Hmong food

Nyob Zoo All! Today, I'll be showing you how to make a Hmong style noodle dish called Pleev Choj. This bean thread noodle dish is commonly made during funerals, weddings, potlucks, parties, etc. I guess you can say it's like the Hmong version of the Korean noodle dish called Japchae, but only in visuals not

Khua Mee: Fawm Qaab Zib (Non-Stir Fried Sweet Noodles Version)

Winter is approaching! Here is one of my favorite noodle soup during this time of year: QHAUB PIAJ! When you talk about chicken noodle soup, this is the chicken noodle soup you should be talking to me about. This noodle soup is also known as Khao Piak Sen in Laotian. I love this noodle soup

Hello Foodies! Spring is just around the corner and I thought this Snow Fungus Salad would be the perfect dish to enjoy this coming season. Also known as White Fungus Salad, this salad is super light and refreshing. Very simple to make and super versatile. It's a great dish to make for a potluck or

A recipe for larb, a minced meat salad popular in Southeast Asia. My rendition of it is inspired by Hmong cooking and uses ground pork.

Nyob Zoo Everyone! Here is another classic stir fry dish that can be commonly seen in a Hmong household: Super crispy pork stir fried with greens. This is one of my dad's favorite pork and greens stir fry. A classic combo that works so well together. In the Hmong Leeg dialect, we call this dish

Hello & Nyob Zoo! My mom's herbs are growing like crazy this year so I'd thought to share with you her poached chicken with summer herb recipe! In Hmong (Green dialect) we call this dish Nqaj Qab Vum: Nqaj meaning “meat”, Qab meaning “chicken”, and Vum meaning “to poach”. This dish is commonly eaten during

My daughter woke up from her afternoon nap and wanted to eat something besides the noodle soup that I made for lunch and dinner. She's probably tired of eating che dau trang (sweet white bean dessert) since she just had it this morning and a few bowls for the last several days. So, Grandma suggested sticky rice. Bingo! My kids love the aroma, texture, and sweetness of sticky rice as Grandma often makes it for them for breakfast. It was almost dinner time and I wanted my kids to have some…

Egg yolk salad dressing is commonly seen and made in the Laotian cuisine known as Yum salad. Hard boil egg yolks is the star of this dressing. It’s usually made with hard boiled egg yolks, fish sauce, oil, sugar & lime juice. Everyone has there own take on it, which is pretty fun to experiment. It’s savory, full of umami, a little sour, and just so good!