We loved Andrea Nguyen’s first book, “Vietnamese Food Any Day.” How does her new release stack up for us? Renee and Sara talk about building block recipes, too-long-descriptions, eating cake until our stomachs hurt and more.
Recipes mentioned in this episode:
- 10-10-10 Perfect Rice (page 65)
- Umami tofu crumbles (page 50)
- Nuoc Cham dipping sauce (page 32)
- Fast-fried shallots (page 46)
- Chicken-vegetable pho (page 161)
- Pressure cooker beef pho (NYT)
- Char siu pulled jackfruit (page 229)
- Baked char siu pulled-jackfruit bao (page 121)
- Gingery vegetable and beef stir fry (page 254)
- Char siu roasted cauliflower (page 227)
- Greens with magical sesame salt (page 201)
- Vietnamese mocha cake (page 266)
- Spice-citrus marble cake (page 269)
- Egg coffee (page 287)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- David Chang on MSG & umami (YouTube)
- MSG as a misunderstood ingredient (CNN)
- MSG’s bad rap (Five Thirty Eight)
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