Andy Ricker Livres

After decades spent traveling throughout Thailand, Andy Ricker wanted to bring the country's famed street food stateside. In 2005 he opened Pok Pok, so named for the sound a pestle makes when it strikes a clay mortar, in an old shack in a residential neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Ricker's traditional take on Thai food soon drew the notice of the New York Times and Gourmet magazine, establishing him as a culinary star. Now, with his first cookbook, Ricker tackles head-on the myths that keep people from making Thai food at home: that it's too spicy for the American palate or too difficult to source ingredients.Ricker shares more than fifty of the most popular recipes from Thailand and his Pok Pok restaurants--ranging from Khao Soi Kai (Northern Thai curry noodle soup with chicken) to Som Tam Thai (Central Thai-style papaya salad) to Pok Pok's now-classic (and obsessed-over) Fish-Sauce Wings. But Pok Pok is more than just a collection of favorite recipes: it is also a master course in

A cookbook featuring 50 recipes for Thai drinking food--an entire subset of Thai cooking that is largely unknown in the United States yet boasts some of most craveable dishes in the Thai canon, inspired by Andy Ricker's decades in Thailand and his beloved restaurant, Whiskey Soda Lounge. A celebration of the thrill and spirit of Thai drinking food, Andy Ricker's follow-up to Pok Pok brings the same level of authority, with a more laid-back approach. Just as America has salted peanuts, wings, and nachos, Thailand has its own roster of craveable snacks: spicy, salty, and sour, they are perfect accompaniments for a few drinks and the company of good friends. Here, Ricker shares accessible and detailed recipes for his favorites: phat khii mao, a fiery dish known as "Drunkard's stir-fry; kai thawt, Thai-style fried chicken; and thua thawt samun phrai, an addictive combination of fried peanuts with makrut lime leaf, garlic, and chiles. Featuring stories and insights from the Thai cooks who taught Ricker along the way, this book is as fun to read as it is to cook from, and will become a modern classic for any lover of Thai cuisine.

From chef and bestselling author Andy Ricker comes this definitive guide to the most delicious and time-honored noodle dishes of Thailand with recipes anyone can make at home. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE From iconic dishes like phat thai and phat si ew to lesser-known (at least Stateside) treasures like kuaytiaw reua (boat noodles), noodles represent many of the most delicious and satisfying dishes in the Thai culinary canon. In POK POK Noodles, chef Andy Ricker shares recipes for his favorites—including noodle soups, fried noodles, and khanom jiin, Thailand's only indigenous noodle. Filled with stunning food and location photography and the thoughtful, engaging storytelling that has earned Ricker legions of fans, this book will become an instant classic for armchair travelers and lovers of Thai food and culture.

e authentieke Thaise keuken thuis op het bord. Dat was wat Andy Ricker, na een verblijf van tien- tallen jaren in Thailand en eenmaal weer terug in de Verenigde Staten, voor ogen had. De opening van zijn restaurant Pok Pok, in 2005, werd een ongekend groot succes. Bijna 10 jaar en vijf Pok Pok-restaurants verder wordt Andy Ricker gezien als dé autoriteit op het gebied van van de Thaise keuken: bejubeld door toonaangevende en beruchte restaurantrecensenten van onder andere The New York Times en andere Amerikaanse gezaghebbende culinaire media. Kook met Andy Ricker mee en geniet van heerlijke, maar bovenal authentieke, Thaise gerechten. Van de perfecte khao (rijst) en yam (salades) tot en met mooie plaa (visgerechten) en kruidige Thaise naam phrik (sauzen). Leer de basis van de Thaise keuken kennen en trek je eigen bouillons, maak zelf rode of groene currypasta's en de authentieke pindasaus. Maar 'Pok Pok' biedt meer: welke producten heb je nodig en waar kun je dat kopen? Daarnaast laat dit kookboek je de culinaire en culturele gewoonten zien van de Thaise bevolking in de diverse regio's. Met 'Pok Pok' haal je een masterclass Thais koken in huis.