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Vietnamese sanwich of baguette and fillings

Eggplant “Meatball” Vietnamese Sandwich

31 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Main Course, Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian

(Photo credit: Sarah Culver) The Vietnamese sandwich or banh mi has taken the culinary world by storm. Usually filled with meat pate or pork, this eggplant “meatball” sandwich is a refreshing change from the same ole, same ole. The extras-- sriracha mayo, pickles, veggies, and herbs—are...

plate of different vegetables

Chinese New Year Recipe: Lo Han Jai or Buddha’s Delight

05 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Celebrations, Chinese, Cook books, Family style, Food traditions, Instant Pot, Main Course, Recipes, Stir-frying, Vegan, Vegetarian

  Commonly known as Buddha’s Delight, this vegetarian dish is usually eaten on the first day of the Chinese New Year. I’ve turned it into an everyday dish using some of my favorite vegetables with miso paste added for a truly delicious sauce! For new year, the...

Girl eating ice cream sandwich

Sweet Corn Ice Cream

24 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Comfort food, Recipes, Sweets/desserts, Vegetable

Last week, as I was digging through my CSA box anticipating what goodies lay within, I pulled out one ear of corn after another. 1-2-3-4...

Chinese turnip cake

Turnip-a-looza is Over!

06 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Celebrations, Chinese, Pan-frying, Recipes, Snacks, Steaming

Oof, I’ve just finished the last of my turnips! Yay! For the last two to three months, it’s been raining turnips at my house. Every Saturday, I’d pray that the CSA Gods would be kind to me and replace the turnips with something more versatile, say...

Cooking with Coconut + Book Giveaway!

22 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Book giveaway, Braising, Breakfast, Comfort food, Cook books, Eggs, Main Course, Pan-frying, Recipes, Sri Lankan

Before I discovered coconut milk in a can, there was the coconut auntie at the wet market. One whiff of coconut and I'll be transported to the neighborhood wet market where I grew up in Singapore. Once a week, usually a Saturday, I'd accompany my mom...

Consider the Bowl

03 Jun, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Comfort food, Cook books, Main Course, Recipes, Tips and techniques

In Asian cuisine, the bowl is ubiquitous as a receptacle for food. In Japanese tradition, donburi refers to both the dish and the oversized bowl that contains the rice topped with various ingredients.   Korean bibimbap comprises a bowl of rice topped with an assortment of kimchi, seasoned...

“The Food of Taiwan” and Taiwanese Red-Braised Pork Belly (红烧肉) Recipe

29 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Braising, Chinese, Cook books, Entrees, Food traditions, Main Course, Pork, Recipes, Taiwanese

Taiwanese cuisine has languished under the culinary radar in the U.S. for far too long. To be honest, even I was unsure how Taiwanese food distinguishes from mainstream Chinese. Fortunately, I came across The Food of Taiwan—Recipes from the Beautiful Island (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015) by...

Stir-fried Eggs with Heirloom Tomatoes (西红柿炒鸡蛋)

16 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Comfort food, Entrees, Kid-friendly, Recipes, Stir-frying, Vegetable

Ask anyone of Chinese descent and they’ll most likely tell you stir-fried eggs and tomatoes was a staple dish on their when-I-was-growing-up table. Just like lola’s pancit or obachan’s niku jaga, each family has their own rendition of this homestyle, comforting dish. Yes to Shaoxing Chinese...

Ann Mah’s “Kitchen Chinese,” a Q+A, and Salt and Pepper Shrimp

20 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Main Course, Recipes, Salad

Ann Mah’s debut novel, Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family and Finding Yourself, has all the ingredients for a successful chick lit novel. It’s an easy, breezy read. It has a lovable heroine--Isabelle Lee--who has her flaws yet  emerges victorious. And it offers so...

Recording Family Recipes

17 Sep, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in family, Food traditions, Recipes, Tips and techniques

Since the launch of the paperback version of “The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook,” I’ve been doing book events and signings around town. Rather than just talking about the book and the process of putting it together, I’d like to encourage everyone to emulate it and start recording...

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