Chef Jet Tila describes the principles of yum, the balance of five flavors — hot, sour, salty, sweet, savory. How is yum achieved in Thai cooking? Fish sauce, palm sugar, an acid like rice vinegar or ...

Catfish might not be No. 1 on the list of foods most identified with Southern cooking, but it's in the conversation. Like collard greens and black-eyed peas, you either love catfish or you don't. I ...