Publisher's Synopsis
Asian food is in - and a fast-growing selection of Asian ingredients features on supermarket shelves and in specialist stores. Sauces and oils, vegetables and fruit, herbs and spices, dried ingredients, woks and chopsticks - all offer tantalising possibilities but where to begin?DISCOVERING ASIAN INGREDIENTS is a simple, practical guide for cooks.* Create your own Asian food pantry* Source the equipment you need to cook with Asian Ingredients* Buy and cook with confidence over 100 different Asian ingredients* Cook Asian style with simple classic modern recipesTake this book with you when you go shopping and use it to discover Asian Ingredients yourself.JENNIFER YEE is an Otago University graduate in food science and nutrition and has an expert knowledge of Asian ingredients. She runs Culinary Journeys, offering guided tours to specialist ingredient stores, local food producers and wine makers.
