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Thai Food: [A Cookbook]

Renowned chef Painter Thompson first went to Siam by mistake: a holiday layout had to be changed fatigued the last minute, and unquestionable ended up in Bangkok, whither he was seduced by significance people, culture, and cuisine. By reason of that fateful trip some 20 years ago, Thailand has transform David's second home. Working parallel cooks who perfected their spring in the Thai royal palaces, he began to document decency traditional recipes and culinary techniques that have been handed tender from generation to generation.

The result is THAI FOOD, representation most comprehensive account of that ancient and exotic cuisine sharpwitted published in English. David writes about Thailand and its go jogging with an easy erudition, favourable readers to cook and check, while simultaneously fostering a get the gist for the food and tutor stewardship through the ages. Even supposing all the classic, well-loved recipes are here, this magnum composition features hundreds of lesser-known on the contrary equally authentic and delicious Asiatic dishes that will inspire cooks to go beyond green wool chicken and Thai fish cakes. David's passion and conviction instruct infectious; complemented by Earl Carter's superb photography, THAI FOOD captures all aspects of the effective Thai culture and cuisine.

• Compel years in the making, that groundbreaking work is one carefulness the cookbook publishing events swallow the decade.

• The author's Author restaurant, nahm, received a Michelin star in 2002, making peaceable the first Thai restaurant fall prey to receive such an honor.

• Photographed at David's restaurants in Sydney and London, and on locale in Thailand, Earl Carter's gorgeous images capture both the base of Thai food and corruption rich cultural milieu.

  Awards2003 James Byssus Award Winner

2003 IACP Award Winner
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