Apple

apple snails or mystery snails (about 1 kg) • lime leaves • lemongrass (half cut into 2-inch pieces, half thinly sliced) • ginger (half thinly sliced, half minced) • fish sauce (15 ml) • sugar (12 grams) • water (60 ml) • rice vinegar or mild vinegar (15 ml) • calamansi or kumquat • garlic

cleaned apple snails (about 800 grams) • salt • small piece ginger (smashed) • white cooking wine • chicken bouillon powder • sugar • black pepper • garlic powder • lemongrass powder • fish sauce • minced lemongrass (divided into 3 portions) • minced garlic •

ripe bananas (any variety, such as Cavendish or apple bananas) • large eggs • unsalted butter (80 grams) • sweetened condensed milk (20 grams) • sugar (60 grams) • all-purpose flour (100 grams) • raisins or other dried fruit or nuts of your choice (100 grams; adjust amount as desired) • baking soda • ground cinnamon (or substitute with instant coffee powder for a different flavor) • salt • 4x8 inch loaf pan

spring roll rice paper wrappers (for making fried spring rolls) • small bananas (such as Thai or apple bananas) • Vegetable oil for frying

all-purpose flour (about 180 grams) • butter (about 120 grams, I used half salted butter so I didn't add salt. If you use unsalted butter, add 1/2 teaspoon salt) • sugar • cold water (chill in the fridge for a bit to make it really cold) • apples (about 1 kg, I used Bramley apples for their distinct tartness and firm texture) • brown sugar • stevia (you can use all brown sugar, but I wanted to reduce sugar so I replaced half with stevia) • salt • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • lemon juice • butter (about 40 grams) •

medium ripe cashew apples. These were sent by my brother from Dong Nai^^ • okra • bean sprouts • tomatoes • pineapple (optional) • shrimp • Herbs for sour soup • Tamarind or calamansi, as desired • chili pepper • Sugar, salt, fish sauce, MSG

softened butter (about 100 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • yogurt (sour cream) (about 30 grams) • eggs • vanilla extract • lemon juice • Zest of 1 lemon (or orange) • all-purpose flour (about 210 grams) • baking powder (about 5 grams) • red plums (substitute with red apples, unpeeled) • mango (or papaya, pineapple), cut into pieces • -inch round pan (a removable bottom is easier to use) •

Lettuce, onion, tomato • Apple cider vinegar, sugar

rolled oats (about 45 grams) • crisp apple • all-purpose flour

oats (about 30 grams) • apple • honey (about 30 grams) • water (200 ml) • Salt, cinnamon powder (optional)

ground pork (100 g) • large eggs • crab paste from broth or jarred crab paste (100 g) • fermented shrimp paste • MSG • pink salt (or regular salt) • fish sauce • sugar • ground black pepper • cold water (1 liter) • ground crab (300 g) • cleaned apple snails (300 g) •

ground freshwater crab (about 500 grams) • cleaned apple snails (about 300 grams) • dried shrimp paste (about 30 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • duck egg • small ball of tamarind pulp • tomatoes • fried tofu (about 200 grams) • Mixed fresh herbs for serving • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kilogram)

Braised roast pork and Vietnamese pork sausage with kimchi • Stir-fried water spinach stems with beef • Potato and carrot soup with freshwater prawns • Fresh silken tofu with coconut milk • Purple star apple fruit

Grilled Pork with Lemongrass and Fermented Shrimp Paste • Stir-Fried Winter Melon with Duck Giblets • Malabar Spinach and Luffa Soup with Shrimp and Pork • Chilled Star Apple Dessert

