Asian cuisines like Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and others have rich culinary traditions with incredible depth of flavor that takes someone dedicated to learning the beautiful complexity of Asian ingredients to truly create incredible Asian meals- which is why I am so thrilled to welcome this week's guest, Sophia Nguyen Eng on the podcast to share her experience cooking traditional Asian cuisine (from a real food perspective). Growing up in a Vietnamese family, Sophia noticed Asian food in the United States often relied heavily on processed ingredients containing artificial flavors and preservatives. She was determined to recreate the flavorful recipes she loved while making them healthier. The recipes she shares explore the proper preparation of grains, dairy, meats, and ferments, emphasizing fresh ingredients and traditional cooking methods while focusing on flavor, food quality, ingredient sourcing, seasonality, and eating nose-to-tail. In this week’s episode, we’re talking all things Asian cooking and her new book- the Nourishing Asian Kitchen. . Connect with Sophia: The Nourishing Asian Kitchen Sprinkle with Soil Sophia's Pho Masterclass Joy and Jolie Pho spice blends Sophia on Instagram . Connect with Kris: Healthy Mama Kris Recipes The Healthy Mama Cooking Club (get it free for 7 days) Instagram: Healthy Mama Kitchen Podcast Instagram: Healthy Mama Kris . Thanks to our sponsors: Get free breakfast for life with HelloFresh with code HEALTHYMAMAFREE Get 20% off any Aquatru Purifier at aquatru.com using code HEALTHYMAMA . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices