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Know Your Asian Greens

If you've ever visited an Asian grocery store, chances are you've found yourself in the produce section wondering what all those green leafy vegetables are, and how to cook them. Each vegetable has...

A Pork Sinigang Recipe Plus Eight Tamarind Soups To Try

We've talked before about how tamarind is the "secret ingredient" in a lot of Asian cooking. A combination of sweet and sour, it just gives some dishes an extra "oomph" that they wouldn't have otherw...

Recipe: Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Tofu

If you happen to live in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, Southern California, New York, or anywhere with a Vietnamese population, we hope you have experienced the wonders of bánh mì – b...

Mooncakes & Dumplings: The Mid-Autumn Festival

According to the lunar calendar, the moon will shine brightest on October 3 this year. In countries from China to Vietnam, Korea, and Japan, people will gather with family and friends to enjoy the v...

Ingredient Spotlight: Lotus Root

When most of us think "lotus," we may think of the beautiful aquatic flower or the yoga position. But did you know that the rhizome of the lotus plant is edible? On the outside it looks like a long ...

5 Tips On Finding The Best Products At Ethnic Markets

Ethnic markets are fabulous places. You can find offbeat ingredients that are integral to making authentic dishes that you can't find anywhere else. But what happens when you walk in the doors and fin...

Recipe: Bún Chay (Vietnamese Vegetarian Noodle Salad)

Escape the heat, escape from rigid recipes, escape to new flavors ... It's Escapes Month at The Kitchn, and here's one of the most relaxed and refreshing dishes we can imagine....

National Food Roundup: Goat Cheese, From Prison
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 7.15.09

That fancy goat cheese you're eating? It may have started its journey to your plate from a prison in Colorado. Also in this week's roundup, fresh herbs at the center of Vietnamese cooking and the plea...

Recipe: Che Dau Xanh (Vietnamese Dessert Soup With Mung Beans)

Earlier this week, a reader inquired about more uses for mung beans. Like several of you, my thoughts turned to Asian-style sweet mung bean soup. ...

Recipe: Goi Chay (Vietnamese Vegetarian Salad)

When Emma wrote about learning to love green cabbage last week, my thoughts turned to one of my favorite childhood dishes. Gơi chay is a vegetarian version of the traditional Vietnamese gơi ...

Recipe Review: Vietnamese Rice Noodle Pho

We've had this recipe from The Splendid Table's How To Eat Supper earmarked for a while. Given the dreary weather we've been getting all along the East Coast, we thought a bowl of noodles and tender b...

Seasonal Spotlight: Shiso

One of our favorite herbs is shiso, which is also known as Japanese basil, perilla and beefsteak. It's been showing up in big, healthy bunches at the Alemany Farmer's Market recently - this bunch in ...