The Little Saigon Cookbook -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Demystifying Vietnamese Food: A Primer on Ingredients, Techniques, and Equipment -- What We Eat -- How We Eat -- Cooking Tools -- Preparation Techniques -- The Basics -- Recipes: A Drive Down Bolsa Avenue -- Salads and Soups: The Vietnamese Markets -- Simple Comfort Foods: The Asian Garden Mall and Mom-and-Pop Restaurants -- Noodle Soups: Pho, Hũ Tieu, and Mi Houses -- Vegetarian Dishes: The Buddhist Temples -- Seafood Dishes: The Fish Markets -- Vietnamese Celebrations and Feasts: The Lazy Susan -- Festive Holiday Foods: Tet, the Vietnamese New Year -- Desserts, Savory Treats, and Drinks: Bakeries and Coffeehouses -- Appendix A: Ingredients in Vietnamese Cuisine -- Appendix B: Resources and Links -- Appendix C: Sample Menus -- Appendix D: Metric Conversion Tables -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Photographer.