Rice. Noodles. Yum.: Everyone's Favorite Southeast Asian Dishes

by Abigail Sotto Raines

Overview

Bring the Exciting and Comforting Flavors of Asia to Your Kitchen

Born and raised in the Philippines, Abigail Raines traveled extensively in Southeast Asia to bring its flavors right to your plate. Her travels taught her that noodles and rice are the perfect canvas for the sweet, salty and spicy flavors of Asian cuisine—inspiring her to create this delicious collection of recipes.

Expand your palate with Curry Noodle Soup with Chicken (Khao Soy Gai) and Filipino-Style Paella (Beringhe) or make restaurant favorites like Pad Thai and Pho Bo. Learn how to make staples of authentic Asian cuisine like compressed rice (Ketupat), dumplings and spring rolls, and taste a variety of national dishes from Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Rice Noodles (Bun Thit Nuong) to Indonesian coconut pancakes (Serabi).

With Rice. Noodles. Yum. you’ll be able to replicate the rich flavors of home-style Asian cooking, street food fare and everything in between.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780594094036
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	506,098
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Abigail Raines is the creator of the food blog Manila Spoon. Her recipes have been featured in Taste of Home magazine, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Delish. She lives in Hamden, Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

★ 05/06/2019

Manilla Spoon blogger Raines delivers on her promise of flavorful dishes built around noodles and rice. Raines offers such popular standbys as pad Thai, pad see ew, pho, and fresh spring rolls, but offers plenty of surprises. There’s moo sarong, a visually impressive dish of fried pork meatballs wrapped in noodles; serabi, Indonesian coconut pancakes drizzled with a coconut caramel sauce (rice flour is the titular connection); and soto ayam, a rich and restorative chicken noodle soup with turmeric and ginger. Raines includes cultural mashups, such as beringhe, a Filipino riff on classic Spanish paella that incorporates turmeric, coconut milk, fish sauce, chorizo, and raisins; a craveable mee goreng mamak (egg noodles in a sweet and spicy sauce) from Kuala Lumpur; rice noodles with curried beef gravy (“the Asian version of the Italian classic spaghetti and meatballs”); and carioca, a Filipino treat of fried sticky rice balls in a coconut caramel sauce. Raines’s instructions are clear, and nearly all ingredients are easily sourced. This is an outstanding assembly of dishes, and a book sure to get plenty of use. (June)

Publishers Weekly

Abby’s cookbook is a trip to Asia without even having to go through TSA! She’s got exquisitely crafted recipes for all.”
-Ally Phillips, author of Ally’s Kitchen

“Abby brings Southeast Asian food to life with authentic, vibrant and flavorful dishes that are sure to inspire you to cook outside of the box.”
-Melissa Sperka, author of Melissa’s Southern Cookbook

“Abby takes all the guesswork out of Asian cooking with these simple, no-nonsense recipes. She’ll have you creating fabulous dishes for family and friends again and again.”
-Lynne Feifer, creator of 365 Days of Baking and More

“This book will make any Southeast Asian cuisine lover start cooking in the kitchen.”
-Rowena Dumlao-Giardina, creator of Apron and Sneakers

“Manilla Spoon blogger Raines delivers on her promise of flavorful dishes built around noodles and rice...This is an outstanding assembly of dishes, and a book sure to get plenty of use.”
-Publishers Weekly

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