Vietnamese

Instant Pot Bò Kho (Vietnamese Beef Stew)Recipes
The hot broth, brown-orange like a fall wreath, is studded with bold flavors.
Thao Thai
Aug 17, 2023
These Grilled Pork Chops Will Transport You Straight to VietnamRecipes
They’re juicy, caramelized, and super savory.
Maria Do
Jul 25, 2023
This Vietnamese Chicken Salad Is One of My Favorite Easy Summer SuppersRecipes
Gỏi gà is fresh and tangy and everything I want to eat right now.
Thao Thai
Jun 8, 2023
This Vietnamese Coffee Is My New Go-To Morning Brew (and It Packs a Punch!)Groceries
Bold, delicious, and highly caffeinated!
Ian Burke
Sep 29, 2022
How To Make Vietnamese Beef Noodle PhoRecipes
Beef pho feels like a restaurant staple, but it's not actually all that hard to make a quick homemade version.
Emma Christensen
Aug 7, 2022
I Found *the* Most Perfect Gift for All the Coffee Lovers on My List — and It’s On Major Sale Right Now
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There's nothing better than the gift of great coffee.
Sholeen Damarwala
Feb 18, 2022
Black Pepper Fish Sauce CaramelRecipes
This sauce, which is directly inspired by Vietnamese Nước Màu, tastes great with vegetables, noodles, fish, and more.
Amelia Rampe
Jan 28, 2022
My Sweet Candied Citrus (Mứt) Offering for TếtRecipes
Ring in the Vietnamese new year with sparkly coins of Meyer lemon peel kicked up with hot chilies and licorice.
Diep Tran
Jan 26, 2022
The Crispy Vietnamese Chả Giò That Welcomes Us HomeRecipes
It's the one favorite dish everyone looks forward to.
Andrew X. Pham
Jan 26, 2022
The Quiet Joy of Xôi Gấc (Red Sticky Rice)Recipes
This easy, humble dish is an integral part of my New Year's celebration.
Martha Pham
Jan 26, 2022
7 Groceries My Vietnamese Grandma Always Has on HandGroceries
Including a shredded dried pork that brings one grandma back to her youth!
Hoang Samuelson
Oct 30, 2021
My Grandmother’s Vietnamese Corn with Scallion Oil Tastes Like the Best Parts of Summer
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The oil's sweet-and-salty richness is endlessly versatile, making it my new favorite condiment — especially when paired with fresh corn.
Thao Thai
Sep 1, 2021
Garlic Noodles with Mushrooms and Broccolini Will Become a Weeknight Staple Recipes
If you adore the creamy savoriness of fettuccine Alfredo, consider adding Vietnamese garlic noodles to your repertoire.
Andrea Nguyen
Aug 26, 2021
This Vietnamese-Inspired Marinade Is Packed with Sweet, Salty, and Sour FlavorsRecipes
It's the instant flavor-booster you need.
Amelia Rampe
Jun 27, 2021
Andrea Nguyen's Spicy Sweet Pomegranate Tofu Is a Saucy Weeknight FavoriteRecipes
In Andrea Nguyen’s Vietnamese Food Any Day, she shares this earthy, tangy main dish with tofu, soy sauce, and vegetables.
Andrea Nguyen
Jun 24, 2021
Andrea Nguyen’s Shrimp on Coconut Caramel Sauce Is Savory-Sweet Comfort FoodRecipes
In Andrea Nguyen’s Vietnamese Food Any Day, she shares a shrimp recipe from southern Vietnam, a region where cooks use coconut milk and coconut water for a sunny array of dishes.
Andrea Nguyen
Jun 23, 2021
Andrea Nguyen's Vietnamese Iced Coffee Is the Sweetest Pick-Me-Up
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It's a delicious heart thumper.
Andrea Nguyen
Jun 22, 2021
Instant Pot Magic: Transform Pork Tenderloin Into Bahn Mi SandwichesRecipes
Tangy, crunchy, and extra-quick, thanks to the Instant Pot.
Laura Arnold
Mar 4, 2020
Recipe: Easy Lemongrass Grilled ChickenRecipes
Grill just once and use the chicken in whatever you feel like.
