I stopped by the local Vietnamese market in Akron to buy some rice, and they had fresh, ripe lychees - quả vải in Vietnamese. They are so good – easy to peel, and juice just pops out when you pierce the skin. They are very sweet, and I think I got Parker An hooked – [...]
What is your favorite rice for the following things?
1) Fried rice
2) White rice for eating with a Vietnamese meal
3) Brown rice
I have tried Jasmati for fried rice, but it was too sticky and didn’t incorporate ingredients very well - and Jasmine rice seems like it wouldn’t be sticky enough, though I admit I haven’t tried [...]
More than one person has asked for the Challah recipe I used in this post. Well, here it is!
Everything you need
3 packages of active dry yeast (or 1 cube of caked yeast)
1 3/4 cups of warm water (NOT HOT - you will kill the yeast)
1 cup of sugar (you must use real sugar so the [...]
If you talk to most anyone from the USA or a European nation that has visited Vietnam, invariably one thing they will note is the amazing abundance and selection of fresh fruits and vegetables available throughout the country, both in small grocery stores and more impressively in the many open-air markets.
In particular, many visitors take [...]