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− | <h2>Featured Cuisine:[[Cooking Vietnamese|An Introduction to Cooking Vietnamese]]</h2> | + | <h2>Featured Recipe: [[Spaghetti_alla_carbonara|The One True Carbonara]]</h2> |
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− | Brought to you by: [[:category:Mich's Recipes|Mich]]
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− | I grew up eating Vietnamese food so my preferences are very much biased, but it is my favorite cuisine. There is such a variety of flavors, textures, styles. There are three main regions dividing the cuisine of Vietnam. Northern Vietnam is more traditional and is the birthplace of one of the more well-known Vietnamese dishes, phở. Central Vietnam is not too familiar to me except for the city of Huế where you will find my favorite soup, bún bò Huế. Finally, there is the South where you'll find a greater variety of ingredients and spices, more use of ingredients such as curry powder and coconut milk. Who knows why I'm even mentioning these regional distinctions because I don't know where every dish comes from.
| + | Spaghetti alla Carbonara is a simple, comforting dish -- when made properly. It's classic Italian fare that somehow lost its magic when coming stateside, much like how cacciatore, bolognese, and even alfredo have been reduced to comical shells of their original recipes. |
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− | I am by far not an expert. While I did absorb some things watching my family cook when I was young, I did not develop much interest in cooking until my college years and only started cooking Vietnamese food when I realized that living away from home, if I wanted to eat the foods I love, I needed to cook them myself. Over the years I've become comfortable with making a good number of dishes but I'm still figuring out the right balance for others. Any other Vietnamese cooks here, please chime in and share.
| + | This is more or less "authentic" Carbonara. Note that it lacks peas, cream, chicken, or any number of other fillers as you may have seen it in restaurants. If my tone seems bitter, it is because it saddens me that the closest thing I have found in a US restaurant has been runny, goopy, or cluttered. (The one notable exception being Cyrus, north of Sonoma, but that's a story for another thread). My first real Carbonara in a neighborhood restaurant in Rome was an epiphany. Warm, textured, rustic and filling. |
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− | So visit the [[Cooking Vietnamese]] and [[:category:Mich's Recipes|Mich]] will help you discover the basics of this fantastic cuisine. She introduces you to common ingredients, sauces and methods as well as a number of recipes from this fantastic flavourful cuisine.
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| + | *1 lb. spaghetti |
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| + | *2 tbsp. olive oil |
| + | *1/4 lb. pancetta |
| + | *3 cloves garlic, minced |
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| + | *2 eggs |
| + | *1/4 lb. parmesan cheese (approx. 1 cup grated) |
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| + | *italian parsley, for garnish |
| + | *black pepper |
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| + | Previous Features: [[Cooking Vietnamese]] - [[Pilipino Pood]] - [[Doro Wat (Spicy Ethiopian Chicken Stew)]] - [[Beef and Red Onion Chirashi Zushi ]] - [[Home Baked Char Siu Bao (Hum Bao) ]] - [[Great and Glorious Guide to Cheese, Pinnacle of Western Gastronomy|Great and Glorious Guide to Cheese]] - [[Fresh Pumpkin Gnocchi, Fall Salad with Pepitas, Pumpkin Mousse|Fresh Pumpkin Gnocchi+]] - [[Gyoza by GodsMullet|Gyoza]] - [[Tiramisu]] - [[What to do if nuclear winter comes and all that's left to eat are avocados|Pork loin and avocado molcajete]] - [[Greek Inspired Four Cheese Calzones|Four Cheese Calzones]] - [[Carne Asada and Guacamole]] - [[Chocolate Chip Raspberry Ripple Icecream Sandwich Cookies|Rasp-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies]] - [[Turducken]] - [[Chili]] - [[Pad Thai]] - [[Chipotle Pesto Pasta]] - [[Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing]] - [[Baked Ziti]] - [[Millionaire's Shortbread]] |
− | File:phoeatit.jpg|[[Beef Noodle Soup - Pho (Phở bò)]]
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− | File:BanhMiSandwich.jpg|[[Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Sandwiches)]]
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− | File:Cakho.jpg|[[Vietnamese Braise in Caramel Sauce (Thịt kho)]]
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− | File:Lemongrassbeef.jpg|[[Lemongrass Beef Noodle Bowl (Bún Bò Xào)]]
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− | File:chagio.jpg|[[Vietnamese Crispy Spring Rolls (Chả gio)]]
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− | File:Bananabreadpudding.png|[[Banana Bread Pudding (Bánh chuối nướng)|Banana Bread Pudding (Bánh chuối nướng) by Sjurygg]]
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− | Previous Features: [[Pilipino Pood]] - [[Doro Wat (Spicy Ethiopian Chicken Stew)]] - [[Beef and Red Onion Chirashi Zushi ]] - [[Home Baked Char Siu Bao (Hum Bao) ]] - [[Great and Glorious Guide to Cheese, Pinnacle of Western Gastronomy|Great and Glorious Guide to Cheese]] - [[Fresh Pumpkin Gnocchi, Fall Salad with Pepitas, Pumpkin Mousse|Fresh Pumpkin Gnocchi+]] - [[Gyoza by GodsMullet|Gyoza]] - [[Tiramisu]] - [[What to do if nuclear winter comes and all that's left to eat are avocados|Pork loin and avocado molcajete]] - [[Greek Inspired Four Cheese Calzones|Four Cheese Calzones]] - [[Carne Asada and Guacamole]] - [[Chocolate Chip Raspberry Ripple Icecream Sandwich Cookies|Rasp-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies]] - [[Turducken]] - [[Chili]] - [[Pad Thai]] - [[Chipotle Pesto Pasta]] - [[Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing]] - [[Baked Ziti]] - [[Millionaire's Shortbread]]
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