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Urad dal and dal makhani
Dal can refer to the types of pulses from all over South Asia, and it can also refer to a soup made from those beans and lentils. Soups with lentils or beans are economical and protein-rich, are popular all over … Continue reading
Uyghur style rice pilaf with beef and yellow carrots
Happy Eid! Over the weekend friends will be feasting around the world, and in Xinjiang no doubt people will be eating the dish I’ll describe below. Half a world away in Philadelphia, the weather is changing from hot to quite … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, - Unique food traditions, Central Asia/Uyghur food
Tagged ข้าวหมกเนื้อ, ชาวอุยกูร์, палау, палов, плов, eid, 黄萝卜, kurban bayram, уйгурский кухня, pilaf, pilav, plov, polo, rice, Uyghur, Uygur, پولو, Xinjiang, yellow carrots, 古尔邦节, 手抓饭, ئۇيغۇر
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Three essential Cambodian flavors and sour beef soup
Lately I’ve been exploring prepared food containers of the refrigerator section at a my favorite Asian markets as well as expanding my understanding of Cambodian food. The nearest Asian market to my house is Seng Hong Oriental Market, over on … Continue reading
Fermented tea leaf salad
I started to notice fermented tea salad packs from Myanmar about 2 years ago in Wisconsin. In Philadelphia, these packages can be found at markets that cater to Southeast Asian tastes. The best selection will be from South 7th St’s … Continue reading
Tagine of lamb and peas
Mmm, tagine. That slow cooked earthy goodness of clay pot magic that is commonly in the form of savory meat stews. But what a minute… isn’t this a blog about Asian ingredients? Yes, I know that this is really kind … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Non-Asian
Tagged lamb, Moroccan, preserved lemons, tagine, tajine, طاجين الغنمي بالجلبانة
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Cold jelly noodles, the way I like them
Liangfen 凉粉, or cold jelly noodles, are creeping onto Sichuan menus in the US, at places like Philly’s beloved Han Dynasty. Unlike the thick jelly noodle variety found there, this is how I best like them: The way I first … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Central Asia/Uyghur food, Chinese food
Tagged ซื่อชวน, cold dish, 粉皮, fenpi, liangfen, Sichuan, لەمپۇڭ, 凉粉, 四川
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Turkish hot pepper paste and cracked wheat salad
Today I’ll share a recipe for one of my favorite Turkish dishes. It is a fine cracked wheat (a.k.a bulgur or burghul) salad. In Turkish the salad is called kısır. This is a very nice thing to eat on hot days, … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Turkish food
Tagged biber salçası, bulgur salad, cracked wheat, kısır, pepper paste, Turkish Markets
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Guilin rice noodles, part two
Now that the hard part is done with the preparation of the master stock, or lushui 卤水 (described yesterday), putting together a delicious bowl of Guilin rice noodles, or Guilin mifen 桂林米粉, is relatively straightforward. If you want to make … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Chinese food
Tagged กุ้ยหลิน, เส้นหมี่, Chinese Markets, guilin, mifen, noodles, 桂林米粉
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Master stock for Guilin rice noodles
Guilin rice noodles, or guilin mifen 桂林米粉, is a delicious lunch or anytime snack that is popular not only in Guilin, but in large cities all around China. There used to be a place right near my old school in … Continue reading
Posted in - Recipes, Chinese food
Tagged กุ้ยหลิน, เส้นหมี่, Chinese Markets, lushui, noodles, stock, 卤水, 桂林米粉
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Tom yum plaa, Thai hot and sour fish soup
Coming home with a nice looking bunch of sawtooth coriander and Thai basil bai horapa ใบโหระพา (not to be confused with holy basil), I decided to cook a pot of tom yum plaa. Tom yum is pretty common on Thai menus in … Continue reading
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, Thai/Lao food
Tagged Cambodian Markets, sawtooth coriander, Thai basil
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Asian Markets of Philadelphia 