Chiang mai

LEISURE

Years of hardship, combined with the ingenuity of ethnic communities, have created a cuisine that varies wildly from region to region across Vietnam. Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen, author of the newly released Vietnam: The Cookbook , unpicks a unique culinary heritage

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INGREDIENTS Plain flour Salt and black pepper 4 generous slices of beef shin at least 1in thick, on the bone Two or three good glugs of olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 sticks of celery, diced 2 carro