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lobster (about 2.2 lbs/1 kg) • cheese • butter (about 28 grams), 1 1/2 cloves garlic • Seasoning powder, sugar, MSG, fresh herbs • Italian mixed dried herbs

Catfish (preferably pangasius or basa) • Garlic cloves, shallots, green onions, red chili peppers • Black pepper, fish sauce, chicken bouillon powder, MSG, sugar, chili powder

small yellow chicken (about 2 1/2–3 lbs or 1.1–1.4 kg) • Pho spice mix (cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, black cardamom, coriander seeds, fennel seeds) • large onion • Green onions (scallions) • Red chili pepper • Chicken bouillon powder, salt, fish sauce, black pepper • Pho noodles (fresh or dried) • Herbs for serving: Thai basil, culantro, sawtooth herb, bean sprouts—use what you have • Hoisin sauce, sriracha (optional)

pork spare ribs (about 1 kg) • For marinating the meat: 3 tablespoons honey, 5 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup unsweetened milk, a few cloves garlic, crushed • For the fish sauce: 1/2 cup fish sauce, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup coconut water, 1 tablespoon vinegar, minced garlic and chili • chopped scallions, 1/3 cup vegetable oil • fresh coconut water (for grilling the meat) • Sides: cucumber, pickled vegetables, tomato, fresh herbs as desired

Pork chops and pork belly (I had a little leftover pork belly, so I marinated it together) • Turmeric powder • Garlic cloves, ginger, shallots, chili peppers • Seasonings: honey, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper

red snapper (about 2 lbs/900 grams) • small amount of each: shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, cloves, dried jujube (red dates), enoki mushrooms, lotus seeds, goji berries • Carrot, lime leaves, ginger, tangerine peel, onion, cilantro stems, chili pepper • fish sauce (30 ml), • sugar (12 grams), • chili sauce (15 ml), • sesame oil (15 ml), garlic, black pepper

whole duck • sugar • soy sauce • caramel sauce • malt syrup • MSG • fish sauce • five-spice powder • chili powder or chili satay (add more if you like it spicy) • shallots, 6 garlic cloves, juiced (or use onion powder and garlic powder) • dried banh hoi rice vermicelli • scallions •

pork shoulder or pork belly (skin removed), sliced • cashews (about 50 grams) • Fish sauce, salt, brown sugar or cane syrup • Garlic, onion, lemongrass (use plenty—about 4 large onions, 4 large garlic cloves, and 10 stalks lemongrass), finely chopped or processed in a food processor • roasted peanuts, crushed (about 300 grams) • Rice vermicelli noodles, fresh herbs, cucumber

beef rib bones • Pho noodles • ginger • onion, a few shallots • Pho seasoning: fennel seeds, star anise, cloves, cinnamon sticks, coriander seeds, black cardamom (available as a complete package at supermarkets) • Thinly sliced beef brisket

pork hocks • ham • sausages • pickled olives • finely chopped lemongrass (about 100 grams) • green onions • Seasonings: oyster sauce, sesame oil, five-spice powder, olive oil, black pepper

small colander sweet potato leaves • cloves garlic, crushed

rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • blended chili peppers, 1 blended garlic clove, 3 blended shallots • Perilla leaves, lettuce, spearmint, peppermint, cilantro, and other fresh herbs for serving • ground pork with some fat (about 200 grams) • pork belly, sliced (about 300 grams) • For marinating 1.1 lbs meat: 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/3 tablespoon MSG, 1/3 tablespoon caramel sauce, ground pepper, 3 blended shallots • Dipping sauce ratio 3-3-1.5: fish sauce, sugar, vinegar • Pickled vegetables: 1 kohlrabi (or green papaya), 1 carrot, optional green mango, all thinly sliced, blended garlic and chili

ground beef (300 grams) + 3.5 oz ground pork (100 grams) • Betel • For marinating the meat • Shallots and minced lemongrass • soy sauce (45 ml) • vegetable oil (15 ml) (use 2 tablespoons if using only beef) • sugar (12 grams) • five-spice powder (optional, can be omitted)

