Soy + Ginger recipe #41 is brought to you Grandma’s summer rolls straight from Vietnam, as I reflect on the work and purpose of this blog in light of the too short lived life of Anthony Bourdain. I visited Les Halles and cried, I thought about what he’s done for food and for people, and finally I put it all down in writing.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger recipe #22: Celebrating a gold medal performance from Team USA during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics with the Vietnamese bun noodle, which, despite its name, embodies the very nature of this great country.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe #21—Vietnamese dipping fish sauce, the key player in no-heat Southeast Asian cuisines, will be a refrigerator staple once you learn Dad's perfectly proportioned recipe.
Read MoreSoy + Ginger Recipe # 2: Dad's Take on Ratatouille—a family recipe that has its origins in French Indochina, uses the classic American condiment: ketchup (à la mom). It's a wonderful blend of tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, and beef. It sits somewhere between a stew and a sauce, so it pairs nicely with pasta or rice...but because we're a Chinese family, we're partial to the rice (surprise, surprise, right?).
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