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Bac ha, essential to Vietnamese canh chua (sour soup), resembles the elephant ear plant. But make sure it's the alocasia odora variety or else you'll have a very allergic reaction.
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Durian, the king of fruits. While I can't bear its stench or butter-like consistency when fresh or frozen, I love eating it as ice cream.
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Caramelizing sugar is what gives Vietnamese braised pork its deep color and slightly molasses flavor.
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Trieu Chau/Chiu Chow, the eastern part of Guang Dong province, features a more delicate touch to Cantonese food.
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"Harsmar" was all over the menu. So I ordered it... And found out I ate rehydrated fallopian tubes of the Asiatic grass frog!!!
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One of my favorite fusion recipes - Sriracha buffalo wings.
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Just in time for the holidays. Peruvian green chili sauce.
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Monkey head or lion's mane mushrooms have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years, but I made them into cream of four mushroom soup.
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No family? No friends? My rankings of frozen turkey dinners if you're by your lonesome on Thanksgiving Day.
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Preserving duck eggs with a mixture of clay, ash, salt, and lime leaves the albumen translucent and gelatinous, and the yolk takes on a creamy, almost cheese-like quality.
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Fessenjan (Persian walnut pomegranate glaze with Cornish game hens) looks even more colorful on a bed of saffron rice and dusted with fresh pomegranate seeds.
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I know most people wait 3 days to a week for kimchee to ferment before eating, but a fresh batch of kimchee is tasty too.
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Baked figs stuffed with walnuts, wrapped in prosciutto, and drizzled with honey.
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Ravioli with basil, squash blossoms, and ricotta using wonton wrappers.
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The ultimate in fusion cusine - filet mignon pho for only $6.
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Sinh to dam (Vietnamese aloe vera shake).
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How to properly season a wok so it remains non-stick and rust-free for life.
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The appearance of the bright fuchsia dragonfruit with its bright green scales, trailing from vines is just so arresting.
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Lavender biscuits slathered with homemade butter and honey.
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Chicken pot pie with cilantro biscuits.
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Have you eaten yellow watermelon before?
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I'm no Persephone because I could never stop at just 3 measly pomegranate seeds.
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I only bought the lychee drink for the marble inside.
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Lychees, freshly picked from the tree, are so vibrant in color and taste.
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My youngest uncle gave me tons of squash blossoms from his garden. I prepared them in three different ways starting with deep-fried squash blossoms stuffed with minced shrimp.
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The latest SoCal food trend of Vietnamese-owned Cajun crawfish restaurants are slowly expanding beyond Orange County.
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Can you tell which one is the beef and which one is the deer jerky?
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Ramen with panda and puppy faces.
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Move over pomegranate. Mangosteens, with its antioxidant-rich fruit and rind, are the latest fruit drink trend.
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Peas fresh from my garden. Grown along the side of the house on a strip of dirt 3 inches wide.
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Tortilla de patatas (Spanish potato omelet) gets a twist with fresh baby leeks from my garden.
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A video demonstration on how to make and flip crepes.
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These beets inspired a dinner of baked chicken with citrus marinade and roasted beets and potatoes.
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Celebrate spring and the fava bean by enjoying them in a hummus-like dip and as a salad with garbanzo beans.
