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vegan wontons

A Dumpling For Every Friend: #1–The Vegan (Tofu, Spinach, and Fennel Wontons)

16 Jan, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers/Sides, Celebrations, Chinese, Comfort food, Sides, Steaming, Tofu, Vegan, Vegetable

This year, Lunar New Year falls on February 8th. To welcome the Year of the Monkey, why not have a dumpling party? If you've thrown a dinner party, you know how complex it can be to feed an eclectic mix of guests in this day and...

colalrd greens

A Bitter Renaissance: Collard Greens and Tofu with Coconut Sauce (Sambel Goreng Collard dan Tahu)

06 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Braising, Indonesian, Sides, Vegetable

I still crave many dishes from my childhood, like ayam goreng kunyit (turmeric fried chicken), pastel panggang (a shepherd’s pie of sorts), and roti bakso (sweet pork buns). Some, I’ve tried to recreate in my own kitchen and others, I patiently wait for. I do...

Asian Meatballs with Sweet and Spicy Tamarind Sauce

16 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Comfort food, Kid-friendly

I’ve been on a meatball kick lately, which is a little strange since I’m not a huge meat-eater. Maybe it's the cooler weather. Maybe it's all the spaghetti and meatball recipes I keep seeing. Who knows? That being said, I didn't want my meatballs to be...

Of Fusion Cuisine and Fusion Babies

04 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Comfort food, Fusion

The online Merriam Webster dictionary defines fusion cuisine as: “food prepared by using the techniques and ingredients of two or more ethnic or regional cuisines” Going by this definition, just about everything we cook or eat is fusion cuisine. Noodles came from China (yes, they did!),...

Homemade: Tofu–No Fancy Equipment Necessary!

04 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Vegetable

For the last three years, I had a pack of nigari and a wooden tofu press sitting in my kitchen cupboard. Unfortunately, the duo never saw any action as I didn’t get round to making tofu. Now that we’ve moved across the country and most of...

Happily Sprouted: What a difference a tail, or rather no tail, makes

29 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Appetizers, Chinese, Thai

When I was a little girl, I hated mung bean sprouts, which we call “tauge” in Indonesian or "dou ya" (literally "bean sprout") in Mandarin. At the market, they’re often labeled simply bean sprouts. It had nothing to do with their bland flavor or the weird crunchy...

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