- Makes a great holiday gift for foodies, fans of Vietnamese food, culture and history, and purveyors of distinctive food, rich cuisine and beautifully delicious dishes. - Goest great with other Very Asian Food series books, food/provision related presents or as a standalone stocking stuffer. - Guaranteed to make foodies smile and salivate with joy with every page. OVERVIEW and HIGHLIGHTS 🎁 Ideal for gift shops, cafes, grocers and unique shops of any variety. 🎊 Celebrate Vietnamese food and culture through mouth-watering illustrations. 👩 🍳 Get cooking with 2-3 kid-friendly recipe. Great for events, programming or home cooking. 🌏 Learn fun facts about culture and history to teach kiddos, classrooms or friends & family. 🇻🇳 Celebrate Vietnamese heritage year round and for any occasion. MAIN DESCRIPTION Winner of the California Reading Association's 2024 Eureka! Excellence in Children's Nonfiction Silver Award Learn why fish sauce is so important or what makes bánh khọt so crunchy and irresistible – each page of A Very Asian Guide to Vietnamese Food is an exploration of Vietnamese cuisine. Discover the delicious world of Vietnamese Food! A Very Asian Guide to Vietnamese Food introduces readers to classic and modern Vietnamese dishes and provides fun facts about the foods and culture of Vietnam. This book invites readers to discover the fresh and bright flavors of Vietnam, where food is not just something you eat but something you share. Vietnamese-American author, Cat Nguyen, and Vietnamese-American illustrator, Kim Thai Nguyen, bring pride and joy in this celebration of Vietnamese culture! Try out these flavors at home with two kid-friendly recipes in the back of the book and learn how to pronounce the dishes with a pronunciation guide and a QR code to a video of Cat and her daughter pronouncing the words together. ABOUT THE SERIES Discover the delicious world of Vietnamese Food! A Very Asian Guide to Vietnamese Food introduces readers to classic and modern Vietnamese dishes and provides fun facts about the foods and culture of Vietnam. This book invites readers to discover the fresh and bright flavors of Vietnam, where food is not just something you eat but something you share.