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Weekly dispatches on Asian food and cooking from Andrea Nguyen, a James Beard-award winning author. PTFS is tasty, useful, and about culi...
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Happy Tet 2026!
Happy Tet 2026!
andreanguyen.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Happy Tet 2026!
Here are 2 Moo Shu recipes so you can have it your way • And, moo shu is more than a burrito-ish snack. It's about women pushing the Chinese food boundaries.
Here are 2 Moo Shu recipes so you can have it your way
And, moo shu is more than a burrito-ish snack. It's about women pushing the Chinese food boundaries.
andreanguyen.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Here are 2 Moo Shu recipes so you can have it your way • And, moo shu is more than a burrito-ish snack. It's about women pushing the Chinese food boundaries.
Midweek gems #58: Birthdays, Valentines, Lunar New Year + Peking Duck recipe • You asked for it: gluten-free Mandarin duck pancakes + chocolate lava cakes + the spicy ginger-orange chicken wing tips
Midweek gems #58: Birthdays, Valentines, Lunar New Year + Peking Duck recipe
You asked for it: gluten-free Mandarin duck pancakes + chocolate lava cakes + the spicy ginger-orange chicken wing tips
andreanguyen.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Midweek gems #58: Birthdays, Valentines, Lunar New Year + Peking Duck recipe • You asked for it: gluten-free Mandarin duck pancakes + chocolate lava cakes + the spicy ginger-orange chicken wing tips
Mandarin Pancake Mini Class + a Duckylicious Feast • Gather the few ingredients needed and use my step-by-step videos to succeed with ease. And, yes, lots of substitutions and advance prep tips are here too!
Mandarin Pancake Mini Class + a Duckylicious Feast
Gather the few ingredients needed and use my step-by-step videos to succeed with ease. And, yes, lots of substitutions and advance prep tips are here too!
andreanguyen.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Mandarin Pancake Mini Class + a Duckylicious Feast • Gather the few ingredients needed and use my step-by-step videos to succeed with ease. And, yes, lots of substitutions and advance prep tips are here too!
Vietnamese pomelo salad, fit for royalty and doable from supermarket ingredients • + pomelo buying guide + video tips to prep it like a pro
Vietnamese pomelo salad, fit for royalty and doable from supermarket ingredients
+ pomelo buying guide + video tips to prep it like a pro
andreanguyen.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Vietnamese pomelo salad, fit for royalty and doable from supermarket ingredients • + pomelo buying guide + video tips to prep it like a pro
midweek gems #57: Herbaceous basics for making Vietnamese food sparkle • + 2 ways to preserve fresh Thai basil well + 2 Viet herb primers
midweek gems #57: Herbaceous basics for making Vietnamese food sparkle
+ 2 ways to preserve fresh Thai basil well + 2 Viet herb primers
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #57: Herbaceous basics for making Vietnamese food sparkle • + 2 ways to preserve fresh Thai basil well + 2 Viet herb primers
Check out what's in store for PTFS in 2026 • The subscriber survey results have been coming in. Here are the results, thus far.
Check out what's in store for PTFS in 2026
The subscriber survey results have been coming in. Here are the results, thus far.
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Check out what's in store for PTFS in 2026 • The subscriber survey results have been coming in. Here are the results, thus far.
midweek gems #56 • intentional cookbooks + pate chaud in Saigon + Japanese pickled ginger
midweek gems #56
intentional cookbooks + pate chaud in Saigon + Japanese pickled ginger
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #56 • intentional cookbooks + pate chaud in Saigon + Japanese pickled ginger
PTFS 2026: Your input needed! • Help shape the newsletter's future
PTFS 2026: Your input needed!
