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Rice Vermicelli

While noodle dishes are a delicious Asian staple, if you're new to cooking Asian-inspired cuisine, the variety of noodles and their purposes may be overwhelming. Let's break down one traditional noodle you may want to try experimenting with and enjoying, rice vermicelli!
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Palm Sugar

Palm sugar is made of sap that comes from coconut palm trees. Its taste has a slight caramel flavor and is a popular ingredient in Asian cooking. Compared to substitute sweeteners, palm sugar is considered a healthier alternative, due to its production involving minimal processing with no added chemicals. Many of the plant-based vitamins and minerals, which can benefit your body, are retained in the sweetener since it is unfiltered.
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Health Benefits and Recipes for Coconut Milk

Coconut milk has a variety of uses, offers numerous health benefits, and is a tasty dairy-free alternative. Coconut milk is the thick liquid you get when you blend coconut meat with water and strain it. It contains one-third of the calories found in cow’s milk, and half of the fat! It also has the lowest carbohydrate content of all non-dairy milks.
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History and Benefit of Lychee

Not only does Lychee have a delicious taste and texture, but the fruits are packed full of vitamins and antioxidants that offer several health benefits. This month we are going to be discussing some insightful information you may not already know about this exotic fruit!
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Not Your Traditional Rice Paper Recipes

From appetizers and salads to pasta dishes and desserts, we want to tell you about some creative ways to use rice paper more often in your kitchen below!
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What is Palm Sugar?

Palm sugar is made by boiling the sap from palm flowers until it becomes a smooth paste. Because it undergoes minimal processing and contains no chemicals, it's considered an unrefined sugar. The process of making palm sugar is actually very similar to that of making maple syrup and can be made from a variety of palm trees such as palmyra, date, toddy, nipa, sugar, and coconut palms.

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