.At Sap Sua in Denver, some of our Best New Restaurants of 2024, chef and co-owner Ni Nguyen wanted to include a model of his preferred Vietnamese dish, cu00c3 u00a1 kho (fish braised in a clay container), to the menu. Needing to have a precise strategy so the food might be recreated nightly by the bistro's chefs, Nguyen and also his group eventually decided on a slightly various techniqueu00e2 $" the black, shiny dressing is actually made individually, managing better command and also accuracy. Deeply savoury with a small sweetness from the coconut water, this food is weeknight-fancy cooking at its best. Sap Sua utilizes hamachi dog collars, however salmon fillets are a more home-cook-friendly alternate. At the bistro the meal is actually covered with cu00e1" ' m depu00e2 $" fragile flakes of younger sticky rice. Common crunchy rice cereal proves to be a worthy, restaurant-approved alternative. u00e2 $" Shilpa Uskokovic, senior exam kitchen editor.