Loco Moco
Loco Moco is comfort food at its absolute finest. A hamburger patty on a bed of rice, smothered in gravy, and topped with a fried egg. For me it screams hangover food (which I think other people call brunch), but it makes a dang good …
Author: A. J. Forget
The Plate Lunch (Huli Huli Chicken and Mac Salad)
The plate lunch is as Hawaiian as it gets. You can find them all over the place, and they always have the same formula: a meat, two scoops of rice, and one scoop of macaroni salad. Common meats include Hawaiian favorites like kalua pork, huli …
Spam Musubi
Spam Musubi is one of those dishes that could only come about in Hawaii. It stands as an example of exactly what is so interesting, comforting, and delicious about Hawaiian food.
In Hawaii, spam is a highly regarded food. Oahu is home to that famous navy base, Pearl Harbor, of which we all know the significance during World War II. Beyond Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian islands served an important role as a foothold and rallying place in the Pacific. Many battleships moved through there, and along with them came the wartime food. Continue reading Spam Musubi
How to: Cook Perfect Rice Every Time
There was a long period of my life where I was afraid to delve into Asian cuisines. It was not the strange ingredients or new flavors, no–it was simple ineptitude at cooking rice that kept me from exploring these amazing foods. Whenever I tried to …
Vietnamese Pesto with Claypot Pork
This is a dish that might fall into what we would call “fusion cuisine.” I’ve never particularly like that moniker. Everything we eat nowadays is fusion of some kind. Pizza is fusion. Empanadas are fusion. Most modern dishes involve techniques and ingredients that originated in …
Chè Chuối – Banana Sweet Soup
This sweet soup is a delicious vegan pudding made with coconut milk, tapioca pearls, and ripe bananas. With only 2 tablespoons of added sugar, it is also an amazing, healthy dessert. Continue reading Chè Chuối – Banana Sweet Soup
Vietnamese Coffee Martini
Before traveling to Vietnam, I had no idea that they were known for their coffee. To be honest, when I landed in Ho Chi Minh City, I knew an embarrassingly small amount about Southeast Asia in general. Fortunately, I started filling those gaps immediately.
Cá Kho Tộ – Claypot Catfish
I discovered claypot eel at maybe my second dinner in Vietnam and proceeded to eat it just about every day for the rest of the trip. At the time, I didn’t know much about what I was actually ordering, but I knew that each one …
Cháo – Vietnamese Rice Soup
In its simplest form, cháo (Vietnamese rice soup) is a soup made with broth, rice, and maybe a few pieces of ginger and scallion. I’ve heard it referred to as the Vietnamese equivalent to chicken noodle soup, and the similarities are certainly there: it is simple, easy to eat, and nourishing. Continue reading Cháo – Vietnamese Rice Soup
Bún Gà Nướng – Vietnamese Cold Noodle Bowl
Though I did not know the proper name for years, bun ga nuong, or a Vietnamese cold noodle bowl with chicken was my first ever taste of that Southeast Asian country’s cuisine. Back in college, when I was a much less culinarily-inclined individual, my friend …