Christine Gallary
Feb 3, 2020
Recipe: Vegetarian Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)Recipes
The Vietnamese noodle soup is surprisingly simple to make at home.
Emily Han
Nov 8, 2019
Chicken and Celery Rice Is a Humble but Mighty Meal Recipes
Andrea Nguyen, author of Vietnamese Food Any Day, says this recipe is about her experience as a refugee in California.
Karen Palmer
Aug 1, 2019
This Crispy, Crunchy Noodle Bowl with Meatballs Is Supremely RefreshingRecipes
Ken Concepcion and Michelle Mungcal, owners of L.A.’s Now Serving cookbook and culinary shop love this recipe because it lets them use all the bounty from California farmers markets.
Karen Palmer
Aug 1, 2019
Weeknight Recipe: Shrimp & Avocado Summer Salad RollsRecipes
A gal can’t live on green salads alone. That’s why, inspired by Emma’s idea to eat a salad inside a pita pocket, I decided to wrap a salad inside a rice paper roll, creating a fresh, crunchy summer roll that is a cinch to throw together. Roasted shrimp, chunks of avocado and crisp romaine are wrapped up and dipped in a creamy miso-tahini dressing for a cool, satisfying summer lunch or dinner.
Anjali Prasertong
May 2, 2019
Recipe: Vietnamese-Style Shrimp Po’ BoyRecipes
Imagine, if you will, fresh Gulf shrimp, juicy and aromatic with coriander and lime, combined with all the pickled goodness of a bánh mì sandwich, slathered with a spicy-sweet mayonnaise and enveloped in a po’ boy bun. This is the Vietnamese-inspired po’ boy that we fell in love with in New Orleans’ French Quarter and the one we’re sharing here today.
Meghan Splawn
May 1, 2019
From Ajiaco to Za’atar: Around the World in 30 SoupsSkills
We've teamed up with chefs, cookbook authors, and our own Kitchn crew to share a globe-trotting adventure highlighting soups from across the globe.
Melissa Harrison Jameson
Feb 28, 2019
Recipe: Pressure Cooker Beef PhoRecipes
Around the World in 30 Soups: This month we’re collaborating with chefs, cookbook authors, and our own Kitchn crew to share a globetrotting adventure in soups from countries and cuisines around the world. Today’s stop: Vietnam. When it comes to Vietnamese food at home, there is no one we look to as much as Andrea Nguyen. Here she shares a simply ingenious recipe for pressure cooker pho that is both practical and satisfying. We’re so thrilled to be able to reprint this recipe.
Andrea Nguyen
Feb 1, 2019
Recipe: Vietnamese-Style Chicken & Noodle SaladRecipes
One of the tricks to making a salad you’d totally eat for dinner is to riff on something you already consider hearty and filling. That’s the thinking behind this chicken and rice noodle salad, inspired by Vietnamese bún xào. This version starts with lemongrass- and ginger-marinated chicken that’s tossed with a tangle of rice noodles, a mess of crunchy vegetables and herbs, and an umami-rich dressing.
Kelli Foster
Apr 5, 2018
Recipe: Chicken Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping SauceRecipes
Minimal cooking, big reward.
Kelli Foster
Jul 3, 2017
Recipe: Andrea Nguyen’s Pho Fried RiceRecipes
Most people know pho as a brothy noodle soup, but it can be more than that. Once you become hooked on making and eating the soup, you may wonder what else you can do to create a pho imprint and pho experience. Vietnamese chicken pho shops often use the broth for cooking a special rice dish. That idea led me to ponder the possibility of a pho fried rice. Sure, the name is fun to say, but could I make the rice pho-ish?
Andrea Nguyen
Jan 13, 2017
The 3 Best Cuts of Beef for PhoSkills
In addition to the rich broth, the most satisfying element of beef pho is the meat layered in the bowl before serving. Added raw, the thin strips of beef are cooked when the boiling broth is ladled into the bowl. Choose wisely, though, because not just any cuts of beef will do. These inexpensive cuts of beef celebrate pho’s humble roots, bring just the right blend of fat and flavor, and are, most importantly, quick to cook in the broth.
