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pig ear • fermented pork roll (nem chua) • Central Vietnamese pork sausage (chả lá Miền Trung) • mixed fresh herbs and greens • Fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm)

pig ears • small piece of ginger, sliced • shallots, thickly sliced • green onions • salt • Pickling Sauce: • fish sauce (40% protein) • rice vinegar • sugar (about 100 grams) • water (about 250 ml) • salt • calamansi •

pork belly (300 grams) • pig ear • fish cake (200 grams) • fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm) (200 grams) • Fresh rice vermicelli noodles • Roasted peanuts • pineapple • bulb garlic • chili peppers • sugar (about 50 grams) • Lettuce, fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro), cucumber, green mango • Shallots, onion, ginger, scallions •

ground freshwater crab (about 300 grams) • crab roe (from freshwater crab) • tomatoes • firm tofu • beef brisket (about 200 grams) • fried shallots • small shallots • shredded water spinach • shredded banana blossom • Vietnamese balm (kinh giới) • fermented shrimp paste (mắm tôm) • annatto oil •

pork belly (300 grams) • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả lụa) (200 grams) • fermented pork roll (nem chua) (150 grams) • pig ear • Pickled eggplant with fermented anchovy sauce (cà pháo mắm nêm) • Lettuce • Mixed fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro, Thai basil) • Cucumber • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (1 kg) • fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm) (150 grams) • pineapple (about 100 grams) • Chili pepper •

pig ear • Vietnamese pork sausage (giò) (about 300 grams) • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • eggs • pineapple • cucumber (about 500 grams) • bean sprouts (about 200 grams) • salak leaves (or substitute with lettuce if unavailable) • Fresh herbs (such as cilantro, mint, and basil)

red cabbage • yellow bell pepper • red bell pepper • green bell pepper • carrot • rice paper wrappers • dried butterfly pea flowers • orange gardenia leaves • shrimp • boiled pig ear • Vietnamese pork sausage (gio lua or cha lua) • fried tofu •

Chinese broccoli, prepped (about 200 g) • dried wood ear mushrooms (about 10 g) • small shallot or 1 stalk leek (white part only) • garlic (optional) • soy sauce (about 22 ml) • vegetable oil (about 15 ml) • sesame oil (about 5 ml) • salt • ground black pepper • Ice cubes, enough to chill the vegetables

bitter melon • small bowl pork paste mixed with wood ear mushrooms and glass noodles • tofu • mackerel • baby squid • small bowl tomato sauce • Seasonings, green onions, cilantro, black pepper

leek • carrot • wood ear mushrooms (about 50 grams) • fried tofu skin (about 250 grams) • Banana • tapioca starch (about 400 grams) • water (350–400 ml) • Vegetable oil, vegetarian bouillon powder, soy sauce, salt, sugar, black pepper • Lime, fresh chili peppers

Spring roll wrappers • Hulled mung beans, corn, onion, carrot, sweet potato, firm tofu, glass noodles (add wood ear mushrooms if available)

Filling: ground chicken breast or lean ground pork, finely chopped wood ear mushrooms, finely chopped carrots, finely chopped onions, shredded carrots, finely chopped shallots, chopped green onions and cilantro, 1 egg yolk • Spring roll wrappers (banh da nem Ha Tinh) and net rice paper wrappers

pork bones (500 grams), 7 oz ground pork (200 grams) • dried wood ear mushrooms (50 grams), onion, 1 roasted shallot, 7 oz glutinous rice flour (200 grams), 1/3 oz cocoa powder (10 grams)

dried wood ear mushrooms • king oyster mushroom • brown beech mushrooms or fresh shiitake mushrooms • enoki mushrooms • carrot • Cilantro, black pepper, cornstarch, spring roll wrappers • Additional note: Most supermarkets sell a mixed mushroom tray, which is very convenient and usually contains all the mushrooms you need. I don't use oyster mushrooms because I find their flavor a bit strong

