Burma: Rivers of Flavor

535 Pages·2012·15.77 MB·English

by  Naomi Duguid

Children in a train compartment, traveling back to Mandalay from a festival in Lashio.
ALSO BY NAOMI DUGUID
(all cowritten with Jeffrey Alford)
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Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent
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Seductions of Rice
HomeBaking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Tradition Around the World
Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker’s Atlas

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Text copyright © 2012 Naomi Duguid
Location photographs copyright © 2012 Naomi Duguid
Studio photographs copyright © 2012 Richard Jung
Map copyright © 2012 by Michael Newhouse
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Duguid, Naomi
Burma : rivers of flavor / Naomi Duguid.
Includes index.
eISBN: 978-0-30736217-9
1. Cooking, Burmese. 2. Burma—Description and travel. I. Title.
TX724.5.B93D85 2012 641.59591 C2012-902064-8
Food styling by Linda Tubby
Jacket photographs by Richard Jung (studio food) and Naomi Duguid (location)
v3.1
(Title page): Ruins at sunset on the plains near Bagan.
Offerings at Shwedagon, a temple complex in Rangoon.
To the people of Burma, whose resilience in hard times,
and generosity to a stranger, are remarkable and moving.
And to Dom and Tashi and my extended family of friends,
with love and thanks.
Bicycle and shopfront in the early morning, central Hsipaw.
CONTENTS
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
The Place and the People
Flavors and Dishes
BURMA BASICS
SALADS
SOUPS
MOSTLY VEGETABLES
FISH AND SEAFOOD
CHICKEN
BEEF AND PORK
CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES
MOSTLY RICE
NOODLES
SWEET TREATS
Burma over Time
Traveling in Burma