Imagine Bangkok's busting open-air markets and Saigon's neighborhood food stalls. Picture women carrying baskets laden with fresh mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and ducks and chickens straight from the farm. Take in the aroma of an evening meal sizzling over the fire. In The Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking, Mai Pham recreates the thriving food culture of her childhood and delightful memories and enchanting recipes "married" with easily available ingredients. Balancing the bold flavors of Thai cooking with the light, real style of Vietnamese's cuisine. Mai offers a marvelous array of dishes, including:
-Rice Paper Wrapped Salad Bowls
-Lemon Grass Stir-Fried Jasmine Rice
-Thai Green Curry with Chicken
-Vegetarian Pad Thai
-Minty Thai Chicken Salad
-Pho-Bo: Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup
-Five-Spice Roast Duck
-Firecracker Prawns
-Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk and Galanga
-Grilled Catfish with Hoisin Peanut Sauce

Complete with advise and instructions for beginners, discussions of ingredients and utensils, and tips even experienced cooks may not know, The Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking reveals the secrets you need to prepare extraordinary Southwest Asians dishes at home.