Asian recipes

Rice and Nori Rolls
Rice and Nori Rolls

Rice and Nori Rolls excerpted from Eat Like a Monk: A Plant-Based Guide to Conscious Cooking and Mindful Eating by Jody Eddy. Photography by Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Eat Like a Monk: A Plant-Based Guide to Conscious Cooking and Mindful Eating by Jody Eddy

Embark on a culinary journey to more mindful and meditative mealtimes. With 50 plant-based recipes inspired by monastic kitchens across East, Southeast, and South Asia, Eat Like a Monk will teach you the joys of conscious cooking and how to embrace eating as an act of enlightenment.

Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the monastic kitchens of Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, India, and other countries, with dishes designed to nourish your body, mind, and soul. Sidebars on hospitality, sacred spaces, and temple rituals will teach you the joys and health benefits of conscious cooking and how to embrace eating as an act of enlightenment.

Recipes include pickled plum onigiri, jackfruit curry, samosas, lotus seed congee, and Buddha’s delight.

FOOD AS MEDITATION: Explore the art of conscious cooking and eating with insights into the traditions that have guided monastic kitchens for centuries. Discover mindfulness rituals, learn about sustainable farming practices, and find inspiration to create a more balanced and harmonious culinary lifestyle in your own home.

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Breakfast Crystal Bao
Breakfast Crystal Bao

Breakfast Crystal Bao excerpted from Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond by Clarice Lam. Photographs copyright © 2024 by Evan Sung.

Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond

Food & Wine Best Cookbooks of 2024 • New York Times Best Cookbooks of 2024

“Breaking Bao is the rare cookbook that stops you in your tracks. Visually arresting, thoughtfully researched, and both whimsical and grounded in serious baking expertise.”—New York Times

From acclaimed pastry chef Clarice Lam: a visually sumptuous pan-Asian baking book exploring an umami-rich array of baked goods, confections, and savoury snacks.

Breaking Bao is a culinary journey bridging gaps between Asian flavours and global techniques. It is a collection of recipes rooted in renowned chef Clarice Lam’s personal journey of self-discovery and the transformative power of embracing one’s heritage.

Here are 88 approachable recipes that are firmly rooted in classical French technique but travel far and wide. Dive into three chapters, exploring:

  • Bao: the fundamentals of baked, steamed, fried, or laminated buns and breads, from golden curry-filled donuts to Rice Dumplings filled with Hong Kong Bolognese to Vietnamese Cinnamon-Raisin Babka.
  • Cakes & Desserts: classics treated with a twist, such as Mango-Yakult Tres Leches Cake, Ovaltine Mochi Marjolaine, and Pandan-Lime Meringue Pie.
  • Snax: savoury and sweet treats, from Cantonese-Style Fig and Marzipan Mooncakes to Gochujang-Furikake Caramel Popcorn to Ramen Cheese Itz. 

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One-Pot Chicken & Saffron Orzo
One-Pot Chicken & Saffron Orzo

One-Pot Chicken & Saffron Orzo excerpted from Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class by Tony Tan. Photography by Mark Roper.

One-Pot Chicken & Saffron Orzo

An Asian cookbook written with fresh eyes by an author whose soul lies in Asia but who has adopted techniques and ingredients from the west that endear his recipes to cooks everywhere.

Structured by food type – from meat, poultry and seafood to vegetables, and dumplings – Tony Tan’s Cooking Class takes readers through the fundamentals of more than 100 beloved dishes, many core to the canon, others dishes that he has made his own. Tan shares insights on the key building blocks, from the art of the wok to understanding the role of oils and fats to noodles 101 and the essential pantry. Beautifully photographed, thoughtfully illustrated and evocatively written, this is the essential book for a new generation on the essential foods and techniques of Asian cuisine from a beloved teacher, cook, writer and respected expert.

Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class by Tony Tan is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

 

 

One-Pot Chicken & Saffron Orzo

If it’s not already evident by the number of rice recipes in this cookbook, I cook rice a lot. But when I want a pleasant change, one of my favourite carbs to cook is orzo. It absorbs flavour like a sponge, and when cooked with the right liquid ratio, it can be silky smooth and pleasant to eat. (more…)

Gochujang Pulled Pork Sandwich
Gochujang Pulled Pork Sandwich

Gochujang Pulled Pork Sandwich excerpted from Jang by Mingoo Kang (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2024. Photography by Dong Gil Yun.

