| Dumplings, Dumplings, Dumplings and other Asian Food Finds |
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| Sunday, 31 January 2010 00:00 |
It started with the arrival of Andrea Nguyen's Asian Dumplings cookbook and the arrival of Pat Tanumihardja's Asian Grandmother's cookbook. Here you'll find a mostly pictoral post, with descriptions of these fine books and my maiden voyage to H Mart, as well as pictures of my first attempts at making gyoza skins from scratch. Making dumplings is sort of like having sex: it's not hard to do, but to do it well, is another matter. Either way, it's delicious and fun so don't be intimidated, try some homemade dumplings. First, the books. Read my review here: Asian Cookbook Explosion is a Boon to Home Cooks.
Then my husband announced his birthday wish: "Dumplings, at least 39, one for each year, or as many as I can eat." And, I have the Oishinbo Ramen and Gyoza edition on loan from the Passionate Foodie's lending library (my friend Rich, AKA the Passionate Foodie is generous about loaning books that he knows I'd enjoy. He's introduced me to many great books, three on my nightstand right now!) Read about Rich's Saké class here, Saké Wins Over Some New Fans. Still, reading and doing are not the same, as the Chinese say: talk does not cook the rice.
When the Kotobukiya Japanese grocery store closed in Porter Square, many of the essential ingredients were hard to find. Later the new H Mart in Burlington opened. A plan came into focus. So the quest began. Could we find the ingredients we needed? Could we make proper gyoza? It was time to try!
You will have noticed that the Oishinbo book is entitled: Ramen and Gyoza. Both are Chinese in origin and beloved by Japanese as well as many of the rest of the world. Just today as I was finishing the edits on the Suite101 book review post, I saw this article in the New York Times, One Noodle at a Time. As the excellent glossary notes, Ramen and Gyoza are often served together. Reading this article will make you hungry for a big bowl of ramen. I need to make it to Ken's Ramen in the Super88 Food Court.
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Hooray for dumplings!
written by Vivian Boroff , February 01, 2010
Love the slide show, and the photo of you is so cute! Your dumplings turned out so well. Mine did not turn out half as pretty. Love Andrea's book and definitely want the other two. I'll probably get them too since I don't have Richard close by to borrow from
Love it!
written by Andrea Nguyen , February 02, 2010
You make me feel that I've truly done my job. Thank you!
Andrea
written by jacqueline , February 02, 2010
Your book is a gift! I love the easy clear voice and the can do attitude. Who doesn't love dumplings, now even someone who lives far from a Chinatown area can make them at home. I just saw your segment for Chinese New Year and want to try those puffs! I have a cocktail I've been waiting to debut. This is the perfect opportunity. Maybe I'll try Pat's sardine puffs too, I feel a party taking shape...http://theasiangrandmotherscoo...fs-recipe/
I ? Dumplings!
written by Shanti , February 04, 2010
Sounds like a great book I'd love to add to my kitchen. My husband loves dumplings — actually, I don't know anyone who doesn't. Great find!
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written by Asian heritage , March 25, 2010
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Andrea's got a wonderful 
Pat's website includes many recipes not in the book, along with recipes 
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