BOOK REVIEW: Food and Travels Asia by Alastair Hendy
When I was three years old, my doting parents strapped me to
the front of their bodies and globe-trotted. Probably that’s where I got bitten
by the travel bug. Being nourished with only the best food since young, I
developed an even bigger appetite as I grew into the young woman I am today. My
passion for food and travels has made me acquire quite a number of books on
this passion of mine and this book is no exception.
Award-winning food writer and photographer Alastair Hendy
has travelled through India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and
Japan in search of the best home cooking, scribbling down stories and recipes,
and clicking the camera at everything delicious in his path.
And here is the result: a gastro-led travelogue of Asia,
captured by a sensitive eye and with a passion for all things Asian. The author
has spent years researching this book – trawling through dawn starts, sundown
climbs, mosquitoed nights, and dodgy boat and plane rides in far-flung outposts
of the globe, in search of the ultimate recipe, ingredient or shot.
The result is a unique collection of images and back-home
do-able dishes that celebrate the food, lives and worlds of generations of
Asian home cooks. After rereading this book for the umpteenth time, I just
can’t wait to set off for my upcoming trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand come
Mother’s Day with my mum and dad. It’s just a culinary diaspora waiting to be
discovered.
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