Two-time 'Top Chef' winner Kah-wai 'Buddha' Lo gives advice on cooking the perfect holiday ham, including avoiding common mistakes and a recipe inspired by his childhood.
A two-time 'Top Chef ' winner has not only shared the significance of ham during the holidays — he's also provided helpful tips to avoid common cooking mistakes and revealed a recipe inspired by his childhood traditions. Chef Kah-wai 'Buddha' Lo won consecutive seasons of 'Top Chef ' in 2022 and 2023, becoming the show's first two-time winner. 'Ham has a history of being a preserved food, a tradition especially strong in Chinese culture,' Lo told Fox News Digital.
'Because the holidays fall in winter, when it's too cold to access fresh meat, pigs were typically slaughtered in the fall, then cured to preserve the meat, making it a great meal for the winter season.' LO MEIN AND CHOW MEIN ARE POPULAR CHINESE FOOD DISHES: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? Born in Australia to a father from Hong Kong and a Malaysian mother, Lo grew up around a kitchen. He first learned to cook at his family's Chinese restaurant, where he started working at the age of 12. That's also where Lo, who now lives in New York, learned to perfect the holiday ham. Ham, Lo said, is a great holiday meat because it's 'accessible for most families, feeds a large group and serves as a beautiful centerpiece to share at the table.' But cooking a ham, he said, can be complicated. RECIPE IS 'HAWAIIAN CLASSIC' USING TERIYAKI SHORT RIBS INSTEAD OF CANNED MEAT 'One of the main challenges of cooking ham, compared to other meats, is that it isn't something people cook year-round,' Lo said. 'Hams are typically associated with the holidays, like pumpkin pie, so many people only cook it once or twice a year and don't get enough practice to master it,' he said. 'Additionally, hams often require a larger oven than other meats, which can be a challenge.' 'The real goal is to warm the center of the ham to a specific temperature.' Lo said there's a common misconception about how long a ham should be left in an ove
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