How To Make Restaurant Style Hamachi Kama & Daikon Oroshi- Recipe

The hamachi collar aka Hamachi Kama is the collar section of the yellowtail. It's the section right behind the fish's head and gills. It's also one of my favorite Japanese dishes to order at a restaurant (like at Nobu) because it's the fattiest part of the fist so the meat is very light, moist, and super tender. It's also rich in omega fats.

Read on to learn how to make Hamachi Kama in the air fryer or in your oven!

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“Cha Ca Thang Long”-Vietnamese Turmeric Fish With Dill (Mom’s Recipe)

This is one of my mom’s favorite recipes. This is mostly a Northern Vietnamese dish where small nuggets of moist salmon (or white fish) is marinated in turmeric and pan fried with a generous topping of dill and scallion. You’ll see this in a lot of Vietnamese restaurants where they serve this on a sizzling skillet on your table.

Turmeric gives the fish a beautiful yellow/orange color and it pairs perfectly with the fermented shrimp paste sauce (aka mam tom). This dish is served often times with fresh rice noodles (aka “bun” in Vietnamese) with the shrimp paste sauce or nuoc mam cham. Click for recipe and more!

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TASTEMADE: Cá Kho & Thịt Kho

My mom's Vietnamese Braised Salmon aka "Cá Kho" recipe is so easy and oh so tasty!You'll see this normally served in Vietnamese restaurants in a simmering claypot but you can make this straight on your stovetop with a pan or stove-proof pot.

Typically you caramelize sugar first, but if that step scares you then you'll like this shortcut of marinating the fish in sugar and fish sauce and letting the fish caramelize with the marinade slowly in your pot. Click to learn more and for recipe!

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TASTEMADE: Cá Kho- Mom’s Braised Salmon Recipe

My mom's Vietnamese Braised Salmon aka "Cá Kho" recipe is so easy and oh so tasty!You'll see this normally served in Vietnamese restaurants in a simmering claypot but you can make this straight on your stovetop with a pan or stove-proof pot.

Typically you caramelize sugar first, but if that step scares you then you'll like this shortcut of marinating the fish in sugar and fish sauce and letting the fish caramelize with the marinade slowly in your pot. Click to learn more and for recipe!

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TASTEMADE: Cá Kho- Mom’s Braised Salmon Recipe

My mom's Vietnamese Braised Salmon aka "Cá Kho" recipe is so easy and oh so tasty!You'll see this normally served in Vietnamese restaurants in a simmering claypot but you can make this straight on your stovetop with a pan or stove-proof pot.

Typically you caramelize sugar first, but if that step scares you then you'll like this shortcut of marinating the fish in sugar and fish sauce and letting the fish caramelize with the marinade slowly in your pot. Click to learn more and for recipe!

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Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup- “Canh Chua Ca” Recipe

One of our rotating dinner staples in our home is Vietnamese sweet and sour fish soup aka “Canh Chua Ca” . It’s a homey, super traditional Vietnamese soup that is typically made with catfish or salmon. My mom likes to use a large salmon head which I love because the meat is so tender and a little fatty. Click on to see recipe.

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