Bún Chả Vermicelli Bowl are one of those dishes I never hesitate to cook at home. Smoky pork cooked hot and fast, cold rice vermicelli, crisp lettuce and generous handfuls of herbs, all brought together with a sharp, savoury-sweet nuoc cham. It’s the contrast that makes it work so well — warm, charred meat against…
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Nonna’s Italian Meatballs (Polpette)
There was always a scramble for the last polpetta. Not dramatic. Just the quiet sort of hovering that happens at family gatherings when everyone knows something good is nearly gone. These are the Italian meatballs that have been part of my family for years. Pork and veal, plenty of parmesan, browned first, then simmered gently…