Melons

dưa gang melon (about 1/4 medium melon) • heavy whipping cream or whole milk (240 ml) • mung bean powder (about 20 grams) • sweetened condensed milk • granulated sugar (about 20 grams) • crushed ice

vegetarian bouillon powder (about 40 grams) • good-quality soy sauce (about 90 ml) • black pepper (about 7 grams) • sugar (about 12 grams) • eggplant • bitter melons • carrot • daikon radish • Straw mushrooms • napa cabbage leaves • Green beans • Okra •

fish paste (about 200 grams) • bitter melons • small amount of wood ear mushrooms, soaked until soft • Green onions • Cilantro

bitter melons • large eggs • Seasonings, green onions, black pepper

chicken drumsticks (about 680 grams) • prepared fish paste (about 100 grams) • bitter melon • taro stem (bac ha) • tomatoes • Rice vermicelli noodles, dill, seasonings • Mixed herbs, bean sprouts, onion, green onion

large bitter melon • ground pork (about 150 grams) • small handful of dried wood ear mushrooms • pork spare ribs (about 150 grams) • Seasonings, green onion, and cilantro

fried tofu • king oyster mushroom • coconut milk (about 1/2 cup or 125 ml) • mix of green vegetables: bitter melon, eggplant, long beans, carrot, pineapple, baby corn, broccoli • Seasonings: vegetarian oyster sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, bouillon powder

bitter melons • vegetarian ham • firm tofu • wood ear mushrooms • shiitake mushrooms • carrot

bitter melon • small bowl pork paste mixed with wood ear mushrooms and glass noodles • tofu • mackerel • baby squid • small bowl tomato sauce • Seasonings, green onions, cilantro, black pepper

snakehead fish or mud carp (about 300 grams) • fresh squid (about 300 grams) • shrimp (about 300 grams) • pork belly (about 200 grams) • catfish (about 500 grams) • Lemongrass stalks, plus minced lemongrass, onion, garlic, and chili • Large mild chili peppers • pineapple • Herbs and vegetables: bean sprouts, garlic chives, bitter herbs, fish mint, Vietnamese coriander, pennywort, water spinach, cucumber, bitter melon, eggplant, okra

vegetarian ham • small amount of vegetables: carrot, green beans, bell pepper, bitter melon, red radish, a few cabbage leaves, green onion (white part) • fresh mushrooms (about 100 grams) • nori (seaweed)

Bitter Melon Soup • bitter melons • vegetarian ham log • dried vegetarian ham • Straw mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms • chayote

snake meat (about 1 snake) (500 grams) • split mung beans (about 1.8 oz / 50 grams) • jasmine rice (about 3.5 oz / 100 grams) • straw mushrooms, whole or halved (about 200 grams) • minced fresh turmeric (about 0.35 oz / 10 grams) • lemongrass, smashed and cut into pieces • coconut milk (about 3.4 fl oz / 100 ml) • Minced garlic • Chopped green onions • Chopped cilantro • Ground black pepper • water (2 liters) •

fermented linh fish (for richness) (200 grams) • fermented snakehead fish (for aroma) (200 grams) • Chinese-style roasted pork (200 grams) • squid (300 grams) • pork belly (200 grams) • fresh shrimp (200 grams) • daikon radish • Assorted Vietnamese fish cakes: chili fish cake, okra fish cake, bitter melon fish cake, eggplant fish cake, tomato fish cake • pineapple • eggplant • large red chili, bird’s eye chili • Fresh herbs: Thai basil, spearmint, Vietnamese balm, cilantro •

Assorted vegetables: bottle gourd, pumpkin, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, bitter melon • Assorted fruits: persimmons, guava, oranges, kiwi, apples, mangoes • Food dehydrator

bitter melon • ground pork • firm tofu • chicken breast • Seasonings, green onions, cilantro, garlic

large bitter melon • eggs • Seasonings

bitter melon • fish paste (about 150 grams) • pork spare ribs (about 200 grams) • small bowl wood ear mushrooms, soaked until soft • Green onion, cilantro, seasonings

coconut milk (about 2/3 cup or 167 ml) • small bowl peanuts • potato starch • small handful dried wood ear mushrooms • silken tofu • sweet potato • stalks of asparagus, green beans, broccoli, carrot, cabbage, bitter melon, shiitake mushrooms, ginger • soy sauce, a pinch of salt • mushroom vegetarian bouillon • sugar

eggplant 🍆 • pork belly • fried tofu • perilla leaves • Green onion, turmeric powder, fermented shrimp paste • bitter melon • ground pork • little wood ear mushrooms, glass noodles, black pepper • eggs

eggplant • bitter melons • shiitake mushrooms • fried tofu, cut into cubes • carrot • Soy sauce, vegetarian seasoning powder

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

winter melon (about 300 g) • Seasoning powder or salt • cooking oil • water • Black pepper • Cilantro

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

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

small winter melon • dried shrimp • small piece ginger, green onion, cilantro

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

Crispy Fried Chicken Rice • Winter Melon Soup with Dried Shrimp and Seaweed • Turmeric Rice • Cucumber and Tomato • Honeydew Melon

Grilled Pork with Lemongrass and Fermented Shrimp Paste • Stir-Fried Winter Melon with Duck Giblets • Malabar Spinach and Luffa Soup with Shrimp and Pork • Chilled Star Apple Dessert

🌻For the Dough: • all-purpose flour (about 6 2/3 cups) • mooncake syrup (about 2 1/2 cups) • vegetable oil (about 1/2 cup) • egg yolks • Chinese five-spice wine (Mai Que Lo) or substitute with dry sherry • five-spice powder • 🌻For the Filling: • candied winter melon (about 2/3 cup, diced) • Chinese sausage (lap cheong) (about 2/3 cup, diced) • winter melon (about 2/3 cup, diced) • toasted sesame seeds (about 1 cup) •