007), The Asian Grill (2006), A Food Lover's Companion: Vietnamese (2006), Essentials of Asian Cuisine (2003), and Authentic Vietnamese Cooking (1999), and has served as spokesperson to various national brands and commodities. Dubbed the "Julia Child of Asian Cuisine" by the Washington Post, she is a frequent television and radio guest and has appeared on national, regional, and cable network including NBC's Today Show, CBS's Early Morning Show, PBS, FOX News, ABC, CNN, Lifetime, Discovery, Food Network, Sirius, Business Talk Radio, National Public Radio, and Bloomberg to name a few. She has written for numerous publications including Saveur, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Islands, Gourmet, Cooking Light, and Bon Appetit, and has taught and lectured internationally, most recently at New York University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Cook for Your Life, a non-profit dedicated to teaching cancer survivors proper nutrition through fun hands-on cooking programs. She is the East Coast Correspondent for Business Talk Radio's "America's Dining and Travel Guide" and "The World A La Carte." Trang is also the founder of a hybrid wellness program combining mindful eating, yoga, and meditation.

Reviews

[Brian Nohalty]

The book offers tons of recipes for noodle-based meals from wheat noodles to cellophane noodles to dumplings and spring rolls, the whole noodle spectrum. It also consists of a bunch of techniques to use while cooking which were very helpful, and gives a brief noodle history. I don’t know if all cookbooks give you a brief history of the food because this is the first cookbook that I’ve read. Also it really holds your hand along the process of making the meal, which is great if you're not the strongest cooker out there, which is me. I am also a picky eater, so I got the book in hopes to broaden my taste at least a little. Luckily it did, I never had Udon before so I decided to make the Shiitake Udon noodle soup, which actually came out great. In addition, when you cook a meal and it comes out good, you get the best feeling of satisfaction ever. The two recipes I loved the most were the Shiitake Udon Noodle Soup and the Stir-Fried Egg Noodles, but Somen Noodles with Shrimp Curry made me learn that I most definitely don’t like curry and won't be making that meal again. I also screwed up the recipe Udon with Vegetable and Shrimp Tempura and I didn’t come out the best, I think I will add more of some ingredients like sesame oil and thin soy sauce. The only recipes I tried were the ones above because it all started to get a little costly. This book really reminds of the movie called Letters to Juliet. That movie isn’t my favorite but my mom loved it and made me watch it with her. In the movie, a character goes to Italy and explores the country learning how to make the best possible noodles and Italian food. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to spicy up there cooking with something new occasionally.

[Dray]

I liked the exposition of different types of noodles from different cultures.

[Judy Baker]

Interesting.....eat those noodles

[Eling]

loved this; totally the type of book I want to turn to for quick, everyday meals. full disclosure: I haven't yet made any of the recipes. but I already have plans to make up a number of the sauces & I'm ready to tackle a number of recipes later this week. will report back if they end up as meh, but I'm pleased with the layout, ideas & photos in the book. I do wish there were even more photos, but that's almost always the case.

[Sarah]

This is one of my very best cookbooks. With a husband from Hong Kong who adores noodles, I wanted to be able to cook for him. Every time I've cooked a recipe from this book he says it tastes authentic, and even to my less experienced tastebuds they're all delicious. The pho, dan dan mien, and chap chae are now staples at our house, and we regularly experiment with many more.

[Eileen]

The recipes were probably pretty good, but I don't like fish. Did copy a couple to try. Some of the dipping sauces sound good.

[DixieJo]

what I liked best about this book was how well it described the differences between all the different Asian noodles.

[Denise Talamantez]

Great pictures and recipes.

[Abby]

I may need to purchase this one so I can have it as a reference in the future. Lots of great base recipes with suggestions on how to switch things up.