Stauch noticed there were few English books dedicated to vegetarian Vietnamese cooking and began his research. “A year after we arrived, my young son decided to become a vegetarian,” Stauch says. The result is Vegetarian Viet Nam ($47, Norton), a hardcover 288-page tome with about 100 recipes for home cooks wanting to go beyond pho and spring rolls. “When I told them I was researching vegetarian food, they were willing to share their knowledge because they want their food to be promoted outside of the country,” he said. “The takeaway I want people to get out of this is how vibrant and exciting Vietnamese food is,” Stauch says.

Source: thestar March 20, 2018 21:00 UTC