Sticky rice is also referred to glutinous rice, Thai sticky rice, and short grain rice but did you know you can make this rice in your rice cooker too?

Cooking it in the rice cooker will result in plump and sticky rice that’s comparable to steamed sticky rice.

You can eat it plain or did you know you can fry this up for an amazing sticky fried rice? See below for plain sticky rice recipe and my quick sticky fried rice recipe with Chinese sausage (Lap chong).

Click to learn how to make perfect plain sticky rice or learn how to fry up some sticky fried rice!

Chao is Vietnamese rice porridge or you may know it as also by its Chinese counterpart, Congee (typically eaten in China as a breakfast meal ❤️). In Vietnam chao is not only a common breakfast meal but it’s also a popular lunch and dinner as well. Since it’s considered as the poor’s mans’ food, Cháo, won’t be found at your local American Vietnamese restaruants. At home it can be cooked fancier when cooked with a variety of specialty meats- this can include Cháo Vịt (duck porridge) and Cháo Cá (fish porridge).

If you’re like me and have a ton of Turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving then why not repurpose it into something totally different like Tikka Masala where the turkey is cooked in a orange/red cream colored spiced curry sauce.

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just a couple days away and we’re going to be celebrating it Friendsgiving style with a few of our closest friends! With the help with YouYou this year we’ll be doing a few things with an asian spin, because why not?

Crispy Air Fried Balsamic & Soy Sauced Brussel Sprouts

These bad boys only take less than 30 min total from prep time to final cooking. Click over for the recipe!

These are not traditional egg rolls but a fun way to make a veg friendly fried appetizer. I got the idea from having left over kimchi/tofu dumpling batter which I later added some extra fillings typical with vegetarian egg rolls like cabbage to make these egg rolls.

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.

Yukari and Yukari Rice: Yukari shiso salt is a Japnanese seasoning salt made simply from powdered dried purple shiso leaves and sea salt. The result is a tangy and colorful seasoning for onigiri, yukari rice, and many other Japanese dishes. To make Yukari rice, just sprinkle it over cooked rice and mix. I go this recipe from Yoko a Japanese chef and owner of a new upcoming ramen spot in Kingston.

Trung Chien- A Vietnamese inspired omelette/egg pie. My dad used to make many different variations of this, sometimes with shrimp and sometimes with tofu but always with some fresh garden veggies like scallions, bell peppers, and onions.

It's a simple dish, almost like an egg quiche if I had to compare it with anything but made with vermicelli noodles and some Vietnamese ingredients like dried wood ear mushrooms, fish sauce, and shallots.

This is my Hella Leveled Up Ramen with Vietnamese Lemongrass & Ginger Pork Belly, Chinese Broccoli, kimchi and Soy Sauce Ramen Noodles.One of my favorite things to do is to take a regular shelf ramen likes this instant noodle cup from @nongshim deconstruct it then reconstruct it. Click post for 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!

Some of the best recipes comes from your internal food cravings like this one. I wasn’t sure what I was craving but I knew I wanted something with brie, noodles and fried chicken… If mac and cheese was an Vietnamese dish I would probably use Brie cheese, sesame oil and a dash of fish sauce!

The result: A white creamy brie Mac & Cheese topped with some Tatsuta Age style Fried chicken topped off with some pork panko crumbs, because why not? Click on post to learn more!

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