Arborio rice in artichoke tea
I have been meaning to try this for a while – to cook rice with tea. Usually, I cook rice with water in a rice cooker. Sometimes, I would use a chicken or veggie broth to give the rice some addition flavor, but I don’t think I have used any other liquid base before. I [...]
Three dollar banhmi for lunch in Boston Chinatown
Recapitulation of eating adventures in Boston… While I was in Boston last week, I stopped by Chinatown for lunch one day. There were a lot of choices for Vietnamese food and I was in the mood for a simple tasty banh mi. I wanted to pick up a quick sandwich to go, before my lunch [...]
Vietnamese Steamed Meatloaf
There was about a half pound of ground pork in the freezer. It was wrapped in plastic inside a quart-size freezer bag. I checked. No signs of freezer burn. I thought about what I can make with the ground pork. One thing came to mind… Vietnamese steamed meatloaf (cha trung hap). This dish is often [...]
Nha Trang One, New York, NY
Nha Trang One is definitely one of my top picks for Vietnamese food in Chinatown. This restaurant is located on Baxter Street, alongside a couple of other restaurants also offering Vietnamese cuisine (some better than others). The food is inexpensive, very satisfying, fresh and delicious. The service is super fast, as well. One thing to [...]
Baoguette Cafe, New York, NY
There is this rising trend of sandwich shops all over the city. Here’s a post about a previous visit to the Baoguette Cafe and their gourmet banh mi sandwiches. Baoguette have multiple locations in Manhattan. I’ve only been to the East Village one (at 37 Saint Marks Place near 2nd Ave) and the West Village [...]
