Ume

ume syrup (ume chan) • unsweetened soda water • lemongrass • lime • mint leaves • Crushed ice

Fresh white carp • Black olive plums (already stewed) • large piece of galangal • Basic seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, salt, black pepper

fresh plums • white vinegar for washing plums • lemon for making plum jam • sugar • ginger • fine salt (for making preserves)

Hanoi plums • sugar (about 450 grams) • little ginger (optional)

plums (about 1 kg) • sugar (about 200 grams)

large blue crabs or 3 crabs • diced vegetables (onion, red, yellow, and green bell peppers) • ripe tamarind • water • granulated sugar • chili sauce • soy sauce (or similar savory sauce) • fish sauce • chicken bouillon powder • Thai preserved plum, soaked in 5.3 oz (150 g) hot water, pitted and blended • chopped hot chili or red chili • minced garlic •

Salmon with orange sauce • Egg omelet • Sweet mustard greens soup with ground pork • Plums

pork (about 200 grams) • wood ear mushrooms • tofu • sấu fruits (or substitute with green plums or tamarind for tartness) • large tomatoes • scallions • shallots • culantro (ngo gai) • seasonings (salt, bouillon powder, sugar, pepper)

beef sirloin (500 grams) • unsalted butter (30 grams) • red wine (40 ml) • ketchup • plum sauce (or substitute with chili sauce) • cornstarch • honey • Minced garlic, juice squeezed out • Seasonings: soy sauce, chicken bouillon powder, oyster sauce, black pepper, white pepper • small red or green bell peppers

Korean wheat noodles (somen) (about 500 grams). If you can't find these, you can use Vietnamese rice vermicelli noodles instead—they're just as tasty and easier to digest. Buy noodles from the supermarket that aren't sour • quail eggs • medium onion • large perilla leaves (optional, but they add great flavor if you can find them at large supermarkets or Korean grocery stores) • medium carrot • cucumber • Asian pear • toasted sesame seeds (crushed or whole, for topping) • Korean chili paste (gochujang) • Korean soy sauce • sugar • sesame seeds (for the dressing) •

ground pork shoulder (about 3 kg) • finely chopped shrimp (about 1 kg) • shredded taro (about 200 grams) • shredded yellow corn (about 200 grams) • Finely chopped shallots • Finely chopped green onion whites • Ground black pepper • Cornstarch or cornstarch (for sealing) • Seasoning (salt, sugar, pepper, to taste) • Plum sauce • Net spring roll wrappers

softened butter (about 100 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • yogurt (sour cream) (about 30 grams) • eggs • vanilla extract • lemon juice • Zest of 1 lemon (or orange) • all-purpose flour (about 210 grams) • baking powder (about 5 grams) • red plums (substitute with red apples, unpeeled) • mango (or papaya, pineapple), cut into pieces • -inch round pan (a removable bottom is easier to use) •

acerola cherries • apple • pineapple • plums • rock sugar • clean water

catfish • tomatoes, 2 stalks of taro stem • okra, 7 oz bean sprouts • pineapple, green onions, cilantro, culantro; fermented rice, seasoning • If you don't have fermented rice, use any sour fruit: tamarind, starfruit, or hog plum

butter (220 grams) • sugar (280 grams) • eggs • milk (50 grams) • all-purpose flour (300 grams) • raisins and mixed candied papaya (red and green) • cream of tartar • baking powder • small cup rum • pan or cupcake molds

aloe vera • ginkgo nuts (about 100 grams) • split mung beans (about 200 grams) • dried jujube (red dates) and dried plums • water chestnuts, sliced • granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • cold water (about 1.5 liters)