Unlock the irresistible flavours of Korean cooking with jangs, the authentic sauces that are the essential building blocks of all Korean cuisine. Written by South Korea’s award-winning top chef, Mingoo Kang, Jang demystifies jangs while showing how they can be used to make both Korean and Western dishes more delicious. 

* Named a Best New Cookbook of Spring 2024 by Eater and Epicurious *

Like butter in French cooking or olive oil in Italian, jangs are the soul of Korean cuisine. These soy-based umami sauces—gochujang, doenjang, ganjang—are found in every meal, from soups and stews, to salads, marinades, and even desserts, adding depth and complexity to every dish.

Few chefs understand these ingredients better than Michelin star winner Mingoo Kang, who has dedicated his Seoul restaurant, Mingles, to the exploration of jangs. In his first cookbook, Kang expertly weaves jangs’ history and methods into 60 accessible recipes to bring the sauces to life. Through artisan profiles, sidebars, and step-by-step photographs, Jang uncovers one of the culinary world’s best-hidden secrets. (more…)

Coffee & Coconut Flan
Coffee & Coconut Flan

Coffee & Coconut Flan excerpted from Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts by Jeremy Pang. Photography by Kirk Kirkham.

Jeremy Pang’s School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts by Jeremy Pang

Make dinnertime easy with over 80 Asian recipes from Jeremy Pang and his award-winning cook institution, School of Wok.

Bringing together the best Asian flavors from across the continent, this book makes Asian cooking quick and accessible so you can spend less time fussing over dinner and more time together. Each dish can be enjoyed on its own for a simple supper or grouped together for larger feasts with something for everyone to enjoy. Learn how to group dishes together with rice and noodles and other accompaniments as per traditional Asian cuisine.

Most recipes in the book utilize the ‘wok clock’ technique, where the ingredients are laid out in a clock formation in the order they will be cooked for complete simplicity. You’ll also find handy feast planners with the order and cooking times of each dish to make life as easy as possible.

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Spicy Noodle Soup
Spicy Noodle Soup

Spicy Noodle Soup excerpted from Vegan Vietnamese: Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Enjoy Every Day by Helen Le. Photography by Detas Studio

Vegan Vietnamese: Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Enjoy Every Day by Helen Le

Learn how to make 70 classic dishes from every region of Vietnam—vegan-style—from Helen Le, the creator of the most popular Vietnamese cooking channel on YouTube, Helen’s Recipes!

Whether you’re vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, or just looking to eat less meat, Vegan Vietnamese is for you. Let Helen Le guide you through seventy satisfying, traditional recipes for tasty plant-based versions of popular Vietnamese condiments, salads, rolls, soups, noodles, rice dishes, dumplings, desserts, and more, including:

  • Pho
  • Bánh Mì
  • Crispy Spring Rolls
  • Rice Pyramid Dumplings
  • Spicy Tofu
  • Thick Noodle Soup
  • Broken Rice Plate
  • Three-Color Sticky Rice
  • Banana Cake with Raisins
  • Roasted Garlic Chili Peanuts
  • Vegan Fish Sauce

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Nasi Goreng Chicken
Nasi Goreng Chicken

Nasi Goreng Chicken excerpted from Bibimbap: and other Asian-inspired rice & noodle bowl recipes by Louise Pickford. Photography by Ian Wallace.

Bibimbap: and other Asian-inspired rice & noodle bowl recipes by Louise Pickford.

Rice and noodles are at the very heart of Asian cooking, providing the building blocks to what is a varied, healthy, and fascinating cuisine. They are mostly served as one-pot dishes in soups, salads, and stir-fries and provide the carbohydrate element alongside fresh vegetables, herbs, meat, and fish, balancing the nutritional benefits of each dish. Bibimbap itself is a Korean rice dish consisting of rice, topped with a variety of seasoned and sautéed vegetables, plus kimchi and a gochujang sauce. It is also often served with a fried egg on top to finish. The perfect all-rounder delicious meal in one bowl.

