Plus, the host of Buzzfeed Tastys Making it Big shares her No.
1 tip for hosting during the holidays and more in an interview with EatingWell.
But for Tway Nguyen, the holidays mean lobster noodles and Peking duck.
Photo: Tway Nguyen
Here’s what she had to say about the recipe that launched her career, her No.
1 tip for hosting during the holidays and more.
EatingWell:In your partnershipwith Del Monte, you shared that you prefer canned pineapple over fresh.
When I buy canned pineapple, it obviously stays fresh longer.
EatingWell:With the holidays coming up, can you share any tips for cooking or hosting?
We don’t have turkeys over in Vietnam, so I didn’t grow up eating like that.
When we came over to America, we would just eat what we wanted to eat on the holidays.
We would have lobster noodles, Peking duck, things that are celebratory foods.
Make what you want to make, and make it exciting for your guests.
But imagine if you show up with a sushi platter?
That would be amazing.
Why do you think that recipe resonated with people?
Nguyen:It was easy and attainable to do.
I didn’t have to dry-age the meat!
It wasn’t complicated, and it made people feel like they could do it too.
I feel like that’s why it went viral the way that it did because it was so attainable.
EatingWell:Your TikTok bio reads “Celebrating culture through my plates.”
EatingWell:What does eating well mean to you?
Nguyen:I have two definitions.
First, eating well is eating foods that make my body feel great.
Foods that make me feel like I’m fueling my body and not just eating food to survive.
My second definition is that eating well is a luxury.
It was one entree, and that was it.
Being able to get that dessert I want makes me feel like I’m eating well.
