This fabulous visual catalogue includes essential information on every type of ingredient from the daily staples, such as rice and noodles, to unusual fruits and vegetables, herbs, spices and aromatics, and fish, meat and poultry.
There is guidance on how to choose the very best ingredients, their culinary uses and storage, along with advice on special cooking and preparation techniques.
This classic one-stop source book on everything Asian, which combines a fascinating visual guide to the region's foods with exciting and authentic recipes, is the only book on identifying, preparing and cooking foods from these regions that you will ever need.