“Bibim” means “mixing” and “bap” means “cooked rice,” but this Asian-influenced dish is just the start. It is such a versatile idea and can be used as a basis for all manner of other one-bowl rice and noodle dishes. Begin with the basics of putting a one-bowl rice or noodle dish together and what flavours and ingredients go together well, then move on to trying endless combinations. Discover dishes such as Chilled Soba Noodles with Dipping Sauce, Wild Garlic Miso Pork Stir-fry, or BBQ Pork Noodle Bowls, and not forgetting Chicken Noodle Soup or a Spicy Noodle Seafood Broth.

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Baba’s Garlic Shoyu Chicken
Baba's Garlic Shoyu Chicken

Baba’s Garlic Shoyu Chicken excerpted from Cooking with the CrunchBros: Casual and Fun Korean- and Japanese-Inspired Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours by Jeff and Jordan Kim.

Cooking with the CrunchBros: Casual and Fun Korean- and Japanese-Inspired Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours by Jeff and Jordan Kim

Hundreds of millions of people have had fun watching the playful kid-and-dad duo, Jordan and Jeff Kim—better known as The CrunchBros—make, eat, and enjoy amazing Japanese- and Korean-style meals and treats on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. But the Bros have posted only a handful of recipes online. If you really want to cook and eat like them, you need the easy-to-shop-for, easy-to-make recipes in this bright and colorful book.

Perhaps you would like to introduce kids in your family to Asian cooking in an upbeat, funny, and positive way that will make them hungry, give them more variety in their diet (as doctors and nutritionists advise), and might even turn them into home cooks themselves. If so, this delectable and accessible book is just the ticket.

Or, if there are no kids in your household, perhaps you would just like something more casual and easy to prepare–think “street foods” like skewers and spring rolls, or grazing fare like dumplings or ramen, or a simple, soul-warming miso soup—then you, too, will find in this book tons of fast and comforting recipes for the busy daily whirl. (more…)

Brown Sugar Sponge Cake
Brown Sugar Sponge Cake

Brown Sugar Sponge Cake excerpted from Bao: Asian-style buns, dim sum and more from your bamboo steamer by Loretta Liu. Photography by Clare Winfield.

bao: Asian-style buns, dim sum and more from your bamboo steamer Hardcover by Loretta Liu

Bamboo steamers are at the heart of simple Asian cooking, producing everything from fluffy pork bao buns to steamed Chinese chicken.

This collection of recipes will help you use this simple and effective cooking tool from ancient China to produce vibrant and tasty treats. Whip up ‘pillows of joy’ in delicious bao bun recipes and make fluffy, edible clouds of doughy yumminess that pack a sweet and savoury punch in one hit, alongside a range of other dumplings and Asian street foods. Steamed chicken, fish, vegetables and sticky rice have never been easier to whip up.

Unlock a whole new world of Asian cooking with these recipes, and discover the incredible flavours and textures that can be created in your bamboo steamer. (more…)

Minimalist Pad Thai
Minimalist Pad Thai

Minimalist Pad Thai excerpted from Sabai by Pailin Chongchitnant. Copyright © 2023 Pailin Chongchitnant. Photographs by Janis Nicolay. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.

Excerpted from Sabai by Pailin Chongchitnant. Copyright © 2023 Pailin Chongchitnant. Photographs by Janis Nicolay. Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.

Sabai: The state of being when you’re at ease. Comfortable. Relaxed.

Pailin Chongchitnant knows that a busy schedule can make learning new recipes seem intimidating–whether you’re familiar with the cuisine or not. In her second book, Pai will empower you to make Thai food part of your everyday routine, with a compilation of authentic and straightforward recipes, like Beef Laab or Green Curry Chicken with Winter Melon, that are quick to make and delicious to eat. From prepping, to cooking, to eating, the dishes in this book can be done sabai sabai, as the saying goes.

Pai takes you through every recipe with her signature level of detail and warm, encouraging style. And she’s thought of plenty of shortcuts, tips, and tricks to get dinner on the table, no matter how hectic the day has been. There are even QR codes linking to her YouTube videos on tips, techniques, and more to support you every step of the way.
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