By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly There are a lot of things to prepare when celebrating the Lunar New Year (as opposed to the Solar New Year, which is overrated), but perhaps the most important is the food.
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New Year feasts from around Asia
Posted on 31 January 2013.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 32 No 6 | 2/2-2/80 Comments
A Vietnamese Thanksgiving
Posted on 21 November 2012.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The Vietnamese in the United States can easily identify with the Thanksgiving story.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 48 | 11/24-11/300 Comments
Beyond the Plate: The Asian lowdown on Seattle’s farmers markets
Posted on 16 August 2012.
While I was enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Broadway Farmers Market, it occurred to me to follow up on NWAW’s first installment of “Beyond the Plate” with one on farmers markets. Many Asians I’ve spoken with have admitted to feeling removed or uninterested in farmers markets …
Posted in Beyond the Plate, Food, Vol 31 No 34 | 8/18-8/240 Comments
My list of irresistible snacks
Posted on 13 July 2012.
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly The best advice I can give to keep your weight down is to treat yourself while eating small portions. I’m lucky to be in the International District, where there are many snacks offered at reasonable prices. Here are a few of my favorites.
Posted in Food, Vol 31 No 29 | 7/14-7/200 Comments
Beyond the Plate: Rainy day noshing from food blogs and beyond
Posted on 06 July 2012.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Last week, I went on a picnic — a “summer picnic” to be specific — and it rained. Weather aside, the food was great, but I was certain that our calling it a summer picnic caused the weather to get testy. So, it hasn’t been all sunshine these past [...]
Posted in Food, Vol 31 No 28 | 7/7-7/130 Comments
Cooking and eating with Mom — Food writers share stories about their mothers and food
Posted on 10 May 2012.
Compiled by Pat Tanumihardja For Northwest Asian Weekly For many, food is the link to cultural roots, the lens through which we view our
Posted in Community News, Features, Food, Vol 31 No 20 | 5/12-5/180 Comments
A narrative: What does Lunar New Year mean?
Posted on 26 January 2012.
By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly As early as I can remember, I loved firecrackers.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments
Chefs and foodies root for ginger’s versatile properties for Lunar New Year
Posted on 19 January 2012.
By Michelle Locke For The Associated Press Fresh, dried, candied, or pickled, the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale — ginger root to you and me — is a hot commodity at the moment. Used quietly for years to add zip to everything from stir-fries and sushi to breads and cookies, ginger happens to be [...]
Posted in Food, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
The little-known history behind your favorite Chinese New Year foods
Posted on 19 January 2012.
By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly With the Lunar New Year approaching, Asians around the world are looking forward to a variety
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
Thanksgiving … Asian-fied! (a round-up of blog posts and newspaper stories)
Posted on 24 November 2011.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Creating content around Thanksgiving for an Pan-Asian newspaper is unexpectedly difficult. After all, there’s only so many times we can run the same old, “How to bring add Asian flair to your Thanksgiving dinner!” story. However, there are some folks who have brought some freshness to an old schtick.
Please take off your shoes when you enter my house (for Thanksgiving!)
Posted on 23 November 2011.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Yeah, a Thanksgiving article about etiquette is pretty exciting and cutting-edge stuff. But before
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Food, Vol 30 No 48 | 11/26-12/20 Comments
Demystifying hot pot … and Little Sheeps
Posted on 09 August 2011.
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Is there such a thing as a “real little sheep” (versus “fake little sheep”)?
Posted in Food, Vol 30 No 32 | 8/6-8/120 Comments
Is there plasticizer in your food? What is the FDA hiding?
Posted on 23 June 2011.
By Ngoc Nguyen, Vivian Po, Summer Chiang New America Media More than three weeks after the Taiwanese government began a massive recall of tainted food products, the United States government has provided no guidance to retailers as to which products are safe to sell. By contrast, the Philippines, Canada, and New Zealand have published the [...]
Posted in Food, Health, Vol 30 No 26 | 6/25-7/10 Comments
Edmonds man famed for being instant ramen connoisseur
Posted on 11 June 2011.
The unemployed Edmonds transplant has carved out an online niche as a prolific sampler of packaged Asian noodles, the kind you cook by adding boiling water and little else.
Posted in Community News, Features, Food, National News, Vol 30 No 24 | 6/11-6/171 Comment
A tiger enters the kitchen — Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan shows why she isn’t the typical cookbook author
Posted on 09 June 2011.
Journalist Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan stood in front of the wok clutching her Blackberry, admittedly scared that if she diverted from the recipe, she’d make a mistake.
Posted in Cultures, Food, Profiles, Vol 30 No 24 | 6/11-6/171 Comment
10 Asian food makeovers for your holiday party
Posted on 22 December 2010.
Let’s face it. We gain weight during the holidays because there are too many leftovers. So why not share the wealth (and calories) by throwing a leftover party on Dec. 26?
Posted in Cultures, Food, Vol 29 No 52 | 12/25-12/313 Comments
