Vietnamese cuisine (cuisine translates to ẩm thực in Vietnamese: ẩm: drink and thực: food) is known for its common use of fish sauce, soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Vietnamese recipes use many vegetables, herbs and spices, including lemon grass, lime, and kaffir lime leaves. Throughout all regions the emphasis is always on serving fresh vegetables and/or fresh herbs as side dishes along with dipping sauce. The Vietnamese also have a number of Buddhist vegetarian dishes. The most common meats used in Vietnamese cuisine are pork, beef, prawns, various kinds of tropical fish, and chicken. Duck and goat/lamb are used much less widely.

Aaahhh… a hot bowl of savory soup. What a perfect, comforting antidote to a blustery winter storm. Hmmm… not in a cold climate? A chilled zucchini soup with lemon basil might just hit the spot. Try this great cookbook with over 180 recipes for every month of the year!

The recipes take about 20 minutes to prepare and a couple hours to chill. Take the Chilled Cucumber Soup recipe for instance. Super easy, tasty, and can be stored for three days.

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