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Notable New Cookbooks from 2023

Every year sees more cookbooks covering the vast number of Asian cuisines. Here are some of the notable ones published in 2023.

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Made in Taiwan

Clarissa Wei with Ivy Chen
Journalist Clarissa Wei and culinary instructor Ivy Chen demonstrate the hodgepodge of cultures" that is Taiwanese cuisine. The book features recipes and essays—and a wide range of perspectives from home cooks and chefs.

$40.00 $37.20
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$40.00 $26.30
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Sohn-Mat

Monica Lee and Tien Nguyen
Lee and Nguyen share stories from Lee’s time running her Los Angeles restaurant, Beverly Soon Tofu, and also provide recipes for numerous kinds of soon tofu and dishes to serve it with. 

$42.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $27.60
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Kung Food

Jon Kung
From the popular TikTok "third-culture" chef (born in Los Angeles, and raised in Hong Kong and Toronto), this collection of recipes blends cultural traditions, ingredients, and flavors with the goal of redefining what Chinese American food can be.

$35.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $24.13
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Win Son Presents a Taiwanese American Cookbook

Josh Ku, Trigg Brown, and Cathy Erway
A modern, brashly flavorful guide to cooking Taiwanese American food, from Josh Ku and Trigg Brown—co-owners of Brooklyn’s lauded Win Son Bakery—and Cathy Erway, celebrated James Beard Award-winning writer.

$40.00 $37.20
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$42.00 $25.99
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Indian Flavor Every Day

Maya Kaimal
Author Kaimal distills foundational flavor-building methods, like creating spice blends and sizzling whole seeds in oil to release their essence, and applies them to accessible, versatile ingredients.

$28.00 $26.04
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$28.00 $18.99
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The Korean Cookbook

Junghyun Park and Jungyoon Choi
Junghyun Park (chef and co-owner of New York’s two-Michelin-starred Atomix) and Jungyoon Choi (a chef, researcher, and academy vice chair for the World’s 50 Best) show there’s more to the region’s cooking. 

$54.95 $51.10
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$54.95 $49.68
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Mayumu

Abi Balingit
Imaginative remixed Filipino American dessert recipes, plus essays on the Filipino American experience by baker-fundraiser Abi Balingit. The recipes reflect both her heritage and the many other cultures she grew up around.

$40.00 $37.20
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$40.00 $24.99
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The Indonesian Table

Petty Pandean-Elliot
The marriage of Arabic, Indian, European (Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish), Chinese, and Peranakan influences with indigenous ingredients culminate in Indonesia's fantastically original culinary tapestry.

$39.95 $37.15
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$42.00 $38.92
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The Five Elements Cookbook

Zoey Xinyi Gong
An accessible guide to cooking with Traditional Chinese Medicine, featuring over 50 nourishing recipes to eat for healing every day by noted Traditional Chinese Medicine chef and registered dietitian.

$35.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $19.49
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A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes From China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)

 Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang
James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his fathr Jeffrey, hosts of the hit America’s Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs, show the way to delicious Chinese cooking in an accessible, funny, heartfelt cookbook.

$35.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $31.50
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Made in Bangladesh

Dina Begum
Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons – summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring – with warming flavours and memories, Dina Begum's Made in Bangladesh teaches modern classics and age-old recipes to home cooks.

$42.00 $39.06
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$42.00 $33.99
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Love Japan: Recipes From Our Japanese American Kitchen

Sawako Okochi and Aaron Israel with Gabriella Gershenson
Homestyle Japanese American cuisine with 100 unique, simple, and tasty recipes from the owners of the innovative Brooklyn restaurant Shalom Japan.

$30.00 $27.90
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$30.00 $16.99
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The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp

Jing Gao
Filled with recipes that pack vibrant Sichuan flavors into tasty bites, this coobook features 85 personal (though not necessarily traditional) hot recipes for everything from dumplings to cocktails to desserts.

$35.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $22.49
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Ever-Green Vietnamese

Andrea Nguyen
Though not an exclusively vegetarian cookbook, this cookbook reimagines classic Vietnamese recipes with more vegetables and plant-based proteins.

$35.00 $32.55
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$35.00 $25.99
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Kung Pao & Beyond

Susan Jung
Packed with fried chicken recipes and techniques from across East and Southeast Asia, Kung Pao & Beyond showcases the many ways to fry wings, thighs, breasts, and even whole birds.

$29.99 $27.89
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$29.99 $13.68
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Rintaro

Sylvan Mishima Brackett with Jessica Battilana
Born in Kyoto and raised in northern California, chef Sylvan Mishima Brackett walks home cooks through the essentials of izakaya cooking, such as how to break down whole fish for sashimi, debone chicken for yakitori, and create “master dressings,” or versatile sauces to mix and match with vegetables.

$40.00 $37.20
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$40.00 $31.49
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Make It Japanese

Rie McClenny
with Sanaë Lemoine

Simple authentic Japanese home cooking with 85 everyday recipes from the BuzzFeed Tasty’s “Make It Fancy” personality.

$30.00 $27.90
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$30.00 $21.60
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Made Here

Send Chinatown Love
The volunteer-led organization was founded in 2020 to provide support for Asian businesses in New York City hit hard by the pandemic. Its self-published cookbook features recipes and in-depth profiles of the people behind the business.


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On the Curry Trail

Raghavan Iyer
An enlightening journey across Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, as the late award-winning author and instructor Raghavan Iyer explores the origin of curry across the globe with 50 recipes.

$30.00 $27.90
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$30.00 $15.87
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Vietnam Morning to Midnight

Jerry Mai
Iconic Vietnamese dishes and street food that are enjoyed in a typical day. From early morning pho and bahn mi to cold noodle salad, Mai covers the quintessential foods that locals eat.

$29.95 $27.855
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$29.95 $20.60
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