Banh Gan...Vietnamese Flan with Espresso

and so continues my fascination into the Vietnamese culinary world.   there are so many sweets and savories that i find interesting, odd, d...

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Shichimi Togarashi Truffles with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Soy Sauce

the dark chocolate sushi experience... WHAT?... NO, there is not fish involved. i haven't gone totally off the deep end. BUT... you won...

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Pandan Honeycomb Cake. A Vietnamese treat..Banh Bo Nuong

Pandan Honeycomb cake i had no intention, but...  this has Holiday Springtime written all over it. is this cool?...or what?! this is a very...

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Vietnamese Coffee...bold and sweet

it begins with a hefty dollop of sweetened (guilty pleasure)  condensed milk .. then a 2T. pour... and a 20 second wait... followed by 190F ...

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Forbidden Rice Pudding

  in  few words ?... unique, exotic, satiating, DELICIOUS... and  HEALTHY ?!!! forbidden rice... often served in south east Asia for breakfa...

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Chicken Paws...short cut to dim sum style chicken feet

CHICKEN PAWS...aka...CHICKEN FEET hey...  WAIT !  don't go. i needed a fix of the weird stuff.  too much pansying around with jams and ...

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