Sliced garlic

fresh garlic scapes, a few slices of ginger • salt, 1 tablespoon MSG, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 tablespoon soy sauce

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

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)

Fresh rice vermicelli noodles (dried type); see the link below for the lemongrass pork recipe • Thinly sliced pork chops • Carrot, daikon radish, vinegar, sugar, salt (for pickled vegetables) • Fish sauce, sugar, minced garlic, minced chili, lime (for dipping sauce) • Green onions (for scallion oil), roasted peanuts • Fresh mint, lettuce, assorted fresh herbs

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) •

about 1/2 cup water or fresh coconut water (100 ml) • about 1/2 cup sliced red chili peppers (80 g) • about 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper (60 g) • about 2 tablespoons pineapple, chopped (30 g) • about 2 teaspoons sliced shallots (10 g) • about 2 teaspoons minced garlic (10 g) • about 2 cups water or fresh coconut water (500 ml) • about 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50 g) • about 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (5 g) • about 3 tablespoons chili sauce (50 g) • about 2 tablespoons ketchup (30 g) (or substitute with about 1/2 cup fresh tomatoes (100 g)) • about 2 tablespoons fish sauce (30 g) •

thinly sliced beef (choose thin cuts for easy rolling; you can also use pork belly for both the stew and to make a rich broth for the noodles) • large eggs • soy sauce (Shoyu) for marinating eggs (120 ml) • sweet cooking rice wine (Mirin) for marinating eggs (120 ml) • Fresh or dried udon noodles, or ramen noodles if preferred • water (3.5 liters) • dried kelp (konbu) • sweet cooking rice wine (Mirin) (120 ml) • sake (Japanese cooking wine) (120 ml) • soy sauce (Shoyu) (120 ml) • bonito fish stock powder (Hon dashi) • chili bean sauce •

medium eggplants, sliced on the diagonal • king oyster mushrooms, sliced on the diagonal • small bowl wild betel leaves, thinly sliced • mushroom seasoning powder • palm sugar (powdered) • vegetarian oyster sauce • water (45 ml) • minced garlic

beef (use a mix of thinly sliced sirloin for rare beef, beef tendon, brisket, or flank) • –4.4 lbs beef bones (neck bones, marrow bones, shank bones, or back bones) • beef short ribs (optional) • cold water (about 3.5 liters) • Pho spices: cloves, star anise, black cardamom, coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, cilantro roots, scallion roots, onion, ginger, shallots • white radishes, peeled • Rock sugar, bouillon powder, MSG, salt, seasoning powder, fish sauce • vodka or white liquor (40–50% ABV) to remove beef odor (about 50 ml) • distilled white vinegar (about 50 ml) • rice noodles, medium width (bánh phở) • Onion (cut into wedges), scallions, Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) • Fresh herbs, chili sauce, hoisin sauce for pho, fried dough sticks (quẩy) for serving •

Pork shoulder, pre-sliced into large pieces (available at most supermarkets) • Lemongrass, garlic, five-spice powder, oyster sauce, honey or sweetened condensed milk, salt,

pork shoulder or pork belly (skin removed), sliced • cashews (about 50 grams) • Fish sauce, salt, brown sugar or cane syrup • Garlic, onion, lemongrass (use plenty—about 4 large onions, 4 large garlic cloves, and 10 stalks lemongrass), finely chopped or processed in a food processor • roasted peanuts, crushed (about 300 grams) • Rice vermicelli noodles, fresh herbs, cucumber

pork thigh, sliced (about 400 grams) • large mild red chili peppers • garlic • annatto oil • Rock sugar, seasoning, turmeric powder (optional) • Coconut water (optional, but recommended) • Fresh mint, bean sprouts, garlic chives, yellow egg noodles (if available), or rice noodles

tender beef, thinly sliced or ground (150 grams) • lemongrass, finely minced • garlic, finely minced • Black pepper, seasoning powder, soy sauce, cooking oil, 1-2 chili peppers • About 10 betel leaves • onion

pork shoulder or loin, thinly sliced (choose cuts with a little fat for better flavor when grilled) (about 500 grams) • minced garlic • minced shallots • lemongrass, minced • toasted sesame seeds • fish sauce and sugar • soy sauce and vegetable oil • oyster sauce • honey

