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“There are some that can live without wild things and some who cannot”
— Aldo Leopold
Popular Recipes
A vibrant broth that has a simple ingredient list and comes together quickly.
This stew is contradictory to most because it's bright and lemony. The star anise and ginger gave the broth phở bò vibes.
Mushrooms and butter are a match made in heaven, throw in some miso, and you're on cloud 9 with rainbows and unicorns.
Bò Kho goes under classic dishes from Vietnam, and this is a version made with braised bear shank, brisket, and bone marrow. Flavours include fresh Roma tomatoes cooked down to a paste, lemongrass and sweetness from carrots.
A dear friend, Micsandra Dutca, better known as Miki, first got me into her family's fish stew served with polenta. Adding some Asian influences, this is my version of this quick-to-come-together comforting fish stew.
Namul refers to any seasoned vegetable side dish in Korea. The culture is known for having a vast collection of side dishes served with rice; the broader term is Banchan. To keep things interesting, because variety is the spice of life, below are two variations in making this dish: sesame and spicy.
This is a tasty adaptation of the famous street food dish, Taiwanese popcorn chicken with fried basil. Asian deep-fried foods have always seemed intimidating to make, but trust me; it is super easy with accessible ingredients.
If you’ve never done any fermentation, Kimchi is a great place to start. The sea asparagus adds a delicious crunchy element as well as a bright green colour.
This banchan, a Korean side dish, is inspired by kongnamul muchim, a simple soybean sprout recipe. Taking it to another level, I tosed the greens in a hot wok creating a smokey taste, complementing the nutty sesame oil.
Vietnamese cabbage salad is the perfect crisp salad for hot summer days. The salad is an easy, crunchy cabbage slaw with fresh herbs with crispy duck breast.
Everything grilled or fried and eaten over rice and noodles requires nước chấm. The more the better. Often every Vietnamese house has a jar of this stuff ready to go in the fridge.
In Hanoi, the turmeric fish is cooked over smokey coals and comes to the table on a hot stone with dill and green onion.
Traditionally a drinking food, these fatty sausages wash down well with a crisp pale ale or pilsner. For a more complete meal, serve it build your own lettuce wrap style with butter lettuce, pickled carrots, fresh cucumber, mint, cilantro with the dipping sauce.
Vietnamese curries have a beautiful balance of creamy and savory.
Using this method, you will get perfectly browned sausages from frozen.
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