Andrea Nguyen Flees Saigon in April 1975 and Brings Vietnamese Home Cooking to America

Aug 7, 2020 · 51m

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Chef Andrea Nguyen, author of "Vietnamese Food Any Day," discusses her early life in Vietnam, Hostess fruit pies and why chicken stock is better with an apple. Plus, we chat with filmmaker Andrew Rodgers about Kinder Surprise, a chocolate egg that’s beloved worldwide but illegal in the United States; we make a simple dump-and-bake Lemon-Almond Pound Cake; and our Paris correspondent, Alex Aïnouz, explains why a good croissant is straight, not crescent-shaped. (Originally aired April 19, 2019.) Get this week's recipe, Lemon-Almond Pound Cake: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/lemon-almond-pound-cake We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or…