There’s a notion that desserts are not a part of Asian cuisine. Supposedly, fruit is enough to satisfy the Asian sweet tooth. It’s time to shed light on this myth. There are a lot of traditional ...

DEAR SOS: Last weekend we went to Chef Hannes Restaurant in El Segundo. We had a wonderful meal. To start it off, we had a curried chicken soup with barley and, unexpectedly, bananas. This was very ...

Prepared with meticulous effort and requiring several strong people to take turns pounding it into a smooth consistency, canh chuoi (banana soup) is an indispensable specialty for the feast of Y Yen ...

Substitute chunks of fresh mango for the banana, after soup is fully cooked. Substitute chunks of cooked sweet potato or taro for the banana. This combination is known as bo bo cha cha and is served ...