Basil garlic

ground pork (500 g) • Thai basil leaves • oyster sauce (30 ml) • soy sauce (30 ml) • sugar (12 g) • fish sauce (15 ml) • cloves garlic • red chili peppers • lime • cooking oil (30 ml)

Free-range chicken • White é leaves (Vietnamese basil) • Boiled bamboo shoots • Oyster mushrooms or king oyster mushrooms • Rice vermicelli noodles or egg noodles • Lemongrass • Bird’s eye chilies or green Thai chilies • Seasonings: salt, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, MSG, black pepper, onion, garlic

pork shoulder (about 300 grams) • Fresh herbs: lettuce, cilantro, Thai basil, cucumber • Pickled carrots and daikon radish • Fried shallots, roasted peanuts • Fish sauce, garlic, chili

rice noodle sheets (about 2 kg) • firm tofu • sausage (about 500 g) • cucumbers (about 1 kg) • pineapple • Vietnamese pork roll (giò lụa) (about 200 g) • eggs • pork (about 300 g) • mangoes • Lettuce, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil) • Garlic, chili, lime, fish sauce, sugar, salt

brown rice vermicelli noodles • carrot • cucumber • garlic • chili pepper • lime • rice paper • Vietnamese pork sausage (gio lua) • sugar (about 15-30 grams) • MSG (about 5 grams) • fish sauce (about 15 ml) • water (about 30 ml) •

fried Nha Trang fish cakes (250 grams) • rice vermicelli noodles (400 grams) • lemongrass (smashed and cut into 1.5-inch pieces) • tomatoes • pineapple • minced onion and garlic • fresh herbs: Thai basil, Vietnamese coriander, scallions, cilantro • fried shallots • ground black pepper

whole chicken (about 2.2 lbs or 1 kg) • pork belly • shallots • small shallots (also called 'hanh cham' in the North, used for their aromatic flavor) • peanut oil (or other neutral oil) • small bowl roasted peanuts, roughly crushed • small stalk lemongrass • annatto oil • Mi Quang noodles (wide rice noodles) • crispy rice crackers (banh trang nuong) • green chili, lime, assorted fresh herbs (lettuce, shredded banana blossom, Thai basil, shredded cabbage, garlic chives, etc.), scallions, cilantro • seasonings: chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, salt, chili paste, sugar, black pepper, fish sauce

beef marrow bones (2 kg) • beef sirloin (300 grams) • beef paste or ground beef for meatballs (200 grams) • Pho spice mix: star anise, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, • Fresh or dried pho noodles • Chinese crullers (youtiao) • Eggs (large) • Shallots, garlic • Chili peppers • Scallions, culantro, bean sprouts, Thai basil • Seasonings: fish sauce, salt, bouillon powder, black pepper, rock sugar

pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • each oyster sauce, annatto oil, chili sauce, ketchup, and seasoning powder (see below) • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1/2 kg) • mixed fresh herbs (cilantro, mint, basil, etc.) (about 1/2 kg) • Fish sauce, garlic, chili • small amount of roasted peanuts

shrimp (about 100 g) • pork (about 150 g) • Fried shallots • Rice noodles (phở noodles) • Garlic, sugar, fish sauce, lime, garlic vinegar, seasoning powder • Roasted peanuts • Herbs for serving (cilantro, Thai basil, etc.)

pork shoulder (500 g) • grilled meat seasoning mix (for pork) • lemongrass • garlic • white sesame seeds (30 g) • shrimp spring rolls (200 g) • grilled pork skewers • carrot • daikon radish • Lettuce, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil) • rice vermicelli noodles (1 kg) • Fish sauce, sugar, lime, garlic, chili, etc

pork belly (500 g) • Rice vermicelli noodles (bún rối) • Shallots, garlic, lemongrass • Oyster sauce, honey, fish sauce, five-spice powder, black pepper • Cucumber, carrot • Lettuce and assorted fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil) • Roasted peanuts, crispy fried shallots

beef sirloin, thinly sliced (200 grams) • medium yellow onion • lemongrass, use the tender white part • garlic • small shallot • Beef marinade: oyster sauce, black pepper, chicken bouillon powder or MSG • Thin rice vermicelli noodles, enough for serving • medium carrot • cucumber • little red radish and yellow radish (optional, I had extra so I added them) • Mung bean sprouts • Lettuce and fresh herbs (basil, fish mint, mint—use whatever you have) •

store-bought dumpling wrappers • vegetable oil • water (30 ml) • tuna (drained) • shiso leaves (or substitute with basil if unavailable) • mayonnaise • shredded mozzarella cheese (20 grams) • cherry tomatoes, finely diced • garlic powder

pork belly (about 700 grams) • Five-spice powder • Minced garlic, minced lemongrass • rice paper egg roll wrappers • carrot • daikon radish • Fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil, and lettuce) • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • roasted peanuts (about 100 grams)

firm tofu • cucumbers • Lettuce, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, or Thai basil), green onions • Soy sauce, sugar • Garlic, chili peppers • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (500 grams) • Roasted peanuts, crushed • fresh bamboo shoots (300 grams), 1.75 oz dried wood ear mushrooms (50 grams)

