PRE-ORDER: A Child of the Rice Fields, the definitive Lao Cookbook

PRE-ORDER A Child of the Rice Fields - Recipes from Noi's Lao Kitchen by Ponpailin 'Noi' Kaewduangdee & Mick Shippen.

Shipping expected w/c 15th December 2025

The definitive Lao cookbook celebrating the flavours and traditions of Laos — a cuisine still relatively undiscovered and rarely documented. Through recipes, stories, and memories, it preserves a food culture deeply rooted in community and heritage

GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS 2024 - First Prize for 'Best Asian Cuisine Book', second prize 'Best Cookbook in the World', fourth prize 'Food Heroes' for research and documenting.

“It’s a big, beautiful, lovingly created book: a feast for the curious cook
and a comprehensive and intimately authoritative primer on a fascinating culinary culture.”  Nigella Lawson.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I think this is the most interesting and authentic cookbook I’ve ever read. I’m utterly transfixed. Very often recipes and watered down, essential ingredients omitted, and the very spirit of the cuisine lost. Not here. Everything is completely correct. Get yourself a copy immediately."   Chef Luke Farrell, Speedboat Bar, London

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  "Seriously, I am speechless. Overwhelmed. I can’t believe what I am holding in my hands. You have created such an incredible treasure. Oh my…what a tribute to Lao cuisine. I can see those hundreds, no, thousands of hours of work that you put into this. The value of this is hard to put into words. You have created such a monument in terms of genuine Lao culinary culture." Ying and Daniel. 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What an exquisite book. The recipes, photography, the stories, the information about Lao culture, markets, flavours, ingredients . You painted a beautiful and rich kaleidoscope of Laos and its many layers." Sonesay