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Rice and Baguette: A History of Vietnamese Food
Vu Hong Lien
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Description for Rice and Baguette: A History of Vietnamese Food
Hardback. Drawing on archaeological evidence and a wealth of oral and written history, this book reveals the journey Vietnamese food has traversed through history to become a much-loved cuisine today. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 786.
The once-obscure cuisine of Vietnam is a favourite of many people from East to West. After millennia of adaptation and innovation with a pervasive Chinese influence, today's Vietnamese food is, surprisingly, a mixture of Vietnamese and French dishes, with the baguette the most cherished part of the French culinary legacy. Introduced into Vietnam in the mid-nineteenth century, the baguette is now only second to rice, the wonder grain the Viet discovered thousands of years ago and made their staple food. Drawing on archaeological evidence and a wealth of oral and written history, this book reveals the journey Vietnamese food has ... Read more
The once-obscure cuisine of Vietnam is a favourite of many people from East to West. After millennia of adaptation and innovation with a pervasive Chinese influence, today's Vietnamese food is, surprisingly, a mixture of Vietnamese and French dishes, with the baguette the most cherished part of the French culinary legacy. Introduced into Vietnam in the mid-nineteenth century, the baguette is now only second to rice, the wonder grain the Viet discovered thousands of years ago and made their staple food. Drawing on archaeological evidence and a wealth of oral and written history, this book reveals the journey Vietnamese food has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Foods and Nations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780236575
SKU
V9781780236575
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About Vu Hong Lien
Vu Hong Lien is a Vietnamese-British historian based in London.
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