{"product_id":"bake-sum","title":"Bake Sum: Asian American Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBake Sum\u003c\/em\u003e is a gateway into an imaginative, smart synthesis of various sweet and savory baked goods with American and European traditions. Its recipes are arranged in order of complexity, encouraging bakers to develop their skills as they make their way through the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoyce Tang grew up in the East Bay of California in a culturally Chinese home but exposed to the region's polyglot food culture. Bake Sum, her Oakland bakery, celebrates influences not only from China and Hong Kong, but at the very least, India, Japan, Persia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is no single Asian American palate,\" she writes, \"but I know how to meld nostalgia with high-level craft to make food that hits the taste memories of second-generation immigrants like myself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong what she offers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack sesame snickerdoodles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebrown butter mochi bites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoconut mango mooncakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echili crab sandos, made with milk bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eokonomiyaki Danishes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egochujang garlic pull-aparts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebutter chicken hand pies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTang supports her more complex recipes with helpful step-by-step photo sequences. Her occasional sidebars explaining, for example, how Mexican concha toppings found their way to Asia long before she began employing them, make it clear that she treats origins as respectfully as she does her riffs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSerious creative baking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover. Color photographs throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HGUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41838092451973,"sku":"Joyce Tang with Soleil Ho","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/TangBakeSumCover.jpg?v=1790449794","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/bake-sum","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}