The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

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  • Green papaya salad with prawn and pork

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Salads; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: green papayas; pork belly; fresh ginger; tiger prawns; mint; Asian basil; perilla; coriander leaves; dry-roasted peanuts; fish sauce; limes; red bird's eye chillies; vegetable oil
    • Accompaniments: Fried garlic chips; Fried red Asian shallots
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  • Chargrilled salmon salad

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Grills & BBQ; Main course; Summer; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: salmon fillets; white vinegar; sugar; Lebanese cucumbers; carrots; daikon radishes; celery; lemons; watercress; perilla; mint; Vietnamese mint; garlic; vegetable oil; dry-roasted peanuts; red bird's eye chillies; caster sugar; fish sauce
    • Accompaniments: Fried red Asian shallots
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  • Steamed mudfish rolls with pork and noodles

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Sandwiches & burgers; Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Summer; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: minced pork; black fungus; Asian shallots; fish sauce; white pepper; barramundi; vegetable oil; spring onions; coriander leaves; dry-roasted peanuts; rice paper wrappers; rice vermicelli noodles; perilla; mint; Lebanese cucumbers
    • Accompaniments: Nouc mam cham dipping sauce
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  • Beef tossed with wild betel leaf and lemongrass

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: lemongrass; chillies; beef sirloin steaks; fish sauce; soy sauce; betel leaves
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  • Chargrilled pork neck with vermicelli noodles

    Chargrilled pork neck with vermicelli noodles

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

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  • Pomelo and mud crab salad

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Salads; Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: dried shrimp; pomelos; mud crabs; mint; perilla; Vietnamese mint; Asian basil; Asian shallots; vegetable oil; garlic; fish sauce; red bird's eye chillies; limes
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  • Swamp cabbage wok-tossed with ginger and preserved bean curd

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: fresh ginger; swamp cabbage (water spinach); fermented red bean curd; toasted sesame seeds
    • Accompaniments: Fried garlic chips
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  • Sweet corn pudding

    Sweet corn pudding

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Baked & steamed desserts; Dessert; Vietnamese; Vegan
    • Ingredients: yellow mung beans; coconut milk; coconut cream; toasted sesame seeds; white corn on the cob
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  • Mekong school prawns stir-fried with pork belly

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: pork belly; school prawns; fish sauce; garlic; lemongrass; Asian shallots; spring onions
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  • Pork spare ribs slow-braised in medicinal broth

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Soups; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: pork spare ribs; raisins; ginseng root; lotus seeds; dried goji berries; prunes; pearl barley; dried longan fruits; dried lily petals; dried white vegetable root
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  • Crispy fried elephant fish with ginger fish sauce

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Sauces for fish; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: vegetable oil; elephant fish; fish sauce; red chillies; fresh ginger; limes
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  • Wok-tossed eel with turmeric and glass noodles

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: glass noodles; dried black fungus; red curry powder; turmeric; chilli flakes; fish sauce; onions; lemongrass; eel fillets; coconut milk; dry-roasted peanuts; soy sauce; rice paddy herb; sawtooth coriander
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  • School prawns wok-tossed in shrimp paste

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Stir-fries; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: school prawns; Asian shallots; shrimp paste; red chillies; spring onions; fish sauce; chilli powder
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  • Black sticky rice chocolate-filled dumplings with melon balls

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Rice dishes; Dessert; Vietnamese; Vegan
    • Ingredients: rockmelons; watermelons; glutinous rice flour; black glutinous rice flour; rice flour; cooking chocolate; coconut milk; palm sugar; basil seeds
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  • Mango panna cotta with watermelon, pineapple and mint salsa

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Mousses, trifles, custards & creams; Dips, spreads & salsas; Dessert; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: mangoes; thickened cream; coconut cream; caster sugar; gelatine powder; watermelons; pineapple; icing sugar; mint; lemons
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  • Salt and pepper tiger prawns

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Snacks; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: sea salt; white pepper; five-spice powder; vegetable oil; tiger prawns; Asian shallots; garlic; red chillies; spring onions; limes; potato starch
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  • Citrus-cured sardine salad

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Salads; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: onions; limes; fresh sardines; perilla; Vietnamese mint; Asian shallots; garlic; fish sauce; garlic oil; dry-roasted peanuts; red chillies; fish mint
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  • Chargrilled Phu Quoc salt and chilli squid

    Chargrilled Phu Quoc salt and chilli squid

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Sauces for fish; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: squid; red bird's eye chillies; sea salt; lemons; white pepper
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  • Chicken slow-braised with green peppercorns

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: green peppercorns; garlic; whole chicken; tomatoes; carrots; annatto seeds; young coconut juice; Asian shallots; fish sauce; Vietnamese baguette bread
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  • Black mussels with Asian basil and oyster sauce

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: black mussels; chicken stock; red bird's eye chillies; oyster sauce; fish sauce; Asian basil; potato starch
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  • Razor clam salad

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Salads; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: razor clams; white vinegar; sugar; Lebanese cucumbers; carrots; daikon radishes; celery; lemons; perilla; mint; Vietnamese mint; Asian basil; Asian shallots; garlic; garlic oil; fish sauce; red bird's eye chillies; limes; sawtooth coriander
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  • Soft rice paper rolls with prawns and pork

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Sandwiches & burgers; Pasta, doughs & sauces; Lunch; Snacks; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: rice paper wrappers; tiger prawns; perilla; iceberg lettuce; pork neck; mint; rice vermicelli noodles; garlic chives
    • Accompaniments: Nuoc mam cham dipping sauce
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  • Pork rib broth with soft rice noodles

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Soups; Dressings & marinades; Pasta, doughs & sauces; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: pork ribs; black peppercorns; spring onions; baby squid; fish sauce; fresh rice noodles; Asian shallots; garlic; bean sprouts; coriander leaves; garlic chives; mint; red chillies; limes
    • Accompaniments: Fried garlic chips; Fried red Asian shallots
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  • Seared scallops with tamari, lemongrass and chilli

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: tamari; lemons; chilli oil; lemongrass; kaffir lime leaves; scallops; long red chillies
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  • Banh khot with tiger prawns, caramelised pork and prawn floss

    from The Food of Vietnam The Food of Vietnam by Luke Nguyen

    • Categories: Pancakes, waffles & crêpes; Rice dishes; Appetizers / starters; Snacks; Vietnamese
    • Ingredients: dried mung beans; tiger prawns; spring onions; rice flour; turmeric; coconut cream; cooked jasmine rice; caramelised pork
    • Accompaniments: Nuoc mam cham dipping sauce; Spring onion oil
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  • ISBN 10 1742706207
  • ISBN 13 9781742706207
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Oct 01 2013
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 352
  • Language English
  • Countries Australia
  • Publisher Hardie Grant
  • Imprint Hardie Grant Books

Publishers Text

Join Luke Nguyen on a culinary and cultural journey through the country of his heritage to discover the people and food that have endeared Vietnam to the millions of international travellers who visit each year. Tying in with Luke's immensely popular TV show, Luke Nguyen's Vietnam, this book follows his trip from southern Vietnam up to the north, through the marketplaces, backyards and kitchens of strangers and family alike. In addition to the stunning location photography and mouth-watering food shots, Luke's records of his experiences with the people he meets and the places he visits along the way pepper the pages of this book, breathing life into the classic recipes of Vietnam, from pho to banh mi and everything in between.

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