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Bun Rieu is a very traditional Vietnamese soup made with a bright red & clear colored soup stock with vermicelli rice noodles, tomatoes and “Rieu” which are Vietnamese meatballs of shrimp, crab, eggs and usually pork (this recipe is pork-free).

Scallop Ceviche on a bed of hijiki salad with sea grapes.

Hijiki is super easy to make and pairs so amazingly with scallop ceviche.

One of my favorite all time childhood dishes- Momma Trinh’s Banh Cuon rollsThese delicious Northern Vietnamese rice rolls are filled with savory ground pork and sliced wood ear mushrooms.Pair it with some fresh veggies, fried scallions, Vietnamese ham and some nuoc mam cham sauce and you’re golden! Click on for recipe and more!

You no longer have to go to Maine to enjoy a delicious bowl of New England Clam Chowder!  

I go to Maine at least once a year and this is one of my favorite Maine dishes.Unlike most clam chowders you've had, Maine-style clam chowder is actually thin and brothy- only the starch from the potatoes are used as the thickener, not flour. 

Unlike most boring clam chowder recipes, this recipe uses fresh clams and fresh clam juice (not canned clams or bottled clam juice) for the ultra fresh and briny chowder! 

You have to make this- Creamy garlic noodles with lobster! 🤤 We’ve all had traditional Vietnamese garlic noodles but have you tried a creamy version like this? This is my oh so CREAMY take on this traditional classic!

The oh so popular carrot-ginger dressing at Japanese American restaurants takes only 5 min! This sweet and tangy dressing is refreshing and so healthy.

💁‍♂️ A tip from a Japanese restaurant- Add a little peeled Fuji apple for natural sweetness, its pectin will also help the dressing last longer as well

Don’t boil crabs next time, stir fry them. One of my favorite Vietnamese ways to eat crab especially Dungeness crabs is stir fried with a savory, slightly sweet and peppery oyster sauce!

This is our family’s favorite way to eat Dungeness crab!

Click through for recipe!

​C​hrysanthemum soup​ aka "​Canh tần ô​"​ is a very common clear Vietnamese soup.  My dad likes to make it more vegetarian by using chrysanthemum leaves, dried shrimp and tofu. Chrysanthemum greens are a very distinctive and herbaceous green vegetable.  They are also referred to as garland chrysanthemum, crown daisies, Tong Ho in East Asian cuisine, shungiku, Japanese greens, or rau tần ô and cải cúc in Vietnamese markets.

Crispy roasted pork belly is one of the most coveted Vietnamese dishes and it was definitely one of my dad's favorite dishes that he was very proud of. It's not an easy dish to make, it's actually one of the trickiest and most finicky dishes where anything can go wrong. 9/10 times it would turn out to his liking but he would be so nervous and anxious during the whole cooking time. I still have memories of my dad sitting in his white apron and boxers in front of the oven waiting like a hawk over it's prey.

If you haven’t had fish collars you’re missing out! It’s high fat content (mmmm) and proximity to larger bones makes them actually and hard to overlook! There’s also no little bones in that area so it’s easy to eat.

You gotta start reverse searing your steaks, if not you’re missing out. Perfect steaks to your preferred doneness every time. Make this tonight!