The Food of Northern Thailand: A Cookbook [Hardcover]

JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST • Welcome to a beautiful, deep dive into the cuisine and culture of northern Thailand with a documentarian's approach, a photographer's eye, and a cook's appetite. 

Known for its herbal flavors, rustic dishes, fiery dips, and comforting noodles, the food of northern Thailand is both ancient and ever evolving. Travel province by province, village by village, and home by home to meet chefs, vendors, professors, and home cooks as they share their recipes for Muslim-stylekhao soi, a mild coconut beef curry with boiled and crispy fried noodles, or spiced fish steamed in banana leaves to an almost custard-like texture, or the intense, numbingly spiced meat salads calledlaap. 

Featuring many recipes never before described in English and snapshots into the historic and cultural forces that have shaped this region's glorious cuisine, this journey may redefine what we think of when we think of Thai food. A heaping bag of cookbooks for everyone on your gift list.  —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

“I have been waiting for this book since the first time I atelaap meuang, way back in the early 90's. You see, until now there has not been a comparable book in the English language that dives so deeply into the food culture of Northern Thailand. Austin has compiled an incredible collection of recipes and insights, as shown to him by the generous and talented cooks of the region whose stories he tells, highlighting their proud culinary techniques and traditions along the way.The Food of Northern Thailandis now my go-to reference for this amazing cuisine; it should be yours, too.”—Andy Ricker, chef/owner Pok Pok Restaurants 
 
“The Food of Northern Thailandis the first of its kind—a definitive portrait of a cuisine that is unique, esoteric and honestly, enigmatic tlӥ