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glutinous rice (1 kg) • split mung beans, peeled (350 g) • pork belly (300 g) • Salt, black pepper, fish sauce • Banana leaves, kitchen twine • Pressure cooker • Water

tapioca starch (about 180 grams) • rice flour (about 20 grams) • canned coconut milk (about 200 ml) • large eggs • sugar (about 170 grams; use 2/3 cup palm sugar (about 140 grams) and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (about 30 grams)) • rum (any brand) or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (about 15 ml) • Alsa baking powder • vegetable oil • Bundt pan or tube pan

mackerel (about 1 kg) • (about 2 2/3 cups or 400 grams) rice flour or all-purpose flour • Vietnamese coriander (rau ram) • Green onions • Cilantro • Lime • Chili peppers • Shallots (small Vietnamese shallots if available) • Red onions • Vegetable oil • Chicken bouillon powder or seasoning powder • Fish sauce •

rice flour (250 grams) • tapioca starch (10 grams) • to 1/3 cup boiling water (60–80 ml) • quail eggs • ground pork (300 grams) • fresh shrimp (250 grams) • Salt, cooking oil, MSG, chicken bouillon powder, fish sauce, black pepper, chili sate sauce • Minced onion and garlic, chopped green onions, annatto oil

Mung Bean Layer • dried split mung beans (26 grams) • sugar (26 grams) • coconut milk (67 grams) • water (17 grams) • vegetable oil • salt • tapioca starch (46 grams) • rice flour (7 grams) • Yellow food coloring (optional) • chopped pandan leaves + 1/3 cup water to blend for juice (26 grams leaves + 85 grams water) • tapioca starch (47 grams) •

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

Snakehead fish (or substitute with catfish or tilapia) • Shrimp • Fish cake • Quail eggs • Mushrooms (such as straw mushrooms or button mushrooms) • Daikon radish • Banh canh noodles (thick tapioca or rice noodles) • Rock sugar, black pepper, green onion, garlic, fish sauce, salt, MSG, chicken bouillon powder

pork shoulder (about 500 grams) • For marinating the pork: • mirin • soy sauce • oyster sauce • chili sauce • sugar • ground black pepper • Minced garlic and lemongrass • Chopped green onions, a handful of roasted peanuts (lightly crushed) • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • Lettuce, fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint), cucumber, bean sprouts •

pork (about 300 grams) • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả lụa) (about 200 grams) • Vietnamese head cheese (chả thủ) (about 200 grams; homemade) • dried rice vermicelli noodles, 8.8 oz (250 grams) • Cucumber, mixed fresh herbs, bean sprouts, lettuce, etc • Fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm), pineapple, sugar, fresh chili, garlic, chili oil (sa tế) • Roasted peanuts

pandan juice (200 ml) • coconut milk (300 ml) • tapioca starch (125 g) • rice flour (125 g) • glutinous rice flour (25 g) • sugar (100 g) • salt • cooked, drained mung beans (100 g, soak overnight for faster cooking) • sugar (100 g) • tapioca starch (50 g) • rice flour (35 g) • coconut milk (400 ml) •

tapioca starch (about 400 grams) • shrimp (about 300 grams) • pork belly (about 300 grams) • Salt, sugar, black pepper, chicken bouillon powder (to taste) • Green onions

ground freshwater crab (about 300 grams, available at Asian supermarkets) • tomatoes • Fried tofu • pork bones (about 1/2 kg, or bones with some meat) • pork blood pudding • large egg (chicken or duck) • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • Fresh herbs, shredded water spinach, green onions • shrimp paste • Shallots, minced garlic • Annatto oil • tamarind pods

Pho spice • beef brisket (about 500 grams; use your preferred cut) • water (2000 ml) • sugar (about 25 grams) • MSG (about 4 grams) • Cilantro, Thai basil, rice paddy herb, onion, scallions

pork hock (about 500 grams) • pork (about 500 grams) • field crabs • fried tofu • pork blood pudding • tomatoes (about 700 grams) • annatto seeds (about 10 grams) • Culantro (ngò rai) • Garlic, lime, chili • Mixed fresh herbs (bean sprouts, banana blossom, water spinach) • Fermented shrimp paste (mắm ruốc) • Common seasonings

