Egg Rolls & Sweet Tea

Asian Inspired, Southern Style

Natalie Keng • Photographs by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn Ni hao, y’all! Welcome to the dining table, a special, sacred place. Egg Rolls & Sweet Tea: Asian Inspired, Southern Style is in part a memoir of Natalie Keng’s personal food journey growing up in the deep South. But make no mistake: This is a cookbook full of tasty Asian-American and Southern fusion dishes, sauces, and drinks that home cooks will enjoy preparing and sharing.

Enjoy recipes like Fried Chicken Spring Rolls with Honey; Rainbow Black-Rice Salad; Okra and Tomato Stir-Fry; BlackEyed Pea Hummus; Georgia Bourbon Coca-Cola Meatloaf; Golden Milk and Sorghum Hot Toddy; and of course, several recipes for egg rolls and sweet teas.

NATALIE KENG is the founder/CEO (Chief Eating Officer) of Global Hearth, a multifaceted business that leverages the power of food and culture to promote team building and diversity inclusion through its Cooking Up a Better World platform of Eat-the-World tours and Stir-Fried America presentations. Nicknamed the Chinese Southern Belle, Keng created an award-winning line of cooking sauces that feature local ingredients and hearken back to old family recipes, earning her the moniker “The Sauce Maven.” Before starting her own business, Keng was a Fortune 100 marketing executive, headed leadership development for national nonprofits, and served in public office. Keng received the Greater Women’s Business Council’s Trailblazer Award and was appointed to the governor’s Health Task Force. A graduate of Vassar College, Keng holds a Masters of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in her hometown of Smyrna, Georgia.

$32.00 U.S. • Jacketless Hardcover 8 x 10 in, 224 Pages 65 Color Photographs On Sale: 6/6/2023 978-1-4236-6149-8 Rights: Worldwide