Living and Cooking Vietnamese: An American Womans Experience
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931722799 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 157 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Like peeking into the author's family recipe box" according to 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 re. . 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 re. Married to Vietnamese Man 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. NocturnalMusings said 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 fo
so if you are looking to the point you want to change your diet?. 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. When she met and married Lac Tran in Texas in 1979
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. 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. Tran teaches English at the University of Texas. Cooks also may need access to an Oriental or specialty shop for such items as clear edible rice paper for shrimp rolls. A number of recipes call for MSG, but this can be omitted, says Tran, "with little effect." In a brief but wryly entertaining text, Tran, an American, describes meeting her Vietnamese husband (at a karate school in Texas), their Buddhist wedding, the traditions surrounding the birth of her first son, and the challenges of gaining acceptance into her husband's family while learning the basics of their culture. . There are a few challenges as well: only brave hosts will point