Spinaches

fresh palm heart (about 300 grams) • water spinach stems (about 100 grams) • medium carrot • red chili pepper • garlic • Korean chili powder (optional, for color) • fish sauce (120 ml) • vinegar (120 ml) • sugar (200 grams) • water (240 ml)

razor clams, shelled (500 g) • water spinach stems (500 g) • sliced or minced garlic • Seasonings

spinach • Frozen mango, pineapple, and apple • Chia seeds, oat milk • Vegetarian spring rolls • dried seaweed • ground meat • Olive oil, oyster sauce, soy sauce, black pepper, pink salt • large egg • Bell pepper, enoki mushrooms • Apple, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage, lettuce • Roasted sesame dressing

all-purpose flour (about 300 grams) • green leafy vegetables (such as mustard greens, water spinach, sweet potato leaves, etc.) • Tofu • Carrot • Sweet potato • Oyster mushrooms • Wood ear mushrooms

Braised roast pork and Vietnamese pork sausage with kimchi • Stir-fried water spinach stems with beef • Potato and carrot soup with freshwater prawns • Fresh silken tofu with coconut milk • Purple star apple fruit

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

Seafood omelet • Boiled pork snout • Malabar spinach soup with fish cakes • Orange

water spinach • large garlic bulb or 2 small ones • Coarse salt • Cooking oil, 1/2 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning powder, 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce

Tuna, pineapple, tomatoes, lemongrass stalks, shallots, garlic, lemongrass chili paste, rice noodles, vegetables: banana blossom, bean sprouts, water spinach, lettuce, green onions, chili peppers, cilantro (optional) • Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, seasoning powder, salt, pepper

shrimp • water spinach • tamarind

Water spinach (water-grown water spinach is usually tastier than land-grown) • large garlic bulb, salt, cooking oil, seasoning powder

taro root (about 450 grams) • water spinach • ground pork (about 225 grams)

chopped salad greens • spinach (or amaranth, Malabar spinach) • shredded cabbage • cucumber • cherry tomatoes • beets • celery • bell pepper • Optional for garnish: strawberries and blackberries, crunchy snacks

water spinach • small taro roots • small bowl fresh shrimp • little rice paddy herb (ngò om) • garlic • Seasonings

eggs • fresh shiitake mushrooms • onion • spinach

ground freshwater crab (about 300 grams, available at Asian supermarkets) • tomatoes • Fried tofu • pork bones (about 1/2 kg, or bones with some meat) • pork blood pudding • large egg (chicken or duck) • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 kg) • Fresh herbs, shredded water spinach, green onions • shrimp paste • Shallots, minced garlic • Annatto oil • tamarind pods

pork hock (about 500 grams) • pork (about 500 grams) • field crabs • fried tofu • pork blood pudding • tomatoes (about 700 grams) • annatto seeds (about 10 grams) • Culantro (ngò rai) • Garlic, lime, chili • Mixed fresh herbs (bean sprouts, banana blossom, water spinach) • Fermented shrimp paste (mắm ruốc) • Common seasonings

dried brown rice vermicelli noodles • shrimp • fish balls or meatballs • water spinach (rau muống) • clusters oyster mushrooms or enoki mushrooms

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

Thai hot pot broth (2 liters) • green river prawns • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (or 3 packs instant ramen noodles) (500 g) • water mimosa (about 200 g) • taro stem (about 150 g) • banana blossom (about 100 g) • water spinach stems (about 150 g) • tomatoes • sweet corn

Shrimp heads and shells • large tomatoes • large egg • ground pork (250 grams) • small piece of tofu • peeled shrimp (250 grams) • shrimp roe (after boiling the broth, skim the shrimp roe that floats to the top; add some to the shrimp cake mixture and the rest sauté with tomatoes and add to the broth) • shallot • Seasonings: fermented shrimp paste, black pepper, fish sauce, sugar, MSG • Shredded water spinach • Lettuce • Culantro

Pork bones and pork hock • Dried rice vermicelli noodles • spicy crab paste (bún riêu cua seasoning) • crab paste in soybean oil • tomatoes (or 1 jar tomato sauce) • annatto oil • ground pork (500 grams) • sugar • MSG • ground black pepper • large shallots, minced • garlic cloves, minced •

(about 7 oz/200 g) salmon • garland chrysanthemum or spinach • cooked sushi rice (about 18 oz/510 g) • mayonnaise • chili soy sauce • toasted white sesame seeds • large sheet roasted seaweed for kimbap

large eggs • plate pickled cabbage • malabar spinach (rau ngót) • ground pork (100 g) • Chinese sausages

Malabar spinach (mồng tơi) • loofah (about 8 oz / 225 grams) • small bowl dried shrimp (about 1/3 cup / 30 grams)

ground pork (100 grams) • duck eggs • dried wood ear mushrooms • small bundle of glass noodles (bean thread noodles) • Shallots, chili peppers • Salt, sugar, black pepper, chicken bouillon powder • little annatto oil for color (optional) • pork (pork chops or ribs) (1 kg) • Onion, garlic, salt, sugar, chicken bouillon powder, soy sauce • Fried egg (sunny side up) • Pickled carrots • Cucumber, tomato •

Dumpling wrappers (this recipe makes a large batch) • all-purpose flour (about 400 grams), divided evenly • salt • vegetable oil • water (about 100 mL) • spinach juice (about 100 mL) • Dumpling filling • ground lean pork (about 300 grams) • small carrot • scallions • fresh ginger • soy sauce •

pork spare ribs (about 200 grams) • large dried shrimp (about 100 grams) • fresh rice vermicelli noodles (about 500 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • tomatoes, cut into wedges • fried tofu (about 200 grams) • Chopped green onions and cilantro • Lettuce, Vietnamese balm, bean sprouts, perilla, and fish mint • Shredded water spinach and shredded banana blossom • tube shrimp roe paste • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả lụa) • duck eggs •

ground crab (about 500 grams) • Fried tofu (small square pieces) • pork blood pudding • tomatoes • chicken egg • fresh thin rice vermicelli noodles (about 800 grams) • Mixed fresh herbs (lettuce, shredded water spinach, banana blossom, Vietnamese balm, bean sprouts) • shallots (about 500 grams) • lime • Salt, sugar, seasoning powder, MSG, fermented shrimp paste, ground chili • Pork bones • Vietnamese pork sausage (optional, to taste)

whole rooster • pork bones (500 grams) • Mi Quang noodles (500 grams) • pork belly (300 grams) • shrimp (300 grams) • quail eggs • Mixed fresh herbs, shredded banana blossom, shredded water spinach • Roasted peanuts, crushed • For serving: lime, chili, chopped green onion and cilantro • Seasonings: cooking oil, fish sauce, salt, sugar, chicken bouillon powder, turmeric powder, black pepper, MSG, annatto oil • Chopped shallots and garlic • Grilled rice crackers