What better way to celebrate AAPI Heritage month than gathering up Danny from @sonfishsauce, and Kim @chamdippingsauce and cooking up a huge seafood boil! Click here to get Cham Dipping Sauce’s Seafood Boil recipe!

Bun Rieu is a very traditional Vietnamese soup made with a bright red & clear colored soup stock with vermicelli rice noodles, tomatoes and “Rieu” which are Vietnamese meatballs of shrimp, crab, eggs and usually pork (this recipe is pork-free).

Don’t boil crabs next time, stir fry them. One of my favorite Vietnamese ways to eat crab especially Dungeness crabs is stir fried with a savory, slightly sweet and peppery oyster sauce!

This is our family’s favorite way to eat Dungeness crab!

Click through for recipe!

Uni, which is pronounced "oo-nee" in Japanese, are edible sea urchins that are rich in umami. It's a unique flavor that is absolutely amazing; it's slightly salty and sweet. Fresh sea urchin, butter, pasta water, parmesan, and a little saki creates a decadent orange sauce that is tossed with hot pasta noodles.

Cooking lobster can be a bit intimidating but broiling lobster splits in the oven makes it much easier. I got frozen lobsters that have been cleaned and split in half.  Then all I have to do is broil and douse them in an herby melted butter. For the herb butter, I like to melt down butter and then stir in some fresh cilantro, minced garlic, a pinch of salt, lemon zest and a little bit of red chili.

Cooking fish can be intimidating for some but quality fresh salmon is super easy to cook and prepare. Click over for this super easy way to prepare this Vietnamese style baked salmon.

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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You’ll want to eat these whole! These are a favorite in our household especially when we eat out at a nice Vietnamese restaurant. The shrimps are super crispy with the use of cornstarch and when deep fried, they are so crispy that you can eat them shell and head on!

I got these beautiful Acadian redfish filets which is part of the rockfish family from the Gulf of Maine. They have a bright red skin with a super mild (no fishy) flavor.

I just pan fried them, added some green onions and chili peppers, then drizzled it with some of my Vietnamese Hoisin Sauce glaze and some hot sizzling oil!

Butter wine sauce instead is cooked down with fresh aromatics like Vietnamese purple basil, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, chives, jalepeno, red chili, siracha, cilantro and fish sauce.

Onigiri are one of my favorite sushi snacks. When I worked in fashion these snacks were perfect for a quick and very filling lunch (just two of these was enough to get me through the rest of the day). Did you know that these are also super easy to make at home as well?

If you aren’t familiar with this popular Japanese snacks, onigiri are made simply from sushi rice balls that are shaped into triangles and wrapped with nori seaweed sheets. They can be filled with an assortment of different fillings but one of my favorites are picy tuna filled and they are so easy to make! Jump down for the recipe.

We had lots of fried fish growing up and this was always one of my favorites. I just love how crispy the skin gets!

Click to learn more and to watch Keith and I prepare this Vietnamese favorite!