Food Recipes

  • Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls/Crepes

    Ingredients For the filling: – 300g ground pork(0.7 lb) -1/2 large onion, chopped (½ cup) -30g dried woodear mushrooms (black fungus)= 1/3 cup – 1tsp salt & pepper For the rice crepes: -1 pack Banh cuon flour 400g (OR: 200g rice starch + 200g...

  • Bánh bao chỉ (Snowball cake)

    HOW TO MAKE SNOWBALL CAKE For the filling 100g peeled split mung bean ( ½ cup) 3 tbsp sugar ¼ tsp salt 11g vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract) ¼ cup shredded young coconut 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp vegetable oil...

  • Paté Chaud

    How to make Paté Chaud Ingredients 1 pack puff pastry 450g (10 square sheets) 1 egg yolk For the fillings – 200g minced pork/chicken/beef – 1/4 cup chopped onion – 1 tbsp Pâté – 1/2 tsp salt – 1/2 tsp pepper – 1/2 tsp...

  • Banh mi ga

    Bánh mì gà, literally “chicken bread”, is a unique version of bánh mì in Da Nang. Unlike normal bánh mì, it is round in shape and is filled with cotton meat originally made from chicken (hence the name), mayonnaise, carrot and green papaya pickle....

  • Steamed rice cake

    Bánh bò, literally “cow cake”, is a Vietnamese traditional steamed cake that is especially popular in central and southern Vietnam. While banh bo in the south comes in a wide variety of colors, banh bo in Da Nang is generally white and has a...

  • Vietnamese transparent dumplings

    Vietnamese transparent dumplings or “bánh bột lọc” is a specialty of the central region of Vietnam, specifically Hue and Da Nang. Bánh bột lọc is a fun snack and can be eaten throughout the day. Most of the shops in Da Nang often sell...

  • Grilled Shrimp with Green Papaya and Mango Salad

    Green papaya salad is a classic and popular Vietnamese dish. Maybe it doesn’t sound like much to some people but I guarantee you it’s one with high impact and pleasing value. What you get is a salad that is sweet, spicy, crunchy, cool and...

  • Dipping Sauces Nuoc Cham

    Nước chấm is a common name for a variety of Vietnamese “dipping sauces” that are served quite frequently as condiments. The recipe that follows can be adjusted to suit individual tastes by using more or less red pepper and nuoc mam. Nuoc cham is...

  • Pho Bo – Vietnamese Beef noodle Soup

    A nourishing soup made with flat rice noodles, Pho Bo soup (pronounced “phuh”) is popular throughout Vietnam. Now you can enjoy a bowl of delicious Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup with this fool-proof receipt. It is such a quick way to feed the family and...

  • Shaking Beef Bo Luc Lac

    Some Vietnamese foods have been poorly translated into English, and thit bo luc lac is one of them. Not completely lost in translation, the “luc lac” is merely a description for the “shaking” or tossing of the beef back and forth in the wok...