Two Asian Kitchens
(Hardback)

Two Asian Kitchens
(Paperback)

Traditioneel & modern
Aziatisch koken
(Paperback)
(Dutch language)

Two Asian Kitchens

‘My life has been filled with beautiful memories of food: hawker noodle
dishes eaten as a child in Malaysia, late-night suppers near my apartment
in Tokyo, the best grilled chicken from a Thai street market, and my
grandmother’s famous Hainanese Chicken Rice. These dishes all sit fondly
in my memory, but they also tell their own stories of rich tradition and
culture. They are stories which are centuries old, but which have not yet
ended. With each new dish we make we add our own experiences and
tastes.

There is a Confucian proverb that translates roughly to “Consider old
things to understand new things”. This is the essence of the Two Asian
Kitchens. The Old Kitchen represents the traditional dishes of my history,
while The New Kitchen tells the next chapter in the story of the food I love.’

“Thoughtful and beautiful…”
Good Living, The Sydney Morning Herald

“A superb volume”
The Weekly Review

“Liaw’s past, and the way he seems to look at life and food together,
has left a very pleasing distillation.”
The Australian