Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Seafood of South East Asia 2nd Edition or Quick Lunches and Brunches

Seafood of South East Asia, 2nd Edition: Comprehensive Guide with Recipes

Author: Alan Davidson

ALAN DAVIDSON is one of the world's leading authorities on fish and fish cookery. Davidson has authored many books, including the Oxford Companion to Food, winner of both the James Beard and IACP awards for best reference book. He lives in Chelsea, London.



Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements7
Introduction to the First Edition9
Introduction to the Revised Edition10
Catalogues
Explanation of the Catalogues13
Catalogue of Fish17
Herring-like Fish, Big and Small17
A Mixed Bag: Catfish, Eels, Lizard Fish, Garfish, Half-beaks and Flying Fish31
Barracuda, Grey Mullet and Threadfin39
Some Perch-like Fish, including the Barramundi and Tripletail47
Groupers and Seabass: The Family Serranidae53
The Carangid Fish, the Runner and the Moonfish61
Snappers73
Bream, Mojarras and Grunts81
Croakers89
Goatfish and Some Small Fish of the Coral Reefs93
A Miscellany of Other Perch-like Fish99
Mackerel, Tuna, Swordfish and Sailfish107
Flatfish117
Leatherjackets, Triggerfish and Blowfish122
Sharks and Rays124
Catalogue of Crustaceans131
Shrimps, Prawns, Spiny Lobsters and the Mantis Shrimp131
Crabs143
Catalogue of Molluscs and other Edible Sea Creatures151
Single Shells (Gasteropods)151
Bivalves159
Cephalopods177
Sea Turtles186
Miscellaneous Marine Creatures and Edible Seaweeds190
Recipes
Introduction201
Notes on Ingredients203
Recipes from Burma219
Recipes from Thailand233
Recipes from Cambodia249
Recipes from Vietnam255
Recipes from China and Hong Kong267
Recipes from the Philippines279
Recipes from Indonesia297
Recipes from Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore315
Bibliography335
Index345
Table of Weights and Measures365

Book review: Good End or American Cancer Society Consumers Guide to Cancer Drugs

Quick Lunches and Brunches: A One Foot in the Kitchen Cookbook

Author: Cyndi Duncan

Quick Lunches & Brunches is the sixth One Foot in the Kitchen cookbook by award-winning authors and publishers, Cyndi Duncan and Georgie Patrick.

Preparing any of these 150 delicious, time-saving recipes is a breeze with Quick Lunches & Brunches. The easy-to-follow instructions and helpful footnotes make it fun to keep only "one foot in the kitchen".



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