Bangkok

By Leela Punyaratabandhu,

Book cover of Bangkok: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of Thailand

Book description

From one of the most respected authorities on Thai cooking comes this beautiful and deeply personal ode to Bangkok, the top-ranked travel destination in the world.

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Every year, more than 16 million visitors flock to Thailand’s capital city, and leave transfixed by the…

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1 author picked Bangkok as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Leela Punyaratabandhu doesn’t dumb things down in her cookbook, which is an ode to the city of her birth. Hers are Bangkok-style Thai dishes as they are cooked in Thailand. Through it we learn not only how to caramelize beef using jaggery (an unprocessed sugar), but also how to pair it with deeply savory and spicy dishes for a meal that harmonizes contrasting flavors and textures. The suggested meals in her book require cooking sets of dishes, often four or more. While not the makings of an easy weeknight dinner, if you follow her instructions, the results are truly transportive.

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