Asian

If you love instant Japanese curry from a box, a bowl of this soul-warming homemade version packed with seared mushrooms and sweet winter squash will deliver instant nostalgia.

It only takes a handful of ingredients to bring this dazzling South Asian snack to life in your kitchen. These particular jalebi strike the perfect balance between crispy, chewy, and sweet.

Buttery, floral, and with just the right amount of spice, there’s no better companion for your afternoon tea or coffee break.

Tossed in a sticky, spicy honey glaze, these freezer-aisle fries are our most beloved texture: crispy-gone-soggy. 

This one-pot wonder of sticky rice studded with sweet and savory lap cheong, umami-packed shiitakes, and other savory bits is the cozy meal your weeknight cooking repertoire needs. 

Thin rounds baked until tender and crispy-edged in a warming five-spice brown butter sauce might just be our new favorite way to serve sweet potatoes.

This spinach-packed dal is the lifesaving dinner for nights when we’re strapped for time but still crave something deeply cozy.

This showstopping centerpiece combines the flavors of very Cantonese sticky-sweet char siu pork with those of very British beef Wellington.

When you're not up for deep frying, bake a samosa's spiced potato filling into a buttery, flaky bed of puff pastry instead.

Here's a simple and versatile rich coconut curry to add to your meal prep rotation. This recipe makes enough sauce for three different dishes (Yellow Curry Chicken with Vegetables, Fish Curry, and Butternut Squash and Green Bean Stew).

This cold noodle salad features a versatile Sichuan peppercorn dressing that will leave your tongue tingling.

These deliciously savory crispy fried samosas from Amma restaurant in New York feature a spiced potato filling packed with bright, lemony flavor.

The secret to layered, flaky, chewy-crunchy Chinese scallion pancakes? It’s all in the roll (and the spin, and the re-roll).

These adorable Japanese stuffed rice balls just might be the most perfect snack.

A fragrant marinade of lemongrass, shallots, and Thai chiles adds tons of flavor to quickly grilled lamb chops.

Glutinous rice flour gives these coconutty waffles (inspired by the Filipino cake bibingka) their delightfully chewy texture. And although it seems paradoxical, they’re gluten-free, too.

Melty cheese and tangy, crunchy kimchi are a match made in heaven.

The fizziest, most fun way to use up all of those end-of-week veggie scraps.

Since congee can take hours to make on the stovetop, we came up with a clever trick: Rinse the rice and freeze it overnight. 

Crispy and chewy, zippy and savory, and eaten by the handful—you won’t be able to stop at just one.