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rice flour (about 240 grams) • arrowroot flour (about 8 grams) • tapioca flour (about 16 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • butterfly pea flower water (or 1/2 teaspoon purple food coloring) • sweet preserved radish, finely chopped (about 120 grams) • minced garlic (about 8 grams) • roasted peanuts, coarsely ground (about 140 grams) • salt • palm sugar (about 36 grams) • cilantro roots, cut into pieces • garlic •

eggs • garlic chive flowers (about 160 grams), chopped • oyster sauce • vegetable oil for frying

chicken feet (about 150 grams) • chicken blood (about 100 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • a rack pork ribs • Salt and soy sauce, to taste • dried red cotton flowers (dok ngio) (about 10 grams) • Thai tomatoes (makhuea som) (about 100 grams) • little lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves • Fried garlic • lemongrass • galangal (about 10 grams) • fresh turmeric (about 10 grams) •

cooked jasmine rice (about 320 grams) • ham, diced (about 100 grams) • cashew nuts (about 60 grams) • raisins (about 40 grams) • diced carrots and green peas (about 50 grams) • scallions, sliced • shrimp, peeled and deveined • large eggs • diced pineapple (about 180 grams) • finely minced garlic • diced onion (about 50 grams) • curry powder •

ground pork (200 grams) • garlic (about 1 tablespoon, 15 grams) • Bird's eye chili, to taste • Holy basil leaves, as desired • oyster sauce (30 ml) • fish sauce (10 ml) • Steamed jasmine rice, for serving • Fried egg, for serving

khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • coarsely ground pork • pork spare ribs • boiled chicken blood • small tomatoes • dried red cotton tree flowers (soaked until soft) • fermented soybean paste (or use miso if unavailable) • vegetable oil • small dried red chilies • cilantro roots • garlic • small shallots •

ground pork (1 kg) • pork skin (1/2 kg) • garlic (1/2 kg) • rice ladle cooked jasmine rice (about 1/2 cup or 100 grams) • fine salt (about 30 grams) • seasoning powder (about 10 grams) • MSG (about 10 grams) • Chili peppers, to taste

lbs. (1 kilogram) khanom jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • Nam Ngiao curry paste (available at Asian markets) • Ngiao flowers (optional, can omit if unavailable) • chicken blood (about 7 oz. or 200 grams) • ground pork • medium tomatoes • lbs. (500 grams) chicken feet • cilantro and green onions • Fried garlic • Seasonings: fish sauce, MSG (optional) • Assorted fresh vegetables for serving (such as shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, cilantro, green onions) • Vegetable oil •

chicken breast (for frying) (about 100 grams) • sausage link • unsalted butter (about 20 grams) • garlic (diced) • chicken ham (diced) • diced onion (about 30 grams) • diced tomato (about 30 grams) • little green peas • jasmine rice • ketchup • soy sauce • seasoning sauce •

Whole black peppercorns (add more for extra heat) • About half a kaffir lime peel (adding more will make it bitter) • About 1 heaping tablespoon sliced galangal • lemongrass (using more gives the paste a tangy flavor) • Holy basil flowers (optional, but my family likes to add them) • salt • Sliced fingerroot • Thai garlic • Shallots • Dried chilies, soaked (for more heat, use dried bird's eye chilies; for milder flavor, mix with larger dried chilies) • shrimp paste (the kind I use is pinkish; if you use regular jarred shrimp paste, the paste will have a stronger smell and darker color, but it's fine to use if that's what you have. You can also wrap it in banana leaf and grill it first, if you like)

cooked jasmine rice (about 300 grams) • soy sauce • ground black pepper • Thai garlic • green onions and cilantro • salted mackerel • seasoning powder • large eggs

Nam Ngiao curry paste • pork cartilage bones • ground pork • ground pork, shaped into meatballs • shrimp paste • dried red cotton tree flowers (about one small bag) • small tomatoes • large block pork blood or 4 tubes pork blood • cilantro roots • Khanom Jeen noodles (fermented rice noodles) • Pickled mustard greens, sliced into • Chopped cilantro and green onions •

crab meat (200 grams) • cooked jasmine rice (about 320 grams) • large eggs • medium yellow onion • green onion • garlic • soy sauce • Salt, to taste • sugar • oyster sauce • Ground black pepper, to taste

dried rice noodles (small or Pad Thai style), soaked in water until soft. If you're short on time, just rinse the noodles and stir-fry directly—add 2–3 tablespoons of water before adding the noodles to help them cook through • Pad Thai sauce (recipe will be shared in the next post) • large eggs • fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined (add more or less to taste) • firm yellow tofu, diced • chopped pickled radish • raw bean sprouts • garlic chives, cut into 2-inch pieces • Roasted peanuts, crushed, to taste • Fresh vegetables such as garlic chives, cucumber, and banana blossom, for serving • vegetable oil for stir-frying

ground pork (500 grams) • pork soup bones (500 grams) • tomato • Nam Ngiao chili paste • pork blood curd • Cilantro, fried garlic, pickled mustard greens, bean sprouts, shredded cabbage (for garnish) • cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shrimp paste