Kelli Foster
Oct 11, 2016
The One Thing You Should Always Do to Vegetables When Making Pho BrothSkills
When it comes to making pho, the deeply flavorful Vietnamese noodle soup, you can take everything you know about the beginnings of a pot of soup and toss it out the window. Pho does things differently, and it starts with the vegetables. Unlike most soups, which benefit from slowly sweating a medley of diced vegetables in oil or butter, the best way to up the flavor on pho broth is by first charring the vegetables.
Kelli Foster
Oct 11, 2016
How Spices Will Make or Break Your Pho BrothSkills
Pho broth is unlike any other beef broth for two reasons: the aromatic vegetables are charred before cooking the broth, and the broth is heavenly spiced. Whether you’re making pho broth at home from scratch or doctoring up store-bought beef broth, warming spices are the secret to the best pho broth at home. At its roots, pho soup is nothing more than a humble bowl of beef broth and noodles.
Meghan Splawn
Oct 11, 2016
Shop Your Soup: A Grocery List for Making the Best Beef Pho at HomeSkills
We live in a time when most grocers have at least one aisle dedicated to internationally sourced ingredients, and we can get hard-to-find ingredients delivered to our front doors with ease. So you’d probably be successful at tracking down most of the ingredients you need for traditional beef pho between those two sources, but I urge you to make a visit to your local Asian grocer before beginning your pho journey. If you want to try out pho at home, here’s what you’ll need.
Meghan Splawn
Oct 11, 2016
How To Make Pho: The Best Method for Most Home CooksRecipes
While making pho at home might seem like a complex task, in its most pure form, it is nothing more than a beautiful broth, supple noodles, and the toppings you choose to add.
Meghan Splawn
Oct 11, 2016
Inside the Spice Cabinet: ShisoSkills
Also known as Japanese basil, perilla and beefsteak, shiso has a unique aromatic fragrance and pairs well with everything from fried foods to lean sushi, and dishes with robust flavor. Taste: Spicy, sweet Most Popular Use: Fish, meat, vegetables Shiso is a member of the mint family and has large teardrop-shaped leaves with serrated edges. Have you ever had sushi that was accompanied by a fresh green leaf? Perhaps you assumed it was a garnish, like parsley, and didn’t touch it.
Kelli Foster
Oct 1, 2016
How To Make Summer RollsRecipes
This will be a serious upgrade to that sad desk lunch.
Meghan Splawn
Aug 16, 2016
Recipe: Chinese Chicken Salad Spring RollsRecipes
Take the ingredients for Chinese chicken salad and stuff them into colorful, fresh rolls that are perfect for spring.
Christine Gallary
Apr 19, 2016
Travel to Vietnam with This Beef Stir-FryRecipes
As we head into the worst part of winter — with the holiday breaks behind us, and more cold weather ahead of us — it’s hard not to let thoughts of an exotic vacation creep into our minds. While a plane ride to Vietnam is probably out of the question, we can let our tastebuds take us there with the help of this stir-fry.
Lauren Kodiak
Jan 15, 2016
A Visual Guide to 10 Varieties of Asian GreensSkills
I love the vegetable section in Asian grocery stores because there are so many greens to choose from, especially when I’m tired of kale and chard. But for those who haven’t cooked a lot with Asian greens, the produce aisle might be a bit overwhelming, especially since the greens can go by multiple names. As with most greens, Asian greens can be steamed, stir-fried, stewed, braised, chopped, and cooked in dumplings or soups. Some of these can even be served raw in salads!
Christine Gallary
Aug 26, 2015
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About RiceSkills
Who: Hoàng Thị Thẩm and Nguyễn Đình Đạt What: Rice Where: Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam Rice doesn’t have the most exciting of reputations. It’s often thought of as filler, a background food to hold up dishes with more flavor — but rice has a few secrets you might not know.
Lisa Pepin
Aug 6, 2015
How One Farmer Meets the Demands of Growing Rice in VietnamPeople
Who: Hoàng Thị Thẩm and Nguyễn Đình Đạt What: Rice Where: Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam Growing rice might sound like an easy, straightforward process, but a lot of thought and work goes into taking care of the soil, irrigating the fields, and getting the most out of a rice crop. Dat shares some of the challenges he works against every season and every day in the field. Growing rice takes a hard toll on the field its grown in.
