I found a recipe that calls for this ingredient and went to my local Asian food market to get it. I wasn't able to find it among the packages or jars labeled...

I have been living in north america for a long time and have extensibly traveled in the western countries. One thing that really stands out about indian...

Thai Pla Doog Pad Ped (Crisp-fried Catfish with Hot Curry) Serves 6 to 8. Will work with any fish. This should be served and eaten as soon as it's been...

I ate at a great Thai restaurant last night on Haight Street, just W of Masonic I think. It was called Best of Thai Noodle House and I had #19, stir-fried...

I gather that cilantro root can be bought frozen and that sounds very convenient since I usually have buy the whole plant to get the root. Even places that...

I do this all the time to myself: go into the local Korean market and buy something I have no idea what to do with. The nice lady's English is about on par...

Hi - Does anyone have a definitive set of recipes for the contents of the little spice trays you see in Thai restaurants? I know that one container has...

I made Tom Yum hot & sour soup tonight but od'd on the paste, other than that it was very good. I took about 125cc coconut milk, 125cc silken tofu, and about...

I went to San Francisco today and made it to mini-Asian district on Clement Street, north of Golden Gate Park. My backpack was overloaded and I could only get...

I'm going to SF tomorrow and found a list of Asian markets, almost all on Clement Street. Several carry the red and massaman curry pastes that I've been...

I am just starting to cook Indonesian and Malaysian food, and will post some recipes that I have tried as I am successful with them. Does anyone here have any...

My local Chinese grocer has run out of the above subject bean paste. Does anyone know where I can get it? I have searched the 'Net, and found several...

Folks- I tried making Banh Xeo for the first time tonight and the result wasn't quite what I'd hoped for. I think I made the batter too thick, and perhaps...

Does anybody have a good detailed recipe of both ingredients and technique for making hand pulled noodles? Roland

I love oriental (long, purple) eggplants. I have had them in Chinese restaurants where the eggplant is cooked thoroughly creamy and soft but still retains the...

Years ago my landlady (from China) taught me how to make the most delicious dish and I'm hoping someone will recognize it and help me recreate it or something...

I just love Thai peanut sauce, but my only experience with it being the overpriced "Taste of Thai" peanut sauce mix you add to coconut milk. I want to make my...

Howdy folks! I'm a lurker here, but a regular on ABF and Nick prompted me to pass on a source for Sichuan peppercorns in the...

Well... My doctor said my triglycerides are way up, and so I'm making the move to low-carb eating. Since my favorite food is Asian, I'd like to know how to...

I was wondering if bao are ever made "sourdough" with natural yeast aged overnight? I notices some recipes include vinegar, which is usually a tip-off that...

Just thought I want to share this great recipe. I just love curry. One thing good about Malaysian food is that the flavour taste like fusion of different...

I found myself an old dutch cooking book which was written for professional cooks during the colonial days in Indonesia by Abat Boerano published by Kluwer in...

I went to the Asian supermarket and bought a jar of tom yum hot & sour soup paste imported from Thailand. It was only $1.39 and so delicious! I had some...

This was so tasty I thought I'd share the recipe. You don't miss the meat at all. 1 package wonton wrappers 1 8 oz package tempeh 4-5 pieces canned water...

I posted a "recipe" and then the group went dead. Did I poison all the Asian food fans? ------------ There are no atheists in foxholes or in Fenway Park in an...