Salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and spicy. Vietnamese culinary culture is both rich and light, deeply flavorful yet with simple ingredients, and filling but also easy to prepare. In Vietnamese Market Cookbook the recipes are simpler than you might think: they rely heavily on vegetables, seafood, lean meats, spices, chiles, and a small stable of Vietnamese standby ingredients like fish sauce. Along the way, authors Tran and Vu share intimate food memories of their mothers, their families, and themselves.