 | Thai Food by David Thompson
Buy new: £15.73 / Used from: £13.02 David Thompson's big pink opus is a painsakingly researched, no-holds-barred tome of Thai cuisine. If you understand why pressing your own coconut milk is worthwhile, you'll love this.
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 | Sichuan Cookery by Fuchsia Dunlop
Buy new: £9.71 / Used from: £8.10 There is no better book on Sichuanese cuisine in English. Simply wonderful.
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 | Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook (DK Living) by Yan-Kit So
Buy used from: £4.73 A no-nonsense introduction to real regional Chinese food. You'll never look at your local takeaway in the same way again.
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 | Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table by Corinne Trang
Corrine Trang's recipe for pho is the one I've been looking for since I first tasted it in Vietnam.
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 | Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Jeffrey Alford
Buy new: £16.70 / Used from: £15.85 Not as authentic or comprehensive as Thompson's book, but good for those nights when you want something easy and not too debased. The photos are gorgeous, too.
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 | Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham
Buy new: £11.50 / Used from: £7.80 Contains a great recipe for rice paper skins, adapted for the Western kitchen.
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 | Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan Cooking by Fuchsia Dunlop
Buy new: £14.45 / Used from: £13.72 The American edition of Dunlop's Sichuan Cookery. Great for people who cook by volume rather than weight.
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