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X is for Xửng…Mè Xửng
In the Việt kitchen, the letter X is tasty. I considered writing about xào, stir-frying, or xoài, mango, or perhaps xôi, sticky rice. Then my in-laws sent a huge package of goodies from Huế. Among the many local specialties were … Continue reading
Photo set: Canada, Việt Nam
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
Posted in News, Photography, Photos, Publications, Viet Nam
Tagged Asian Cha, Canada, Huế
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V is for Vả Figs
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
T is for Tôm Chua (Sour Shrimp)
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
Posted in A to Z, Food, Photos, Viet Nam
Tagged Huế, Shrimp, Tôm Chua, Viet Nam, Vietnamese food
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M is for Mãng Cầu (Custard Apple)
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
Posted in A to Z, Food, Photos, Viet Nam
Tagged Custard apple, Huế, mãng cầu, Tết, Vietnamese food
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J is for Jackfruit (Mít)
Jackfruit grow on short stalks right from the trunk and branches. 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 up … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z, Cooking, Food, Photos, Viet Nam
Tagged Huế, Huế cooking, Jackfruit, Vietnamese food
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In a Việt Kitchen
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
Posted in A to Z, Cooking, Food, Photos, Viet Nam
Tagged Huế, kitchen gods, kitchens, Tết, Vietnamese food
20 Comments
G is for Ginger / Gừng
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
Posted in A to Z, Cooking, Food, Photos, Recipes, Viet Nam
Tagged Ginger, Huế, Tết, Vietnamese food, Vietnamese ingredients
25 Comments
F is for Fish Sauce, Flavour, Phan Thiết and Phú Quốc
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
Posted in A to Z, Cooking, Food, Photos, Recipes, Viet Nam
Tagged fish sauce, Huế, Lê Văn Lân, Nicole Routhier, Vietnamese food
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E is for Eggs: Fertilized eggs, quail eggs and sunny-side-up eggs.
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
Posted in A to Z, Cooking, Food, Photos, Viet Nam
Tagged eggs, half-hatched eggs, hột vịt lộn, Huế, quail eggs
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