My mother got me making dumplings and she also prompted me to rethink tofu, resulting in the Asian Tofu cookbook, which officially released today! In 2009, I started working on this book, thinking that I knew tofu. However, I quickly realized that I had lots to learn. Tofu’s history, meanings, and uses are vast and absolutely fascinating. I’ve tried to pack as much of all of that into the book, which is why Asian Tofu contains recipes and technical tips, as well as background information and people’s personal stories.
To give you a holistic perspective on the book, the Mighty Tofu Team at Ten Speed Press (creative director Betsy Stromberg and editor Melissa Moore) and I put together a short book trailer. We finished it last week and it’s ready for your prime time viewing:
This book differs from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen and Asian Dumplings in that it’s not about a single cuisine or is it totally technique driven. It’s a lens for experiencing Asian foodways. We have studio photos as well as travel shots that I took and others contributed.
Responses, Availability & Events
The initial reaction to and interest in Asian Tofu has been amazingly great. Along with the feature in Martha Stewart Living magazine and positive reviews by San Francisco and others, Amazon selected Asian Tofu as one of its top cookbooks of February 2012. Sunset magazine supported the topic by inviting me to curate and develop a collection of tofu recipes for their March issue.
So it's taking a good 2 1/2 years to birth the Asian Tofu cookbook! Check it out in the form of a hardcover, regular ebook (same content as the hardcover but in a digital format), or enhanced ebook (with instructional videos and travelogues). [BTW, from today till March 2, Bon Appetit magazine is running an Asian Tofu cookbook giveaway (click for details).]
The format you choose depends on your interest, lifestyle, and reading device (i.e., Nook, Kindle, or iPad and their varied versions). If you haven’t already, view a sample instructional video and download a recipe sampler from the “Asian Tofu Sneak Peek.”
If you’re interested in classes, demos, and book talks, I have a number scheduled for March, April, and May, mostly in the Bay Area and New York City. Check the events listing for details.
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