It was pouring rain in Hanoi, and we were hungry and craving the classic Vietnamese dish, Bun Cha. A quick consult with Siri showed the nearest restaurant serving it was 100 meters away, so we ran for it.

Singapore is famous for its chili crab. It’s so good, I would fly there from San Francisco just to eat it for a week. But I found it was a lot easier (and cheaper!) to just make it at home.

This is a simple one-pot dish with Vietnamese flavors. A clay pot is a great tool for making this but you can also use a Dutch oven or heavy sauce pan.

Forget about cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving. Let’s face it, it’s a big old boring bird that is dried breast meat drowned in gravy.

There's nothing more classic in Vietnamese cuisine than Pho. (No it's not pronounced "fo" but closer to "furr" or "faa".)