BEYOND BOK CHOY: A Cook's Guide to Asian Vegetables

Ross, Rosa Lo San

ISBN 10: 1885183232 / ISBN 13: 9781885183231

Published by Artisan, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1996

About this Item

Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A60.

Seller Inventory # 8865

Bibliographic Details

• Title: BEYOND BOK CHOY: A Cook's Guide to Asian Vegetables
• Publisher: Artisan, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885183232
• ISBN 13: 9781885183231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nonfiction

About this title

Synopsis

Beyond Bok Choy is the first book to help consumers identify, choose, and--most importantly--cook the enormous variety of increasingly available Asian Vegetables. Top chefs discovered these tasty leafy greens, squashes, peas and beans, mushrooms, and herbs several years ago, and many varieties are appearing in supermarkets, farmers' markets, and seed catalogs as well as in Asian flavors, there has been little information available to home cooks on how to add these vegetables to their repertoire.

With this book, Rosa La San Ross, a New York-based cooking teacher and caterer who grew up in Hong Kong, guides readers through the many varieties of bok choy, mustard cabbages, melons, edible gourds, sprouts, and shoots. her 70-easy-to-prepare recipes--including both classic Chinese stir-fries and original fusion recipes--will send curious cooks to unexplored regions of their supermarkets and then to the kitchen. The book's guidebook-like format makes it east to carry on shopping expeditions.

About the Author

Rosa Lo San Ross was raised in Macao and Hong Kong and has also lived in England, Italy, and the United States. She was Marcella Hazan's first student and also studied with James Beard. She teaches French, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese cooking and runs a catering company in New York. From 1990 to 1994 she served on the board of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her first book, 365 Ways to Cook Chinese (Harper Collins), was published in 1994.

Martin Jacobs, an award-winning photographer who specializes in food photography, has photographed many cookbooks. He co-authored Spirit of the Harvest: North American Indian Cooking, which won IACP and James Beard awards in 1991.