About Patricia Tanumihardja

Patricia Tanumihardja writes about food, travel, and lifestyle through a multicultural lens, gravitating towards topics that coalesce food, history, and culture. Her work has been published in Edible Seattle, Monterey County Weekly, Sunset, and Saveur. More of her musings can be found in her debut cookbook, The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook—Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens, (Sasquatch Books, 2009) and her blog of the same name.

Grabbing the Tiger by the Tail

Feb 17, 2010 by Patricia Tanumihardja

With a baby due on the first day of the Year of the Tiger, writer Patricia Tanumihardja finds ways of mixing and matching traditions for her new family.

Chicken Coconut Noodle Soup

Dec 01, 2009 by Patricia Tanumihardja

This popular Burmese chicken coconut soup features noodles doused in a mild curry sauce with a consistency that’s somewhere between soup and gravy. Delish.

Wok-Fried Pea Shoots

Dec 01, 2009 by Patricia Tanumihardja

A brief fling in the wok is all that’s needed to cook these delicate pea shoots–also called pea vines. Garlic, chicken stock, and sesame oil lend flavor.