Travel Theme: Cooking in Asia
In Asia cooking is more akin to performance art, especially in Malaysia where I captured these videos of them cooking up two of my favourite meals. Roti Canai, my go-to […]
Category Archives: Vietnamese Food
WPC: Yin Yang of Vietnamese Cooking
From our cooking class in Hoi An, Vietnam, taught by Ms. Vy herself! “Crispy, crunchy, chewy, silky, soft, sweet, sour, hot, bitter, salty.” In rapid fire, Ms. Vy listed off […]
Cau Lao, the Recipe for the Famous Pork & Noodle Dish of Hoi An in Vietnam
Cau Lao, one of Hoi An’s signature dishes, combines pork and noodles in an unique way. This is a Vietnamese party dish, served up on special occasions such as the Vietnamese New […]
Vietnamese Pancakes from My Cooking Class in Hoi An
We sort-of made Vietnamese Pancakes twice while we were in Vietnam. I use ‘sort-of’ to describe the experience as a lot of the tricky bits had been done ahead of time, and all […]
Vietnamese Salad Rolls (or Fresh Spring Rolls)
These tasty little morsels are called ‘Fresh Spring Rolls’ in Vietnam and ‘Salad Rolls’ here in Canada. Here’s how we made them in our cooking class in Hoi An Vietnam. The salad […]
‘Weird and Wacky Foods’ from Vietnam
“Now let’s try out this section ‘Weird and Wacky Foods’ which contain some popular street foods such as jellyfish, silk worms, pork belly and snails!” This was Ms Vy introducing […]
How They Make Cau Lao Noodles in Vietnam
Just outside of Hoi An is a farming village with a famous ancient well containing pure mineral water, and this water is credited with producing some of the unique flavours that make […]
