Thursday, June 30, 2022

Vietnamese American and Vietnamese Recipes - Recipes from around the world

 Vietnamese Crab With Tamarind And Chili (Cua Rang Me) https://rasamalaysia.com/crab-with-tamarind-and-chili-recipe/ Cool use of an unique sauce - Tamarind sauce. 

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Chili Crab Recipe

 Variations of chili crab recipe in South East Asia. What’s fascinating is that Singapore, Vietnam and Kenya (remember the cave?) all have versions of chili crab. To my greatest delight, they make use of the Tamarind in all three locations. One of my favorite unique ingredient that is in some parts of Asia as well as Africa! I tasted Tamarind in a neighbor’s house. It has capturing flavors that I thought deeply about. 

  • Singapore chili crab, mild, not too spicy
    • This chef explains Singapore chili crab so well. Though not ideal, it is possible to make it without the shrimp paste. https://youtu.be/l2ToW0IDG1U He explains the melting pot of Singapore food scene so well. The recipe end up a bit on the spicy side. 
    • https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/240523/singapore-chili-crabs/
  • Kenya : green chili crab served in its shell. 
  • Mud crab in tamarind and chilli sauce https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/mud-crab-tamarind-and-chilli-sauce