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The Nasty Bits: Pig's Skin
looks so crispy and tasty! Vietnamese cuisine often uses pig skin in the broken rice dishes called com tam--also eaten with grilled pork chop and a pork custard.
Serious Heat: Sriracha Hot Wings
Our FAVORITE method now is the Korean Fried Chicken Wings with spicy soy ginger glaze ala kyochan/bon chan and numerous other joints. The secret is the double fry with a very light batter rendering the crispiest and tastiest wing!! Not messy or soggy and no marination necessary!
Serious Heat: The Quickie Banh Mi
Great quick version of banh mi! if you're interesting in a more traditional version, try our banh mi thit nuong (BBQ Pork) or Banh Mi Nem Nuong (Grill Pork Patties).
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Ga Roti Vietnamese Roasted Chicken
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Vietnamese Iced Coffee - Cafe Sua Da
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Bun Moc Pork Mushroom Noodle Soup
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Seriously Asian: All About Dumplings
great article on the texture of the dumplings, which can't be emphasized enough. In addition to standard flour/wonton style wrappers, some Vietnamese dumplings such as banh bot loc are made from tapioca flour which can be steamed or boiled, but results in a clear translucent and slightly chewy texture that you can't get from wonton/flour wrappers.
The Nasty Bits: Pig's Skin
looks so crispy and tasty! Vietnamese cuisine often uses pig skin in the broken rice dishes called com tam--also eaten with grilled pork chop and a pork custard.
Serious Heat: Sriracha Hot Wings
Our FAVORITE method now is the Korean Fried Chicken Wings with spicy soy ginger glaze ala kyochan/bon chan and numerous other joints. The secret is the double fry with a very light batter rendering the crispiest and tastiest wing!! Not messy or soggy and no marination necessary!
Serious Heat: The Quickie Banh Mi
Great quick version of banh mi! if you're interesting in a more traditional version, try our banh mi thit nuong (BBQ Pork) or Banh Mi Nem Nuong (Grill Pork Patties).
Is there a better cheap eats list besides New York Magazine?
one of our favorite cheap eats in NYC is mooncake foods Great comfort food with Asian flair. not sure if they still do, but have grilled lobster tail specials for $16!
Food photographers: which lens to get for low light conditions?
The prime fixed focal length lens are great. At restaurants we never use flash and there is typically with low lighting, so also bump up your ISO.
We use the a 50mm 1.8 and for most applications. Occasionally, we use sigma 30mm 1.4. Both are also small and not too big to be over ostentious in restaurants.
Check out our reviews of Mo Chica Peruvian, LA and Animal, LA using the 50mm 1.8 lens.
Dinner Tonight: Meatball Sub
this looks good! but also try the Vietnamese sandwich banh mi version, banh mi nem nuong
What all can you flambe?
we love to do peaches and berries such as rasberries, blueberries or peach. Also, a nice trick is to sprinkle cinnamon while the flame is still going to get that sparkle effect.
Xie Xie: An Asian Sandwich Shop (What a Concept)
wow..talk about taking a concept and making it his own...the cha ca sandwich is something else...i'm not sure whether i'll like it or not, as the orginal cha ca dish that we make goes so well with vermicelli, loads of fresh herbs and a special shrimp paste sauce, mam nem.
good eats near new york hospital (68th and york)
i used to live on 66 and york. Pio Pio was a favorite for Peruvian chicken..think it's on 89th?
Matsu sushi on 68th and 1st was also good for local sushi joint.
Moderately priced NYC restaurant for dinner
L'ecole! L'ecole! L'ecole! at the French culinary institute. If that's your price range for entrees...i'm assuming you're not talking about drinks, desserts and apps.... so for 40 prix fix you can get a 4 or 5 course meal....fantastic food and service!!!
4th of July: What's on Your Menu?
Lamb burgers with Chimichurri Sauce: a fantastic combination!
What to do with 12 naked lemons?
make any one of the great ideas above, then present it with a lemon fish garnish sculpture like we made :)
Grilling: Vietnamese Meatball Banh Mi
Great recipes! Otherwise known as "nem nuong," these grilled pork meat balls/patties are used in some really classic Vietnamese dishes. Other great ways to use the grilled pork is in spring rolls, called nem nuong cuon.and with vermicelli noodles, bun nem nuong. To take spin off of the Kogi fusion craze, we made nem nuong sliders with kimchi. Really really versatile.....
