The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens PDF
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Table of Contents Title Page Acknowledgements Introduction USING THIS BOOK AND MENU PLANNING TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT Chapter 1 - THE ASIAN PANTRY: A GLOSSARY OF INGREDIENTS Chapter 2 - FOUNDATIONS: STAPLES AND STOCKS Staples Soup Stocks Chapter 3 - TIDBITS, PURSES, AND PARCELS Tidbits Purses and Parcels Chapter 4 - SAVORY SOUPS Light Soups Richer Soups Healing Soups Chapter 5 - ON THE SIDE Vegetables Tofu Pulses and Legumes Pickles and Salads Chapter 6 - THE CENTERPIECE Beef and Lamb Pork Poultry Seafood Chapter 7 - FEEDING A CROWD: POTLUCKS, PARTIES, AND FESTIVALS Amma’s Rice (Biryani) Chapter 8 - COMFORT FOOD AND ONE-WOK MEALS Bibimbap (Seasoned Vegetables over Rice) Chicken and Egg over Rice (Oyako Donburi) Chicken Coconut Noodle Soup (Ohn No Khauk Swe) Clay Pot “Black Pork” (Hong Bak) Fat Noodles in Miso Soup (Miso Udon) Filipino Meatloaf (Embutido) Grandma Miyoshi’s Dumpling Soup (Dango Jiru) Japanese Beef and Vegetable Hot Pot (Sukiyaki) Japanese-Style Beef Stew (Nikujaga) Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey-Rice Porridge (Jook) Rice Cooker Casserole Seaweed-Wrapped Rice and Vegetable Rolls (Kimbap) Soft Noodles Tossed with Duck Eggs and Oyster Mushrooms Special Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng Istimewa) Stuffed Potato Flatbread (Aloo Paratha) Sweet and Savory Rice Noodles (Pad See Ew) Vietnamese Crab Noodle Soup (Bun Rieu Cua) Wide Rice Noodles Smothered in Rich Gravy (Rad Nah) Wok-Tossed Rice Vermicelli with Eggs and Chives Chapter 9 - SWEETS, SIPS, AND SLURPS Cakes and Cookies Cust ards and Jellies Drinks and Sweet Soups In a Class of Their Own BEYOND THIS COOKBOOK: RESOURCES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONVERSION TABLES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR Copyright Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book strikes a very sentimental chord with me. For one, I never really knew my grandmothers, and growing up I envied friends who had grandma close by. My maternal grandmother passed away before I could remember her and my paternal grandmother lived in a completely different country. Because of this book, I now have multiple surrogate grandmothers! Secondly, I have realized how very grateful I am to my mother, Juliana, who connected me to my cultural roots through food. Living in an adopted homeland, I was unconsciously linked to the country and culture I hardly knew through the food I ate every day. It is because of her that food plays such an important role in my life. I cannot thank her enough for the delicious and nutritious food she served us and for shaping me into the person I am today. I must also thank my father, Rudy, who has loved me unconditionally and supported me in everything I do. He also taught me a very important lesson: “You can’t argue with taste!” And of course I am eternally grateful to my loving husband, Omar, who patiently taste-tested every single recipe in this book, even if the dish looked or smelled “interesting” (his words exactly), and put up with my stressful months of writing, recipe testing, and editing. And a very special thank you to the grandmothers I profiled in this book. They generously spent time with me, cooking and sharing words of wisdom and life stories: Sang Jung Choi, Ellen Shyu Chou, Keo Choulaphan, Niloufer Gupta, Kimiye Hayashi, Daisy Kushino, Nellie Wong, Alvina Mangrai, Gloria Santos, and Merla See. This book would not have been possible without you! Additional thank yous: To the wonderful team at Sasquatch Books: Publisher Gary Luke for putting the idea for this cookbook in my hands, Rachelle Longé for being a patient and thorough project editor, Deri Reed for meticulously copyediting the manuscript, Rosebud Eustace for designing a lovely book, and Lara Ferroni for her gorgeous photography. Thank you for helping me fulfill my dream. To Irene Trantham and Melissa Chin for helping with edits and research. And to all the wonderful people who cooked with me, shared recipes and stories, tested recipes, and/or helped me make connections: Samia Ashraf Byron Auyong, aunt Merla See Eric Banh Sophie Banh Ivy Chan, father Kwok Sing Chan Lynn Chang, mother Li Chang Mary Lee Chin Cathy Chun Cathy Danh (gastronomyblog.com) Olivia Dyhouse Tisa Escobar Wing Fong, grandmother Pearl Fong Marvin Gapultos (burntlumpia .typepad.com) Aaliyah Gupta, mother Niloufer Gupta Desiree Haigh Pranee Khruasanit Halvorsen Luwei Hioe, mother Linawati Hioe Dorothy Ho, mother Yuh-Wan Chiang Churairat Huyakorn Soyon Im, aunt Yangja Cho Im Susan C. Kim, grandmother Sang Jung Choi Katie Kiyonaga, mother Kimiye Hayashi Shelly Krishnamurty, mother Champa Ramakrishna Scott Kushino, mother Daisy Kushino Eleanor Lee, mother Jean Lee May Leong Thanapoom Lertpanyavit, mother Panee Lertpanyavit Tony Lew, mother Luisa Ines Taborda de Lew Sharon Lim Manda Mangrai, mother Alvina Mangrai Yuki Morishima Delia Lim Mota Lisa Nakamura Rin Nedtra Huong C. Nguyen, mother Huong Thu Nguyen Kim Khanh Nguyen Mumtaz Rahemtulla A. Rick Rupan Roshita Shrestha Jeff and Arman Siddiqui Juana Stewart Erica Sugita Hiroko Sugiyama Brigitta Suwandana Phiroum Svy Elaine Tay Yi Thao Leah Tolosa Mike Tolosa Lan Tran Carol Vu, mother Thanh Nguyen Ivy Wong, mother Pearlie Wong Rachel Wong Consolacion Mejia Yaranon Angeline and Roxanne Yeo, mother Rosalind Yeo RECIPE TESTERS: Tuty Gunawan Alexander
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