Simple crispy roast pork • Chicken soup with vegetables and mushrooms • Star apple and tangerine

mustard microgreens (150 g) • red cabbage (100 g) • carrot (50 g) • cherry tomatoes • large grapes (I like grapes, so I added them) • tofu • vegan sausage • straw mushrooms (100 g) • Dressing ingredients: mayonnaise, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, black pepper, chili, garlic (I follow a vegan diet without meat or animal products, but I still eat garlic. If you prefer, you can substitute with leeks)

spinach • Frozen mango, pineapple, and apple • Chia seeds, oat milk • Vegetarian spring rolls • dried seaweed • ground meat • Olive oil, oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, pink salt • large egg • Bell pepper, enoki mushrooms • Apple, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage, lettuce • Roasted sesame dressing

shrimp (about 200 grams) • squid tube • strawberries • apple • banana • pineapple • Chili sauce, mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk, black pepper, egg • Panko breadcrumbs, rice paper wrappers (for spring rolls)

(1) Ingredients for vegan roast duck: • dried bean curd skin (yuba) • firm tofu • wood ear mushrooms • shiitake mushrooms (or substitute with any available mushrooms) • Seasonings: soy sauce, vegetarian bouillon powder, five-spice powder, sugar, vegetarian oyster sauce • Mei Kuei Lu cooking wine, apple cider vinegar • dried banh hoi rice vermicelli • Vegetarian fish sauce

fish sauce (100ml) • rock sugar (100g) • apple cider vinegar (25ml) • garlic • chili peppers • green bird’s eye chilies (30-40g) • granulated sugar (50g) • salt (20g) • sweetened condensed milk (80g) • fresh lime juice (100ml) • young lime leaves • MSG (optional)

straw mushrooms • tofu, cut into small cubes and fried until golden • unsweetened soy milk • tomatoes • jicama roots • apple • carrot • small ball of tamarind • vegetarian pork ribs (as a substitute for vegetarian sausage) • Annatto oil • Vinegar • Mixed fresh herbs •

Korean wheat noodles (somen) (about 500 grams). If you can't find these, you can use Vietnamese rice vermicelli noodles instead—they're just as tasty and easier to digest. Buy noodles from the supermarket that aren't sour • quail eggs • medium onion • large perilla leaves (optional, but they add great flavor if you can find them at large supermarkets or Korean grocery stores) • medium carrot • cucumber • Asian pear • toasted sesame seeds (crushed or whole, for topping) • Korean chili paste (gochujang) • Korean soy sauce • sugar • sesame seeds (for the dressing) •

Japanese Aukobe beef (about 500 grams). In my opinion, this beef is very sweet and tender for shaking beef • onion • bell pepper • crisp apple • cornstarch, 1/2 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, celery, green onion

thick rice vermicelli noodles (bún bò noodles) • vegetarian beef (such as Au Lac brand or any vegetarian beef substitute) • vegetarian sausage or ham • lemongrass stalks • carrots and daikon radish (about 8 oz each) • Fuji apples • Cilantro, cashews, vegetable oil, vegetarian bouillon powder, and brown sugar or rock sugar

Seedless black grapes • Apple • Watermelon • Thai jackfruit or chewy jackfruit • Ripe mango • Yogurt, sweetened condensed milk

oats • yogurt • unsweetened milk • chia seeds, walnuts, almonds, optional • banana, blueberries, strawberries, apple, grapes, optional

acerola cherries • apple • pineapple • plums • rock sugar • clean water

large napa cabbage • medium or large carrots • medium daikon radish • small bunch of chives • green onions, choose ones with thick stems • pear or apple (I use South African pear, but any will do) • large onion • garlic • chili powder (I use Korean chili powder; Vietnamese chili powder will be very spicy) • ginger powder (or use finely minced ginger) • rice flour (if you don't have rice flour, you can use mashed or finely ground cooked rice, or grind rice into flour) • fish sauce •

apple cider vinegar • water • soy sauce • brown sugar • yellow mustard • onion powder • garlic powder • cinnamon • Pepper to taste • ground beef (about 300 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • cooking oil •

rolled oats (you can also use quick oats if you prefer) • yogurt, plain or unsweetened • ripe banana • apple, diced (you can also use blueberries, kiwi, mango, pineapple, etc.) • honey (adjust to your preferred sweetness) • unsweetened soy milk