This is an outstanding dish! I learn about more and more Vietnamese cuisine that appeals to me, to the degree that I’d put it at the same high level as Indonesian, Thai and Japanese cuisine—just outstanding! There are many recipes of shaking beef online, but this one is based on the New York Times recipe. …
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1,300-year-old Cookies
There’s a cool story behind these not-so-delicious cookies: the recipe is 1,300 years old. There’s a really long and interesting article on this recipe, but the short version is that in 1915 archeologists found a tomb in China, within which were preserved pastries—from which this recipe was retroactively developed. You can read the entire article…
Red Wine and Soy–Braised Short Ribs
I’ve never been much for ribs, but this recipe was fantastic. Never having really dealt with beef ribs before, I had never paid attention to them, and in making this recipe I learned a few things. For instance, there are three main kinds of cuts of ribs: English cut, like you see in this recipe,…