Author Kim Fay has lived for four years in Vietnam in the early 90's and during her stay, she fell in love with the country, the people and its food. Driven by the wish to prepare a real Vietnamese meal for her family and friends someday, she returned to Vietnam accompanied by her sister Julie and in Vietnam her best friend Huong joined them on the travel.
The book describes vividly the culinary journey (five weeks of traveling from Hanoi in the north of Vietnam to Saigon in the south) through Vietnam by the three of them.
They discover the culinary traditions of Vietnam and the relationship of the country and culture with food, exploring rituals and traditions, street cafés and haute cuisine, famine and feast, and Communism and the legacy of war. Each place they visit has their own traditions and specific dishes. They visit markets, small and simple street restaurants, the haute cuisine of Vietnam and attend cooking classes by a few of the best chef's of Vietnam.
The style of writing by Kim Fay was just fabulous, it just takes you with her as another friend on the travel crisscross to Vietnam, the pictures by Julie Fay are amazingly beautiful and the recipes are worth trying if you love Vietnames food or want to try it for the first time. A fantastic book for foodies and Vietnam fans!
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