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Cooking Asian

Tiffy Cooks

88 Easy Asian Recipes from My Family to Yours

by (author) Tiffy Chen

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Feb 2024
Category
Asian, Low Budget, Quick & Easy
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780735245150
    Publish Date
    Feb 2024
    List Price
    $40.00

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*THE GLOBE AND MAIL and USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
Tiffy Chen, wildly popular blogger and TikTok sensation behind Tiffy Cooks, shares 88 of her favorite everyday, family-style recipes from across Asia.

Tiffy Chen started blogging about food and recipes after learning how to cook from her mother and grandmother. In her debut cookbook, Tiffy shares memories and recipes shaped by growing up in Taiwan—a country with a rich culture, diverse cuisines, and some of the best street food in the world—along with beloved family recipes and unique dishes inspired by her travels across Southeast Asia.

With 88 (a very lucky number in Chinese culture) flavor-packed recipes, Tiffy offers her favorite quick-and-easy everyday dishes, like a classic Taiwanese Breakfast Sandwich and her grandmother’s Sesame Chicken Rice. Also included are family-style dishes to pass around and enjoy, from Drunken Chicken and Braised Five-Spice Beef to Garlic and Scallion Lobster and Braised Sticky Pork Belly. You'll find favorites like bao, buns, wontons, and dumplings that are great to make in bulk—all freezer-friendly to help you save time and have them on hand for when the mood strikes!

With gorgeous step-by-step photography and heartwarming stories about traveling in Asia and finding the best street food in Taiwan, Tiffy Cooks celebrates Asian food and family in this must-make collection of go-to recipes.

About the author

Contributor Notes

TIFFY CHEN was born and raised in Taiwan. As a teenager, she immigrated with her family to Canada. She turned her passion project of cooking and sharing food videos and stories into a widely successful online platform with her immensely popular TikTok, Tiffy Cooks, featuring her signature easy-to-make Asian recipes. Tiffy lives in Vancouver with her family, her husband, Dom, and their cats, Panthy and Stormy.

Editorial Reviews

USA TODAY Bestseller
An Epicurious Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2024
A Food & Wine Top Pick for Best Food and Drink Book of Spring 2024
National Post’s Cookbook of the Week
USA Today’s “10 of the Best New Cookbooks in 2024”
Praise for Tiffy Cooks:

“Taking cues from Taiwanese street food and home cooking, Tiffy Chen has created irresistible recipes perfect for families, fun parties, or solo meals on the fly. This inviting and colorful collection will inspire everyone to tap into their culinary roots and make it their own.”
—Cathy Erway, James Beard Award–winning food writer and author of The Food of Taiwan

“Tiffy has transformed traditional Asian cuisine into a culinary masterpiece. With the perfect blend of flavors and her unique cooking techniques, Tiffy has brought some of Asia’s most cherished recipes to life in her cookbook. From savory soups to comforting noodle bowls, her dishes are sure to delight every palate. I hope that Tiffy's expertise and passion will inspire readers.”
—Chef Tom J. Cunanan, chef of Hermie's, chef/partner of Soy Pinoy, and recipient of the James Beard Award
“I would highly recommend grabbing a copy of Tiffy Cooks.”
—Cosmopolitan

“[Tiffy Cooks] offers a tantalizing array of flavor-packed recipes that reflect Chen’s Taiwanese heritage and her passion for cooking.”
Canadian Home Trends Magazine

“Step by step, through Tiffy Cooks, home cooks are shepherded through what may have once been a maze of complexity and now can be a full-fledge[d] delicious achievement.”
Forbes

“Having now tasted her expert flavor-layering for myself . . . I fully understand why [Tiffy Chen has] earned kudos from both renowned chefs and amateur food enthusiasts.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Besides some of her most cherished family recipes, there are great suggestions to stock your freezer: wontons, dumplings and bao—and step-by-step photography that makes you feel like she’s there in the kitchen with you.”
The Globe and Mail