Synopses & Reviews
For great food that is fast, cheap, and healthy, nothing fills the bill like noodles.Nina Simonds, one of America's most popular authorities on Asian cuisine, shows that the most satisfying and delicious noodle dishes are fun and fabulous to make at home. Tired of spaghetti and ravioli? Try soba, somen, ramen, or rice noodles instead. The 75 recipes for fragrant noodle soups, salads, starters, sides and complete suppers will thrill noodle nuts and novices alike. Cool and refreshing Cold Soba Noodles, soul-warming Ginger Sesame Chicken Noodles, and light and airy Lemon Broccoli Noodles are just a few of Nina's intensely flavorful dishes that are good enough to eat every night. Asian Noodleshas a trove of useful and well-organized charts and tips on using the recipes, types of noodles, and how to prepare, use, or substitute the noodles--all designed to make any noodle novice an expert in no time.
Synopsis
Nina Simonds has traveled all over Asia to bring the splendor, diversity, and versatility of noodles into the American kitchen. At last an authority on Asian cuisine, who appreciates the way Americans eat, shows that the most satisfying and delicious noodle dishes are also fun, healthy, economical, and easy to make at home. This hand-picked collection of seventy-five recipes for fragrant noodle soups, starters, salads, sides, sauces, and complete suppers will thrill noodle nuts and novices alike. Asian Noodles has a trove of useful and well-organized charts and tips on using the recipes, types of noodles, and how to prepare, use, or substitute the noodles - all designed to make any noodle novice an expert in no time.
About the Author
Nina Simonds is a regular contributor to Gourmetand Eating Wellmagazines and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of four books on Chinese cuisine and culture. Newsweekmagazine named her one of America's Top Twenty-five Asia Hands. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts.