Fishcake

fried Nha Trang fish cakes (250 grams) • rice vermicelli noodles (400 grams) • lemongrass (smashed and cut into 1.5-inch pieces) • tomatoes • pineapple • minced onion and garlic • fresh herbs: Thai basil, Vietnamese coriander, scallions, cilantro • fried shallots • ground black pepper

pork cartilage bones (1 kg) • fried fish cake (400 g) • banh canh noodles (1 kg) • large shallots • Bean sprouts and a few baby bok choy • Lime and chili • Green onions and cilantro • Seasonings

banh canh rice noodles (bot xat) • fried fish cake • fish cake balls • shallots • shrimp • carrots • daikon radishes • pork spare ribs (about 500 grams)

Banh canh noodles (similar to thick rice noodles) • Mackerel fish cake • Quail eggs • Pork paste, ground pork, dried shrimp • Wood ear mushrooms, Vietnamese coriander (rau ram), chili peppers • Salt, sugar, fermented shrimp paste, fish sauce, seasoning powder, annatto oil, ground black pepper, MSG (optional)

fish cakes (about 200 g) • tomato • small shallot

minced thac lac fish (150 grams) • –14 oz minced basa fish (300–400 grams) • small amount of dill, finely chopped • seasoning powder • MSG • tapioca starch

fish paste (about 300 grams, preferably silver carp or similar white fish) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • Chopped fresh dill, to taste • diced carrot (about 30 grams), for color • Minced garlic, chopped green onion, ground black pepper, chicken bouillon powder, MSG (optional), fish sauce • Cooking oil

pork leg bones (about 700 grams) • daikon radishes • fish cake (nhong) • crab cake (about 500 grams)

garlic scapes (about 300 g) • bell pepper • Fish cake (use as much as you like) • Seasonings

mackerel fillet (400 g) • pork fatback (50 g) • all-purpose flour (about 8 g) • large pieces of pumpkin, about 1.5x2 inches each (4x5 cm) • cabbage, about the size of half your hand • tomatoes • ripe pineapple • dried bamboo shoots or 1 stalk fresh bamboo shoot • fermented shrimp paste • Green onions and cilantro, shallots

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

shrimp (500 g) • ground pork (200 g) • dried shrimp (100 g) • dried wood ear mushrooms (10 g) • dried shiitake mushrooms • fish cake (optional) (100 g) • tomatoes (300 g) • rolls banh da noodles (Vietnamese brown rice noodles) • Ginger, onion, garlic, scallions, Vietnamese coriander (rau ram), seasonings

basa fish cake (about 200 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • egg white • rendered pork fat • black pepper • pink salt • sprigs of scallions • shallots • small amount of tóc tiên (black moss seaweed)

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

green mustard leaves (about 200 grams) • rice vermicelli noodles (about 100 grams) • fish cake (about 300 grams) • carrot • green onions (about 100 grams) • Sweet and sour fish sauce dip

boneless tilapia fillets (500 grams) • fish sauce • fresh dill • MSG (optional) • ground black pepper

Nha Trang fish cakes (make sure to buy good quality ones) • small handful of dried shrimp for color • tomatoes • pineapple • rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • Fresh herbs (choose the ones you like! This dish is usually served with purple cabbage and some bean sprouts) • Seasonings (salt, MSG, fish sauce, chicken bouillon powder)

fish cake (such as Nha Trang-style fish cake) (about 200 grams) • ripe pineapple • tomato • scallions • green and red chili peppers • fish sauce (or soy sauce) (30 ml) • palm sugar • black pepper • bird’s eye chili • water (15 ml) • scallion stalks

Nha Trang fish cakes (about 500 grams) • chicken bones (about 1 kilogram) • pineapple • tomatoes • little of each: green cabbage, lettuce, bean sprouts, fresh herbs (such as cilantro and mint) • Green onions, cilantro, ginger • Seasoning powder, fish sauce, sugar, black pepper, chili peppers • Fermented shrimp paste, chili satay, lime (optional)

Fish cake: see my previous post for instructions • Broth: I’ve included notes in each photo

scraped thac lac fish paste (or substitute with white fish paste) • ground pork shoulder • black pepper • salt • MSG (optional) • white scallion stems, finely chopped • vegetable oil • tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/3 teaspoon MSG (optional), fried shallots, scallions, cilantro

scraped fish paste (about 300 g) • basa fish fillet (about 200 g) • pork fat (about 100 g) • tapioca starch (about 8 g) • pork leg bone • pumpkin • cabbage (about 200 g) • a pineapple • tomatoes • onion • Lettuce, mixed fresh herbs, green onions • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) •

minced thac lac fish (or substitute with any white fish) • shallots • garlic • green onion bulbs • Chili pepper • seasoning powder • fish sauce • Cooking oil • ground black pepper • dill, stems removed

ground pork (200 grams) • fish paste (150 grams) • Seasonings: sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, MSG • Green onions, shallots • La cach

Whitebait sour soup • Whitebait fish cakes • dried rice noodles

vegetarian fish cake • fried tofu (200 grams) • fried tofu skin (200 grams) • Vegetarian Vietnamese ham (chả lụa chay) • loofahs (or substitute 2 zucchini) • corn • onion • Bean sprouts • Water spinach (rau muống) • Banana blossom (bắp chuối) • Thai basil (rau quế) • Lemongrass •

rice paper wrappers or shredded rice paper wrappers • Purple sweet potato • ground fish cake (500 grams) • Corn

Seafood omelet • Boiled pork snout • Malabar spinach soup with fish cakes • Orange

fish cake • dill • small can (about 7 oz/200 grams) crushed tomatoes • Seasonings, onion, garlic • Seasonings

Fish cake • pork loin (about 200 grams) • cilantro • carrot • onion • large king oyster mushroom • rock sugar • MSG • seaweed seasoning • Fried shallots • Lime, black pepper, green onions