Japanese culture has introduced many excellent food products and dishes to America’s culinary palate. Most of us are familiar with surimi (imitation crab and lobster), ramen noodles, the hungry ...

Asian cooking has always captivated me with its bold flavors and ingenious use of simple ingredients. From the aromatic spices of Thai curries to the umami-rich sauces of Chinese stir-fries, these ...

It all started several months ago, when I was fishing around for something not-too-unhealthy for lunch. Spring was over — the once-tender lettuces now milky-hearted and stiff-leaved — and I was bored ...

Vegan rice paper pancakes are crispy, savory rolls filled with sliced onion, red cabbage, carrot, and cheese. The rice paper ...

GROWING UP IN Saigon, Ngoan Nguyen learned how to make spring rolls from her mother, Tao. Chocked full of lettuce and herbs, prawns or pork, spring rolls are commonly eaten as appetizers in Vietnam. A ...

In yesterday’s food section, I pulled together a bunch of vegan brown bag recipes from the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts, the cooking school on South Lamar Boulevard that specializes in ...

As a food writer, it won’t surprise you that I have a running list of foods I want to make and recipes I want to create. Spring rolls have been on that list for weeks. I had the wrappers but kept ...

The Brodard family of restaurants are so well known for their pork rice rolls that it's practically become part of their name. “Oh, you should go to Brodard-and-you-have-to-get-the-nem-nướng-cuốn.” It ...

Every time I’ve eaten at a Vietnamese restaurant with a group, deciding on appetizers has become a whole discussion. Should we get spring rolls, or egg rolls? How many? Tofu or pork? Shrimp or sweet ...