I love HSSS it is a beautiful book with great recipes. Another book that is quite comprehensive is Corinne Trang's Essentials of Asian Cuisine. He approach is a little different but you will have a great knowledge base when you...

from the Asian market. After the shrimp is grilled is is removed from the cane and placed in wrappers of butter lettuce along with fresh mint, cilantro and other herbs and served with nuoc cham dipping sauce. There is a recipe in...

-style food recipes that, at a glance, look fairly traditional to me. Some recipes are culled from popular cookbooks like “Authentic Vietnamese Cooking” by Corinne Trang. Beyond Viet cuisine, they have lots of recipes...

I have had it out of our library and made a number of dishes from it. I liked it very much and will probably purchase it soon. Another book that I had from the library and did purchase right away is The Essentials of Asian Cuisine...

Both Corinne Trang and Mai Pham say that you need a special filter that allows the water to drip through a deep roasted finely ground coffee into the condensed milk. It is supposed to take about 5 minutes to complete the process....

or Corinne Trang or that massive Thai food tome by David Thompson in my collection. This book has those three authors, among others. North India(divided into sections on Rajasthan, Delhi & Punjab, Lucknow & Awadh, and Bengal...

Just interviewed Asian culinary expert, author and teacher Corinne Trang on my pho blog. We talked about finding her culinary roots, writing books, teaching others, making food and living life. I also got her to do a noodle...

Cooking: Food from a Family Table" (1999) by Corinne Trang. Listed retail is $30 US. It is actually pretty thin, but covers the basics by chapter: condiments; stocks & soups; rice, noodles, & bread; vegetables; fish & seafood;...

the Corinne Trang recipe that was simple and did not require any running to the store, just soy sauce, sugar, 5 spice and sesame oil. It was quite rich. I’ll be buying more pork belly in the future to try some of the other...

" than I was hoping for. Tamarind flavor wasn’t as potent as I’d like. Result is pictured below, along w/ a cheesy plug for the book. Overall, I like this book better than Corinne Trang's “Authentic Vietnamese...

While it is not limited to Chinese cuisine, I found Corinne Trang's “Essentials of Asian Cuisine” invaluable because it not only addresses recipes and techiniques in a comprehensive but accessible way, but more...

I second that and will also suggest 2 by Corinne Trang, Authentic Vietnamese Cooking and Essentials of Asian Cuisine

. I went to Vietnam for my honeymoon and basically ate my way around the pho stalls of Hanoi, sampled Bun Bo Hue (in Hue), and ate grill-it-yourself beef and seafood by the beach in Nha Trang. I’ve worked my way through...

on a specific ethnic cuisine. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Curry-Cuisine/Corinne-Trang/e/9780756620783/?itm=1 edit: Here’s some info from an earlier chowhound post of mine that gives a little more detail about the...

and approachable. The next two woul be anything by Corinne Trang or Mai Pham. YOu cannot go wrong with any of those. Happy hot weather dining.