–2 1/4 lbs pork spare ribs (800 g–1 kg) • dried shrimp (200 g) • yellow Mi Quang noodles (1 kg) • roasted, unsalted peanuts (100 g) • grilled rice crackers • fermented shrimp paste • medium jicama • medium onion • Minced garlic and shallots • bean sprouts (200 g) • Caron greens, finely shredded • Mixed fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil) •

bánh xèo flour mix (such as Taiky brand or similar) • turmeric powder • (about 6 oz/180 ml) lemon-lime soda • (about 13.5 oz/400 ml) coconut milk • water (100 ml) • pork belly • shrimp • split mung beans, peeled • Bean sprouts, green onions, shallots • Assorted fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro, basil) • Daikon radish, carrot • Fish sauce, lime, garlic, chili, sugar, seasoning powder, and black pepper

banh hoi rice vermicelli sheets (1 kg) • Pork offal: small intestines, liver, kidneys, tongue, large intestines, etc • Assorted fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro, basil, lettuce) • Garlic, chili peppers, vinegar, sugar, ginger, shallots, lemongrass, scallions

tapioca starch (about 400 grams) • about 1 1/4 cups hot water (about 300 ml) • shrimp • black pepper, fish sauce, seasoning powder or salt • Thai basil, cilantro, fresh chili peppers • fried shallots • shallots, annatto powder • chili oil (or chili sauce) • garlic, lime, sugar • spoon, large mixing • ice cubes, bowl for cold water

Ground pork • Pork belly • BBQ sauce • Green onions, lemongrass, garlic, carrot, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, and basil)

fresh rice vermicelli noodles (1 kg) • tofu • seafood balls (100 grams) • beef tenderloin (300 grams) • fried spring rolls (200 grams) • Vietnamese balm (30 grams) • Thai basil (30 grams) • cucumber • perilla leaves (30 grams) • fish mint (30 grams) • minced garlic (15 grams) • minced shallots (15 grams) •

pork belly or pork shoulder (about 400 grams) • carrots • cucumber, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, and Thai basil) • Rice vermicelli noodles (bún) • Roasted peanuts • Chopped green onions and garlic • Fish sauce, lime, vinegar, sugar, chili sauce

🥣For the Riêu (Crab & Pork Topping): • ground pork shoulder (about 1.4 kg) • dried shrimp (about 85-100 g) • imitation crab sticks or cooked crab or shrimp (about 100 g) • shallots (about 50 g) • garlic • ground black pepper (about 5 g) • salt (about 7 g) • sugar (about 7 g) • 🍯For the Broth: • rock sugar (about 50 g) • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1.5 kg) •

Shrimp and pork egg rolls • rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • Mixed fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, and Thai basil) • Carrot • Daikon radish • Fish sauce • Minced garlic • Minced chili pepper • Lime • Sugar • Roasted peanuts

rice noodle sheets for rolling (bánh phở cuốn, uncut sheets) • beef sirloin • Mixed fresh herbs: lettuce, cilantro, mint, Vietnamese balm, Thai basil • carrot • green papaya • roasted peanuts, crushed (about 80 grams) • Lime, chili pepper, garlic, shallot

ground pork (500 grams) • wood ear mushrooms (250 grams) • carrots • fresh duck eggs • spring roll wrappers • Green onions, fresh basil • Seasonings: bouillon powder, sugar, black pepper, MSG • Dipping sauce: minced garlic, sugar, vinegar, chopped chili, good-quality fish sauce • Fresh rice vermicelli noodles • Assorted fresh herbs and lettuce

pork shoulder (about 500 grams), with some fat • carrot • daikon radish • Lime, garlic, fresh chili, fish sauce • Fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro, basil), bean sprouts, cucumber • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • Scallion oil, roasted peanuts • White sesame seeds, cilantro • Five-spice powder, ground black pepper, minced garlic, minced lemongrass, seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon) • Honey, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil

ground beef (preferably chuck) (500 g) • pork fat (100 g) • betel leaves • Green mango, pineapple, carrot, cucumber, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, or basil) to taste, rice vermicelli noodles • Fish sauce, garlic, chili, sugar, seasoning powder, salt (adjust to taste) • Shallots, green onions, roasted peanuts

beef (300 grams) • pork (150 grams) • pork fat (100 grams) • fermented fish sauce (mắm nêm) (150 grams) • Pineapple, green banana, starfruit, lettuce, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, basil) • Lime, chili, garlic, lemongrass • Skewers, roasted peanuts • Seasoning powder, sugar, salt, soy sauce, black pepper, cooking oil, MSG