Living and Cooking Vietnamese: An American Womans Experience
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931722799 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 157 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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heatherLike peeking into the author's family recipe box 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 rec. said Like peeking into the author's family recipe box. 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 rec. "Married to Vietnamese Man" according to Kari Duong-Topp. A friend borrowed this book to me and I read it while traveling to my sister-in-law's wedding. I am an American woman married to a Vietnamese-born man and found the recipes to be helpful, but secondary to the wonderful stories and descriptions of her experience of this rich culture. I couldn't believe the similarities as I lived through the wedding experience and she described it there . A Snapshot Into Family History I first read this book as an advance copy given usually to family members and friends. Dr. Paula Tran is my aunt and was an invaluable resource for my husband to integrate into our hectic family. It was written before my birth, but it's good to see things weren't much different back then! This book helps me keep my grandmother's cooking and memory alive, and I can't thank her enough for
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Tran teaches English at the University of Texas. 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. 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. 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. Cooks also may need access to an Orienta
Paula Tran is the ideal guide to Vietnamese food and culture because she began as most of us begin: as an American raised on steak and potatoes and high-school homemaking. so if you are looking to the point you want to change your diet?. When she met and married Lac Tran in Texas in 1979