http://foodforfour.com Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:20:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was very surprised to see fresh sugar cane selling at my local fruit shop recently. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the fresh sugar cane was making chạo tôm. Chạo tôm is seasoned prawn paste wrapped around sugar cane stick, then steamed to set it's ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/08/ch%e1%ba%a1o-tom-vietnamese-grilled-prawn-on-sugar-cane/ It's cold and I have been super lazy. Gosh, I hope I'm not too late for this month's Delicious Vietnam. It's winter in Sydney at the moment but it's never too cold to have refreshing and healthy rice paper rolls. Mum made cơm tấm bì sườn chả (broken rice with pork ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/07/bi-cu%e1%bb%91n-shredded-pork-and-pork-skin-rice-paper-rolls/ I never really bothered with getting enough Omega 3 in my diet until I had kids. Having read that Omega 3 is important for brain development in children's early years, I became obsessed with providing my two girls with enough Omega 3. I started serving them at least 3 servings ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/06/fried-salmon-with-green-apple-salad/ Xíu mại is Vietnamese meatballs and it sounds very similar to the Chinese dumplings siu mai. I'm sure these meatballs are influenced by the Chinese but the only similarities between these meatballs and the Chinese dumplings are that it's made of out ground pork and it's steamed. These meatballs also ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/06/xiu-m%e1%ba%a1i-vietnamese-meatballs/ After months of waiting, the pomelos from my parent's trees are ready to be picked. This year we seem to have more pomelos than previous years (70+ pomelos). There are way too many pomelos for one to eat and like most years my parents will be giving most of it ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/06/g%e1%bb%8fi-b%c6%b0%e1%bb%9fi-tom-pomelo-salad-with-prawns/ I'm crazy about anything mung beans, whether they are sweet or savoury. I just love how there so many Vietnamese snack foods which are made with mung beans. One of my favourite are these sweet mung bean glutenous rice balls. The thin glutenous rice layer on the outside is very ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/06/banh-day-d%e1%ba%adu-sweet-mung-bean-glutenous-rice-balls/ I love this vibrant and refreshing salad with chicken congee. This deliciously cold and crunchy salad is a perfect contrast to the hot and soft congee. It's also makes a delicious salad on it's own. Gỏi Gà - Chicken and Cabbage Salad Recipe 1/2 kg cooked shredded chicken (or use ... http://foodforfour.com/2010/05/g%e1%bb%8fi-ga-vietnamese-chicken-and-cabbage-salad/