How to Politely Take Food Photos in Restaurants
Great topic now with everyone seemingly food blogging or yelping away...including us! We definitely do not use flash. Use the highest ISO setting and use the fastest lense possible F1.2 to 1.8 range and try to limit myself to only 5-6 shots...
mayo-free slaws
try vietnamese style slaws (goi) using nuoc mam (dipping fish sauce)..you can make it out of cabbage or in our case, goi hoa sen (pickled lotus roots)
Help naming a blog!
We came to this board 2 months ago with this same question and it caused quite a stir with some members! But yes, come up with some ideas or key things you want to be included in your concept and the members her will have lots of suggestions. We also blog as a couple and ultimately went with none of the boards suggestions, although some were very good. We're always hungry for food, recipes etc so we called it Ravenous Couple. White on Rice Couple has a list on their site with blogs written by couples. After you come up with a few, google it and make sure no one else has it.
New York Vacation - Where to eat
L'ecole, the French Culinary Inst. Restaurant in SOHO. FANTASTIC food and service (sommelier was very helpful)... for a great price..dinner 4 or 5 course for $42, which usually also includes an amuse and some baked goodies to go! You can not beat this price for a great foodie experience.
Cafe Habana, also in SOHO. Cuban sandiches and must have cuban grilled corn on the cob.. great stop of lunch. (see my rendition of their grilled corn below)
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Ravenous Couple: Cooking up Life
Serious Grape: Gewürztraminer, the Spicy White Wine with the Difficult Name
Trader Joe's has a decent JW Morris Gewurtz for only 3.99! Can't beat that!
NYC Food Events for the Weekend (and Beyond)
We highly recommend seeing FOOD, Inc... saw it at the LA screening and it's an eye opener...
Farmers markets+hospitals=great food and healthy diets.
The LA times recently had an article on this.
LA Times:Kaiser Permanente farmers markets put nutrition within reach
Gorgeous documentary on farming
Along the same lines, a new documentary called FOOD, Inc will premier June 12th. It goes into much further depth about our American food production industry and how it's making us fatter, poorer, and sicker--or so it claims. I was able to watch a private premier in LA last week and posted about it...I'm not a must have organic type, but I think this new documentary has the potential of putting food safety and how we grow and produce our foods in more healthier way on the national consciousness.
Visiting supermarkets when traveling - doesn't everyone?
Mine are the asian markets of thailand and floating markets of Vietnam. actually just posted on this topic of favorite markets...but more on scale of night markets or floating markets of Asia and farmers markets...
Recent Posts
Ga Roti Vietnamese Roasted Chicken
Posted by ravenouscouple, September 26, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Vietnamese Iced Coffee - Cafe Sua Da
Posted by ravenouscouple, September 24, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Bun Moc Pork Mushroom Noodle Soup
Posted by ravenouscouple, September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Korean Fried Chicken Wings
Posted by ravenouscouple, September 11, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Pork/Chicken Liver Pate for Banh Mi
Posted by ravenouscouple, August 28, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Banh Mi Nem Nuong Vietnamese Sandwich with Grilled Pork Patties
Posted by ravenouscouple, August 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Ca Kho To - Vietnamese Braised Fish in Clay Pot
Posted by ravenouscouple, August 13, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Bo Luc Lac - Vietnamese Shaking Beef
Posted by ravenouscouple, August 12, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Vietnamese Bo La Lot - Betel Leaf Wrapped Beef
Posted by ravenouscouple, August 9, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Bun Thang (Vietnamese Vermicelli Soup)
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 30, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Watermelon Steak or Seared Ahi Tuna?
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 18, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Grilled Pineapples with Coconut Dipping Sauce
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 16, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Chao Tom (Vietnamese Sugarcane Shrimp)
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Beef Carpaccio Vietnamese Style (Bo Tai Chanh)
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 10, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Lamb burgers with Chimichurri Sauce
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Peruvian Causa (Potato and Crab Salad) with Aji Amarillo Sauce
Posted by ravenouscouple, July 3, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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great article on the texture of the dumplings, which can't be emphasized enough. In addition to standard flour/wonton style wrappers, some Vietnamese dumplings such as banh bot loc are made from tapioca flour which can be steamed or boiled, but results in a clear translucent and slightly chewy texture that you can't get from wonton/flour wrappers.