If you’re looking for flavors to awaken your senses and shake up your day, look no further. This dish packs a huge punch with several powerful ingredients all competing for the attention of your taste buds- yet somehow working together seamlessly. The lemongrass, along with […]
A delicious Hà Nội speciality: a warm savory rice flour pudding topped with ground pork, mushrooms, crispy fried shallots, herbs, and a tangy savory sauce.
If you grew up in a family that’s anything like mine, you don’t know how to cook for fewer than 5 people and you have a fridge full of leftovers after Tết. This year, with everything going on, my mom told me she and my […]
Unique yet comforting soup with dried bamboo and pork ribs/trotters. A well-loved dish for Tết/Lunar New Year, especially in Northern Vietnam.
‘Bánh’ means cake in Vietnamese and it is a term used to refer to pretty much anything made with flour- from sponge cakes to baguettes to steamed rice cakes.‘Xèo’ is the sizzling sound the batter makes when it is poured into the skillet. Out of […]
A light, simple, and healthy, yet flavorful and intensely comforting soup of ribs, pasta, and carrots in an umami pork rib broth.
There we go again, calling something that is neither cake nor bread “bánh”. In this case, the word “bánh” refers to the thick sheets of dough from which these noodles are cut. We have seen bánh canh compared to Japanese udon- they are thick and […]
Bánh gối, bánh xếp, bánh quai vạc- these hand pies are known by many names in Vietnam, depending on the region you’re in. But a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, and a bánh gối by any name would taste just as […]
Traditional Vietnamese family cooking is, at its core, incredibly healthy. Vegetables are bountiful and delicious in Vietnam, and hence are incorporated into the majority of dishes. Poaching and steaming are also commonly used methods of cooking because they allow the flavors of the ingredients to […]