With the release of my Dear Mam Vegetarian Fish Sauce, I’m spotlighting a ton of vegetarian Vietnamese dishes, because there is a whole world of incredible dishes waiting for you to build with it. Today we’re making a true Vietnamese comfort food classic: dau hu […]
I have loved island-style food for long before I could remember. When my family first immigrated to America, the seven of us crammed into a tiny two-bedroom apartment in South Seattle. Over the next handful of years, my parents became good friends with our Samoan […]
I love pho, bun bo hue, or really any dish you’d find at any Vietnamese restaurant, just as much as, or maybe even more, than the average person. My love for Vietnamese food runs deep, and I could honestly talk about it for days on […]
Pretty soon, Dear Mam Vegetarian Fish Sauce will be available online and in select retailers near you! To celebrate the expansion of Dear Mam, I’m spending a little extra time showcasing the Vietnamese vegetarian dishes I grew up eating, the ones that filled our house […]
Salt and pepper anything is my love language. Salt and pepper chicken wings, salt and pepper tofu, those crispy, garlicky, slightly spicy bites you find at Chinese and Vietnamese spots are hands down some of my favorite appetizers on the planet. So it should surprise […]
I recently came across the oldest Vietnamese cookbook published in America, Vietnamese Cookery, by Jill Nhu Huong Miller. Vietnamese Cookery was published in 1968 and features a collection of Vietnamese recipes that Jill grew up eating, with slight adaptations to ingredients based on her new […]
I’ve spent the last three years as a full-time food content creator, posting Vietnamese and Asian recipe videos nearly every single day. Over that time, one of the most requested things I’ve been asked for is more vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese dishes. So if you’re one of […]
I’ve been on a serious meatball kick lately, and somewhere in the middle of it, I realized that meatballs might just be one of the best things ever invented to eat. Now, my undying love for meatballs is what pushed me to develop my Vietnamese […]
If you’ve spent any time on this page or any of my social media channels, you should already know that I have a soft spot for the dishes that never quite make it onto a restaurant menu. The kinds of dishes that typically take center […]
Thai food sits right at the very top of my favorite cuisines, right next to Vietnamese food. I love the way it leans on fresh herbs and vegetables, the way every plate layers heat, salt, and sweetness into something loud and incredibly flavorful, and the […]
Welcome to feedthepudge! I was originally born in Saigon, Vietnam and my family and I spent some time at a refugee camp in the Philippines. We eventually immigrated to Seattle in the 90's, where I've spent most of my life. I created feedthepudge as a vehicle for me to share my love of culture and food, while passing on my family's recipes and stories. Most of the recipes shared are Vietnamese dishes I grew up eating, but definitely not limited to just that - I'll also be sharing some of my favorites along the way!