Entries tagged with 'Vietnamese'
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Phở đuôi bò. [Photographs: Tam Ngo] Since we'll be stuck in dark drizzle for months to come, let's talk about phở, a perfect food for chasing away the doldrums of winter. Phở bò is a Vietnamese beef noodle soup;...
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If there's one thing I like as much as taking apart ducks, it's making caramel. Burnt sugar and burnt butter are perhaps the most alluring scents in my kitchen, though the term "burnt" is used loosely here. More accurately,...
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Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by their book, Almost Meatless. At my local banh mi joint, I'm always...
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Each week Joshua Bousel drops by with a recipe for you to grill over the weekend. Fire it up, Joshua! I have yet to jump on the banh mi bandwagon, but my fiancée has been all over them. She's been...
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When I first move to the big city, I was a total food hermit, I would hardly ever eat anything outside of my comfort zone. Luckily, I've come out of my shell, but 12 years ago, when my future...
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Pomelos are the sweeter, peppery ancestor of the grapefruit. This salad was the prevailing crowd-pleaser at our recent Lunar New Year party. The lively flavors of this dish will trick you into thinking it's summer.
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In areas with a sizable Vietnamese community, you can find
banh chung around Lunar New Year. Stacked in neat bricks, sometimes even warm, the sign of a good banh chung is one that's meaty, hefty, and tightly rolled. Here's a recipe and how-to.
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The following recipe is from the January 7th edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! After the excesses of the holiday season, this fat-free Vietnamese slaw is the perfect recipe with...
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While traditionally made in a clay vessel, today's Cook the Book recipe is just as easily made in a Dutch oven. In fact, Andrea Nguyen, author of Into the Vietnamese kitchen, prefers it that way, because a beautiful, crunchy crust...
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Scavenging through the pantry is not always my favorite activity, but it can lead to adventurous eating. This time I found a crumpled package of rice noodles, something I don't use very often, probably because they go well in...
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