Spirit House, The Cookbook – authentic Thai and Asian recipes from the world-renowned Spirit House restaurant and cooking school. Each day, the Spirit House Restaurant chefs serve their guests the most fragrant, modern Thai cuisine, while in the separate Cooking School, teaching chefs expertly guide enthusiastic amateurs in the delicate art of balancing the essential Thai four flavours – sweet, sour, salt and heat. Now you too can replicate delicious Spirit House recipes and delight your family and friends. Spirit House, The Cookbook, showcases the very best of Thai and S.E. Asian cuisines. Inside, you will meet the more exotic ingredients, be guided step-by-step through some basic Asian cooking techniques, and read about the foreign influences which shaped much of Asian food and history. This is Asian cooking at its best: • easily sourced ingredients • clear, simple instructions • prep and cooking times • degree of difficulty for each recipe • hot tips about ingredients • chef’s advic