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After cooking pork belly many ways like braising, poaching, roasting, slow-cooking and more, this is absolutely the easiest way to prepare pork belly… The best part is it’s really passive, so you can do other tasks while the pork belly is slowly baked with enticing aroma wafting through your kitchen… The key to achieve the …
When I used to live in Hong Kong, my friends and I would grab a quick lunch at a Cha chaan teng or local style diners that are commonly found all over the city. These casual eateries typically serve large portion of greasy food and draw huge crowd especially if they master the Chinese Baked Pork …
After tasting Khao Kha Moo Chang Phueak in Chiang Mai (please read my blog about Chiang Mai Amazing Food here), I crave for this delicious stewed pork leg dish and prepare it at home with this recipe, rendered so simple and fast by using Instant Pot. If you don’t yet have instant pot, you should consider …
Growing up, this has been the most popular dish at home. It’s both an everyday dish and a traditional Têt (Lunar New Year) dish as it can be prepared ahead of time, and the fatty pork symbolizes Wealth. There are as many ways to prepare Thit Kho as there are cooks in Vietnam. This is …
This is my favorite dish growing up in Vietnam, and we had it often at home as our mother was from Hanoi. Bun means rice vermicelli and Cha means meatballs. So for this dish, you would need minced pork as well as sliced pork. This dish is served with rice vermicelli and fresh lettuce and herbs as well …
Imagine a sweet, sour, salty and spicy charcuterie with a chewy bite… Nem Chua is Vietnamese cured pork meat with a unique taste, traditionally wrapped in banana leaves and enjoyed during special occasions such as Têt (Lunar New Year). I made Nem Chua with cooked ham instead of raw meat, as safer for the home …
