CHICKEN IN THE MANGO TREE
Book ID/图书代码： 00110916B87365
English Summary/英文概要： A cookbook journal with recipes stories and photographs honouring food of the Khmer-Cambodian and Rural Thailand traditions, through the filter of bestselling photographer and food writer Jeffrey Alford (co-author, with Naomi Duguid of the bestselling cookbook Hot Hour Salty Sweet), based upon the country traditions, food gathering and cooking skills of his partner, Pea, and the local fare of the northeast region of Thailand, Thai-Khmer. The Khmer diet is finely attuned to the land, taking advantage of what is local and plentiful. Alford immerses himself in their culture, and starts a journey from foreigner to member of the community. He works in the rice fields, and builds thatch huts and cultivates orchids, but most of all he eats. From sticky rice to scorpions, stir-fried cucumbers to frogs, Alford tastes and samples the foods of this often overlooked aspect of Thai cuisine.
The book covers a calendar year- -steamed tilapia fish during the rainy season; mushroom soup, called tom yam het, during the cold season; rice noodles with seafood during the hot months, and spicy green papaya salad as comfort food all year round. Many of the recipes incorporate the key Khmer flavours of bird chilies, garlic, shallots and the fish sauce that make the region’s food so distinctive. There’s a story to go with every recipe, and personal anecdotes to bring the people who eat such spicy homegrown food to life. Jeffrey Alford’s narrative lends cultural context to the food he shares and makes accessible to North American homes. With helpful substitutes for the more exotic ingredients and cooking methods, Alford invites readers to travel with him to a location little-known to tourists and recreate the food in their own homes.
Recipes include metric measurements.
From Amazon:
In the small village of Kravan in rural Thailand, the food is like no other in the world. The diet is finely attuned to the land, taking advantage of what is local and plentiful. Made primarily of fresh, foraged vegetables infused with the dominant Khmer flavours of bird chilies, garlic, shallots and fish sauce, the cuisine is completely distinct from the dishes typically associated with Thailand.
Best-selling food writer and photographer Jeffrey Alford has been completely immersed in this unique culinary tradition for the last four years while living in this region with his partner Pea, a talented forager, gardener and cook. With stories of village and family life surrounding each dish, Alford provides insight into the ecological and cultural traditions out of which the cuisine of the region has developed. He also describes how the food is meant to be eaten: as an elaborate dish in a wedding ceremony, a well-deserved break from the rice harvest, or just a comforting snack at the end of a hard day.
Chicken in the Mango Tree follows the cycle of a year in Kravan, and the recipes associated with each season—steamed tilapia during the rainy season, mushroom soup, called tom yam het, during the cold season, rice noodles with seafood during the hot months and spicy green papaya salad as comfort food all year round. With helpful substitutes for the more exotic ingredients and cooking methods, Alford’s recipes and stories blend together to bring a taste of this little-known region to North American homes.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书是一部有关高棉-柬埔寨和泰国乡村传统食物的食谱故事和照片书，作者是畅销书摄影师、美食作家Jeffrey Alford。他基于乡村传统、伴侣Pea的食物采集和烹饪技术以及泰国东北部的当地食物创作了本书。他深入当地文化，亲自耕种劳作，并逐渐融入整个社区。他品尝了包括糯米、蝎子、爆炒黄瓜、青蛙等在内的一系列泰国料理中被忽视的食物。
本书涵盖了一整年的应季食谱，包括适合雨季的蒸罗非鱼；适合寒冷季节的蘑菇汤 tom yam het；炎夏的海鲜面；全年都会吃的辣味青木瓜色拉等。许多食谱都会用到高棉特色风味的朝天椒、大蒜、青葱和鱼露。每个食谱还配有一个故事或一段轶事。作者将食物置于文化背景之下，使北美的家庭也能理解这些食物。作者还为食谱中一些比较不常见的原料或烹饪方法提供了替代原料和方法，带领读者领略这一游客稀少的泰国东北部的风土人情并在家制作可口的特色美食。
本食谱采用公制计量法。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：* 荣获2016美食家烹饪图书奖亚洲以外最佳亚洲美食奖！*
* Winner of the Best Asian Cuisine from Books
Outside Asia at the 2016 Gourmand Cookbook Awards! *
About the Author/作者介绍： Jeffrey Alford，作家，摄影师，旅行家，厨师。他和Naomi Duguid共同著有6部全球知名的烹饪书，包括《Flatbreads and Flavors》《Seductions of Rice》《Hot Sour Salty Sweet》《Home Baking》《Mangoes and Curry Leaves》《Beyond the Great Wall》。其中，《Flatbreads and Flavors》和《Hot Sour Salty Sweet》荣获James Beard奖年度最佳烹饪图书，《Seductions of Rice》和《Home Baking》荣获加拿大美食烹饪图书奖项。
Jeffrey?睹牢叮? Saveur）》《美食与美酒（Food and Wine）》《食品艺术（Food Arts）》《美食家（Gourmet）》等多本杂志供稿。他还曾出演Food Network和The Martha Stewart Show。他现在与妻子Somphit Janprung（即“Pea”）居住在距离柬埔寨边境12英里的泰国素林省。
Jeffrey Alford is a writer, photographer, traveler and cook based primarily in northeast Thailand. He is the co-author, with Naomi Duguid, of six international cookbooks: Flatbreads and Flavors, Seductions of Rice, Hot Sour Salty Sweet, HomeBaking, Mangoes and Curry Leaves, and Beyond the Great Wall. Both Flatbreads and Flavours and Hot Sour Salty Sweet won the James Beard Award for best Cookbook of the Year and Seductions of Rice and HomeBaking each won a Cuisine Canada Cookbook Award.
Jeffrey has contributed to Saveur, Food and Wine, Food Arts, Gourmet, and many other magazines. He has appeared on the Food Network and The Martha Stewart Show. Formerly based in Toronto, Ontario, he now lives in Surin Province in northeast Thailand twelve miles north of the Cambodian border, with wife Somphit Janprung (better known as “Pea”).
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