March 13, 2026
Paella Mixta - The Mixed Paella
Paella Mixta © kvalifood.com
Paella Mixta is the mixed version with chicken, chorizo and seafood. It’s not the …
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July 9, 2025
Chả Cá Lã Vọng - Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill
Chả Cá Lã Vọng - Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill © kvalifood.com
Chả cá Lã Vọng is one of Hanoi’s most famous …
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July 9, 2025
XO Sauce (XO酱)
XO sauce © kvalifood.com
XO sauce was invented in Hong Kong in the 1980s - probably at the Peninsula Hotel - and is …
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September 24, 2024
Vietnamese Fishcake (Chả Cá)
Vietnamese Fishcake (Chả Cá) © kvalifood.com
Chả cá are Vietnamese fishcakes made from ground fresh fish mixed with dill …
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May 6, 2023
Bánh Xèo - Crispy Vietnamese Pancakes
Bánh Xèo - Crispy Vietnamese Pancakes © kvalifood.com
Bánh xèo are thin, crispy rice flour pancakes coloured yellow with …
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February 28, 2020
Steamed Mussels
Steamed Mussels © kvalifood.com
Steamed mussels are surprisingly easy to make. The mussels are cleaned, cooked in an …
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January 28, 2019
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls (Nem Cuốn)
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls (Nem Cuốn) © kvalifood.com
Nem cuốn are fresh (unfried) spring rolls wrapped in softened …
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January 19, 2017
Vietnamese Green Mango Salad with Prawns and Squid
Vietnamese Green Mango Salad with Prawns and Squid © kvalifood.com
Salad xoài hải sản is a shredded green mango salad …
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May 4, 2015
Boiling Shrimp
Boiling Shrimp © kvalifood.com
Fresh shrimp need only a brief boil, then left to cool in the water — that keeps them …
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January 16, 2013
Gravad Mackerel
Gravad Mackerel © kvalifood.com
Gravad mackerel is made the same way as gravlax: the fillets are rubbed with salt, sugar …
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October 20, 2011
Vietnamese Grilled Clams with Spring Onion and Peanuts
Vietnamese Grilled Clams with Spring Onion and Peanuts © kvalifood.com
Grilled clams with a butter and spring onion …
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April 15, 2010
Octopus with potatoes and spinach - Lisbon inspirational tour - Day 5 - kvalilog_11
The last day in Lisbon I got grilled octopus. It was a nice dish, so I recreated it here. Octopus is not something …
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