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Pickles and Tea pork Tag

Munchie Mania: Sausage Rolls

11 Jul, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Meat, Snacks

When I was a little girl, I was quite the snacker (who am I kidding, I’m still a snacker!). Although potato chips and Planters Cheez Curls were readily available, I went for more “local” snack items like Chickadees and Twisties, or perhaps chili-coated tapioca crisps. As a...

In search of perfect Thai basil pork

12 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Entrees, Thai

Several years ago, when I was a grad student studying in Boston, a Thai friend took several of us to her favorite Thai restaurant. She ordered in a flurry of Thai without so much as a glance at the menu and out came a succession of delicious dishes to...

Recording recipes … behind the scenes

03 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Chinese, Entrees, Indonesian

When I first started working on my cookbook, I really didn't know what to expect. I was lucky enough to have a brief chat with Grace Young at the 2007 IACP conference in Chicago. The author of two family-based cookbooks, Grace gave me a behind-the-scenes overview of...

Lo bak by any other name is still pork braised in soy sauce

31 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Chinese, Entrees, Interview with a grandma, Meat

Star anise or aniseed, adds an unmistakable flavor to this popular Chinese pork dish One rainy Seattle morning, I had the pleasure of meeting up with not one, but two, grandmas! My friend Byron Au Yong arranged for me to meet his grandma, Ty Hee Tak, and his aunt...