Frontcover -- Title Page -- Contents -- a tropical culinary adventure -- fabulous flavors from bangkok to bali -- how to prepare the basics -- snacks, starters, and soups -- deep-fried spring rolls -- barbecued pork balls -- extraordinary beef satay -- spiced dried beef -- steamed pork sausage -- indochinese sandwich -- crispy rice cakes -- tangy marinated fish roll-ups -- lacy malay pancakes -- prawn satay -- deep-fried thai prawn or fish cakes -- sweet corn fritters -- happy pancakes with pork & prawns -- thai tuna carpaccio -- mussels with lemon grass, lime leaves & basil -- fresh summer rolls -- leaf-wrapped savory nibbles -- straw mushroom soup with lemon grass & chili -- creamy pumpkin soup -- spinach soup with sweet corn -- sour mixed vegetable soup with peanuts -- chicken & coconut milk soup -- chicken soup with lime, chilies & basil -- spicy beef soup -- bouncy beef ball soup -- piquant fish soup with pineapple & bean sprouts -- hot, sour & fragrant prawn soup -- salads, rice, and noodles -- crisp & tangy cabbage salad -- green mango & cashew salad -- green papaya salad -- thai mixed vegetable salad with chicken & prawns -- vegetable & bean curd salad with peanut sauce -- thai beef salad with herbs & spicy dressing -- sweet, sour, and spicy fruit & vegetable salad -- Vietnamese cabbage & chicken salad -- barbecued pork, cashew & herb salad -- southern thai rice salad -- smoked fish & green mango salad -- spicy nonya rice vermicelli salad -- stir-fried vegetarian noodles -- nonya-style noodles with pork and prawns -- singapore-style hokkien noodles -- fried rice-flour noodles with pork, prawns & squid -- rice noodles with beef & broccoli -- thai stir-fried rice-stick noodles -- indonesian spicy chicken noodle soup -- creamy chicken noodle soup -- nonya rice vermicelli in spicy gravy -- spicy Singapore noodle soup.

Cambodian pork & rice-stick noodle soup -- penang nonya hot sour noodle soup -- Vietnamese beef & noodle soup -- mimosa rice -- thai fried rice with pork & prawns -- indonesian fried rice -- coconut rice -- rice soup with minced pork or chicken -- a flash in the pan -- stir-fried chicken with mango & cashews -- stir-fried chicken with lemon grass, chilies & tamarind -- pork with salad & Cambodian dip -- chicken stir-fried with chilies & basil -- chicken stir-fried with green curry paste -- spicy minced beef -- fragrant minced chicken with herbs -- stir-fried beef with lemon grass & capsicum -- roasted duck & vegetables on crispy noodles -- thai fried fish in ginger sauce -- grilled fish with spicy filling -- fragrant squid -- pork omelette -- stir-fried squid with garlic & black pepper -- scrambled eggs with Chinese sausages -- time to impress -- balinese seafood satay on lemon grass -- fragrant diced fish in banana leaf packets -- spicy fish mousse in banana leaf cups -- pork-stuffed prawns -- Singapore chili crab -- grilled fish with your choice of sambal -- pan-fried fish with tamarind mint sauce -- laotian chicken with onion & tomatoes -- chicken in lightly spiced coconut milk -- thai barbecued chicken -- spicy indonesian barbecued chicken -- honey-glazed chicken -- thai green chicken curry -- braised pork in black sauce -- braised pork with green mango -- spicy balinese pork -- deep-fried eggs with pork & prawn filling -- thai red beef curry with bamboo shoots -- laotian beef & vegetable stew -- malay lamb curry -- a little something on the side -- tangy tomato dip -- all-purpose dippers -- simple thai fish sauce & chili dip -- Vietnamese fish sauce dip -- malay chili & dried shrimp paste dip -- thai shrimp paste dip -- burmese crispy dried prawn sprinkle -- salted soybean, pork & peanut sauce -- long white radish & carrot relish.

Cambodian salt, black pepper & lime dip -- fresh bean sprout pickle -- roasted thai chili paste -- red capsicum relish -- vinegared cucumber salad -- cucumber & pineapple salad -- sour spicy pineapple curry -- laotian grilled eggplant -- stir-fried bean curd, bean sprouts & Chinese chives -- long beans & bean curd with red curry paste -- cabbage simmered in coconut milk -- fried bean curd in tomato sauce -- stir-fried pumpkin & sugar snap peas -- eggplant with dried prawn sambal -- silken bean curd steamed with vegetables -- stir-fried green vegetables with oyster sauce -- sweet endings -- banana & sago in coconut milk -- sago with palm sugar & coconut cream -- rice-flour crepes with cinnamon-flavored peanut filling -- mangoes with glutinous rice -- new year glutinous rice & banana packets -- black rice pudding with coconut milk -- red rubies -- white fungus & lotus seeds in iced syrup -- pancakes with coconut & palm sugar filling -- water chestnut or sweet corn creams -- southeast asian ingredients -- index -- Copyright -- Backcover.