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  1. In terms of dessert, vietnamese have quite a few dishes that resemble rice pudding, like a sweet rice and black eyed peas dessert with a topping of a sweet syrup of coconut milk and palm sugar.

    There is a strong french bakery influence on vietnam also, with the addition of pandan as a flavoring agent.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_amaryllifolius

    A good dessert that a lot of people around me like is a soft tofu served simply with a syrup consisting of brown sugar (block form) and ginger.

  2. It's not that freezing via liquid nitrogen does not produce ice crystals, it's just that the ice crystals are smaller. The slower something freezes, the bigger the ice crystals, and analogously, the faster something freezes the smaller the ice crystals. I think it would depend on the choice of meat. If the piece of meat is large, the liquid nitrogen won't be effective in freezing it quickly.

  3. Sounds more like a ceviche than sushi. You might like ceviche. Usually the fish is marinated in something that has high acidity. This acidic marinate denatures the protein, similar to heating, so that the finished product has a firmer texture.

  4. When I use a wok over a high flame, I would squirt the wine on the perimeter of the wok, where there was no veggies/meat. Maybe try adding the wine first.

    Are you making a mixture with the sauce ingredients first before adding it to the stir fry? or adding the components individually?

  5. A few notes:

    Make sure to plan well.

    Double check your grocery list, clean utensils, plates, etc.

    It's nice to use a washing machine or oven if your aren't using it to heat your plates.

    Do a check of what's in season and available. A good bakery is a god send.

    Ideas: Breakfast for dinner. Breakfast dishes with different twists. maybe a savory french toast made with olive oil, cream, herbs and eggs with prosciutto as a starter etc...

    Different cuisines. Portugese, korean, vietnamese, maybe regional dishes that aren't common in your area.

    Ask the guest(s) what their favorite protein is. Sometimes it's a lot easier to have limits than not to.

    Good luck!

  6. Sorry about the loss Ce. our local coffee house does lemongrass tea. It's got that nice citrusy smell. All that is in there is lemongrass and hot water. Nice with a little honey.

    Nakji: do you have any asian stores with a butcher counter? I've noticed asian stores offer different cuts of meat just from american butchers.

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