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Author:

Nguyen, Chi.

Title:

Cooking the Vietnamese way : revised and expanded to include new low-fat and vegetarian recipes / Chi Nguyen and Judy Monroe.

Publisher:

Lerner Publications,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

72 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Cookery, Vietnamese.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Low-fat diet.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Vegetarian cookery.--Juvenile literature.
Cookery, Vietnamese.
Vietnam--Social life and customs.

Other Authors:

Monroe, Judy.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction: Land -- History -- Food -- Holidays and festivals -- Before you begin: Careful cook -- Cooking Utensils -- Cooking terms -- Special ingredients -- How to wrap spring rolls -- Healthy and low-fat cooking tips -- Vietnamese table: Vietnamese menu -- Vietnamese staples: Rice -- Rice noodles --Nuoc cham -- Carrot salad -- Soups and salads: Sweet and sour soup -- Shrimp salad -- Shredded chicken-cabbage salad -- Rice noodle salad -- Quick-cooked dishes: Fried rice -- Stir-fried beef with green beans -- Stir-fried cauliflower -- Spring rolls -- Grilled lemon grass beef -- Slow-cooked dishes: Braised chicken -- Sticky rice with corn and coconut -- Sweet potatoes with peanuts -- Steamed tofu -- Steamed fish -- Holiday and festival food: Asparagus soup -- Shrimp cakes -- New Year's caked -- Fresh fruit salad -- Index.

Summary:

An introduction to the cooking of Vietnam featuring such recipes as spring rolls, sweet and sour soup, and Vietnamese fried rice. Also includes information about the land, history, and holidays of this south-east Asian country.

Series:

Easy menu ethnic cookbooks

ISBN:

9780822505136 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822505134 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780822541257 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
0822541254 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)46969788

LCCN:

2001002788

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

NJPD993 -- Clarion Public Library (Clarion)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)