Cuisine

bun thit nuong with green sauce
Sides and Sauces, Vietnamese

Garlic Cilantro Aioli

Back in 2016, when I was first starting off food Instagram, I met my homie Young Cho, who at the time was running a Korean-Vietnamese-Mexican fusion joint out of a convenience store called Phorale. Phorale was slanging Vietnamese sandwiches with beef bulgogi and Korean fried […]

Pork and Shrimp Wonton Soup
Entrees, Vietnamese

Pork and Shrimp Wonton / Hoành Thánh

Wontons originate from China, and with their occupation of Vietnam for thousands of years, inevitably, part of the culture and food became intertwined. Wontons, however, arrived in Vietnam sometime in the 19th century when Chinese immigrants settled there, bringing along their culinary traditions. Chinese wontons […]