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Japanese Food Maven Hiroko Shimbo on Her Mother’s Influence in the Kitchen

12 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers/Sides, Boiling, Celebrations, Comfort food, Easy, Japanese, Vegan, Vegetable

Hiroko Shimbo is a well-known authority on Japanese cuisine and a beloved cooking instructor based in New York City. And like many of us, she owes much of her culinary finesse to her mother. Hiroko has long been a proponent of cooking Japanese cuisine with a...

Sweet Mung Bean Porridge and Pandan Leaves

20 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Breakfast, Comfort food, Indonesian, Snacks, Sweets/desserts

I don't know why, but snowy days and cold weather tend to bring on a bout of nostalgia. The temperatures dipped into the teens and about 10 inches of snow fell on Tuesday, unusual for Northern Virginia. As I was curling up on my couch and...

5 Tips for Tasty Vegetables and an Umami-Laden Green Bean Recipe

08 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Chinese, Vegetable

My earliest memory of eating vegetables involves my mother chasing me around the living room balancing a plateful of stir-fried spinach and rice in one hand, and desperately trying to shove dinner spoonful-by-spoonful past my uncooperative lips with the other. I must admit I’ve come a...