“Delicious, straightforward recipes ... fill Lucky Peach: 101 Easy Asian Recipes, along with romping commentary that makes the book fun to read as well as to cook from.” —Associated Press
Beholden to bold flavors and not strict authenticity, the editors ofLucky Peachpresent a compendium of 101 easy, Asian recipes that hit the sweet spot between craveworthy and stupid simple and are destined to become favorites. Your friends and lovers will marvel as you show off your culinary worldliness, whipping up meals with fish-sauce-splattered panache and all the soy-soaked, ginger-scalliony goodness you could ever want—all for dinner tonight. You'll never have a reason to order take-out again.“This book reminds us of:Ivan RamenmeetsBarefoot Contessa: How Easy is That?—with some of the ballsiness and spunk ofJoe Beef.” —Food52.com
“We’ve been turning to the brand-new cookbook from Lucky Peach almost daily in the past few weeks: They’ve managed to take some theoretically difficult Asian concepts and make them really accessible and easy, without sacrificing any of the taste... [E]verything that we’ve tried is great and full of authentic flavor...” —Goop.com
A truly essential cookbook does more than dispense recipes—it decodes techniques, demystifies ingredients, and explains the thinking behind each dish. [Lucky Peach 101 Easy Asian Recipesdoes] all that and more... —GQ, one of Ten Kitchen Bibles Every Man Should Own
“Sure, the recipes are clear and well-written. The introductions and explanations are charming, and that incredible shot of the Lacquered Roast Chicken looks like exactly what I want to eat right now. But my favorite parts of this book (which comes out of a brilliant food maglC¨