Lisa Pepin
Aug 4, 2015
How Rice Is Grown in Bac Ninh Province, VietnamPeople
Who: Hoàng Thị Thẩm and Nguyễn Đình Đạt What: Rice Where: Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam Rice is enormously important in Vietnam. Each day, Vietnam’s population receives three-quarters of its calories from rice. At least lunch and dinner are cooked with rice as the foundation, and breakfast may be rice-based too. It’s made into noodles, boiled for hours to celebrate the lunar new year, and even made into pancakes.
Lisa Pepin
Aug 3, 2015
Recipe: Bánh Mì with Lemongrass TofuRecipes
If you happen to live in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, Southern California, New York, or anywhere with a Vietnamese population, I hope you have experienced the wonders of bánh mì – baguettes filled with pickled carrots and daikon, fresh cilantro, and meat or tofu. The sandwiches are crisp, salty, tangy, and sweet; the perfect marriage of French and Vietnamese influences.
Emily Han
Jun 16, 2015
Chef Cameron Stauch’s Home Kitchen in HanoiKitchen
Who cooks and eats here: Chef Cameron Stauch; his wife, Ayesha; children, Lyla (11) and Kiran (6); and his family’s cook, Hong Where: Hanoi, Vietnam Rent or Own? Rent through the Canadian Embassy Canadian Chef Cameron Stauch has cooked for Queen Elizabeth, Will and Kate, and the Emperor and Empress of Japan. As the husband of a Canadian diplomat, he’s lived and cooked in Delhi, Hong Kong, and Hanoi, and he’s currently working on a cookbook of vegetarian Vietnamese recipes.
Lisa Pepin
Jun 8, 2015
5 Ways to Eat More Rice NoodlesSkills
Fresh or dried, slurped or twirled, rice noodles are a great way to fill out a meal. They add texture and fun, no simmering required. What’s not to love? Here are five ways to eat more rice noodles this summer. Make a stop into your local Asian or Vietnamese market, and head for the refrigerated section first. If you’re lucky, you’ll find packages of fresh white rice noodles labelled bánh phở or bún, often translated to English as rice vermicelli.
Lisa Pepin
May 13, 2015
A Guide to Vietnamese NoodlesSkills
If you’ve been to Vietnam or even just the noodle aisle of your neighborhood Asian market, you might have been overwhelmed by the sheer variety of noodles available. Which ones are good for a stir-fry? Which should you buy fresh, and which are better dried? What even is the difference between all of those white, gray, translucent, and yellow noodles?
Lisa Pepin
May 12, 2015
A “Bún” for Food Lovers: How Vietnamese Fresh Rice Noodles Are MadePeople
Who: Mach Thi Hien and Ng Tun Tam What: Bún, Vietnamese rice vermicelli noodles Where: Phú Đô village in southwest Hanoi In Hanoi, food is typically named based on the form of rice it’s served with: cơm for simple steamed rice, phở for thick rice noodles, or bún for vermicelli-sized white rice noodles. Bún (pronounced something like “boon?
Lisa Pepin
May 11, 2015
4 Reasons You Should Make Your Own TofuPeople
What: Vietnamese tofu Where: Mo village in southeastern Hanoi, Vietnam Read the series → Part One and Part Two Hoang Tra My has eaten tofu every day since she married into a tofu-making family 27 years ago, and she hasn’t gotten sick of it yet. Tofu is a versatile and delicious high-protein food that can be made from just three ingredients. Here are four reasons you should try to make your own tofu at home.
Lisa Pepin
Apr 15, 2015
4 Things I’ve Learned About Tofu While Living in VietnamPeople
What: Vietnamese tofu Where: Mo village in southeastern Hanoi, Vietnam Read the first post: The Ingenious Way That Tofu Is Made in Vietnam Tofu seems to get a bad rap in the Western world. People see it as a pitiful meat substitute reserved for sallow-skinned vegetarians, who must be lacking nutrition and other options to eat mushy white tastelessness. I hate to admit it, but even as a vegetarian, I kind of agreed with them, because I didn’t know how to cook it.
