To celebrate, at the table and in our own way, the upcoming Chinese New Year, we have concocted some easy recipes with intoxicating flavors from elsewhere.
Fragrant, exotic, colorful and tasty…
These are the adjectives that come up most often in the mouths of French people when they talk about Asian cuisine according to a study carried out in February 2019*. According to this same study, one in four French people eat it every week and their favorite recipes would be spring rolls and Cantonese rice. A little reductive, however, as is the term Asian cuisine, which should be put in the plural as they are so diverse and rich…
The plurality of Asian cuisine
Fortunately, recent years have seen the emergence of more and more addresses specifically dedicated to regional Chinese cuisines, Korean, Laotian, Taiwanese, Thai and Indonesian specialties. Also worth noting is the boom in chic canteens delivering monomaniacal delights: Chinese bao, katsudon with breaded pork and Japanese okonomiyaki, Vietnamese bánh mì… This sandwich, garnished in particular with grated carrots, vegetable pickles and Vietnamese mortadella, is THE street food dish. in vogue at the moment. We can no longer count its variations, whether at Nonette (71, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris-11e), the excellent takeaway counter of chef Khanh-Ly Huynh who prepares all her homemade charcuterie, or at Gramme ( 86, rue des Archives, Paris-3e), the famous coffee shop which takes inspiration from it to offer a version with brioche bread closer to the hot dog. Without wanting to appropriate the impressive Asian culinary culture, the recipes that follow have no other purpose than to take you on a journey with some techniques and ingredients that are still too little known. And if you decide to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which will begin this year on January 29 under the sign of the Wood Snake, don’t forget to prepare dumplings the day before. Thanks to their shape evoking ancient Chinese silver ingots, they remain essential on the menu to wish good luck on the plate. Enjoy!
*By Harris Interactive for Deliveroo
Pork katsudon and omelet
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Laotian chicken broth

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Shrimp and Chicken Pad Thai

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Bobun

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Rice with peppers, pineapple, chicken and cashew nuts

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Pork and black mushroom spring rolls

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Shrimp and pork wonton broth

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Tam mak or green papaya salad

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Chicken skewers, coconut milk and satay sauce

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Tom kha kai or Thai coconut milk soup

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Tamagoyaki or Japanese omelette

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Vermicelli sautéed with shrimp

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Red bean mochi

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Beef bibimbap

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Cantonese pineapple rice

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Vietnamese pork with caramel

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Tuna and smoked salmon onigiri

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Coconut pearls

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Pork katsudon and omelette

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Katsudon with pork and omelette
Laotian chicken broth

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Laotian chicken broth
Shrimp and Chicken Pad Thai

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Pad Thai with shrimp and chicken
Bobun

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the Bobun recipe
Rice with peppers, pineapple, chicken and cashew nuts

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Rice with peppers, pineapple, chicken and cashew nuts
Pork and black mushroom spring rolls

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Nems with pork and black mushrooms
Shrimp and pork wonton broth

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Shrimp and Pork Wonton Broth
Tam mak or green papaya salad

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Tam mak or green papaya salad
Chicken skewers, coconut milk and satay sauce

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for chicken skewers, coconut milk and satay sauce
Tom kha kai or Thai coconut milk soup

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Tom kha kai or Thai coconut milk soup
Tamagoyaki or Japanese omelette

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Tamagoyaki or Japanese omelette
Vermicelli sautéed with shrimp

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Sautéed Vermicelli with Shrimp
Red bean mochi

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Discover the recipe for red bean mochi
Beef bibimbap

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Discover the recipe for Beef Bibimbap
Cantonese pineapple rice

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Discover the recipe for Cantonese Pineapple Rice
Vietnamese pork with caramel

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Discover the recipe for Vietnamese Pork with Caramel
Tuna and smoked salmon onigiri

© Valéry Guedes
Discover the recipe for Tuna and Smoked Salmon Onigiri
Coconut pearls

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Discover the recipe for Coconut Pearls