Rice garlic

Cooked rice (brown or white) • salmon fillet • bell peppers (one green, one red) • Minced garlic • Butter • Salt, ground black pepper • Honey or sugar • Soy sauce • White vinegar or lemon juice • Cilantro • Optional vegetables for serving

Tempeh and king oyster mushrooms with garlic butter sauce • Breadfruit and young coconut braised in savory sauce • Fresh bamboo shoots stir-fried with straw mushrooms • Potato and pumpkin coconut milk sauce • Luffa gourd soup with lotus seeds

cooked white rice (about 200 g) • chickpeas (about 100 g) • carrot (about 30 g) • red bell pepper (about 30 g) • onion (about 30 g) • purple cabbage (about 20 g) • soy sauce (30 ml) • dark soy sauce (15 ml) • vegetable oil (15 ml) • minced garlic (about 5 g) • grated ginger (about 5 g) • toasted sesame seeds (about 3 g) •

Cooked brown rice • sweet yellow corn • Carrot • Silken tofu • Mushrooms • Water (plus seasonings, garlic)

Rose HanBe cream powder (50g) • Korean chili paste (Gochujang) • –1 cup dried fish broth (or water) (200–250 ml) • unsweetened milk (100 ml) • minced garlic • sesame oil • Hanbe cheese-filled topokki rice cakes • Toppings of your choice

large bowl cooked rice • eggs • beef (about 400 grams) • bok choy • bean sprouts • fresh shiitake mushrooms • carrot • green onions • onion and garlic, etc • cooking oil • sesame oil • Korean chili paste (gochujang) or pre-made bibimbap sauce •

onion • potato • carrot • mushrooms (use your favorite type) • beef, cut into small cubes (200 grams) • ginger • large garlic clove • Japanese curry roux • Salt or bouillon powder

ready-to-eat seaweed snacks • brown rice (white or red varieties are both fine) (about 400 grams) • carrot • Vegetarian mushroom floss (made from shiitake mushroom stems) • corn kernels • Green onions • Salt, pepper, sugar, soy sauce • Garlic or leeks

broken rice (about 400 grams) • cucumber • tomatoes • green onions • fish sauce • water • sugar • fresh lime juice • small red chilies, finely chopped • pork chops • lemongrass powder • onion powder •

boneless, skin-on chicken breast or chicken thighs (about 500 grams) • large onion • large carrot • potatoes • garlic • Japanese curry roux • Hon dashi • sugar • Water, enough to just cover the ingredients

pork chops (choose pieces with a mix of meat and fat so the pork stays juicy when cooked) • garlic • shallots • scallion whites • lemongrass • palm sugar or light brown sugar • honey • sweetened condensed milk • five-spice powder • garlic powder • chili powder • good-quality fish sauce •

chicken drumsticks • cooked white rice (about 800 grams) • Black pepper, oyster sauce, chicken bouillon powder, MSG, sugar, salt, vegetable oil • Honey • little minced onion and garlic • cucumbers • tomatoes • pickled mustard greens (about 200 grams) • Vietnamese coriander (rau ram) • Cilantro

cooked brown rice (about 200 grams) • egg, beaten • avocado oil • medium onion, diced • minced garlic • mushrooms, cut into large pieces • small carrot, finely diced • broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces • freshly grated ginger • tamari sauce (a gluten-free or low-gluten soy sauce) • Chopped scallions, cilantro, toasted sesame oil (optional) • cooked chicken, diced (optional)

cooked white rice (about 600 grams) • cooked pork (about 80 grams) • Assorted pork rolls or sausage, sliced • kimchi (about 80 grams) • minced garlic (about 10 grams) • chopped green onions (about 10 grams) • Seasonings

whole chicken • carrot, 1 piece of green papaya • onion • cilantro • mint • Lime, chili, garlic

Curry: • pork belly (you can use chicken breast or beef if you prefer) • large carrot • potatoes • onion • Japanese curry roux • Tonkatsu: • Garlic, water, cooking oil • boneless pork chops • green cabbage • salt, a pinch of ground black pepper • large egg •

oysters (meat only) • Rice • Chopped onion, garlic, and green onion • Straw mushrooms • Seasoning powder, oil, fish sauce, black pepper

For the Grilled Pork Chops: • pork loin chops • Shallots, garlic, lemongrass (finely chopped), seasonings, cooking oil • sweetened condensed milk • For the Egg Meatloaf: • duck eggs • ground pork (100 grams) • cellophane noodles (bean thread noodles) • wood ear mushrooms (black fungus) • Shallots, green onion bulbs • salted egg yolks • Seasonings: fish sauce, black pepper, sugar •

chicken thighs • firm tofu (or 2 regular blocks) • Napa cabbage, mustard greens (or other greens) • tomatoes • Fish sauce, sugar, chili sauce or fresh chili, 2 cloves garlic

beef (about 300 grams) • cooked, cooled rice • small onion • red chili pepper • large egg • Salad greens and tomato for serving • Garlic, lemongrass • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, seasoning powder, sugar, black pepper

pork belly (500 grams) • cucumber • carrot • daikon radish • fish sauce (45 ml) • sugar (36 grams) • lemon-lime soda (such as 7UP) (30 ml) • lime • MSG (optional) • Some green onions • Some pork fat • broken rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) •

chicken leg quarters, whole or cut into pieces • Oyster sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, sugar • Garlic powder, onion powder, ginger powder • Tapioca starch or cornstarch • Chili pepper, minced garlic • Tomato, enoki mushrooms, green onions

solo garlic or regular purple-skinned garlic • beer • Aluminum foil

pork spare ribs (about 1 kg) • For marinating the meat: 3 tablespoons honey, 5 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup unsweetened milk, a few cloves garlic, crushed • For the fish sauce: 1/2 cup fish sauce, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup coconut water, 1 tablespoon vinegar, minced garlic and chili • chopped scallions, 1/3 cup vegetable oil • fresh coconut water (for grilling the meat) • Sides: cucumber, pickled vegetables, tomato, fresh herbs as desired

Pork chops and pork belly (I had a little leftover pork belly, so I marinated it together) • Turmeric powder • Garlic cloves, ginger, shallots, chili peppers • Seasonings: honey, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper

broken rice • pork chops (500 g) • honey (45 ml) • oyster sauce (15 ml) • good-quality fish sauce (15 ml) • –3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1–2 tablespoons or 15–20 g) • minced onion (about 20 g) • freshly ground black pepper • chili pepper • lime • parts sugar • parts water •

pork ribs or pork belly (2 kg) • fish sauce (60 ml) • soy sauce (60 ml) • whole milk (75 ml) • sweetened condensed milk (60 ml) • oyster sauce (60 ml) • oil (pork fat preferred) (15 ml) • salt (15 ml) • sugar (67 ml) • lemongrass or 2 teaspoons lemongrass powder • garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic powder • chili satay sauce (30 ml) •

Dried or fresh pho noodles (I used brown rice pho noodles) • Beef (I used ground beef) • Vegetables of your choice (I used sweet corn and carrots) • Soy sauce, oyster sauce, black pepper, cornstarch, onion, garlic

rice (use long-grain rice that cooks up fluffy) (about 1 kg) • split mung beans, hulled (about 50 grams) • shrimp (about 300 grams) • pork belly (about 300 grams) • quail eggs • mixed mushrooms: enoki, brown mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms (about 300 grams) • garlic chives • bean sprouts (about 1/2 kg) • carrot, 1/2 onion • tomatoes • red chili peppers (adjust to taste), garlic, fresh coconut water, lime • pineapple •

garlic • beer • Garlic fermenter or rice cooker