Bottle

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)

–1.4 oz (30–40g) red chili peppers • granulated sugar • salt • sweetened condensed milk • fresh lime juice • MSG (optional) • fish sauce • vinegar • sugar • plus 1 tbsp (200ml) water • Garlic • Chili peppers

field crab, ground • dried shrimp • ground pork • duck egg • tomatoes • fried tofu cubes • tamarind pulp or vinegar • rice vermicelli noodles (bún) • small bottle shrimp paste • pork blood pudding • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả lụa) wrapped in banana leaves • Mixed fresh herbs for serving

small tangerines • powdered gelatin (about 20 grams) • agar powder (about 10 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • water (about 70 ml) • coconut milk • clean empty water bottles

gourd • large eggs • fermented tofu (chao) • ginger, smashed

gourd (bầu) • straw mushrooms (about 100 grams) • vegetarian mushroom soup • Vegetarian mushroom bouillon powder

Assorted vegetables: bottle gourd, pumpkin, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, bitter melon • Assorted fruits: persimmons, guava, oranges, kiwi, apples, mangoes • Food dehydrator

medium young gourd (bottle gourd or opo squash) • egg