purple sweet potatoes (500 g) • tapioca starch (about 200 g) • black grass jelly powder • sugar (about 200 g) • non-dairy creamer

ground pork (300 grams) • pork bones (300 grams) • dried banh canh noodles • small carrots (100 grams) • Chives, black pepper, MSG, chicken bouillon powder, annatto oil, sugar

rice flour (about 4 cups) • fermented glutinous rice, including both the rice and liquid (about 2/3 cup) • granulated sugar (about 1 1/2 cups) • coconut water and canned coconut milk combined (about 3 cups) • Toasted sesame seeds and roasted peanuts • Vegetable oil (or coconut oil) • Cake molds and a steamer

tapioca starch (260 g) • rice flour (30 g) • sugar (150 g) • coconut milk (200 ml) • pandan leaf juice (300 ml) • water (220 ml) • tapioca starch (260 g) • rice flour (30 g) • sugar (150 g) • coconut milk (200 ml) • thin coconut milk (300 ml) • water (220 ml)

whole milk (unsweetened or sweetened, both work) (about 1 quart or 950 ml) • sweetened condensed milk (if using sweetened milk, use only 2 tablespoons) • large eggs (use 3 yolks and 2 whites) • sugar (100 grams) for caramel • lemon wedge • Coffee

alphabet pasta (about 50 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • diced carrot (about 1/2 medium carrot or 50 grams) • minced shallot • scallions • bone broth, vegetable broth, or dashi (about 600 ml) • cooking oil • fish sauce • salt

sugar (200 grams) • coconut milk (200 grams) • large eggs • tapioca starch (200 grams) • baking powder (11 grams) • vanilla extract (or 1 packet vanilla powder)

(about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) rice • (about 10.5 ounces) mam da greens (or substitute with bok choy or similar leafy greens) • pre-cooked braised carp • ginger • salt

ground pork (500 g) • small onion • large tomatoes • Green onions and cilantro • Ketchup, cornstarch or potato starch

brown rice (200 grams) • sesame seeds (50 grams) • –12 3/4 cups water (2.5–3 liters) • unsweetened milk (200 ml) • salt • sugar (if you prefer it sweet) (100 grams) • For this recipe, blend everything like you would for soy milk so nothing goes to waste

brown rice (about 100 grams) • rock sugar (about 100 grams) • unsweetened milk (about 350 ml) • water (about 1000 ml)

beef (use a mix of thinly sliced sirloin for rare beef, beef tendon, brisket, or flank) • –4.4 lbs beef bones (neck bones, marrow bones, shank bones, or back bones) • beef short ribs (optional) • cold water (about 3.5 liters) • Pho spices: cloves, star anise, black cardamom, coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, cilantro roots, scallion roots, onion, ginger, shallots • white radishes, peeled • Rock sugar, bouillon powder, MSG, salt, seasoning powder, fish sauce • vodka or white liquor (40–50% ABV) to remove beef odor (about 50 ml) • distilled white vinegar (about 50 ml) • rice noodles, medium width (bánh phở) • Onion (cut into wedges), scallions, Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) • Fresh herbs, chili sauce, hoisin sauce for pho, fried dough sticks (quẩy) for serving •

rice flour (about 150 grams) • tapioca starch (about 150 grams) • cooked white rice (about 50 grams) • water (about 600 ml) • Fried shallots • dried wood ear mushrooms • salt

tapioca starch (about 200 grams) • rice flour (about 8 grams) • baking powder (about 10 grams) • large eggs • coconut milk (about 200 ml) • sugar (about 180 grams) • large pandan leaves • vegetable oil • vanilla powder or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • Baking pan, oven, fine mesh strainer, mixing bowls, etc

live goby fish (about 400 g) • pork fat (about 1.8 oz or 50 g) • Vietnamese coriander (about 0.7 oz or 20 g) • vinegar (about 30 ml) • chili powder (about 8 g) • Salt, black pepper, fish sauce, seasoning powder, sugar, caramelized coconut syrup (nuoc mau) • bird’s eye chilies (or red/green chili peppers)

egg yolks • whole eggs • whole milk (600 ml) • heavy cream (250 ml) • sweetened condensed milk (200 g) • sugar (150 g), plus 1/4 cup (50 g) for caramel • vanilla extract • powdered gelatin or 5-6 gelatin sheets, soaked until softened