Ever-Green Vietnamese

Plant-based cooking meets the dynamic flavors of Vietnamese cuisine in these 125+ vegetable-driven recipes—from the James Beard Award–winning author of Vietnamese Food Every Day

Although many people think of Vietnamese cooking as beefy pho and meat-filled sandwiches, traditional Vietnamese cooking has always involved a lot of plants and seafood and a little meat. In Ever-Green Vietnamese, Andrea Nguyen details how cooks in her home country draw on their natural resourcefulness and Buddhist traditions to showcase a wide array of herbs and vegetables in flavorful, comforting recipes.

Filled with the brilliant advice and exceptional teaching Nguyen is known for, the book offers recipes for flavor-boosting condiments and sauces (her incredible DIY vegan fish sauce), exciting ways to enjoy tofu, and dozens of vegetable-driven sides and mains, including a few that incorporate a bit of meat (many with vegetarian or vegan options). Home cooks will revel in Nguyen's ingenious recipes for:

favorite snacks, like Smoky Tofu-Nori Wontons and Steamed Veggie BaoVietnamese classics, like Fast Vegetarian Pho and Banh Mi with Vegan Mayonnaise and Bolognasimple sides, like Nuoc Cham Cabbage Stir-Fry and Green Mango, Beet, and Herb Saladwholesome hacks, like Sweet Potato and Shrimp Fritters and Oven-Fried Crispy Shiitake Imperial Rolls

Full of cultural context, loads of instruction, and practical cooking tips, Ever-Green Vietnamese is perfect for those looking to incorporate Vietnamese cooking into their busy, plant-based lives.

About the Author

Andrea Nguyen is an author, teacher, podcaster, and consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in Vietnam, she came to the United States at the age of six. She has written six acclaimed books, including The Pho Cookbook, which won a James Beard Award. Epicurious named her one of the top 100 greatest home cooks of all time. A former contributing editor at Saveur and columnist at Cooking Light, Nguyen has written articles and recipes for Food & Wine, EatingWell, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times.

Author Residence: Santa Cruz, CA

Author Hometown: Vietnam