Pacific Rim Cooking

Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali

Explore the exotic world of Balinese cooking—a cuisine dedicated to the gods and fueled by an aromatic array of fresh tropical island spices and ingredients!In Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali, Dr. Vivienne Kruger brings to life Bali’s time-honored and authentic village cooking traditions. In over 20 detailed chapters, Dr. Kruger explores how the …

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Remember Guam

“Hey Paula, I just wanted to let you know that I truly enjoyed Remember Guam! What a great set of experiences you have captured!  In reading those, I recall mine and how I miss those days gone by.”    Remember Guam was written to capture the memories of natives and visitors alike. This book also includes recipes …

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Tastes & Flavors of Mochi

What’s chewy and moist, comes in all shapes and sizes, has many different flavors and is easy to prepare? It’s a mochi dessert, always popular in Hawaii! Selected from the best-selling Hawaii’s Best Mochi Recipes by Jean Watanabe Hee, this abridged collection of recipes offers traditional and contemporary mochi delicacies that can be eaten anytime. …

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A Splash of Aloha

Hawaii’s clear blue waters and thriving fish farms produce a bounty of seafood that’s as healthful as it is delicious. A Splash of Aloha, a unique guide from the Kapiolani Community College Culinary Arts Department, will help you enjoy fresh Island fish and shellfish for good health and good nutrition, too. This beautifully photographed companion volume to …

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Papua New Guinea Cook Book

The Papua New Guinea Cookbook comprises recipes from and adapted to Papua New Guinea. Descriptions of commonly available ingredients, methods of preparation, local names, information on converting measurements, substituting ingredients, and adjustments for high elevations, are all included in this compilation. Recipes are divided into two groups. The first group of recipes includes …

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Extreme Cuisine: The Weird & Wonderful Foods that People Eat

“I could not have written A Cook’s Tour without this book. There is so much I would have missed. So dig in. Enjoy […] Eat. Eat adventurously. Miss nothing. It’s all here in these pages.” —From the Introduction by Anthony BourdainSit down for a meal with the locals on six continents and what they eat may surprise you. …

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The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong

Eleven years after publishing his much-acclaimed first cookbook, Alan Wong’s New Wave Luau, Hawaii’s master chef has new stories to tell and fresh recipes to share with his legions of devotees. The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong features 70 memorable dishes representing the best of Chef Alan, his innovative menus and the creative …

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Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands

Good Food, Classic Recipes & the Remarkable Story of Hawai’i’s Mixed Plate Kau kau: It’s the all-purpose pidgin word for food, probably derived from the Chinese “chow chow.” On Hawai’i’s sugar and pineapple plantations, kau kau came to encompass the amazing range of foods brought to the Islands by immigrant laborers from East and West: Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos, …

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Traditional Recipes of Laos

Phia Sing was the Master of Ceremonies and Chef at the royal palace of Luang Prabang. He died in 1967. Phia Sing’s notebooks containing these recipes were loaned to Alan Davidson, British ambassador in Vientiane in the early l970s, by the Crown Prince of Laos. Alan Davidson arranged for their translation and added much useful material explaining Lao …

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Alan Wong’s New Wave Luau: Recipes from Honolulu’s Award-Winning Chef

Now in Paperback!Born in Japan and raised on Honolulu, Alan Wong is one of Hawaii’s top chefs and a major influence in creating a unified and distinctive regional cuisine. Wong led the way in capturing the essential flavors and exceptional cultural diversity of his home, earning him a prestigious James Beard nomination for Best Regional Chef. In a …

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