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The Aunty Who Bruises Her Mint Before Tossing It in Larb — And She's Right

The Aunty Who Bruises Her Mint Before Tossing It in Larb — And She's Right

The Aunty Who Bruises Her Mint Before Tossing It in Larb — And She's Right I watched a Lao Aunty make larb mo at a family gathering in Plano. She did something the recipe books don't mention: she took the mint leaves in her palm and bruised

The Aunty Who Toasts Her Own Curry Paste — And Why It Changes Everything

The Aunty Who Toasts Her Own Curry Paste — And Why It Changes Everything

The Aunty Who Toasts Her Own Curry Paste — And Why It Changes Everything A Filipino-Chinese Aunty I know makes her own green curry paste from scratch. She doesn't use Mae Ploy. She doesn't use any jarred paste. She roasts every ingredient separately, grinds it by hand,

The Aunty Who Adds Palm Sugar Syrup to Her Pad Thai — And She's Right

The Aunty Who Adds Palm Sugar Syrup to Her Pad Thai — And She's Right

The Aunty Who Adds Palm Sugar Syrup to Her Pad Thai — And She's Right I watched a Thai Aunty in Dallas make pad Thai for a family gathering. She did something no recipe book mentions: she made a palm sugar syrup first, mixed it into the tamarind, and