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South Asian & Southeast Asian
Here you’ll find Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Laotian, Cambodian, Burmese, Filipino and Malaysian cookbooks. Our collection of recommended titles is a work in progress. We’re in process of adding many more, so please check back often! And drop us a line if there’s something you’d like us to consider including. We have included links to our reviews and other coverage of the books, along with links to purchase them through our affiliates. Buying through Bookshop is a great way to support independent bookstores, as well as our work at Cooks Without Borders.
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Subtitled ‘Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More,’ this 2009 book from Andrea Nguyen is a must-have for anyone serious about making dumplings and Asian filled pastas like wontons.
$28 at Bookshop - buy now
$18 at Amazon - buy now
This wonderful volume from Desmond Tan, owner of San Francisco restaurant Burma Superstar, and food writer Kate Leahy is wonderfully transporting — and the recipes rock.
$28 at Bookshop - buy now
$22 at Amazon - buy now
Besides India's famous street snacks, Maneet Chauhan's book also has an amazing recipe for saag with homemade paneer, a splendid-looking chicken biryani, and lots more. Read more.
$30 at Bookshop - buy now
$28 at Amazon - buy now
If we could only have one Indian cookbook in our library, it would be this one, by Julie Sahni. Published more than four decades ago, it’s oustanding. Try a sample recipe.
$27 at Bookshop - buy now
$17 at Amazon - buy now
Andrea Nguyen — our favorite Vietnamese cooking guide — takes a non-dogmatic approach to plant-based cooking, with brilliant results. Review coming soon. Read our review.
$33 at Bookshop - buy now
$18 at Amazon - buy now
Delightful and approachable, Anjali Pathak's 2016 book features her contemporary take on Indian home cooking. Read more.
$28 at Bookshop - buy now
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The debut cookbook from Rinku Dutt, proprietor of London’s Raastawala food truck, offers beautifully spiced recipes from the city (once known as Calcutta) that India’s cultural capital. Read our review.
$33 at Bookshop - buy now
$35 at Amazon - buy now
Leela Punyaratabandhu’s 2014 primer is one of our favorite cookbooks ever. It’s a must for anyone wanting to explore Thai cooking. Read our review.
$23 at Bookshop - buy now
$15 at Amazon - buy now
Author Anne-Solenne Hatte’s tribute to “all the families who fled the Vietnam War” presents a life of recipes from her maternal grandmother, Bà Ngoai. Story and/or review coming soon.
$35 at Bookshop - buy now
$27 at Amazon - buy now
Madhur Jaffrey’s 2015 classic is one of our all-time faves. Read our review.
$38 at Amazon - buy now
Andrea Nguyen is the undisputed queen of Vietnamese home cooking in America, from experienced cooks who grew up in Vietnam to those just diving in. Read more. Watch our Q & A with the author.
$23 at Bookshop - buy now
$22 at Amazon - buy now
