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Viet World Kitchen is a recipe and culture site dedicated to the food traditions of Vietnam, the country where I was born. Dive in and join in the fray!
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Andrea Nguyen
Birthday:
February 9, 1969
 
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Viet World Kitchen A versatile, remarkable way to cook eggs.

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I love eggs, particularly soft boiled, poached, and fried. I love the firmish white commingling with the rich yellow-orange yolk. Whether with toast, in banh mi, or atop a bowl of rice, eggs comfort and satisfy me. ...
Anthony
Anthony
hi, looking for clarification, the photo with the veggie steamer and eggs, that's for perfect soft boiled egg right not poached?
Yesterday at 10:52am
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Not, that's for the slow-poached egg process detailed in the recipe.
Yesterday at 12:16pm
Anthony
Anthony
thanks. love your thread btw.
Yesterday at 12:28pm
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Viet World Kitchen Actual fish sauce from Vietnam! See how it stacks up.

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I walked away from the Culinary Institute of America's 2009 World of Flavors conference last Saturday with many great things – cooking tips, dining trends, and a bottle of rare fish sauce from Phu Quoc island in Vietnam. ...
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Viet World Kitchen Ethnic street food and comfort food are finally hip! We've known that for a long time. . .

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Foie gras and fine dining are in retreat and casual enjoyment of bold flavors from around the globe are on the rise. That was the mega trend that wove together the innumerable sessions at this year’s World of Flavors conference held at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa. ...
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Viet World Kitchen NYC has a small Viet population but all the ingredients are there to cook Viet food!

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There are “Little Saigons” in cities throughout the world. But in New York City, the Vietnamese area exceeds the diminutive connotation. In Manhattan’s sprawling Chinatown, “Little Saigon” is truly little. ...
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Viet World Kitchen Thai sticky rice with coconut cream recipe, per Chez Pim

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I live in Santa Cruz, a beach/hippie/arty/university town in Northern California that is very slowly shedding its mantra of “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.” Eleven years ago when my husband and I moved here from Santa Monica (Los Angeles), a long-time local told us that Santa Cruz is a cosmic place. ...
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Viet World Kitchen A new fish sauce!

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It’s not hard for anyone to figure this out about me: I love fish sauce. The salty-sweet, umami-laden condiment occupies the soul of and serves as the ballast for countless Vietnamese dishes. I’ve test ...
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After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Australia was among the nations that opened its doors to Vietnamese refugees. There is a very large population of Vietnamese-Australians, numbering roughly 200,000, and ...
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Viet World Kitchen Impressions of Viet community in Australia...

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I’ve been in Sydney Australia since Wednesday for the Sydney International Food Festival’s World Chef Showcase. I arrived feeling fresh from having actually slept for 8 hours on the 14-hour flight, courtesy of Qantas Airlines. ...
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Viet World Kitchen Hey, Trader Joe's does carry something authentically Vietnamese!

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Some time ago when I was complaining about the hokey, vaguely Vietnamese food at Trader Joe’s, there was a comment on this site or Twitter about a sesame crepe that TJ used to carry. I remembered that ...
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Viet World Kitchen It's been a week of great emails. Here's one from a woman who's adopting a baby from Vietnam:

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The public and press gush over celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Madonna, and Katherine Heigl adopting kids from abroad, yet there are plenty of regular (read: unsung) folks who are giving love and opportunity to children in Vietnam. ...
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Viet World Kitchen And that raging discussion on the generation gap led to a heartwarming email from the husband of a Vietnamese woman:

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My post last Friday about Asian elders dissuading younger people from mastering the food of their heritage prompted many emotional and humorous responses, including this email from a man in North Carolina: I would like to send my gratitude on finding this website. ...
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Viet World Kitchen An email last week got me going on this subject:

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Today, I received this SOS email from “Suzanne”: I love your website and read it everyday! I am Vietnamese too and my dad's 60 something birthday is coming up this Sunday. He's always saying how his only little girl never cooks and invites her parents over like every Vietnamese girl should. ...
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Viet World Kitchen An tasty updated version of a dish that we used to enjoy in Vietnam. It's my mom's recipe!

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We never had salmon in Vietnam but once my family tasted it for the first time in America, we immediately adopted it like it was a native fish to the Vietnamese kitchen . . .
Ron Smith
Ron Smith
That looks fantastic...how can I go to sleep with visions of Crisp Lemongrass Salmon dancing in my head
September 15 at 9:10pm
Annie Neoh
Annie Neoh
yum, looks and sounds fantastic...haven't seen salmon here yet...wonder if it would work with local fish...
September 16 at 12:39am
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Annie, you certainly could use this same marinade in Malaysia. I'm thinking of tuna as a sub for salmon.
September 17 at 9:43pm
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Viet World Kitchen Mostlyasianfood.com reviews Into the Vietnamese Kitchen:

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Mostly Asian Food reviews chefs, Asian food, Asian restaurant reviews, India, Korea, Thailand, Chinatown, Asian cooks, Asian cookbook reviews, ezine e-zine
Ann
Ann
I have this cookbook. Haven't tried any recipes though
September 15 at 10:18am
Tim
Tim
Just ordered the book on Amazon. Love the review and can't wait for it to be delivered.
October 5 at 11:42am
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Viet World Kitchen Enjoy summer with this little creamy sweet treat:

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Even though corn is native to the Americas, cooks in Asia love to cook with corn. In my Vietnamese kitchen, I celebrate the summer bounty of sweet corn by stir-frying corn with chiles and dried shrimp, ...