Lisa Pepin
Apr 14, 2015
The Ingenious Way That Tofu Is Made in VietnamPeople
Who: Hoang Tra My and Chuong Sy Chi What: Vietnamese tofu Where: Mo village in southeastern Hanoi, Vietnam In the southeast of Hanoi, not too far from the banks of the Red River, there’s a little village famous for its tofu. Bags of soybeans grown in Russia, the U.S,, and China come in, and wrinkly blocks of rich, flavorful tofu leave by the wide-mouthed basketful for restaurants, wet markets, and street corners around the city.
Lisa Pepin
Apr 13, 2015
A Surprising Lemongrass Tip from a Banh Mi ShopGroceries
While working on my latest cookbook, Queens: A Culinary Passport, I chatted with cooks and chefs from diverse ethnic backgrounds (Himalayan, Cuban, Cypriot, Szechuan and more). As I learned how to replicate their dishes in my own kitchen, I amassed a slew of tips from them that I began using in my everyday cooking life.
Andrea Lynn
Apr 6, 2015
Flowers for Tết: Welcoming the New Year at the Hanoi Flower MarketKitchen
I live right next to Quang Ba flower market, the central flower market for all of Hanoi, Vietnam. On a regular day, the street around the market comes alive late at night: flowers will be delivered to the market after midnight, resellers load up trucks, motorbikes, and bicycles in the early morning, and the rest of the day a trickle of tourists, shoppers, and passers-by stroll through the market. But for the weeks leading up to Tet, the flower market has been completely different.
Lisa Pepin
Feb 19, 2015
On Drinking Coffee Vietnamese-Style in Da Lat, VietnamPeople
Here’s an understatement: I love coffee. Hot, cold, milky, black — just no sugar, please. Whenever I travel to a new place and learn bits of a new language, I know my priorities: the first word I learn is “hello” and the second is “coffee.” Dutch? Koffie. French? Café. Arabic? قهوة (pronounced qah-huah). And in Vietnamese, it’s cà phê. I’m a little shaky on the pronunciation, but I’m getting by so far.
Lisa Pepin
Dec 4, 2014
Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask) About Coffee from WeaselsPeople
Who: Me Linh Coffee Garden What: Coffee and weasel coffee Where: Da Lat, Vietnam Weasel coffee, kopi luwak, ca phe chon. Whatever you call it, let’s not mince words: we’re talking about brewed poop, coffee that travels through an Asian palm civet’s digestive tract and then into your mug, for the price of up to $700 per kilogram.
Lisa Pepin
Dec 3, 2014
How Coffee Is Grown at the Me Linh Coffee Garden in VietnamPeople
Who: Me Linh Coffee Garden What: Coffee and weasel coffee producer Where: Da Lat, Vietnam Let’s do an experiment: think about coffee. Maybe you’re drinking a cup right now. Let’s follow that brew backwards. Let it jump out of your cup and back into the bag. From the bag, go back to the roaster. Let the bean fade from deep roasted brown to raw tan. Pack the beans up by the sackful and send them back to the grower.
Lisa Pepin
Dec 2, 2014
Take a Deep-Dive into the Spicy, Sour & Sweet Flavors of VietnamPeople
The book: The Vietnamese Market Cookbook by Van Tran and Anh Vu The angle: A food tour of Vietnam, right in your kitchen. Recipes for right now: Imperial BBQ Pork Noodle Salad, Pomegranate and Pear Sweet Pudding, Temple Tofu, Papaya Salad with Crispy Anchovies, Salmon with Ginger Caramel, Spinach and White Crabmeat Soup, Braised Eggplant Who would enjoy this book? Cooks who love Vietnamese food.
Emma Christensen
Oct 17, 2014
Throwing a Dinner Party Is the Best Way to Feel at HomeKitchen
Who cooks and eats here: Allen Coin and me, Lisa Pepin! See the kitchen: What It’s Like to Search for an Apartment (and a Good Kitchen) in Hanoi, Vietnam Where: Hanoi, Vietnam Rent or Own? Rent By now, you’ve gotten to know my narrow Hanoi kitchen and how it’s proven to be great for day-to-day cooking. A couple weeks ago, Allen and I put it to the test by inviting our friends from Vietnam, England, Germany, and France over to cook three different dishes together.
