Countries’ foods are also windows on their souls.
Curry powder shortcuts savory beef skewers
By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Across Southeast Asia, sidewalk hawkers offer sizzling meat skewers bathed in the smoky aroma of smoldering wood coals and a seemingly endless combination of savory sauces. In Thailand, they might be pork slathered in coconut cream, or in Singapore, they could be charred chicken smothered in spicy peanut […]
Red, white, and Ox
This Year of the Ox, around Spring Festival, my father would have been 100 years old. Beer or whiskey.
Put down that takeout menu: Stir-fry basics for home cooks
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press For every home cook happily tossing together a stir fry at home, there are a dozen would-be stir fryers wanting to make chicken-broccoli-sugar-snap-pea stir fry, and then sheepishly reaching for the takeout menu. Stir-fry technique has many people intimidated. But if you can slice and stir, you can stir fry. […]
February is American Heart Month: Eat to lower blood pressure
As a nutritionist at International Community Health Services (ICHS), a nonprofit health center, I see first-hand how a healthy diet can help avoid, delay, or reduce the need for medication for many chronic conditions, including high blood pressure.
10 Vietnamese street foods you’ve probably never heard of
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly When I travel to Việt Nam, the number one highlight for me is not even seeing family — it’s being able to sample dishes and food that I cannot get here in Seattle. And that’s not a knock on my family members — I love them. It’s more to […]
Chic liquid nitro ice cream boutique to expand
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Bellevue’s Fog Rose Ice Cream Boutique is the closest one can come to eating fresh churned ice cream. That is because each flavor is spun with liquid nitrogen, becoming ice cream only upon customer request. Customers choose a flavor of their choice and pick from a range of toppings […]
Michelin star boosts chef at outdoor Thai kitchen to stardom
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming outdoor kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star. Supinya Jansuta, better known as “Jay Fai,” is among 17 Bangkok-based chefs whose venues received […]
Scratch the itch of Asian takeout craving with Kung Pao Cod
By MELISSA D’ARABIAN Associated Press With the coming new year means the popular resolution to improve one’s health. And eating healthy doesn’t mean there isn’t room for occasional treats like Chinese takeout or a drive-thru for our favorite one-of-a-kind cheeseburger. As long as we keep these kinds of meals reserved for true cravings, not convenience, […]
Sever egg rolls from the restaurant by making these at home
By SARA MOULTON Associated Press Who doesn’t love an egg roll? For generations it’s been Chinese cuisine’s No. 1 hit in America. And why not? They’re ubiquitous, they’re fried, they’re delicious, and you can eat them with your hands. Unfortunately, egg rolls are restaurant food. Making them at home can seem too daunting. First, there’s […]
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