Bright, delicate and satisfying, the cuisine of Vietnam is absolutely delicious due to the wonderful contrasts this cuisine contains. Making it easier for you to create these dishes in your home, Nancie McDermott presents recipes for Curry Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Lime-Pepper-Salt Dipping Sauce, Shaking Beef with Purple Onions and Watercress, and Summer Rolls with Shrimp and Mint—and no Vietnamese meal would be complete without Warm Banana-Coconut Pudding with Tapioca Pears finished with an iced Vietnamese Coffee.