Since the release of my Dear Mam vegetarian fish sauce, I’ve been sharing more and more vegan Vietnamese recipes across my social media platforms, and your response to them has been nothing short of incredible. Reading all of the messages and comments about how much […]
Chicken karaage might be one of my favorite appetizers in the whole world. Every time I visit a ramen shop, a sushi bar, or an izakaya, I already know it’s going to be the very first thing I order, before I even look at the […]
The first time I tasted this dish, I was lounging in my aunt’s house in Vietnam, as the sweet scent of burning charcoal and meat wafted into the room. A small food cart vendor was setting up outside her house. As the light faded, he […]
Y’all have been showing so much love for my Vietnamese vegan and vegetarian recipes, so I can’t help but to keep it going. That support is exactly what pushed me to create something I have wanted in my kitchen for years. With the launch of […]
Nearly twenty years ago, during my junior year of high school, I visited Vietnam and got to spend some time along the coastal region of Nha Trang. During my trip, my cousins took me to a seafood restaurant that I still think about to this […]
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 […]
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!