Herb

cooling herbs • dried winter melon (100 grams) • filtered water (4 liters) • rock sugar, adjust to taste (0.5 kg) • black grass jelly powder (1.8 oz or 50 grams) • sugar (3.2 oz or 90 grams) • filtered water (28 oz or 800 grams) • Chia seeds • Ice

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

pork belly or pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • lemongrass • garlic • shallots • honey • oyster sauce • Fish sauce • Ground black pepper • Fresh chili pepper • little vegetable oil • Rice vermicelli noodles

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

boneless, skinless chicken breast (1 kg) • fresh red chilies • chili powder • sugar • seasoned salt • five-spice powder • lime • lemongrass • ginger • garlic

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

–3.3 lbs fish (such as grass carp, pomfret, etc.) • Galangal, lemongrass, chili, ginger • braised fish seasoning (galangal flavor, Knorr or similar) • Fish sauce, sugar • Pork belly • (If you don't want to use the Knorr seasoning packets, you can follow the alternative method below.)

ground pork (500 g) • Thai basil leaves • oyster sauce (30 ml) • soy sauce (30 ml) • sugar (12 g) • fish sauce (15 ml) • cloves garlic • red chili peppers • lime • cooking oil (30 ml)

baguette • unsalted butter (about 30 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • salt (about 1 gram) • all-purpose flour (about 3 grams)

cleaned, skinned frogs (ask your butcher to prepare them) • lemongrass • green onions, 5 cloves garlic • Chili satay sauce • Oyster sauce • Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, chili sauce • Optional: serve with baguette

cobia fish • lemongrass • salt • MSG (optional) • chili powder • hot chili pepper

beef sirloin, thinly sliced (200 grams) • medium yellow onion • lemongrass, use the tender white part • garlic • small shallot • Beef marinade: oyster sauce, black pepper, chicken bouillon powder or MSG • Thin rice vermicelli noodles, enough for serving • medium carrot • cucumber • little red radish and yellow radish (optional, I had extra so I added them) • Mung bean sprouts • Lettuce and fresh herbs (basil, fish mint, mint—use whatever you have) •

cooked chicken breast (340 g) • lemongrass (20 g) • garlic (10 g) • brown sugar (14 g) • good-quality fish sauce (30 ml) • chili powder • five-spice powder • vegetable oil • lime leaves (15 g) • fresh red chilies • salt • Korean chili flakes (optional)

whole carp • ground galangal • minced lemongrass • fermented soybean sauce • caramel sauce • fish sauce • salt • MSG (optional) • soy sauce • sour starfruits • sugar • pork belly (about 200 grams) •

white grass jelly powder (50 g) • black grass jelly powder (50 g) • sugar (300 g) • shredded coconut (300 g) • basil seeds (30 g)

chicken feet (about 1 kg) • Fish sauce • Sugar • Vinegar • Lemongrass, lime leaves, chili peppers, shallots, culantro, whole milk

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

eggplants • king oyster mushrooms (200 grams) • fresh basil leaves (100 grams) • seasoning powder • sugar • soy sauce • oyster sauce • minced shallots • Vegetable oil • Salt

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

large winter melon • set of herbal ingredients for making herbal tea (rehmannia root, monk fruit, sugarcane, etc.) • grass jelly (about 300 grams) • basil seeds (about 50 grams) • Rock sugar, to taste

Chicken feet (1 package as shown in the picture, about 10 feet) • large stalks lemongrass • calamansi (or substitute with 2 limes if unavailable) • large red chili pepper, 3-4 bird’s eye chilies • small piece ginger • Fish sauce (use a mild, less pungent variety) • Sugar, vinegar, salt

cleaned apple snails (about 800 grams) • salt • small piece ginger (smashed) • white cooking wine • chicken bouillon powder • sugar • black pepper • garlic powder • lemongrass powder • fish sauce • minced lemongrass (divided into 3 portions) • minced garlic •

fresh figs (about 300 g) • vegetarian fish sauce • soy sauce • brown sugar • lemongrass • red chili pepper • fresh chili pepper • cooking oil • salt

oyster mushrooms (200 g) • honey (add more if you prefer it sweeter) • chopped chili • seasoning powder or vegetable bouillon • soy sauce • finely chopped lemongrass

chicken drumsticks, cut into pieces (about 600 grams) • garlic, minced • fresh ginger • mature lime leaves • Fish sauce, seasoning powder, MSG, sugar, black pepper

live goby fish (about 400 g) • pork fat (about 1.8 oz or 50 g) • Vietnamese coriander (about 0.7 oz or 20 g) • vinegar (about 30 ml) • chili powder (about 8 g) • Salt, black pepper, fish sauce, seasoning powder, sugar, caramelized coconut syrup (nuoc mau) • bird’s eye chilies (or red/green chili peppers)

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

black grass jelly powder • white grass jelly powder • malva nuts (20 g) • basil seeds (20 g) • vials banana extract • rock sugar (500 g)

pork trotter (1.8 to 2.2 lbs) • Chinese herbal mix for braising (pre-packaged) • dried shiitake mushrooms • lotus seeds • black ginseng • angelica root • mugwort leaves • salt, seasoning powder, fish sauce, MSG, coconut milk

large eggs • all-purpose flour (about 70 grams) • Chinese chives, cleaned and chopped (about 150 grams) • dried shrimp (about 20 grams) • unsalted butter (about 150 grams) • baking soda (about 5 grams)