Easy Noodles

Synopsis:
There is no place Asian culinary creativity shines more than in a bowl of noodles. Easy Noodles displays the most satisfying, delicious, and wholesome recipes from China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Cooking instructor Kimiko Barber takes us on a culinary tour, with Japanese Miso Soup with Tofu, Scallions, and Udon Noodles; Vietnamese Pho; Pad Thai from Thailand; Korean Jap Chae; and many more tempting dishes from China, Burma, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Noodles are incredibly convenient, you can use them fresh or dried and you can boil, steam, stir-fry or deep-fry them-the possibilities are endless. Kimiko Barber's recipes are clear and easy to follow, and she includes a directory of noodles with special tips on preparation and cooking. Celebrated food photographer William Lingwood shows the simple beauty of these meals. Noodles are the fast food of Asia-easy, quick, instantly satisfying, and wholesome. When you're short on time, but long for great flavor, Easy Noodles is the book for you.

About the Author:

William Lingwood is one of Britian's most admired food photographers. His work appears in newspapers, magazines, and in advertising campaigns such as Bacardi. For Ryland Peters and Small he has photographed a number of internationally successful books, including Cool Cocktails, Cool Smoothies, Fingerfood, and New Vegetarian Entertaining.Kimiko Barber learned to cook from her three Japanese grandmothers - one in the cosmopolitan town of Kobe, another in the beautiful old capital of Kyoto, and a third in a rustic country kitchen in Sikoku Island. Kim went to school in England, and started her working life as a commodity trader in the City of London, then later joined a merchant bank, in Tokyo during the booming 1980s, she was a financial journalist for London's Daily Telegraph. Now, Kim teaches Asian cooking at Books for Cooks, the internationally famous bookshop and cooking school in London's Notting Hill.