Children

Dried cassava noodles (mành mành) • Shrimp, pork, and quail eggs • Fresh herbs and fish sauce • Basic seasonings

Fish fillet (I used basa) • Red bell pepper • Onion • Green onion • Shallot • Sweet pepper • Garlic • Oil (I used salmon oil) • Pork belly fat • Low-sodium soy sauce for kids

alphabet pasta (about 50 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • diced carrot (about 1/2 medium carrot or 50 grams) • minced shallot • scallions • bone broth, vegetable broth, or dashi (about 600 ml) • cooking oil • fish sauce • salt

all-purpose flour (about 100 grams) • unsweetened milk (about 200 ml) • sausage • Green onions, seasonings, cooking oil, ketchup

tender beef (about 70 grams) • small broccoli florets • tomato • large egg • cooked rice

frog • Oyster sauce • Low-sodium soy sauce for kids • Fish sauce for kids • Kid-friendly seasoning • Ginger, shallots, and green onions • rice + 1 handful of glutinous rice

chicken (older chicken is best for flavor and absorbs seasoning well) • Lettuce, fresh herbs, bean sprouts, banana blossom • Mi Quang noodles (single strand is tastier than double strand) • peanuts • quail eggs • pineapple • tomato • rice crackers • limes • To marinate the chicken: • white wine (or rice wine) • fish sauce •

Organic dried pho noodles • Cauliflower (or other vegetables as desired) • Chicken thigh • Chicken bones • Ginger • Baby-safe seasoning powder • Baby-safe oil • Green onion and cilantro

Quế Sơn cassava noodles • beef sirloin (150 grams) • soy sauce • cornstarch • minced garlic • lettuce • ground black pepper • soy sauce • vinegar • sugar • chili powder

Beef sirloin • Beef bones • Pork bones • lemongrass • Daikon radish • Onion • Shallots • Beef bouillon powder • Japanese beef seasoning • pineapple • Onion powder • Garlic powder •

Ground pork • Carrot • Wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms • Onion • Cellophane noodles (bean thread noodles)

white pomfret (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • turmeric • miso paste • shallots • mixed fresh herbs (about 1 kg) • large carrot (about 1 lb or 500 grams) • baby cucumbers • water (200 ml) • dark brown sugar • pure fermented anchovy sauce (about 100 grams) • pineapple • calamansi (or substitute with 2 limes)

whole milk (about 480 ml) • sugar (100 grams) • sweetened condensed milk (150 ml) • water (150 ml) • large eggs • matcha powder (5 grams) • cocoa powder (5 grams)

rolled oats (about 100 grams) • boiling water (about 500 ml) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • Straw mushrooms, green peas, carrot, corn, shallot, cilantro, perilla leaves, ginger • Black pepper, olive oil, oyster sauce, pink Himalayan salt, chicken bouillon

small cabbage (about $0.50) • small tomatoes (about $0.50) • shallots • olive oil • fish sauce • scant tablespoon organic brown sugar

ground pork shoulder (about 400 grams) • ground pork fat (about 100 grams) • pork paste (about 300 grams) • pork casings (about 200 grams) • shallots • garlic • black pepper • fish sauce • sugar • five-spice powder • cooking oil • annatto powder (optional, for pink color)

all-purpose flour (about 90 grams) • cornstarch (for crispiness, can substitute with flour) • unsalted butter at room temperature (about 50 grams) • powdered sugar (about 10 grams) • honey • egg yolk • vanilla extract (or cinnamon powder) • baking powder (optional) • Parchment paper • Cookie cutters • Rolling pin • Oven •

Blueberries • Kiwi • flour (1/4 cup) • egg • heavy cream or substitute with 1/4 cup whole milk • syrup • ghee butter • Sugar for kids or any sugar you have

sandwich bread • eggs • milk • Banana slices or almond slices for topping

firm tofu (300 g) • beef tenderloin (100 g) • Salt • Black pepper • Oregano • Lettuce • cucumber • peanut butter • hoisin sauce • coconut milk • Rice paper wrappers for spring rolls

glutinous rice (1 kg) • split mung beans, peeled (350 g) • pork belly (300 g) • Salt, black pepper, fish sauce • Banana leaves, kitchen twine • Pressure cooker • Water

Mung Bean Layer • dried split mung beans (26 grams) • sugar (26 grams) • coconut milk (67 grams) • water (17 grams) • vegetable oil • salt • tapioca starch (46 grams) • rice flour (7 grams) • Yellow food coloring (optional) • chopped pandan leaves + 1/3 cup water to blend for juice (26 grams leaves + 85 grams water) • tapioca starch (47 grams) •

small baguettes • butter • sweetened condensed milk

Pork shoulder (or pork butt) • Seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, honey, caramelized palm sugar syrup, seasoning powder • Minced garlic and shallots • Rice vermicelli noodles • Fresh herbs, cucumber

cassava noodles • small shrimp • pork belly • ground pork • onion • lettuce • mixed fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, and basil) • baby cucumbers • carrot

bone-in chicken (about 600 grams) • bánh canh noodles (about 500 grams) • daikon radish • carrot • Seasonings: salt, fish sauce, MSG, black pepper, shallots, green onions

glutinous rice flour (about 200 grams) • whole milk (about 130 ml) • sweetened condensed milk • roasted peanuts (about 100 grams) • peanut butter (about 200 grams) • Granulated sugar

Glutinous rice flour • Brown sugar • Mung beans • Sesame seeds • Granulated sugar • Tapioca starch

ground beef (about 350 grams) • large eggs (depending on size) • garlic • salt • MSG (optional) • black pepper • young wild betel leaves (lá lốt)

instant grass jelly powder • water (200 ml) • boiling water (1 liter) • organic brown sugar (such as any US brand) • salt • fresh coconut milk (13.5 fl oz/400 ml) • –2 cups whole milk (200–500 ml) • –7 tablespoons honey (50–100 ml)