Thai Home Cooking (Essential Asian Kitchen) - Tapa dura

A pioneer in publishing authentic cookbooks from around the world, Periplus Editions is proud to introduce the first three titles in its newest series: The Essential Asian Kitchen. Each title includes a comprehensive introduction to the country's cuisine, utensils, and ingredients, as well as step-by-step food preparation and cooking techniques. Featuring carefully selected recipes, authentic ingredients, and beautiful photography, The Essential Asian Kitchen is perfect for chefs of all levels.A welcome addition to this new series, Thai Home Cooking features a sumptuous selection of dishes that make use of Thailand's unique blends of hot, sweet, sour, and salty. From gai yang chicken with lemongrass to stir-fried beef with red curry, this fabulous cookbook is the perfect introduction to Thai cooking. Readers will learn how to prepare fresh curries, tangy salads, pan-fried noodles, and barbecued seafood from a collection of traditional Thai recipes coupled with beautiful full-color photographs of each dish. Like the other books in the new Essential Asian Kitchen series, this edition includes a comprehensive introduction to Thai cuisine, utensils, and ingredients, as well as step-by-step food preparation and cooking techniques. With Thai Home Cooking readers are sure to master these wonderful Asian recipes in no time, and they will never have to order pad thai "to go" again.