Traditional Vietnamese, Chinese and Other Food for Families
Most people I know like to make banana bread when they have an excess of ripe bananas. Not our family. We make a Vietnamese banana cake which I believe is a hidden gem. The cake is somewhat similar to a British bread pudding but has the consistency of a baked cheesecake with caramelised banana chunks […]
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Honeycomb cake or banh bo nuong is one of the most iconic cakes in Vietnamese cuisine. The name comes from the distinct honeycomb structure created by pockets of expanding gas which can be seen when you cut a cross section of the cake. Honeycomb cake is traditionally served warm and is perfect on its own or […]
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A few years back we were invited to a friend’s place for a pot luck dinner. I decided to make an apple crumble – a dessert I had nearly every single week when I was growing up, my go-to in the frozen dessert aisle, my all-time favourite comfort food. A dish I have never actually gotten the […]
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