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Featured on Tastemade: Uni Pasta

Uni, which is pronounced "oo-nee" in Japanese, are edible sea urchins that are rich in umami. It's a unique flavor that is absolutely amazing; it's slightly salty and sweet. Fresh sea urchin, butter, pasta water, parmesan, and a little saki creates a decadent orange sauce that is tossed with hot pasta noodles.

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Spice Tribe Bun Thit Nuong- Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chop Recipe

Happy Lunar New Year! Tet also known as Lunar New Year is a holiday that celebrates the arrival of spring and marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar.  It's celebration where family members gather, celebrate and feast around comforting traditional Vietnamese foods. 

Bun Thit Nuong (Vietnamese noodles with grilled pork), this popular traditional dish consists of grilled pork, vermicelli rice noodles, and fresh herbs.

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Vietnamese Hột Vịt Lộn aka Balut- Recipe (How To Boil Balut)

Happy Lunar New Year aka Tet! The year of the rabbit or cat in the Vietnamese zodiac.These duck eggs are called Hột Vịt Lộn in Vietnamese, aka its Filipino name, Balut, is an asian delicacy and comfort food that is especially popular during Lunar New Year. The delectable and prized egg yolks & broth (literally liquid gold) are often served with Rau Ram, a Vietnamese coriander.

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Vietnamese “Bun Cha”- Vegetarian Caramelized OmniPork Patties With Vermicelli Noodles & Fresh Herbs

Wow, Bun Cha!  This is one of my favorite childhood dishes. It's also a classic Vietnamese street food made of caramelized pork meat patties, served with vermicelli noodles, fresh herbs and a tasty nuoc cham (a tasty quintessential Vietnamese dipping sauce). 

What you didn't know, is that this dish, is entirely plant based! 

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Broiled Lobster Splits- With Vietnamese Cilantro Butter-(Recipe)

Cooking lobster can be a bit intimidating but broiling lobster splits in the oven makes it much easier. I got frozen lobsters that have been cleaned and split in half.  Then all I have to do is broil and douse them in an herby melted butter. For the herb butter, I like to melt down butter and then stir in some fresh cilantro, minced garlic, a pinch of salt, lemon zest and a little bit of red chili.

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