Bean sprouts • Mushroom patties (or substitute with shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced and sautéed with fried shallots) • Assorted fresh herbs and greens of your choice • Shallots • Peanuts • Dressing: Carrot, garlic, soy sauce, seasoning, black pepper, sugar, vinegar, chili, hot water • Cucumber • Rice vermicelli noodles

Steamed white rice • Sliced beef belly or ground beef • Spinach • Roasted seaweed snacks • Eggs • Kimchi • Seasonings: Korean chili paste (Gochujang), sesame oil, soy sauce, bouillon powder, sugar, black pepper, oyster sauce, rice vinegar • Bibimbap sauce: 2-3 tablespoons Korean chili paste (Gochujang), 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2-3 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon minced garlic. Mix well

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

snow pea shoots • sliced beef • Ground black pepper, garlic, oyster sauce

Crispy baguette • medium tomatoes • Thinly sliced beef • Minced garlic • Butter • Sausage • Pâté (any kind) • Fried egg (optional) • Cilantro • Thinly sliced onion • soy sauce (30 ml) • oyster sauce (15 ml) •

Ginger-cinnamon-star anise-cardamom-dried sea worms • Onion-shallot-green onion • Thai basil-sawtooth herb-bean sprouts-lime • Salt-MSG-sugar-fish sauce-pepper • Beef bones-rare beef slices-beef meatballs • Hoisin sauce-chili sauce-pickled garlic • Pho noodles

pork belly, thinly sliced • ground pork shoulder • Onion, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, minced • Seasonings: sugar, salt, seasoning powder, oyster sauce, honey

pork chops, sliced (about 6 slices) • soy sauce • sweetened condensed milk • oyster sauce • annatto oil • sesame oil • honey • fresh orange juice • Chinese cooking wine • vegetable oil • MSG • five-spice powder •

dried banh hoi rice vermicelli (200 g) • vegan sliced pork (100 g) • firm tofu • all-purpose flour (2 mc) • fried garlic (1 mc) • salt (1/2 mcf) • lemongrass • MSG (optional) (1/3 mcf) • sugar (1 mc) • grilled meat marinade sauce

pork belly, sliced thin (about 1.5mm thick, skin removed; use pre-sliced pork belly if available) • ground pork shoulder • rice vermicelli noodles (bún) • Kohlrabi or cucumber • Mixed fresh herbs of your choice: parsley, baby cucumbers, bean sprouts, perilla, Vietnamese balm, cilantro, lettuce (lettuce is required) • large stalks lemongrass, crisp • medium scallions • shallots • garlic • Oyster sauce • Black pepper • Honey •

Rice noodle sheets (bánh phở) • beef, sliced (about 400 grams) • carrots • green papaya • Garlic, oyster sauce, seasoning powder, vinegar, sugar • Lettuce, mixed herbs, mint

pork belly or pork shoulder (500 grams) • lemongrass, minced garlic • seasoning powder (or salt) • oyster sauce • sweetened condensed milk • chicken bouillon powder • ketchup • lettuce, fresh herbs, cucumber (sliced) • green papaya, carrot (julienned) • roasted peanuts, skins removed

thinly sliced beef (about 400 grams) • phở rice sheets (about 400 grams) • large eggs • lettuce • basil • bulb garlic, peeled and finely minced • cornstarch

pork leg bones (1 kg) • thinly sliced pork • thinly sliced beef • beef meatballs (100 grams) • fried tofu pieces • corn • king oyster mushrooms • enoki mushrooms • button mushrooms • napa cabbage • watercress • bean sprouts •

Beef scraps (buy brisket scraps, tendon scraps) • carrot • lemongrass stalks, sliced lemongrass, fresh chili • chili paste • seasoning powder • sugar • msg • fresh coconut water • garlic

pork belly, sliced • garlic, minced • chili peppers, minced • vinegar • sugar • fish sauce • seasoning salt • MSG • black pepper • kohlrabi • carrot • caramel sauce •