Word: cilantro
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...found myself frozen with doubt before the counter at Saigon Sandwich, conveniently located just down Washington Street from the Mass DMV. Luckily, the process of creating a savory lunch is almost foolproof. The friendly folks behind the counter will stuff a seven-inch loaf of French bread with vegetables, cilantro, chili peppers and mayonnaise. These ingredients are irreproachably fresh and attractively arranged to best advantage behind the counter. They cause little doubt. Paralysis only sets in when it comes time to choose the meat that will complete your sandwich. Viewing the marinated pork or chicken (shredded to little bits...
...line behind me grew restive, I threw caution to the wind and ordered a shredded pork sandwich, heavy on the chilis and cilantro. While all you really want to know from here on is whether I spent the next week in a universe of gastrointestinal pain (answer: no), the more important question you should be posing is, “Was it the best sandwich you’ve ever had for under $3?” (answer: yes). The bread was fresh, both crusty and chewy, and the meat was aromatic, flavored with pepper, garlic and other delightful things...
...first time, in the form of Snobinettes Glace, which are chocolate shells filled with ultrarich vanilla, coffee or chocolate ice cream. An ice cream and sorbet maker in Dallas called Out of a Flower uses herbs, teas and edible flowers to create its exotic flavors, which include Tequila & Cilantro, Rosemary & Black Peppercorn and Texas Goat Fromage Blanc & Roasted Hazelnuts...
...which owner Tam Le opened nine months ago with a mission to make his mother's Vietnamese home cooking popular with non-Asian diners. The servers at Le Viet patiently show newcomers how to wrap rice-paper rolls around pungent shrimp paste, vermicelli and mounds of fragrant mint and cilantro, and advise which sauce goes with the fiery lemongrass tofu. "I'm young and willing to try new things," says Le, 25. "You can't serve American customers the same way as Vietnamese customers...
...study in textures. It’s irresistible and impossible to stop eating. Laap, a special that often appears on the ever-changing specials board, is similar in taste, but here the beef is minced, not sliced, and saw-tooth herb, whose taste resembles that of the more familiar cilantro, is added. Squid Salad is also quite refreshing, a Cambodian version of ceviche, in which barely cooked pieces of seafood are scored and mixed with onions, peanuts, green chiles and whole sprigs of herbs. Cambodian Pad Thai seems like a misnomer and in fact bears no resemblance to the fried...