asian food Archive

  • JAPAN– Natto has been a breakfast food for centuries, but because of its health benefits it is enjoying a fresh and robust popularity. If you have never eaten natto before,...

    diy: natto

    JAPAN– Natto has been a breakfast food for centuries, but because of its health benefits it is enjoying a fresh and robust popularity. If you have never eaten natto before,...

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  • JAPAN– Trains in Japan are infamous for their Ekiben; a boxed lunch that is a culinary journey into Japan’s regional foods at a fraction of the cost of one of...

    Ekiben!

    JAPAN– Trains in Japan are infamous for their Ekiben; a boxed lunch that is a culinary journey into Japan’s regional foods at a fraction of the cost of one of...

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  • Cooking Light’s 3rd Annual Reader Recipe Competition yielded a field of tasties; these Ginger-Shrimp Pot Stickers with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce were one of my faves! Difficulty: E-Z Cook Time:...

    Ginger-Shrimp Pot Stickers!

    Cooking Light’s 3rd Annual Reader Recipe Competition yielded a field of tasties; these Ginger-Shrimp Pot Stickers with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce were one of my faves! Difficulty: E-Z Cook Time:...

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  • JAPAN– After more than 1000 years Natto is HOT HOT HOT! This traditional Japanese food is making a huge resurgence as Japanese are waking up to its health benefits. FACT...

    Natto!

    JAPAN– After more than 1000 years Natto is HOT HOT HOT! This traditional Japanese food is making a huge resurgence as Japanese are waking up to its health benefits. FACT...

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    DIY: Tahitian Po’e

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  • CHINA– Jingling bells or slapping bamboo sticks signal the arrival of the beloved street vendor and his door to door snacks. This popular breakfast snack is stuffed with chunks of...

    dim sum: pork buns (cha siu bao)

    CHINA– Jingling bells or slapping bamboo sticks signal the arrival of the beloved street vendor and his door to door snacks. This popular breakfast snack is stuffed with chunks of...

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  • VIETNAM– Mi Xao is a popular street food, served on the crowded bustling streets of Vietnam. Each street vendor has his or her own special recipe; sometimes the noodles are...

    saigon street noodles (mi xao)

    VIETNAM– Mi Xao is a popular street food, served on the crowded bustling streets of Vietnam. Each street vendor has his or her own special recipe; sometimes the noodles are...

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  • LOS ANGELES– If it’s good enough for Oscar® it’s good enough for you! Sherry Yard, pastry chef to the Oscars®, offers a treat from her new collection of favorite recipes...

    strawberry siam parfaits!

    LOS ANGELES– If it’s good enough for Oscar® it’s good enough for you! Sherry Yard, pastry chef to the Oscars®, offers a treat from her new collection of favorite recipes...

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  • PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA– Cambodian-based foodies and restaurateurs have gleefully greeted a prediction by top US magazines Bon Appetit and Gourmet that the nation’s food will become 2008′s new “It” cuisine....

    the new “it” food!

    PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA– Cambodian-based foodies and restaurateurs have gleefully greeted a prediction by top US magazines Bon Appetit and Gourmet that the nation’s food will become 2008′s new “It” cuisine....

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