Here's a delicious and refreshing green mango and calamari salad that's full of contrasting yet complementing Southeast Asian flavors and textures. You can easily substitute calamari with scallops, shrimp or tofu. Enjoy this salad with a classic fish sauce dressing.
Read MoreSeafood bird nest or Mi Xao Gion is a dish that you will most likely find in high-end Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants. It’s a tender, flavorful seafood and vegetable stir fry, served on a bed of crispy fried egg noodles that resembles a bird’s nest.
But there’s no need to go to a fancy restaurant. You can prep and cook this at home, and have this on your table in under one hour.
Read MoreHere is a super tasty and spicy stir-fry sauce made up of a Korean chili paste condiment known as gochujang. Gochujang is a Korean fermented red chili paste, mixed with soybeans, glutinous rice powder and salt. It has a spicy and sweet flavor that goes great with stir-fries, soups, marinades and stews.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love fried calamari? Fried calamari are rings of squid and tentacles deep-fried to a crispy golden perfection. Served alongside lemon wedges, marinara sauce or aioli, this is the perfect recipe to one up grandma at her dinner party.
Read MoreVietnamese Squid or Calamari Salad (Goi Muc) is a light and refreshing appetizer to go along side any entrée. Like all Vietnamese salads, this squid salad is coated with a sweet, salty, sour and spicy fish sauce dressing and topped with crunchy fried garlic.
Read MoreVietnamese stuffed calamari or Muc Nhoi Thit is one of my favorite appetizers. It is calamari stuffed in a pork, noodle and mushroom mixture. The calamari is first steamed. Then it is quickly fried or grilled to get a nice sear and lovely color on the outside. I love eating these stuffed calamari wrapped in lettuce and Vietnamese herbs with a dipping sauce on the side. It is the perfect Vietnamese appetizer for a fancy occasion.
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