Publisher Description

Food is one of the reasons many tourists visit Thailand each year, not only for its affordability, but because the Kingdom's exotic cuisine offers an unrivalled culinary experience and is internationally famous for its distinctive flavours. The diversity, abundance and quality of ingredients are incomparable with any other country in the world. Bangkok Street Food provides you with all the best addresses in Bangkok as well as more than 60 authentic street food recipes. Many of the famous Thai dishes actually originated on a street corner or at a food market and made it to the gastronomic world of food. That's why you can find the soul of Thai food on the streets. This book offers a lot more than the traditional green, yellow and red curry recipes. As you open the volume, you can smell coconut milk, coriander and lemon grass. Besides the appetising recipes, it explains everything you need to know on cooking techniques and products. Otherwise said, Bangkok Street Food is not just a culinary feast, but an unrivalled adventure! Also available: Hanoi Street Food ISBN 9789020997842 Singapore & Penang Street Food ISBN 9789401403672 New York Street Food ISBN 9789401403696 SELLING POINTS: . The definitive guide to cooking and travelling in Thailand, featuring full of tips on local customs and eating habits. New and completely revised edition, with new photography and layout . Tom Vandenberghe & Luk Thys travelled back to Thailand to find the best food stalls, addresses and recipes . 'Bangkok Street Food' is the bestselling title in the street food series

Author Biography

Tom Vandenberghe is a fervent traveller, he visited Thailand several times and even lived there for a while. He is an expert in Thai food and regularly organises workshops and street food festivals. Luk Thys is a photographer, who has already illustrated several cookery books for Lannoo.

Review

Bangkok Street Food is the kind of book that can easily go from kitchen to backpack, with simple but fiercely authentic recipes and the sort of travel guidance that can only come from really passionate eaters. - SeriousEats.com ...really quite lavishly photographed-and packed full of recipes... --html

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Food is one of the reasons many tourists visit Thailand each year, not only for its affordability, but because the Kingdom's exotic cuisine offers an unrivaled culinary experience and is internationally famous for its distinctive flavors. The diversity, abundance and quality of ingredients are incomparable with any other country in the world. Bangkok Street Food provides you with all the best addresses in Bangkok as well as more than 60 authentic street food recipes. Many of the famous Thai dishes actually originated on a street corner or at a food market and made it to the gastronomic world of food. That's why you can find the soul of Thai food on the streets. This book offers a lot more than the traditional green, yellow and red curry recipes. As you open the volume, you can smell coconut milk, coriander and lemon grass. Besides the appetizing recipes, it explains everything you need to know on cooking techniques and products. Otherwise said, Bangkok Street Food is not just a culinary feast, but an unrivalled adventure!Also available:Hanoi Street Food ISBN 9789020997842Singapore & Penang Street Food ISBN 9789401403672New York Street Food ISBN 9789401403696

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Bangkok Street Food is the kind of book that can easily go from kitchen to backpack, with simple but fiercely authentic recipes and the sort of travel guidance that can only come from really passionate eaters.- SeriousEats.com

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