Nước chấm is a Vietnamese for a common variety of dipping sauces, which can be sweet, sour, salty, savoury and spicy. If you’ve eaten at a local Vietnamese restaurant, you most likely would have tasted nuoc cham in the form of a dipping sauce for your deep fried spring rolls or sauce you pour over your lemongrass…
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Product Review: Alligga’s Flaxseed Cooking Oil (with recipes)
When thinking about how to make good use of Alligga’s Flaxseed Cooking oil, a thought popped into my head: how high is the smoke point* on this oil? Seeing as how the smoke point would determine how I will best use it, I sifted through my nutrition books determined to find my answer. Flaxseed oil…
Blue Dragon Sauces: The easiest way to create a fantastic Asian-inspired feast
Last month I took part of a cooking competition at The Dirty Apron. It was hosted by Blue Dragon – a new line of Asian Stir-Fri mixes, cooking sauces and pastes. These sauces are perfect for busy cooks, like myself, who love gourmet flavours, but are too busy with life. Some of the recipes take…
Mary in Vancity 