Food

February 15, 2022 0

Dine Like a Tiger: How Local Asian Americans Ate on Lunar New Year

For many, the Lunar New Year brings back fond family memories, filled with tradition, lively celebration, and, of course food. Let’s look at how several area Asian Americans celebrated with their favorite dishes: China Pearl Style New Year For Patty and Brian Moy, owners of China Pearl and Shojo restaurants, the dish that defines new year is nian gao (年糕). “I love the savory version with snow cabbage, shredded pork, and the nian gao is cut up from a thick, […]

February 15, 2022 0

Bubbles: It’s America’s New Cup of Tea

by Moninisha Yadav

Asia has a long history of drinking tea. But one style of tea has long been bubbling above the other vareties — and taking the global market by storm. Originating in Taipei in the 1980s, bubble tea made its way to the United States in the 1990s. It became extremely popular within the Taiwanese American community on the West Coast. Shops began opening up all over California, becoming well known with the surrounding Asian American communities. But how did it […]

February 15, 2022 0

Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House

by Anna Ing

The Anatolia Buffet and Kebab House has been serving delicious Turkish food since 2004 in Brookline Village. The restaurant is named after Anatolia — or Asia Minor — which makes up most of modern day Turkey. We recently had lunch in the Anatolia Buffet’s simple, yet spacious dining room. We ordered the Lahmacun ($5.50), the Turkish version of a cheese-less pizza. Seasoned ground lamb and finely diced vegetables were topped over a crispy and very thin dough. Each bite was […]

January 7, 2022 0

Who Invented the Eggroll?

by Richard Auffrey

Are egg rolls a traditional Chinese dish, or were they invented in the United States? If they were invented here, who created them?

January 7, 2022 0

Tasty Indonesian Spreads at Tasya’s

by Anna Ing

During a recent road trip up to Maine, we stopped by Somersworth, New Hampshire to get some Indonesian food at a small hole-in-the-wall called Tasya’s Kitchen.

December 17, 2021 0

Beef, Seafood and Donuts ⁠— Oh My!

by Anna Ing

Time Out started in 1968 as a magazine in London to expand and share cultural and culinary events in 358 cities across 58 countries around the world.

December 3, 2021 0

Japanese Favorites at Futago

by Anna Ing

I was happy to see Futago restaurant (Japanese for “twins”) still open during a recent lunch time visit. Its owners also run the izakaya and soba house, Sugidama. They have been dishing up solid udon dishes at Futago since opening almost three years ago. The open and minimally decorated dining space has two beautiful paintings featuring steaming udon bowls ready to be enjoyed by a hovering hand with chopsticks. I started with a favorite, takoyaki, a dish of grilled octopus […]

December 3, 2021 0

The Origins of the PuPu Platter

by Richard Auffrey

In an advertisement in the Boston Globe, October 14, 1982, Bob Lee’s restaurant, Islander, posted the claim, “We invented The Pupu Platter.” Did they invent it? If not, what is the truth behind the origins of the Pu-Pu Platter? There is no question that the term “Pu-Pu” derives from the Hawaiian word, “pū-pū”, which refers to “appetizers.” Originally, pū-pū only referred to shellfish, but was eventually expanded to include a variety of other foods as well. During the 1950s, a number of Hawaiian newspapers mentioned pu-pu. The Honolulu […]

Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association

November 19, 2021 0

MARA Launch Sees Success

by Sampan Staff

“We’re excited to launch a partnership with [MARA] and [MRA] solely to help Chinese restaurants,” said MRA vice president Steve Clark.

November 19, 2021 0

Southern Vietnamese style at Ban Tôi

by Anna Ing

The Ban Tôi (Vietnamese for “my friend”) Restaurant entered the Savin Hill neighborhood in 2019, expanding the availability of Vietnamese food in the area. Opened by Chieu Nguyen, a former nail salon owner-turned-chef, his passion for food allowed him to bring a variety of comforting southern dishes to the scene, such as Vietnamese hot pot and various street foods. We spied the conch salad (gỏi ốc giac) for $10.50 on the menu and immediately wanted to try it. A popular […]

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