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ISBN-10: 0756633842ISBN-13: 978-0756633844Publication Date: February 18, 2008Providing all the temptation of a tasting menu on a much more versatile scale, this is an eclectic trip through the cuisines of the vast continent of Asia-from Turkey and Afghanistan, through Pakistan and India, and on to Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. The 90 recipes are clearly written with step-by-step instructions and icons which help to guide choices when grouping dishes to make up a menu. Keynote spreads throughout the book showcase ingredients integral to Asian cuisines. Asian Bites draws on the expertise of Tom Kime to bring you more than a collection of recipes, but also an education in the culinary traditions that abound across this vast continent.Tom Kime trained with Rick Stein, and worked at the River Cafe with Jamie Oliver (he cooked at Jamie’s wedding). Now a private chef and food consultant, Tom has opened Food at The Muse in Notting Hill, and writes for BBC’s Good Food Magazine, Olive, and Waitrose Food Illustrated. His first book, Exploring Taste and Flavour, was published in 2005 and his second Street Food in 2007. His TV work includes appearances on Good Food Live for BBC’s UK Food digital channel.