Avatar: The Last Airbender Official Cookbook: Recipes from the Four Nations
CONTENTS AIR NOMADS Mung Bean Tofu Curry 9 Sweet Rice 19 Chrysanthemum and Momo's Moon Peaches 21 Shiitake Dumplings 11 Monk Gyatso's Fruit Pies 23 Simple Steamed Vegetables 13 Guru Pathik's Onion Banana Juice 25 Appa's Apple Salad 15 Air Temple Tsampa 27 Aang's Favorite Egg Tarts 17 Balance Butter Tea 27 WATER TRIBES Sokka's Salmon Jerky 31 Lightly Pickled Fish 41 Fried Fish Balls on a Stick 33 Stewed Sea Prune Soup 43 Gran Gran's Smoked Five-Flavor Soup 45 Arctic Hen Legs 35 Kale Cookies 47 Foggy Swamp Chicken 37 Yue's Mooncakes 49 Blueberry Cookies 39 Spirit Oasis Tea 51 EARTH KINGDOM Aunt Wu's Bean Curd Puffs 55 Uncle Iroh's Jook 63 Freedom Fighters Roast Pork Belly 57 Song's Roast Duck 65 Gaoling Tea Eggs 59 Seared Fish 67 Beifong Beef 61 Sour Cabbage Soup 69
CONTINUED Charred Cabbage Noodles 71 Jennamite aka Creeping Crystals 83 Cookie of the White Lotus 73 Avatar Day Unfried Dough 85 Earthbender Mudslide 75 Cabbage Cookies 87 Misty Palms Special Rice 77 Cactus Juice 88 Lotus Root Salad 79 Kale Smoothie.89 Kyoshi Island Stuffed Apple Donuts 81 Misty Palms Mango Smoothie 91 THE JASMINE DRAGON TEA SHOP Fresh Ginseng Tea 95 Jasmine Green Tea 99 Warming Ginger Tea 96 Jasmine Green Tea Kombucha 100 Red-Blooded Nephew Tea 96 Appa Blend Bubble Tea 101 Lychee Juice 97 Tea Leaf Juice 103 Cucumber Aloe Juice 97 Bender Tea 105 FIRE NATION Flaming Fire Flakes 109 Fire Noodles 119 Sizzle-Crisps 111 The Firebending Masters 121 Komodo Chicken 113 Azula's Lightning 121 Fresh Jiang Hui Clams 115 Ember Island Cherry Ice Cream 123 Roku-Style Flaming Hot Fire Gummies 125 Chicken Skewers 117
AIR NOMADS In the time since the Hundred Year War the four nations have been learning how to coexist in peace again finding ways to connect despite great differences As the Avatar I'm pretty good at bringing people together helping people it's what I do but a hundred years of war have left scars of division on everyone and it hasn't been easy One thing I know for sure is that everyone loves to eat just ask Sokka To help the four nations come together in harmony and friendship my friends and I have collected delicious recipes from all over the world What better way for the nations to learn about each other than through eating Food for the Air Nomads was not just about sustenance it was about having fun with our airbending ingredients and with each other I'll never forget the good times I had at the Southern Air Temple where I watched the monks prepare all kinds of treats with expert airbending Because so many of our traditions were lost during the Hundred Year War I've been doing my best to carry on the philosophies of Air Nomad cooking by learning to make dishes I ate as a child and poking around in our archives for recipes I didn't learn to prepare before the war Sadly many of the special vegetables and fruits that once grew in abundance among each temple's cloudy peaks are now gone so I've been recreating recreating certain items with the best substitutes available in the Earth and Fire nations Since I've become such great friends with Katara Sokka Zuko and Toph I've learned a lot about the foods of their cultures and what they like to eat No matter the difference in ingredients and flavors the most important part is always love As the monks always taught me you can't construct a tasty meal with ingredients that haven't been properly loved and taken care of Cooking starts from the seed all the way until the food ends up on our plates Many Air Nation foods involve well air so with Toph's reluctant help I've also been revitalizing our stone ovens to bring back some of Monk Gyatso's most famous treats Practicing airbending for culinary purposes takes time When baking make sure you're always checking the strength of your oven's airflow and its temperature for the best cakes and tarts When steaming keep the water-and-air circulation steady so your results are tender and evenly done I can't wait to see what everyone cooks up Aang
