Budget

ground pork • dried shrimp • small bundles glass noodles (mung bean vermicelli) • onion • Green onions and cilantro • –2 tablespoons chili flakes • –2 tablespoons fish sauce • limes • MSG (optional)

jicama bulbs • tapioca starch (about 300 grams) • coconut milk (250 ml) • salt • sugar • Simple syrup • red food coloring

bean sprouts (about 200 grams) • firm tofu • finely minced garlic • green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces • red chili peppers, sliced diagonally • oyster sauce • soy sauce • granulated sugar • cooking oil (for stir-frying) • Cooking oil (for frying tofu)

wide rice noodles (1 kg) • pork, sliced (300 grams) • large eggs • large plate Chinese broccoli, chopped • garlic, minced • vegetable oil (45 ml) • light soy sauce (45 ml) • oyster sauce (45 ml) • dark soy sauce (45 ml) • granulated sugar (1/2 tablespoon / about 6 grams) • Ground white pepper, to taste

finely crushed red bird’s eye chilies • finely minced garlic • distilled white vinegar • salt • granulated sugar • water • Adjust the ingredients as you like: For milder heat, use large red chilies; for medium heat, mix large red chilies with bird’s eye chilies; for extra spicy, use only bird’s eye chilies

small cucumbers • rice vermicelli noodles • tomatoes • Fresh or dried chilies, to taste • lime • Tamarind juice • Fermented fish sauce (pla ra) • Pickled garlic brine (or substitute with sugar if unavailable) • MSG (optional)

wedge green cabbage • mushrooms • coconut milk • boneless chicken thigh • salt • small shallots • galangal root • lemongrass • lime • kaffir lime leaves, torn • culantro (or substitute with cilantro) • Thai chilies

chicken drumsticks or thighs • coconut milk (about 500 grams) • chicken blood (optional) • Oyster mushrooms or other mushrooms, as desired • Chicken giblets (optional) • Galangal • Lemongrass • Kaffir lime • Red chili peppers • Bird’s eye chilies • Cilantro • Culantro

ground pork (400 grams) • Thai basil • Yardlong beans (or green beans), • fresh chili peppers • garlic • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • sugar (about 8 grams) • fish sauce (about 15 ml) • oyster sauce (about 30 ml) • light soy sauce (about 15 ml) • seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon, about 10 grams)

chicken ribs • Dried chili, adjust spiciness to taste • garlic • Bamboo shoots, to taste • kaffir lime leaves, torn • Bell peppers, red chili, or any chili you like, to taste • Basil leaves, to taste • fish sauce • oyster sauce • seasoning powder • soy sauce • little dark soy sauce for color •

squid (or more, depending on your budget) • ground pork • salted eggs • chili paste • oyster sauce • palm sugar or granulated sugar • green onions • large onion • chili peppers • fish sauce

chili peppers • Tom Yum herbs (galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves) • tilapia • cilantro / culantro / celery • lime • tomato • shallots • seasonings (salt, MSG)

frozen cod • peeled tomatoes • yellow bell pepper • green bell pepper • sliced shallots • button mushrooms, sliced • fresh thyme • fresh oregano • Black pepper and salt to taste • unsalted butter

cooked rice • finely chopped carrots • green onions, sliced • salted butter • finely chopped garlic • sugar • garlic, thinly sliced (use Chinese garlic for frying) • soy sauce or seasoning sauce