Paul Fix

"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territor...

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James Reston

"This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whi...

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Honore de Balzac

"Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the othe...

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Cha Hue – Hue Style Vietnamese Ham

Guest Post from Ravenous CoupleVietnamese hams, or chả is ubiquitous part of Vietnamese cuisine. But like many Vietnamese dishes, the people of each region add special touches to a dish and call it their own. And it’s no different with chả Huế, a relative unknown compared with chả lụa. This ham originates from Huế, the ancestral capital of Vietnam and is often eaten as a snack and as a meat topping to the classic bún bò Huế soup. In fact, we’re always a tad disappointed when we don’t get a nugget of chả Huế in our soup. Why so? Well, to the generically mild pork paste giò sống, a generous amount of minced garlic and cracked pepper corns are added, transforming a typically mild chả into one with a delicious kick. You can make your...

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