Five spice chicken is warm, deep, robust and fragrant. Five spice in itself is a balance of salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy. This juicy, well marinated chicken boasts a crispy skin…

Lemongrass is a Vietnamese staple ingredient. It’s bright, citrusy, and when cooked it imparts a subtle, distinctive flavor…

Grilled, bone in, crispy skin, chicken. A common street food and easy to make. Gà Nướng is a simple Vietnamese dish. The chicken is the star and unlike it’s pork…

Fluffy, chewy, tender bao buns filled with real steamed taro- slightly sweetened with coconut milk and just a hint of sugar. The best part is it happens to be vegan. These taro baos are great as a school snack, dessert, or part of your dim sum collection...

This recipe for fried wings works because the wings are lightly marinated, deep fried then added into a pan tossed with toasty bits of garlic, fried shallots, green onions, Maldon sea salt chips and optional heat. Don’t let the simplicity in this dish fool you. It’s incredibly addicting…

Xa xiu chay is a guilt free version of its traditional meat counterpart. This flavor packed, beautiful deep red barbecue is made without powder packets and food dye. Sweet, peppery, savory, Cantonese style barbecue…

The Most Well Known Vietnamese Condiment. Bright orange and juicy white root vegetables cut into matchsticks, soaked in a sweet and sour brine, are the most popular Vietnamese condiment. They brighten savory dishes, cutting through salt adding freshness to balance flavors…

Hu Tieu is a Southern Vietnamese noodle soup. It’s popular because it’s not as medicinal as pho. All of the things that make pho smell the way it does, from star anise, cloves, cinnamon, this infamous soup has none. The recipe’s broth boasts a beautiful, rich, velvety, soup with a slightly chewy noodle…

These sweet pickled bright green jalapenos can be found tableside in most Chinese/Viet Noodle houses. They’re the perfect condiment for piping hot noodles and really aren’t spicy. They have just the right amount of acidity…

Nước Lèo is a beautiful stock, rich with pork, chicken or a combination of the two. It’s most commonly a pork stock, and really is used in a variety of dishes that aren’t pho related. It has a multitude of names. When making this stock the goal is a rich, clear, and velvety stock…..

Homemade Vietnamese savory sticky rice. This recipe is easily adjustable to your preference. The key is learning how to flavor and scent the rice for good mix-ins or topping…

A traditional Vietnamese chili paste that's smoky, fragrant, and hearty. Make it fiery hot or omit heat for a family friendly version. With or without heat, it will spruce up any protein as a marinade, or turn plain pasta to an incredible last minute...

Xôi Lá Dứa is pandan infused sticky rice. Learn how to perfect glutinous rice. Which is anything, but gluten. It’s a fairly easy Vietnamese snack. This sticky rice is lightly sweetened, and perfectly plump. Topped with subtly sweet coconut…..

The creme anglaise of the Viet World. Coconut Milk Sauce is a simple addition to most Vietnamese Desserts. Many Viet treats such as a variety of chè (a soup-y like dessert served hot or cold), bánh ngọt (both steamed and baked), or….

Dessert Toppings. When you think about a typical ice cream sundae, you often think about hot fudge sauce, roasted peanuts and a cherry on top. Muối Mè is a salty, sweet roasted sesame seed topping that’s typically crushed….

Phở is the most well known soup affiliated with the Vietnamese culture. The aromas of this broth is very distinctive. Served piping hot, with perfectly poached chicken. It’s topped with fresh herbs to offset the heartiness of the aromatics. This noodle soup is a star. If you’re looking for a good solid fool proof pho recipe that will impress a Vietnamese Grandma, this is it…

Tỏi phi also known as crispy fried garlic is as good as it sounds. Fresh garlic, chopped and perfectly fried, making this a savory eater’s sprinkling heaven. A Vietnamese basic essential that elevates most every dish. The effort is rewarding and with an easy failproof outline to help prevent ….

Vietnamese dishes are always a balance of sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter, fat, and umami. This salad embodies all of these flavors. It’s incredibly refreshing and is a far cry from what a salad is often known for, boring. The textural elements make it easy to enjoy with the added benefits of it being incredibly healthy. It packs…

Vietnamese Fried Shallots, also known as Hành Phi. It is the perfect condiment to any rice, soup, salad or noodle dish. Learn how to fry it perfectly every time and how to use dried versus fresh in a pinch. This how-to is packed full of easy information to help you prep, fry, and store for…

A Vietnamese pantry staple. Learn what, how, why, and where to find it. Annatto also known as achiote is used most commonly in Latin cooking. This seed comes from a shrub known as the lipstick tree. Historically, it’s common uses weren’t primarily food, it was for….