A comic book cookbook tour of Thai culture and cuisine with 50 recipes and stories from the country's main culinary regions, personal anecdotes, and historical tidbits.

Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice combines easy-to-follow comic book panels with pops of vibrant food photography to capture the bright flavors that are crucial to Thai cuisine. With recipes divided into six sections for any meal or mood of the day, discover how to make world-class snacks and starters such as som tum (papaya salad) and satay gai (grilled chicken skewers); iconic noodle dishes such as khao soi (coconut curry noodle soup) and pad kee mao (drunken noodles); as well as some lesser-known regional favorites to pair with rice such as pad sator (stir-fried bitter beans) from the south and nam phrik ong (Ong’s spicy pork and tomato chile dip) from the north. The book also teaches helpful cooking and preparation techniques such as how to grate a papaya, make sticky rice in the microwave, fry an egg to crispy perfection, and more.