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The Food
This is egg noodles with some bite to it–served with sliced pork, wontons, bean sprouts, lettuce, in a rich, hot broth. I love this with soy sauce soaked jalapenos on the side. I feel so Asian dining at these kinds of restaurants.
You can get these noodles served with about 10 [...]

Bun Bo Hue. Hue (a city in central Vietnam) style beef vermicelli soup.
50% off bun bo hue is on their business card!!
Dec. 25th search for good eats led us to Thanh Noi. You also get a light tropical retreat feel to this restaurant.
I tried
bun bo hue,
banh khoai,
and some iced coffee.
Having never tried bun bo hue [...]

I’ve had the chance to try different recipes of ga kho back at home. When I think about “thit kho” (caramelized meats) from my family’s meals, it covers a lot of dishes. Whether it be fish steaks, poultry, beef, hunks of pork, or sausage; everything has a version of the caramelized cooking method.
And why [...]

My cousin’s birthday lunch was at Brodard Restaurant yesterday and I got a chance to have my favorite restaurant-served Bo Luc Lac!
“Filet mignon in chunks wokked with onions, mushroom, scallion & spices served with steamed rice or fried rice & salad.”
Check out my earlier post on Brodard Restaurant.

This recipe is for Weekend Wokking, a world-wide food blogging event created by Wandering Chopsticks to celebrate different ways ingredients are used across cultures. The host this month is Erbe In Cucina (Cooking with herbs). If you would like to participate or to see the secret ingredient, check who’s hosting next month.
This Vietnamese Boiled Cabbage [...]