Rice and Baguette

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A History of Food in Vietnam

By Vu Hong Lien

Series: Foods and Nations

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Rice and Baguette by Vu Hong Lien explores the vibrant history and cultural fusion of Vietnamese cuisine. It delves into how the colonial influence of French gastronomy intermingled with traditional Vietnamese culinary practices, creating unique dishes beloved worldwide. Through a blend of historical narrative and culinary insights, the book reveals the fascinating evolution and impact of this cross-cultural exchange on Vietnam's food landscape.
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Rice and Baguette

Drawing on archaeological evidence and a wealth of oral and written history, this book reveals the journey Vietnamese food has traversed through history to become a much-loved cuisine today.

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The once-obscure cuisine of Vietnam has become a favourite of many people from East to West. After millennia of adaptation and innovation with a pervasive Chinese influence, today's Vietnamese food is, surprisingly, a mixture of Vietnamese and French dishes, with the baguette being the most cherished part of the French culinary legacy.

Introduced into Vietnam in the mid-nineteenth century, the baguette is now only second to rice, the wonder grain the Viet discovered thousands of years ago and made their staple food. Drawing on archaeological evidence and a wealth of oral and written history, Rice and Baguette reveals the journey Vietnamese food has traversed through history to become a much-loved cuisine today.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780236575

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Illustration: 110 illustrations, 60 in colour

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Vu Hong Lien is a Vietnamese-British historian, and a guest lecturer at SOAS based in London, uk. She is author of Royal Hue, Heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam (2015) and co-author of Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger, a History of Vietnam (Reaktion Books, 2014).