Instant

instant pho noodles • boiling water (400 ml) • steamed squid (70 g) • dried filefish (50 g)

Chicken meat (deboned chicken thigh or any cut you prefer) • chicken carcass (if you buy a whole chicken, you don't need to buy an extra carcass) • Carrot, daikon radish, white onion, shallot, green onion • chicken pho seasoning cubes • Salt, pepper, hoisin sauce, chili sauce, chili oil (sate), lime, ginger • Thai basil, fresh herbs of your choice • Dried rice noodles (banh pho) or fresh rice noodles

Meatballs, ground meat, or any savory toppings you like • Seasonings: soy sauce, seasoning powder, toasted sesame seeds and peanuts, chili sauce • Fried shallots in oil

chicken leg quarters • Daikon radish (or jicama, carrot) • Onion • Ginger • Salt • Chicken bouillon powder • Rock sugar • Fish sauce • MSG (optional) • Fried shallots (or fried garlic, if available) • Thai basil • Bean sprouts •

chicken thighs • roasted ginger • roasted onion • chicken bouillon powder • rock sugar • salt • MSG (optional) • Fish sauce • Pho seasoning

instant noodles • Beef, shrimp, ground pork, eggs (use what you have on hand)

A. Filling • ground pork shoulder (500 g) • dried shiitake mushrooms (50 g) • dried wood ear mushrooms (50 g) • small onion • ground black pepper • fish sauce • seasoning granules • vegetable oil • shallots • B. Dipping Sauce • pork tail bones (300 g) •

frozen grilled pork sausage (nem nuong) • fresh banh hoi noodles (about 1 kg) • pre-made pickled vegetables (about 200 grams) • lettuce • mixed fresh herbs (about 300 grams) • green bananas • starfruit • cucumber • pineapple • small, soft rice paper wrappers • cooked pork liver (about 100 grams) • fermented soybean dipping sauce (tuong ban) •

glutinous rice (about 200 grams) • split mung beans, peeled (about 100 grams) • corn, kernels removed • Salt, olive oil, toasted sesame seeds

split mung beans (about 1/2 cup) • Brown sugar or palm sugar

baguette • mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams) • ketchup

Ground pork simmered with eggs • Sweet mustard greens and cauliflower soup with shrimp and pork • Bean sprouts and fruit

basa fish fillets • Shallots, garlic, black pepper, caramel sauce, fish sauce, sugar, bird’s eye chili

Tài Ký coconut bánh xèo mix (or any coconut bánh xèo mix) • For the batter: Water, olive oil, 1 chicken or duck egg, salt, onion or shallot, green onion, saffron (I used saffron for color since I was out of turmeric, but the mix already contains turmeric) • For the filling: Jicama, beef, bean sprouts, black pepper, salt, soy sauce • Fresh herbs, rice paper, fish sauce for serving

Beef brisket (I used brisket) • pork marrow bones • black cardamom pods • star anise • cinnamon stick • ginger • Green onions, cilantro, chili peppers, lime • Pho noodles (store-bought)

beef (about 400 grams) • rice noodles (about 500 grams) • Ginger, shallots, star anise, scallions, fresh mint

beef shank • brisket • Fish sauce • small onion • ginger • star anise • small cinnamon stick • whole white peppercorns • Pho noodles • Scallions • Lime • Fresh mint

dried pho noodles • (about 4 ounces/115 grams) cremini mushrooms, sliced (not too thin) • ground beef • oyster sauce • fish sauce • sugar • chili powder • seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon) • scallion (green onion) • Vegetable oil • minced garlic • minced shallot •

beef brisket or shank (1 kg) • large onion • shallots (150 g) • large piece of ginger • white peppercorns (5 g) • fish sauce (60 g) • seasoning powder (60 g) • rock sugar (15 g) • water (3 liters) • Some chopped scallions and cilantro

Chewy hu tieu noodles • ground pork (300 grams) • pork spare ribs (500 grams) • carrots • daikon radish • Bean sprouts, garlic chives • Soy sauce, oyster sauce, Lisa rice vinegar (or any rice vinegar) • Seasoning powder, sugar, black pepper • Shallots, garlic

beef sirloin (about 400 grams) • Chicken broth • ginger • beef pho seasoning (granulated bouillon) • Green onions • MSG

pork shank (about 200 grams) • crab cakes (about 200 grams) • fresh bánh canh noodles (about 300 grams) • Chili oil, green onions, culantro, seasonings

glutinous rice (about 1 kg, nếp cái hoa vàng) • pandan leaves • split mung beans (about 500 g) • fine salt • pork belly (about 400 g) • vegetable oil (15 ml) • fish sauce • seasoning powder (2 g) • ground black pepper • banana leaves, each about 16 x 8 inches (40 x 20 cm), blanched in boiling water, cleaned, and dried • Smart mold, 6.7 x 5.5 inches (17 x 14 cm) • String or kitchen twine for tying •

dried banh canh noodles • large shrimp, preferably with roe • pork shoulder with a mix of lean and tendon • quail eggs • squid cake or fish cake • lemongrass • small shallots • small onion • Scallions and culantro (ngo gai)

ripe Dole bananas (about 200 grams) • all-purpose flour (195 grams) • baking powder • ground cinnamon • large eggs • melted butter • brown sugar or honey • salt • Greek yogurt (or plain unsweetened yogurt, or unsweetened milk) • powdered sugar (for garnish) • blender • oven •

Pork shoulder • Fish sauce • Marinade sauce • Fresh herbs

Thick rice vermicelli noodles, enough for • kohlrabi (or any vegetables you have: carrots, jicama, chayote, daikon radish, or a mix) • vegetarian bún bò Huế soup cube • tofu (plain or fried) • Button mushrooms • Oyster mushrooms • garlic • small shallot • finely chopped lemongrass • vegetable oil • Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) • small shallot or 1/2 small onion •

thick rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • Water spinach and shredded banana blossom • pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • –18 oz beef brisket (about 400–500 grams) • beef noodle soup seasoning mix (such as Cholimex) • Shrimp chili satay sauce • –5 stalks lemongrass

Beef • Potatoes, carrots • Ginger, garlic, cooking oil, seasoning powder • Bell pepper, tomato

sardines • Fresh rice noodles • Fried fish cakes • Tomatoes • Cabbage • Onion • Lemongrass