Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

<i>Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey</i> is an ambitious journey, avoiding the beaten track and tourist hot-spots, in search of the authentic food of Southeast Asia. In this accompanying book to the major BBC series, Rick shares his favourite recipes and some well-known classic dishes inspired by the fragrant ingredients and recipes he sampled from local chefs, family-run restaurants, street vendors and market stalls.<br /><br />In Cambodia, Rick learns how to make a national dish <i>Samlor kako</i>, a stir-fried pork and vegetable soup flavoured with an array of spices; in Vietnam he is shown the best recipe for <i>Pho Bo</i>, a Vietnamese beef noodle soup; and in Thailand, Rick tries <i>Geng Leuong Sai Gung Lai Sai Bua</i>, a yellow curry made with prawns and lotus shoots that you won't find outside the country.<br /><br /><i>Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey</i> includes over 150 new recipes from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Bali each complemented by Rick's colourful anecdotes from the trip and beautiful on-location photography. This is a visually-stunning culinary tribute to Southeast Asian cooking that evokes the magic of bustling markets, the sizzle of oil and the aromatic steam from a Far Eastern kitchen.