Fermented garlic

good-quality fish sauce (45 ml) • cold water (45 ml) • sugar (25 grams) • minced garlic (5 grams) • MSG (optional) • lime, a few chili peppers

fish cakes (about 500 grams) • cucumber (about 500 grams) • mixed fresh herbs (about 500 grams) • red chili peppers • garlic • fish sauce • sugar • small bowl minced garlic and chili

large eggs (room temperature) • chopped scallion whites • garlic chili fish sauce • Cilantro and scallions • little toasted sesame seeds and fried garlic

fresh garlic scapes, a few slices of ginger • salt, 1 tablespoon MSG, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce

pork belly (500 g) • small piece of leek (white part only) • fresh chili pepper • minced garlic (the key to this dish is lots of garlic) • Korean chili powder • Korean soy sauce (jin ganjang) • oyster sauce • Korean soybean paste (doenjang) • cooking wine • sugar • black pepper

Cooked rice (brown or white) • salmon fillet • bell peppers (one green, one red) • Minced garlic • Butter • Salt, ground black pepper • Honey or sugar • Soy sauce • White vinegar or lemon juice • Cilantro • Optional vegetables for serving

pineapple • Chopped chili and garlic • fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm) • sugar • water • fresh lime juice

large egg • beef fillet (about 150 g) and some minced garlic • French fries (about 100 g) • pork floss (about 20 g) • small baguette • Some fresh greens • Seasonings

garlic chive blossoms (500 grams) • garlic • small bowl ground pork

fern shoots • salt • water (1 liter) • ice water • fermented tofu (chao) • sugar • minced garlic

Tempeh and king oyster mushrooms with garlic butter sauce • Breadfruit and young coconut braised in savory sauce • Fresh bamboo shoots stir-fried with straw mushrooms • Potato and pumpkin coconut milk sauce • Luffa gourd soup with lotus seeds

large shrimp (about 700 grams) • minced garlic • unsalted butter (25 grams) • chicken bouillon powder • salt • fish sauce • sugar • black pepper

banh canh rice noodles (1 kg) • chicken bones (1 kg) • Ginger, onion • Chicken bouillon powder, sugar, black pepper • Garlic chives, chili peppers

rice noodle sheets, 10.5 oz (300g) beef, 1 onion, 1/2 carrot, 10.5 oz (300g) bean sprouts, cilantro, Vietnamese balm (kinh giới), perilla leaves (tía tô), lettuce, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, black pepper, water, vinegar, ginger

Carp, pork belly, galangal, onion, garlic, chili peppers

Beef (tenderloin recommended): 10 1/2 oz (300 grams). Pork belly: 3 1/2 oz (100 grams). Shallots, garlic • five-spice powder + betel leaves + soy sauce + sugar + salt + black pepper • Vegetable oil

Pork belly • Shrimp • Rice vermicelli noodles • Mixed fresh herbs (such as mint, cilantro, and lettuce) • Green onions • Rice paper wrappers • Lemongrass • Garlic • Red chili pepper • Pineapple • Sugar • Fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm)

black fermented soybean paste (about 6 ounces) • white fermented tofu (about 3.5 ounces) • Broth ingredients: green cabbage, napa cabbage, carrots, daikon radish, green onions (1) • Add to the broth with fermented paste: eggplant, king oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms (2) • Vegetables: shredded water spinach, shredded banana blossom, bitter herbs, garlic chives, bean sprouts, mixed fresh herbs, water lily stems • Minced lemongrass

fermented anchovy sauce • pork belly • young jackfruit • green papaya • mixed fresh herbs • fresh rice vermicelli noodles • pineapple, garlic, chili • Seasonings: sugar, salt

shrimp (about 700 grams) • pork belly (about 300 grams) • lettuce (about 200 grams) • mixed fresh herbs (about 200 grams, such as mint, cilantro, and Thai basil) • cucumbers • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • unseasoned fermented anchovy sauce (mắm nêm) • water (200 ml) • pineapple • Minced garlic and chili • sugar • lime

pork belly • seasoning powder, sugar, fish sauce, unsalted butter • rice vermicelli noodles, garlic, chili, lime, mixed fresh herbs for serving

whole chicken (about 2.2 lbs/1 kg) • Serves about 4 people as a main dish for the day • Finely chopped shallots and garlic, fresh lemongrass, fresh chili peppers, fish sauce, sugar, and MSG

pomfret or other firm white fish (about 600 grams) • finely chopped onion and garlic (about 60 grams) • medium yellow onion

. 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

apple snails or mystery snails (about 1 kg) • lime leaves • lemongrass (half cut into 2-inch pieces, half thinly sliced) • ginger (half thinly sliced, half minced) • fish sauce (15 ml) • sugar (12 grams) • water (60 ml) • rice vinegar or mild vinegar (15 ml) • calamansi or kumquat • garlic

thinly sliced beef (choose thin cuts for easy rolling; you can also use pork belly for both the stew and to make a rich broth for the noodles) • large eggs • soy sauce (Shoyu) for marinating eggs (120 ml) • sweet cooking rice wine (Mirin) for marinating eggs (120 ml) • Fresh or dried udon noodles, or ramen noodles if preferred • water (3.5 liters) • dried kelp (konbu) • sweet cooking rice wine (Mirin) (120 ml) • sake (Japanese cooking wine) (120 ml) • soy sauce (Shoyu) (120 ml) • bonito fish stock powder (Hon dashi) • chili bean sauce •

mackerel • Shallots and garlic • Seasonings

cooked white rice (about 600 grams) • cooked pork (about 80 grams) • Assorted pork rolls or sausage, sliced • kimchi (about 80 grams) • minced garlic (about 10 grams) • chopped green onions (about 10 grams) • Seasonings

Eggs with garlic chili fish sauce • Winter melon soup with chicken bones and chicken giblets • Hard-boiled eggs cooked in an air fryer • Fresh fruit

chrysanthemum greens (tần ô, also called garland chrysanthemum) • eggs, as desired • good-quality fish sauce (30 ml) • Thai chili pepper • garlic