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Ukraine: Varenyky

Cooking Time: 90 minutes
I’ll start this one with a little fun fact: I never went to my own high school prom, but I’ve been to prom in the Ukraine! The summer after I graduated from high school, I convinced my parents to let me spend two weeks in the Ukraine visiting my best...

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Laos: Laab / Larb

Cooking Time: 30
Laab – sometimes spelled larb, but pronounced without the ‘r’ – is said to be the national dish of Laos.  It’s also common in Northeast Thailand.  All sorts of meats can be used to make laab including beef, pork, chicken, duck, fish – I’ve even had an alligator version from the...

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Vietnam: Pho Ga

Cooking Time: 2.5 hours
Pho (pronounced “fuh”) is one of the best known Vietnamese dishes outside of Vietnam, and also one of the most commonly eaten dishes within.  According to my cookbook, “bowls of pho are the hamburgers of Vietnam: incredible popular, eaten every day by a majority of the population, young and old.”...

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Cambodia: Fish Amok

Cooking Time: 45 minutes + 15 minutes for fish to marinate
Welcome to Cambodia!  I’m excited to introduce you to Khmer cuisine, because it’s some of the most dynamic, flavorful food I’ve had – salty, spicy and bitter all at the same time.  This is much thanks to Kroeung, an aromatic blend of spices and herbs mashed together into a paste that is...

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