Category Archives: Photos

Photo set: Canada, Việt Nam

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

Between 4:30 and 6:30 a.m., the streets of Huế abound with people walking, jogging and excercising. When in Việt Nam, I’m often outside by 5 for a walk with my mother-in-law. . . When I took this photo of a group … Continue reading →

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V is for Vả Figs

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

We tend to think of Vietnamese cuisine as a single entity, but really it’s made up of many regional dishes and ingredients. The cooking of Huế features a variety of such foods, and a variety of locally grown fig is one … Continue reading →

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T is for Tôm Chua (Sour Shrimp)

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

The cuisine of Việt Nam’s old imperial city of Huế features a number of local specialties that aren’t so well known in the rest of the country. The lightly fermented shrimp condiment called tôm chua, sour shrimp, is one of … Continue reading →

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M is for Mãng Cầu (Custard Apple)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

It’s mãng cầu seaon in Huế right now. I spotted these ones next to a pile of bright pink dragon fruit at the market. My mother-in-law knows how much I like to eat them, and often buys them in threes just … Continue reading →

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J is for Jackfruit (Mít)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

Jackfruit grow on short stalks right from the trunk and branches, and they are the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, bigger even than the durian. While a typical fruit might weigh anywhere from 15 to 20 kg, they can reach … Continue reading →

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In a Việt Kitchen

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

One thing I have in my kitchen that neither my husband’s mother nor anyone in his family even owns is cookbooks. My mother-in-law has never followed a written recipe. She cooks according to what’s in season, what’s suitable for the season … Continue reading →

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G is for Ginger / Gừng

Posted on July 11, 2014 by

Sao mặt bạn nhăn như khỉ ăn gừng? Why are you wrinkling your face like a monkey eating ginger? (A Vietnamese expression) I don’t know what I’d do without ginger. I use so much of it that I grow it … Continue reading →

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F is for Fish Sauce, Flavour, Phan Thiết and Phú Quốc

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

The Vietnamese alphabet has no letter F. But it does have the letter PH, as in phở, and also Phan Thiết  and Phú Quốc, two places famous for fish sauce. The former is a southeastern coastal city. The latter is … Continue reading →

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E is for Eggs: Fertilized eggs, quail eggs and sunny-side-up eggs.

Posted on June 15, 2014 by

The first time I tasted an egg from a bird other than a chicken, I had just moved out of my parents’ home into my first apartment. While buying groceries to stock up my new kitchen, I spotted a display … Continue reading →

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D is for Rock Sugar: Đường Phèn (From My Vietnamese Pantry)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

(This blog post originally appeared 2012/08/31, but I’ve updated it here to include with my A to Z tour of Vietnamese foods and ingredients.) . Ngọt như đường cát, mát như đường phèn. Sweet as sand sugar (refined sugar), cool … Continue reading →

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