POK POK The Drinking Food of Thailand: A Cookbook
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1607747731 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A celebration of the thrill and spirit of Thai drinking food, Andy Ricker's follow-up to Pok Pok brings the same level of authority, with a more laid-back approach. A cookbook featuring the rich and varied drinking food of Thailand (and the drinks it's consumed with), with 50 recipes and travelogue-like essays, inspired by Whiskey Soda Lounge, Andy Ricker's Portland, Oregon, restaurant. Just as America has salted peanuts, wings, and nachos, Thailand has its own roster of craveable snacks: spicy, salty, and/or sour, they are perfect accompaniments for a few drinks and the company of good friends. Accessible and detailed recipes like phat khii mao (drunkard's stir-fry), kai thawt (Thai-style fried chicken), and thua thawt samun phrai (fried peanuts with kaffir lime, garlic, and chiles) provide all the tools to create the food and the experience of Whiskey Soda Lounge at home.
He has since gone on to open Whiskey Soda Lounge, Pok Pok Noi, and Sen Yai in Portland, and Pok Pok NY in New York City. . ANDY RICKER worked in restaurants all over the world before opening his first restaurant, Pok Pok, in Portland. JJ GOODE has co-written several books including Pok Pok with Andy Ricker, April Bloomfield's A Girl and Her Pig, and Morimoto with Masaharu Morimoto
From my personal experience, this is how much of the eating is done in villages and towns around Thailand: unadorned and without the fanciful whimsy of the hotels, restaurants, and even the street foods of the big cities. The lads have beautifully art directed the book as well: raw, naked flash photos for a raw and naked aspect of the local food scene. The recipes in this book from Isaan—an underrepresented corner of this amazing country—are particularly thrilling to see. The ‘it is what it is, take it or leave it’ attitude of the bars and small eateries is so perfectly captured in the imagery that I think this could be the first post punk-Thai cookbook th