"A portal to an authentic culinary experience. Spiced with proverbs, cultural insights, fascinating facts, and gorgeous photography, the book is as much a coffee table showpiece as a working cookbook […] Highly recommended." —Andrew X. Pham; Author of Catfish and Mandala and The Eaves of HeavenExperience the vibrant street markets and bustling food stalls of Vietnam firsthand — and try over 6 authentic recipes from home!In 218 veteran restaurateur, author, foodie and allaround travel junkie Paul Kennedy embarked on a lifechanging journey to Vietnam. His main goal was to explore the nation's rich cuisine and food culture, which had always fascinated him from afar, but which he could never quite understand fully.This book is the result of five years spent traveling the length and breadth of the country, experiencing Vietnamese food upclose as no other food writer has before.Through 6 recipes, 1 photographs and cultural notes, Kennedy shares his experiences with you wit