Garnish

mushrooms (any kind) (about 150 grams) • large eggplant or 2 small eggplants • Seasonings: vegetarian bouillon powder, sugar, mushroom soy sauce (or use regular soy sauce), black pepper • garlic • small shallot • Cilantro for garnish (optional)

dried rice noodles or cellophane noodles • turkey breast (500 grams) • red bell pepper • green bell pepper • carrot • green beans (100 grams) • onion • garlic • mint leaves for garnish • roasted pumpkin seeds • Seasonings: chili sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, salt, honey, olive oil, lemon, sesame oil, olive oil

small French baguette (dense crumb) • small cucumber • small carrot • small potatoes • mayonnaise (about 30 grams) • little chopped green onion or cilantro for garnish

salmon belly (500 grams) • garlic, 2 shallots • Mirin • fish sauce • seven-spice chili powder • sugar • dried chili peppers (mainly for garnish, optional) • Scallions • Vegetable oil

Almost 1 large cantaloupe (leftover, no one wanted to eat it, but everyone fights for the ice cream!) • Whipping cream • whole milk (150 ml) • sweetened condensed milk • Toasted coconut crumbs • rolled wafer cookies for garnish

beef (300 grams) • red bell pepper • green bell peppers • garlic • sesame oil (or vegetable oil) • oyster sauce • ketchup • red wine • black pepper and sugar • Cilantro or parsley for garnish

Tofu curds (or use curdled soy milk) • Tomatoes • Vegetarian fish sauce, vegetarian seasoning powder • little fermented bean curd (chao) • Herbs for garnish (cilantro, perilla, etc.)

Sa Giang shrimp crackers • shrimp or small prawns (use more if you like extra toppings) • tapioca starch (about 1/2 cup or 65 grams) • Ground pork, pork bones, or dried shrimp (to add more flavor to the broth) • mushrooms (100 grams) • carrot • Quail eggs (use as many as you like) • Green onions, cilantro (for color and garnish)

parts white rice • part glutinous rice (optional; you can use all white rice, but glutinous rice makes the congee creamier and richer) • small amount of pumpkin for natural sweetness • Prepared lion's mane mushrooms • Vegetarian fish sauce, bouillon powder, salt • Herbs for garnish (perilla or cilantro)

mini king oyster mushrooms (about 200 grams) • fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 200 grams) • fried fresh tofu skin • vegetarian sausage or mock meat (about 250 grams) • lemongrass, smashed • thick rice vermicelli noodles (about 1.2 kg) • pineapple • chopped chili • minced lemongrass • Vegetables for broth: sugarcane, carrot, daikon radish, shiitake mushroom stems, etc • Vegetables for serving: bean sprouts, banana blossom, shredded water spinach, etc • Herbs for garnish: culantro, Vietnamese coriander •

ripe Dole bananas (about 200 grams) • all-purpose flour (195 grams) • baking powder • ground cinnamon • large eggs • melted butter • brown sugar or honey • salt • Greek yogurt (or plain unsweetened yogurt, or unsweetened milk) • powdered sugar (for garnish) • blender • oven •

cooked crab meat (can substitute for roe crab) • large sea shrimp • pork paste (giò sống) • pork blood pudding • straw mushrooms • fish cake (store-bought) • pork hock • quail eggs • fried dough sticks (optional) • tapioca starch • Bánh canh rice noodles • Annatto oil •

corn • small daikon radish • large dried shiitake mushrooms • leafy greens (I used kale) • Vegetable bouillon powder • Ground black pepper • Chopped green onions for garnish • Rice vinegar, soy sauce, and honey in a 1:1:1 ratio • Thinly sliced chili pepper • Chili sauce, if desired

pork spare ribs (about 7 ounces) • chicken breast • pickled bamboo shoots • small cup straw mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms • Chopped green onion and cilantro for garnish

dark chocolate (about 150 grams) • egg yolks • heavy cream (about 130 ml) • sugar • vanilla extract • whole milk (about 300 ml) • gelatin (about 14 grams, 2 packets) • cream cheese (about 400 grams) • salt • For garnish: use melted chocolate to pour into molds or shave thin pieces to sprinkle on top

beef bones (you can also add brisket, rare beef slices, or Vietnamese pork sausage) • lemongrass • pineapple • water (3 liters) • Seasonings: rock sugar, salt, fermented shrimp paste, MSG, chili oil • Vegetables: lettuce, bean sprouts, banana blossom, Thai basil, mixed herbs, Vietnamese coriander • Green onions, cilantro, onion for garnish, lime, chili

beef (such as shank, tendon, brisket, etc.) • Bún Bò Huế seasoning powder (if you’re not using beef bones for the broth) • Shallots: whole and finely minced • Minced garlic • yellow onions: 2 whole, 1 halved and thinly sliced • pineapple, peeled • lemongrass, smashed • fermented shrimp paste (mắm ruốc) • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả Huế) • thick rice vermicelli noodles (bún) • Herbs for garnish: scallions, culantro, Vietnamese coriander

beef tendon brisket • pineapple • large onions • shallots • lemongrass • Huế shrimp paste • chili powder + 1 teaspoon fine Huế chili powder • cooking oil • Seasonings: salt, seasoning powder, fish sauce, sugar, MSG if desired • Garnish: onion, green onions, Vietnamese coriander • Accompaniments: lettuce, julienned water spinach, bean sprouts, assorted herbs • Fresh rice noodles, thick or thin as preferred

pieces of boiled chicken breast, shredded • Chicken broth: 1 large bowl • Dried shiitake mushrooms: 8 pieces, soaked until soft, chopped • egg • cornstarch • Cilantro for garnish

chopped salad greens • spinach (or amaranth, Malabar spinach) • shredded cabbage • cucumber • cherry tomatoes • beets • celery • bell pepper • Optional for garnish: strawberries and blackberries, crunchy snacks

peaches • granulated sugar (80 grams) • orange, cherries for garnish • tea bag • honey

large eggs • (about 9 oz/250 grams) silken tofu • (about 1 1/4 cups/300 ml) chicken broth • small bowl sesame seeds • Seasoning: 1 teaspoon bouillon powder, green onions • For garnish: a few strawberries, cilantro leaves

whole milk (240 ml) • all-purpose flour (125 grams) • large eggs • butter (about 10 grams) • sugar (20 grams) • strawberries, sliced • bananas • Flavor options: apple jelly, peanut butter, or Nutella • little chocolate syrup for topping • little whipped topping for garnish