Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Vietnam as Bún Mắm

Bún Mắm

Name: Bún Mắm
Ingredients: 7 oz fermented fish (such as linh, snakehead, or gourami) (200 g); 7 oz roast pork belly (200 g); 7 oz fish cake (made from featherback fish) (200 g); 1 lb squid (about 500 g); 1 lb fresh shrimp (about 500 g); 5 stalks lemongrass, finely chopped; 5 stalks lemongrass, lightly smashed; 1 tablespoon minced garlic and shallots; 10 red chili peppers; 1 coconut (for coconut water); 2 eggplants; 2.2 lbs fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg); Water spinach stems; Squash blossoms; Shredded water spinach; Chives; Water lily stems; Bitter herbs; Bean sprouts

Rose Truong @RoseTruong

Nha Trang

Thank you to my little sister, who also sponsored the fermented fish so I could make this dish! Missing Saigon so much!

Rose Truong @RoseTruong

Nha Trang

Thank you to my little sister, who also sponsored the fermented fish so I could make this dish! Missing Saigon so much!

Saved

Ingredients

7 ozfermented fish (such as linh, snakehead, or gourami) (200 g)
7 ozroast pork belly (200 g)
7 ozfish cake (made from featherback fish) (200 g)
1 lbsquid (about 500 g)
1 lbfresh shrimp (about 500 g)
5 stalkslemongrass, finely chopped
5 stalkslemongrass, lightly smashed
1 tablespoonminced garlic and shallots
10red chili peppers
1coconut (for coconut water)
2eggplants
2.2 lbsfresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg)
Water spinach stems
Squash blossoms
Shredded water spinach
Chives
Water lily stems
Bitter herbs
Bean sprouts

Saved

Steps

1

Prepare and clean all the ingredients.
2

Stuff the fish cake into the chili peppers. Cut the roast pork belly into bite-sized pieces.
3

Heat a pan and sauté the lemongrass, garlic, and chili. In a separate pot, cook the fermented fish, then strain to remove the solids, keeping only the broth. Add the smashed lemongrass stalks and season to taste.
4

When the broth comes to a boil, add the eggplant, squid, shrimp, stuffed chili peppers, water lily stems, water spinach stems, squash blossoms, and other vegetables.
5

Place the rice vermicelli noodles in a bowl, top with roast pork, shrimp, squid, and other toppings. Ladle the hot broth over and serve.

Saved

Cooksnaps

Saved

Rose Truong @RoseTruong

Published in the US on August 04, 2025 14:01

Nha Trang

“ Nếu bạn may mắn có ông bà hay ba mẹ là những người thích nấu nướng, tôi tin rằng mùi bánh mới nướng sẽ là một trong những hương vị tuyệt vời nhất đọng lại trong kí ức tuổi thơ của bạn “Mình tên thật là Anh Thư cô chủ nhỏ tại The Rose’s Coffee 💝😍 có sở thích bánh trái, nấu nướng và đi du lịch😍💖https://www.instagram.com/rosetruong.rose/https://m.facebook.com/rose.truong.35