Cooking from the heart : the Hmong kitchen in America / Sami Scripter and Sheng Yang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scripter, Sami, 1947-

Contributor:

Yang, Sheng, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, Hmong.

Hmong Americans--Food.

Hmong Americans.

Hmong Americans--Social life and customs.

Cooking, Asian.

Hmong Americans--Manners and customs.

Genre:

Hmong language materials.

Cookbooks.

cookbooks.

Physical Description:

xv, 276 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.

Summary:

Sets out the culinary traditions of the Hmong people as well as the cultural significance such traditions hold. From publisher description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Welcome to Our Dinner Gathering

Zoo Siab Tuaj Koom Peb Rooj Mov

Traditional Hmong Gatherings

Eating Habits

In a Hmong Kitchen Hmoob Kev Npaj Noj Haus

Slices with a Hmong Knife

Hmong Herbal Medicine

LET'S EAT PEB NOJ MOV

Rice Mov

Rice Rain

Vegetables and Herbs Zaub thiab Tshuaj Ntsuab

Chicken Nqaij Qaib

Using Food to Heal

Hmong Weddings

About Larb

Eggs Qe

New Year's Eggs Tais Qe Hu Plig

Pork Nqaij Npuas

Hosting a Shaman Ritual in America

-A "Jingle-Bell Party"

Pork or Chicken Blood Pudding ("Live Blood")

Ntsha Npua los yog Ntsha Qaib Teev

Beef and Water Buffalo Nqaij Nyuj thiab Nqaij Twm

Hmong Funerals Hmoob Nteeg Tuag

About "Ob-La"

Ka's Journal

Fish and Game Ntses thiab Nqaij Nruab Nrag

Catching Crabs in Laos

Beverages and Desserts

Dej Qab Zib thiab Khoom Txom Ncauj

Distilled and Brewed Alcohol Cawv Cub

Cakes by Fhoua

Chasing a Hmong American Dream

Cooking for a Crowd Npaj lb Pluag Loj

Hmong New Year Xyoo Tshiab

The Year My Family Decided Not to Have Papaya Salad and Egg Rolls Jor Thanksgiving.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780816653263

0816653267

9780816653270

0816653275

OCLC:

1348862892

Publisher Number:

99993272869