Help shape the newsletter's future
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
PTFS 2026: Your input needed! • Help shape the newsletter's future
midweek gems #55: pineapples, processors and pho • pineapples + food processor reviews + co-gardening + Instant Pot chicken pho
midweek gems #55: pineapples, processors and pho
pineapples + food processor reviews + co-gardening + Instant Pot chicken pho
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #55: pineapples, processors and pho • pineapples + food processor reviews + co-gardening + Instant Pot chicken pho
Nearly Effortless Pâté Chaud in 3 recipes • Go veg or be meaty, bake up minis or small hand pies to savor this Saigon snack
Nearly Effortless Pâté Chaud in 3 recipes
Go veg or be meaty, bake up minis or small hand pies to savor this Saigon snack
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Nearly Effortless Pâté Chaud in 3 recipes • Go veg or be meaty, bake up minis or small hand pies to savor this Saigon snack
midweek gems #54: aloha learnings from the land • + turmeric and ginger + bananas + rambutan
midweek gems #54: aloha learnings from the land
+ turmeric and ginger + bananas + rambutan
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #54: aloha learnings from the land • + turmeric and ginger + bananas + rambutan
Our favorite stories and recipes of 2025 • what we enjoyed learning and cooking
Our favorite stories and recipes of 2025
what we enjoyed learning and cooking
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Our favorite stories and recipes of 2025 • what we enjoyed learning and cooking
How pâté chaud, an obsolete French hand pie, endures in Vietnamese culture • what they are + where to find them
How pâté chaud, an obsolete French hand pie, endures in Vietnamese culture
what they are + where to find them
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
How pâté chaud, an obsolete French hand pie, endures in Vietnamese culture • what they are + where to find them
season's greetings
season's greetings
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
season's greetings
Buttery Chestnuts and Red-Cooked Chestnut Chicken, two special recipes for cozy eating • whether you go simmered or braised, East or West, you can't go wrong with these nutty delights
Buttery Chestnuts and Red-Cooked Chestnut Chicken, two special recipes for cozy eating
whether you go simmered or braised, East or West, you can't go wrong with these nutty delights
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Buttery Chestnuts and Red-Cooked Chestnut Chicken, two special recipes for cozy eating • whether you go simmered or braised, East or West, you can't go wrong with these nutty delights
midweek gems #52: Why American Chestnuts Grow on Chinese Trees • + indigenous chestnut cooking + Turtle Island by Sean Sherman + celebrating my dad in puff pastry recipes
midweek gems #52: Why American Chestnuts Grow on Chinese Trees
+ indigenous chestnut cooking + Turtle Island by Sean Sherman + celebrating my dad in puff pastry recipes
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #52: Why American Chestnuts Grow on Chinese Trees • + indigenous chestnut cooking + Turtle Island by Sean Sherman + celebrating my dad in puff pastry recipes
Peel Chestnuts with Ease then Cook them Up Asian style • + a how-to video to peel chestnuts + 2 new stunningly good, simple recipes
Peel Chestnuts with Ease then Cook them Up Asian style
+ a how-to video to peel chestnuts + 2 new stunningly good, simple recipes
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Peel Chestnuts with Ease then Cook them Up Asian style • + a how-to video to peel chestnuts + 2 new stunningly good, simple recipes
midweek gems #51: make a ramen holiday • + ramen noodle hack + delicious sturdy cookies + bargain grocery shopping
midweek gems #51: make a ramen holiday
+ ramen noodle hack + delicious sturdy cookies + bargain grocery shopping
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #51: make a ramen holiday • + ramen noodle hack + delicious sturdy cookies + bargain grocery shopping
Boozy Fruitcake Bites • a low-tech, big flavor cakey cookie for the holidays
Boozy Fruitcake Bites
a low-tech, big flavor cakey cookie for the holidays
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Boozy Fruitcake Bites • a low-tech, big flavor cakey cookie for the holidays
midweek gems #50: Nitrided Carbon Steel Nonstick Pans • + bittersweet reads + Viet-owned White House lookalike
midweek gems #50: Nitrided Carbon Steel Nonstick Pans
+ bittersweet reads + Viet-owned White House lookalike
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #50: Nitrided Carbon Steel Nonstick Pans • + bittersweet reads + Viet-owned White House lookalike
A homemade and homegrown gift guide, the antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday • harvest, blend, or bake your way to wonderful gifts for food loving people
A homemade and homegrown gift guide, the antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday
harvest, blend, or bake your way to wonderful gifts for food loving people
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A homemade and homegrown gift guide, the antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday • harvest, blend, or bake your way to wonderful gifts for food loving people
A Simple Burmese Ginger Salad to to Asianize your Thanksgiving table • plus many other ideas for sides
A Simple Burmese Ginger Salad to to Asianize your Thanksgiving table
plus many other ideas for sides
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A Simple Burmese Ginger Salad to to Asianize your Thanksgiving table • plus many other ideas for sides
midweek gems #49: Helen Goh's Traveling "Speckled Bread", a stunningly good Welsh fruit cake • + fried garlic chips worth buying + mapo tofu 4 ways
midweek gems #49: Helen Goh's Traveling "Speckled Bread", a stunningly good Welsh fruit cake
+ fried garlic chips worth buying + mapo tofu 4 ways
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
midweek gems #49: Helen Goh's Traveling "Speckled Bread", a stunningly good Welsh fruit cake • + fried garlic chips worth buying + mapo tofu 4 ways
Tingly, Spicy Mapo Tofu Macaroni and Cheese • my cozy casserole full of flavor and life lessons
Tingly, Spicy Mapo Tofu Macaroni and Cheese
my cozy casserole full of flavor and life lessons
andreanguyen.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Tingly, Spicy Mapo Tofu Macaroni and Cheese • my cozy casserole full of flavor and life lessons