🍎Filling: • sugar (250 g) • vegetable oil (100 g) • all-purpose flour (50 g) • cooked glutinous rice flour (10 g) • durian (100–300 g; I used 10 1/2 oz/300 g) • cooked, hulled mung beans (500 g; from 1 cup/200 g dried, hulled mung beans) • salted egg yolks • 🍎Dough: • all-purpose flour (500 g) • mooncake syrup (360 g) • egg yolks •

beef meatballs • dumplings (potstickers or wontons) • fresh udon noodles • medium tomatoes • green onions • small shallot • large garlic clove • red chili pepper (medium heat) • Cooking oil, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, sugar, black pepper • hoisin sauce (optional) • mint for garnish (optional)

boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • fresh red chilies • chili powder • sugar • seasoned salt • five-spice powder • lime • lemongrass • ginger • 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)

chicken thighs (500 g) • pandan leaves • five-spice powder • soy sauce • chicken bouillon powder • fish sauce • chili sauce • honey • sugar • oyster sauce • chili powder • vegetable oil •

cleaned, skinned frogs (ask your butcher to prepare them) • lemongrass • green onions, 5 cloves garlic • Chili satay sauce • Oyster sauce • Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, chili sauce • Optional: serve with baguette

pork shoulder or pork belly (about 1 kg) • lemongrass, finely chopped (about 300 grams) • Garlic and shallots • sugar (about 250 grams) • Seasoning powder, black pepper, five-spice powder • Honey • Vegetable oil, fish sauce, vinegar • Sesame seeds, peanuts • Mixed fresh herbs, cucumber, lime • Rice vermicelli noodles (bún)

snakehead fish (about 500 grams) • shallots + 1 clove garlic (finely minced) • Sugar • Caramel sauce (for color) • Seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon) • Salt • Black pepper • Fish sauce

dried vegan pork (about 100 grams) • small baguettes • rice flour (about 100 grams) • tapioca starch (about 50 grams) • coconut milk (about 250 ml) • five-spice powder • sugar • white fermented tofu (chao) • salt • vegetarian seasoning powder • bánh hỏi noodles (about 500 grams) • Cucumber, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, or basil) •

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

chicken (thighs, wings, or breast) (500 g) • sugar (40 g) • lemon juice or vinegar (10 ml) • chili sauce (20 ml) • water (50 ml) • fish sauce (30 ml) • garlic clove

cooked chicken breast (340 g) • lemongrass (20 g) • garlic (10 g) • brown sugar (14 g) • good-quality fish sauce (30 ml) • chili powder • five-spice powder • vegetable oil • lime leaves (15 g) • fresh red chilies • salt • Korean chili flakes (optional)

tapioca starch (about 100 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 200 grams; can substitute with rice flour) • dried vegetarian soy protein ribs (about 50 grams) • five-spice powder (can substitute with char siu seasoning) • Sugar, salt, vegetarian seasoning granules • small baguette (can substitute with glass noodles)

bone-in chicken leg quarters, deboned • cloves of garlic • ground ginger • cooking wine (such as mirin) • soy sauce • oyster sauce • honey • potato starch • little black pepper

basa fish, cut into pieces (500 g) • fish sauce (75 ml) • caramel sauce (nước màu, made from sugar) (45 ml) • MSG (optional) (15 ml) • seasoning powder (such as chicken bouillon) (5 ml) • sugar (45 ml) • water (200 ml) • coconut water (200 ml) • shallots, minced, 5 cloves garlic, minced • onion • ground black pepper (5 ml)

. Main ingredients: 1.1 lbs beef shank (about 500 grams), 1.1 lbs rare beef sirloin (about 500 grams), 2 large eggs, 2 fresh coconuts, 2 cups beef broth (about 500 ml), 2 stalks Chinese celery • green onions, 1 yellow onion, 1 tomato, 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, 1/4 pineapple, 1 shallot, 2-3 tablespoons vinegar, • little sugar (to taste), 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Pork bones and pork hock • Dried rice vermicelli noodles • spicy crab paste (bún riêu cua seasoning) • crab paste in soybean oil • tomatoes (or 1 jar tomato sauce) • annatto oil • ground pork (500 grams) • sugar • MSG • ground black pepper • large shallots, minced • garlic cloves, minced •