With its array of provocative tastes and intriguing textures, Vietnamese food is becoming popular in Western cookery. But while the flavour combinations seem complex, the preparation techniques are deceptively simple, as Vietnamese chef Binh Duong and food writer Marcia Kiesel reveal in this book. With more than 150 authentic dishes ranging from coral lobster and beefy Hanoi soup to crunchy happy pancakes and sweet potato nests with shrimp, the recipes provide everything any cook needs to know to prepare a Vietnamese meal.