pork spare ribs (500 grams) • ground pork (30 grams) • pork or chicken blood curd, as preferred • fresh rice noodles (khanom jeen) (1 kilogram) • large onion, finely chopped • tomatoes (500 grams) • lemongrass, cut into 1-inch pieces • dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio) • shallots • dried red chilies, soaked (add more for extra heat) • shrimp paste • garlic •

ground pork (300 g) • –17 1/2 oz pork bones, such as soup or rib bones (300–500 g) • Dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngio), as desired • Thai tomatoes (makhuea som) • pork blood cake (200 g) • –17 cups water (3–4 liters) • –6 tablespoons fish sauce • seasoning powder (such as pork bouillon) • –3 tablespoons tamarind paste • dried chilies • Thai garlic • shallots •

ground pork (200 grams) • chicken feet • pork blood • Roma tomatoes • Nam Ngiao curry paste (already mixed with fermented soybean) • Stevia syrup • Fish sauce • Dried red silk cotton flowers (to taste) • Chopped green onions and cilantro • Fried garlic • Blanched shirataki noodles • Pickled mustard greens •

cooked jasmine rice (about 200 grams) • preserved mustard greens (kana chai), or more to taste • Chinese pork sausage (lap cheong), sliced • diced carrots (about 50 grams) • shelled edamame (about 50 grams) • minced garlic (about 30 grams) • large eggs • light soy sauce • sweet soy sauce • vegetable oil

cooked jasmine rice (about 320 grams) • pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • cilantro root, garlic, and white pepper paste (pound together) • soy sauce • oyster sauce • salt • granulated sugar • pork-flavored bouillon cube (such as Knorr) • dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked • daikon radish • Chopped cilantro, to taste • Chopped green onions, to taste •

cooked jasmine rice (about 320 grams) • pineapple, diced (about 80 grams) • ham, diced (about 50 grams) • large eggs • shrimp, peeled and deveined • onion, diced (about 40 grams) • carrot, diced (about 35 grams) • green peas (about 35 grams) • raisins (about 35 grams) • cashew nuts (about 45 grams) • minced garlic • curry powder •

Make the broth with pork bones and chicken ribs • Chicken blood cubes and pork blood (sold in bags) • Ground pork with some fat • Cherry tomatoes and small local tomatoes • Dried cotton tree flowers (soaked in water) • Fermented soybean discs (thua nao) • Fermented soybeans (choose whole beans, rinse and drain to reduce saltiness) • Dried large and small chilies • Coarse salt • Garlic • Coriander seeds or cilantro roots • Turmeric •

ladles (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml) prepared Nam Ngiao chili paste • ground pork • –10 oz (200–300 grams) pork bones • (about 7 oz or 200 grams) pork blood tofu • (about 30 grams) dried red cotton flowers, soaked • (about 150 grams) tomatoes • fermented soybean sheets (thua nao) • ladle (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) fish sauce • salt • green cap soy sauce (or light soy sauce) • cilantro roots • oyster sauce •

dried red cotton flowers (soaked in water) • ground pork (200 grams) • pork bones (250 grams) • Roma tomatoes, chopped • chicken blood tofu • Nam Ngiao curry paste • shrimp paste (about 22 grams) • fish sauce (60-75 ml) • granulated sugar (about 4 grams) • water (1 liter) • garlic (Chinese garlic preferred) • vegetable oil (45-60 ml)

water (about 21 cups) • chicken feet (about 1 kg) • pork spare ribs (about 1 kg) • salt + seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon) • white vinegar • Thai rice wine (optional, to reduce odor) • large ladle (about 1/2 cup) Nam Ngiao curry paste • large tomatoes, or to taste • ground pork (about 500 grams) • large handful Thai garlic, for pounding and for crispy topping • large handful dried Thai chilies • cilantro roots •

fermented soybean sheets • Nam Ngiao curry paste (Dok Ngiew Pa brand or similar) • medium cherry tomatoes • pork spare ribs, cut into pieces • ground pork (about 400 grams) • dried red cotton tree flowers (dok ngiew), or to taste • cilantro • Cilantro roots (attached to the bunch) • fish sauce (do not add sugar) • Shredded cabbage • Fried garlic • Roasted dried chilies •

fresh rice noodles (kanom jeen) • coarsely ground pork, plus 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg) for making pork meatballs • finely chopped pork belly • pork spare ribs • cooked chicken blood • pouch (about 1 cup) cooked pork blood • small tomatoes • dried red cotton tree flowers (dried dok ngio) • ladle (about 1/4 cup) light soy sauce • ladle (about 2 tablespoons) fish sauce • pork or chicken bouillon cubes • granulated sugar •

cooked jasmine rice (about 200 grams) • large egg • Chinese sausage (about 70 grams) • medium yellow onion, diced • diced carrot • oyster sauce • soy sauce • fish sauce • sugar • green onion, sliced • vegetable oil • ground black pepper •

Assorted fresh vegetables • Vietnamese rice paper wrappers, cut in • Warm water infused with butterfly pea flowers (for rinsing the rice paper) • Boiled chicken breast, Vietnamese pork sausage, Vietnamese grilled pork sausage, imitation crab sticks—use your favorites • ~~Vietnamese Dipping Sauce Ingredients~~ • cilantro roots, pounded • garlic, pounded • chili, pounded • shredded carrot • shredded daikon radish • –2 tablespoons simple syrup (or 1 tablespoon palm sugar) • fish sauce •