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Cross-Cultural · Vietnam

Nuoc Mam Cham (Nước Mắm Chấm)

The Vietnamese fish sauce dipping sauce of lime, garlic, sugar, and chili that appears at every meal and goes on everything

10 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Thit Kho Tau (Thịt Kho Tàu)

Pork belly and eggs braised in a coconut water caramel until deeply colored and meltingly tender

1 hour 50 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Thit Nuong (Thịt Nướng)

Lemongrass and fish sauce marinated pork grilled over charcoal until sticky and deeply caramelized

2 hours 30 minutes

Medium

Vietnamese Cuisine

Cha Gio (Chả Giò)

Shattering-crisp fried spring rolls filled with pork, shrimp, taro, and glass noodles

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Ca Phe Trung (Cà Phê Trứng)

Strong Vietnamese coffee topped with a cloud of whisked egg yolk cream, sweet and velvety

15 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Chanh Muoi (Chanh Muối)

A bracing Vietnamese salted lemon drink, brewed from preserved lemons muddled with sugar and ice water

5 minutes (plus preservation time)

Medium

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Com Tam (Cơm Tấm)

Broken rice topped with a caramelized grilled pork chop, a fluffy egg cake, and a sweet fish sauce dressing

3 hours

Easy

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Banh Mi (Bánh Mì)

A crisp, airy baguette filled with seasoned pork, pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, jalapeño, and pate

1 hour 50 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Bo Luc Lac (Bò Lúc Lắc)

Seared cubes of marinated beef tossed in a sizzling wok, served on a bed of watercress with a lime-pepper dipping sauce

1 hour 23 minutes

Easy

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Bun Thit Nuong (Bún Thịt Nướng)

Cool rice vermicelli topped with chargrilled lemongrass pork, fresh herbs, pickled vegetables, and nuoc cham

2 hours 45 minutes

Medium

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Ca Kho To (Cá Kho Tộ)

Catfish braised in a caramel sauce with fish sauce, pepper, and shallots in a clay pot

50 minutes

Involved

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Banh Cuon (Bánh Cuốn)

Silky steamed rice crepes filled with seasoned pork and wood ear mushrooms, served with herbs and dipping sauce

3 hours 10 minutes

Easy

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Pho Ga (Phở Gà)

Vietnamese chicken noodle soup with charred ginger and onion, warm spices, and a clear golden broth ladled over rice noodles and fresh herbs

1 hour 45 minutes

Easy

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Goi Ngo Sen (Gỏi Ngó Sen Tôm Thịt)

Vietnamese lotus stem salad with shrimp, pork belly, pickled vegetables, and a tangy fish sauce dressing

55 minutes

Medium

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Pho Bo (Phở Bò)

Vietnamese beef noodle soup with charred aromatics, warm spices, and rice noodles

4 hours 15 minutes

Thit Kho Trung (Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly and Eggs)

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Thit Kho Trung (Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly and Eggs)

Tender pork belly and hard-boiled eggs braised low and slow in a coconut water caramel sauce perfumed with fish sauce and black pepper, spooned over steamed rice

2 hours 30 minutes

Hu Tieu Nam Vang (Phnom Penh Noodle Soup)

Medium

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Hu Tieu Nam Vang (Phnom Penh Noodle Soup)

Southern Vietnam's beloved pork and seafood noodle soup with a clear, sweet broth built on dried shrimp and squid

3 hours 15 minutes

Canh Gà Gừng (Vietnamese Chicken Ginger Soup)

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Canh Gà Gừng (Vietnamese Chicken Ginger Soup)

A light, deeply aromatic chicken soup built on a foundation of bruised ginger and fish sauce, served steaming hot with fresh herbs and a squeeze of lime

55 minutes

Cha Ca La Vong (Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill)

Easy

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Cha Ca La Vong (Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill)

Golden turmeric-marinated fish seared with clouds of fresh dill and green onions, served over rice noodles with roasted peanuts and fermented shrimp dipping sauce

1 hour 10 minutes

Ga Kho Gung (Vietnamese Caramelized Ginger Chicken)

Easy

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Ga Kho Gung (Vietnamese Caramelized Ginger Chicken)

Chicken braised in caramel sauce with a generous hand of ginger, fish sauce, and black pepper until glossy and deeply savory

1 hour

Medium

Vietnamese Cuisine

Bun Thang (Bun Thang)

Hanoi's composed chicken vermicelli soup with shredded poultry, egg crepe ribbons, Vietnamese pork roll, and dried shrimp in a clear, delicate broth

2 hours 30 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Goi Cuon (Gỏi Cuốn)

Fresh Vietnamese rice paper rolls with pork, shrimp, herbs, and peanut dipping sauce

1 hour 15 minutes

Canh Khổ Qua (Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup)

Medium

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Canh Khổ Qua (Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup)

Rings of jade-green bitter melon stuffed with a pork and glass noodle filling, simmered in a clean pork broth until tender and faintly sweet

55 minutes

$Ch\u00e1o G\u00e0 (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge)$

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Ch\u00e1o G\u00e0 (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge)

A gentle, ginger-laced chicken porridge topped with hand-shredded meat and fried shallots, simmered low and slow until the rice dissolves into silk

1 hour 30 minutes

Ga Nuong Xa (Vietnamese Grilled Lemongrass Chicken)

Easy

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Ga Nuong Xa (Vietnamese Grilled Lemongrass Chicken)

Charred, fragrant lemongrass chicken thighs with nuoc cham and fresh herbs

2 hours 40 minutes

Canh Chua Cá (Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup)

Easy

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Canh Chua Cá (Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup)

A tangy tamarind broth loaded with catfish, pineapple, tomatoes, okra, and bean sprouts, finished with fried garlic and handfuls of fresh herbs

35 minutes

Cháo Lòng (Vietnamese Pork Organ Rice Porridge)

Medium

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Cháo Lòng (Vietnamese Pork Organ Rice Porridge)

A dark, silky rice porridge crowned with tender sliced offal, blood sausage, and fried shallots, served alongside sweet ginger fish sauce for dipping

2 hours 15 minutes

Bun Rieu (Vietnamese Crab and Tomato Noodle Soup)

Medium

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Bun Rieu (Vietnamese Crab and Tomato Noodle Soup)

A tangy, tomato-laced noodle soup crowned with pillowy crab and shrimp fritters, fried tofu, and a tangle of fresh herbs

2 hours

Medium

Vietnamese Cuisine

Banh Xeo (Bánh Xèo)

Crispy Vietnamese sizzling crepes filled with pork, shrimp, mung beans, and bean sprouts

5 hours 15 minutes

Bun Cha (Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Rice Noodles)

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Bun Cha (Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Rice Noodles)

Charred pork patties and belly in a sweet-sour broth, served over cool vermicelli with fresh herbs

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Vietnamese Cuisine

Bo Kho (Vietnamese Beef Stew)

A fragrant, rust-colored Vietnamese beef stew braised with lemongrass, star anise, and cinnamon in a tomato-kissed broth, served with crusty bread or rice noodles

4 hours 30 minutes

Medium

Vietnamese Cuisine

Bun Bo Hue (Bun Bo Hue)

Central Vietnamese spicy beef and pork noodle soup with lemongrass, fermented shrimp paste, and sate chili oil

3 hours 45 minutes