Jen H. Dao, Author at Ta-Daa!

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My name is Jen Dao & I'm a foodie based in Seattle, WA!

Originally born & raised in small town in Minnesota, I grew up with a lot of traditional Vietnamese food because of my family's home cooking.

At 19, I decided to spread my wings & move to Seattle. This began my journey with cooking and exploring my heritage through food.

Fast forward to present day, and currently I'm sharing daily recipes & food adventures with my 200k+ following of fellow foodies!

How To Make Bún Riêu (Vietnamese Crab and Pork Noodle Soup)

This is probably one of my favorite noodle soups. I feel like it’s super underrated because pho gets the spotlight a lot. But this one …

Today on the blog I’m sharing with you one of my favorite veggie soups! Just to clarify it’s not a vegetarian soup it’s just a …

To be honest I’ve never had a Horchata until I move to California. There’s not a lot of authentic Mexican food where I’m originally from …

Hey guys happy June! Welcome back to the blog! It’s been almost a month since I’ve made my last blog post and recipe! How time …

Let’s make some Trứng Chiên Lạp Xưởng! I’m pretty sure you don’t even need a recipe for this but I’m gonna give you one anyways. …

I’m ROOTING for you! Today I’m sharing with you one of my favorite salads from Vietnam and my easy take on it! We’re making Gỏi …

I love this a CROFFLE lot! One of the most interesting treats that I’ve ever had coming to SoCal was a Croffle! If you don’t …

Hey don’t chicken out. Today we’re making one of my favorite childhood dishes Gà Kho Gừng (Vietnamese Ginger Chicken)! To be honest my mom actually …

Don’t be shellfish! Today we’re making Sò điệp Mỡ Hành in the air fryer! This is a dish that is popular in many Vietnamese street …

Back that HASS up! To be honest you don’t even need a recipe for this because it’s so easy and it’s customizable to everyone’s taste. …

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