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rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • blended chili peppers, 1 blended garlic clove, 3 blended shallots • Perilla leaves, lettuce, spearmint, peppermint, cilantro, and other fresh herbs for serving • ground pork with some fat (about 200 grams) • pork belly, sliced (about 300 grams) • For marinating 1.1 lbs meat: 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/3 tablespoon MSG, 1/3 tablespoon caramel sauce, ground pepper, 3 blended shallots • Dipping sauce ratio 3-3-1.5: fish sauce, sugar, vinegar • Pickled vegetables: 1 kohlrabi (or green papaya), 1 carrot, optional green mango, all thinly sliced, blended garlic and chili

plain bread (or sandwich bread) (about 100 grams) • whole milk (about 50 grams) • unsalted butter (about 50 grams) • large eggs • granulated sugar (about 50 grams) • ripe banana (such as saba or burro bananas, about 3 bananas) (about 140 grams)

glutinous rice flour for sweet rice dumplings (about 1 kg) • split mung beans (about 3 grams) • shredded coconut (about 1 gram) • candied winter melon (about 1 gram) • shelled pumpkin seeds (about 1 gram) • white sesame seeds (about 0.5 gram) • Granulated sugar • Tapioca starch or cornstarch • Pomelo blossom extract

large bunch watercress or 2 small bunches • sesame oil (15 ml) • toasted sesame seeds (9 grams) • garlic • salt (1.5 grams)

–1/2 cup rock sugar or any sugar you prefer (60–100 grams) • –3 ripe Cavendish bananas or any bananas you have • salt • –3 tablespoons colored tapioca pearls (20–40 grams) • coconut milk (300 ml) • vanilla extract or 1 packet vanilla sugar • Toasted sesame seeds and roasted peanuts • cornstarch or tapioca starch

ripe bananas (about 600 grams) • coconut cream or coconut milk powder (about 100 grams) • soft, dense French bread (about 180 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • coffee liqueur or rum • whole milk (about 120 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 40 grams) • unsalted butter (about 30 grams) • large egg • vanilla extract • salt

ground beef (300 grams) + 3.5 oz ground pork (100 grams) • Betel • For marinating the meat • Shallots and minced lemongrass • soy sauce (45 ml) • vegetable oil (15 ml) (use 2 tablespoons if using only beef) • sugar (12 grams) • five-spice powder (optional, can be omitted)

glutinous rice flour (about 400 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • gac seeds (for color) • Water • Filling: • split mung beans (about 250-300 grams) • vegetable oil (about 15 ml) • salt (about 5 grams) • sugar (about 12 grams) • Syrup: • Water • Sugar (to taste) •

ripe bananas • cornstarch (30 grams) • Shredded coconut • Roasted peanuts • sweetened yogurt • vanilla extract • sweetened condensed milk (100 ml) • unsweetened milk (from 1 pouch or 240 ml) • coconut milk (100 ml)

black grass jelly • tapioca starch (about 300 grams) • water chestnuts (about 200 grams) • hulled mung beans (about 100 grams) • Green, purple, and yellow food coloring • Purple sweet potato leaves (or purple coloring) • pandan leaf • coconut milk (about 500 ml) • sugar (about 500 grams)

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

bananas • sweetened yogurt • whole milk (220 ml) • to 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk (50-70 ml) • shredded coconut (200-300 grams) • coconut milk (300-400 ml) • roasted peanuts (200 grams)

glutinous rice flour (about 400 grams), toasted sesame seeds, shredded coconut, brown sugar, • water (about 100 ml)

pork belly (about 500 grams) • fresh ginger • lemongrass • shallots • garlic • fish sauce • salt • ground black pepper • chicken bouillon powder • For the dipping sauce: • Fish sauce • Water •

beef sirloin (about 350 grams) • cauliflower • broccoli • Some minced garlic, green onions, black pepper, fish sauce, seasoning powder

chicken breast • small carrot • fresh shiitake mushrooms • rolled oats (about 24 grams) • chicken broth (skimmed of fat) (about 240 ml) • Green onions, shallots, fresh chili • Fish sauce • Chicken bouillon powder • Black pepper

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

glutinous rice flour (about 250 grams) • split mung beans, peeled (about 150 grams) • coconut milk (about 500 ml) • palm sugar (about 200 grams) • fresh ginger • salt • small amount of toasted white sesame seeds

Rice (about 1/2 cup or 100 grams) • Pumpkin (about 1 cup or 200 grams), peeled and sliced thin • Ground pork (about 1/3 cup or 80 grams) • Garlic and shallots, finely chopped • Seasonings: salt, MSG (optional) • Water (about 4 cups or 1 liter)

all-purpose flour (about 130 grams) • sugar • butter • sweetened condensed milk (about 20 grams) • water (about 50 grams) • eggs • ripe bananas • cocoa powder

red beans (15 oz / 425g) • glutinous rice flour (about 400 grams) • brown sugar (or use palm sugar if available) • salt • small piece of ginger • cold water (about 480 ml) • small bowl shredded coconut • Toasted sesame seeds • Roasted peanuts

hard-boiled quail eggs, peeled • Dried banh canh noodles • pork paste (about 300 grams) • ground pork (about 200 grams) • Chopped green onions, minced garlic and shallots • onion • Fish sauce, salt, MSG, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper, annatto oil

ground or diced beef (100 grams) • mixed vegetables (such as pumpkin, carrot, green beans) (200 grams) • glutinous rice (about 40 grams) • regular white rice (about 40 grams) • broth (about 1 liter) • Green onions, cilantro, fried shallots

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

pork bones (500 grams) • large shrimp, such as tiger or white shrimp (500 grams) • large eggs • Green onions • Black pepper, MSG (optional), green chili, lime • pork belly, preferably with extra fat (500 grams) • Annatto seeds • Cooking oil (peanut oil is especially fragrant)

all-purpose flour (about 350 grams), plus extra for dusting • warm water (about 200 grams, 130–140°F/55–60°C) • salt • sugar • ground pork (about 130 grams) • napa cabbage kimchi • ginger • solo garlic • beaten egg (about half an egg, 25 grams) • Salt and ground pepper, to taste • ground pork (about 130 grams) • –3 leaves napa cabbage •

ripe bananas (with some black spots) • large eggs • sweetened yogurt • rum extract • vanilla extract • all-purpose flour (200 grams) • baking soda • unsalted butter or vegetable oil (50 grams) • honey (20-50 grams), to taste • sliced almonds

chicken • fresh wide rice noodles (about 200 grams) • Roasted peanuts • Chili jam or sautéed chili • Mixed fresh herbs for serving • Chopped onion and garlic • Seasonings

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

ripe bananas (such as Thai or apple bananas) • sweetened condensed milk (about 50 grams) • coconut milk (about 50 grams) • salt • tapioca starch • roasted peanuts, crushed (about 10 grams) • young coconut meat, about palm-sized