Highlighting culinary treasures from India, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea, The Asian Vegan Kitchen includes a wide range of dishes--from soups and salads to rice dishes, noodles, breads, drinks and desserts--and all ingredients can readily be found in the United States.
Hema Parekh has been teaching Asian and vegetarian cooking for almost twenty years. She will be cooking up a few things for everyone to sample. Parekh has written two popular cookbooks in Japanese--Spice and Indian Vegetarian Cooking--and is working on a third. She lives in Tokyo with her family.