Tag: Hoisin

Banh Mi Sandwich Andrea Recipe

Char Siu Chicken Banh Mi

Marinated and grilled chicken thighs are transfored into crispy, caramelized perfection. Quick pickles with daikon radishes and carrots, and sliced up jalapeƱos and herbs makes the ultimate banh mi, a now-classic Vietnamese sandwich.

springrolls

Spring Rolls

  Spring rolls or summer rolls are a Vietnamese delicacy known as ā€œgį»i cuį»‘nā€. Depending on region, salad rolls were made differently. Some vegetarian families make vegetarian spring rolls rather than meat spring rolls. However, the typical ingredients include slivers of cooked pork (most often cha pork sausages), shrimp, sometimes […]

Best Homemade Yee Sang Salad

Yee Sang (Prosperity Toss Salad)

  Yee Sang, Yu Sheng or Prosperity Toss is a refreshing appetizer consisting various ingredients that is served during Chinese New Year. This dish is believed to bring you abundance and prosperity. The tradition is to toss everything high and it is okay to make a mess. While you are […]

Peking Duck Popcorn

On Broadway Street in San Francisco, we tried a bag of Peking Duck caramel popcorn at a fabulous Chinese restaurant called China Live and I was hooked! For those of you that are wondering, there's actually no duck in this Peking Duck popcorn. The flavoring is actually from hoisin sauce, […]