Ground pork: 10 1/2 oz (300 grams) - Pork tenderloin: 7 oz (200 grams) - Fresh shrimp: 7 oz (200 grams) - Pork liver: 7 oz (200 grams) - Pork bones: 1.1 lbs (500 grams) - Dried shrimp shells: 10 1/2 oz (300 grams) - Duck eggs: 5 - Dried pork skin: 3 1/2 oz (100 grams) • Wonton wrappers: 50 pieces - Wonton noodles: 2.2 lbs (1 kg) - Mustard greens: 3 bunches - Dried shiitake mushrooms: 1 3/4 oz (50 grams) - Fresh chives: 7 oz (200 grams) - Wood ear mushrooms: 1 3/4 oz (50 grams) - Seasonings: salt, MSG, sugar, fish sauce, ground black pepper, dried shallots

tapioca starch (about 200 grams) • Ground pork, wood ear mushrooms • Green onions, shallots • Salt, pepper, sugar • Fish sauce • Fresh lime or bottled lime juice (I used bottled lime juice since I didn't have fresh limes) • Hot chili peppers

ground pork (250 g) • dried wood ear mushrooms • small handful of glass noodles • small carrot and 1 small kohlrabi • Mixed fresh herbs, 1 egg

high-quality rice flour (about 2 2/3 cups) • heaping tablespoons tapioca starch (about 20 grams) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch (about 20 grams) • water (about 1250 ml) • salt • dried wood ear mushrooms (about 30 grams) • vegetable oil (about 200 ml) • green onions (about 200 grams) • Sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, black pepper, fried shallots

Betel • Taro, wood ear mushrooms, lemongrass, mung beans • Tofu, fermented soybean paste, a little cornstarch • Black pepper • Seasoning, MSG • Five-spice powder

pork shoulder (choose pork shoulder with some fat) • onion, bean sprouts, 1 carrot • glass noodles, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms • eggs, scallions, cilantro, black pepper, fish sauce, seasoning

Rice vermicelli noodles • Fresh herbs, cucumber, leek, shallot, red chili, green onion • noodles, wood ear mushrooms, peanuts, mung beans • Spring roll wrappers • Chili sauce • Seasonings: Vegetable oil, soy sauce, black pepper, vegetarian bouillon, salt

corn • taro root • carrot • straw mushrooms, 3.5 oz (100 grams) wood ear mushrooms • Cellophane noodles (bean thread noodles) • Wild betel leaves (lá lốt) and green onions • Vegetarian bouillon powder, salt, MSG, black pepper, green onions

rice flour (100 g) • tapioca starch (40 g) • cornstarch (30 g) • potato starch (30 g) • water (550 ml) • salt • Filling: tofu, wood ear mushrooms • Vegetarian seasonings: soy sauce, vegetarian bouillon, vegetarian oyster sauce

agar powder (5 g) • coconut milk (5 g) • ground pork (100 g) • Wood ear mushrooms, shallots • Seasoning powder, fish sauce, lime, garlic, chili, sugar substitute, black pepper • Fresh herbs and greens for serving

bánh cuốn flour (about 400 grams) • warm water (about 1.2 liters) • salt • Cooking oil, fish sauce • Wood ear mushrooms, ground pork • Fried shallots, fresh shallots, green onions • Salt, sugar, black pepper • Mixed fresh herbs, chili, garlic, vinegar, water, onion, blanched bean sprouts

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

jelly powder (agar powder) • ground pork (300 grams) • dried wood ear mushrooms (100 grams) • Fried shallots • Seasonings: black pepper, chili, soy sauce or fish sauce, lime (or calamansi) • coconut milk (10 ml)

Thick rice paper • Pork, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms • Shallots, cooking oil, lemon • Seasonings

firm tofu • large eggs • carrot, wood ear mushrooms, white mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms (fresh) • onion • glass noodles • soy sauce • black pepper

Ground pork • Carrot • Jicama • Wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms • Shallots • Seasonings: oyster sauce, char siu marinade, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, MSG