Lisa Pepin
Sep 25, 2014
What It’s Like to Search for an Apartment (and a Good Kitchen) in Hanoi, VietnamKitchen
Who cooks and eats here: Allen Coin and me, Lisa Pepin! Where: Hanoi, Vietnam Rent or Own? Rent I’ve done my share of apartment hunting in North Carolina. I know how to avoid the big complexes with the bad reviews and click-baiting ads, screen out the euphemisms that mean “old” or “surrounded by loud students,” and write an email to a Craigslist landlord that actually gets a response.
Lisa Pepin
Sep 23, 2014
From Artichoke Tea to Tropical Fruit: A Visit to the Vibrant Market of Da Lat, VietnamKitchen
Da Lat might be the opposite of what you imagine when you picture Vietnam. The trees are pines, not palms. There’s no sticky, oppressive tropical heat. The air is crisp, fresh, and wonderful. It feels like you’ve somehow stepped into the French Alps (if you replace skiing with motorbiking). The mountainous city of Da Lat is Vietnam’s agricultural center. Its year-round temperate climate has earned it the nickname of “the City of Eternal Spring,” and for good reason.
Lisa Pepin
Sep 8, 2014
The Ceramics of Bat Trang, VietnamKitchen
Who: The pottery makers of Bat Trang village What: Ceramics Where: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam The village of Bat Trang, Vietnam, may feel like a small town, but don’t let its size fool you: its small workshops pack a serious pottery punch. We’ve explored the village itself, and looked at the process used to create its wares. Let’s take a closer look at the beautiful handcrafted ceramics themselves made by Bat Trang’s expert potters. You may recognize something you own!
Lisa Pepin
Aug 28, 2014
How Pottery Is Made in Bat Trang, VietnamKitchen
Who: Nguyen Van Binh What: Pottery Where: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam The village of Bat Trang in Vietnam, is known for its intricate lotus tea sets, blue and white dragonfly bowls, and durable, beautiful dishes. Bat Trang just might be Vietnam’s most famous ancient craft village, and its handmade ceramics can be found in stores globally, including IKEA, Target, and 10,000 Villages. You’ve explored Bat Trang itself. But just how is its pottery made?
Lisa Pepin
Aug 27, 2014
Visit the Ancient Village of Bat Trang, Vietnam, Where Everyone Makes PotteryKitchen
Who: The pottery-making experts of Bat Trang Village What: Ceramics Where: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam Everything about Bat Trang village is an extreme. Lots of places have old towns, yes, but Bat Trang village is ancient. It’s not just a place where pottery is made – the entire village makes pottery. And they’re not just good at making pottery — they practically invented it.
Lisa Pepin
Aug 26, 2014
8 Expert Tips for Building the Perfect Banh Mi SandwichSkills
According to cookbook author Andrea Nguyen, Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches are crazy delicious. So much so that crazy delicious is part of the title of her latest book, The Banh Mi Handbook! We totally agree with her, so we caught up with Andrea and she walked us through tips for each element of the sandwich so that we can build our own delicious creations at home. (Hint: it’s really not that hard!
Christine Gallary
Aug 20, 2014
If You Love Seafood, You Should See This Market Tour of Cat Ba Island, VietnamKitchen
I’m convinced that Cat Ba Island, off the northeastern coast of Vietnam, is the most beautiful place in the world. It has stunning views of Vietnam’s famous Ha Long Bay and its limestone karsts, richly diverse natural ecosystems, and friendly, welcoming people. It was a much-needed break from the traffic and pollution of Hanoi — even more so after the four buses and a boat it took to get to the island.
Lisa Pepin
Jun 19, 2014
Five Expert Tips For Choosing the Best Fish SauceGroceries
Now that you know all about how fish sauce is traditionally made, how do you pick a bottle from all of the many options at your local Asian market? I talked to Mr. Hai, an expert fish sauce maker in Sa Chau, Vietnam to get his take. As it turns out, fish sauce is a very personal thing. It can be salty, sweet, fishy, nutty, and stinky, and it’s all about what you prefer. So next time you’re at the Asian market, keep these tips in mind to choose the bottle you take home.
Lisa Pepin
Jun 5, 2014
When Everyone In the Village Makes Fish Sauce: A Profile of Sa Chau, VietnamPeople
Who: The village of Sa Chau What: Fish sauce Where: Sa Chau, Nam Dinh, Vietnam In Vietnam, it’s common for entire villages to be occupied in making one thing. Bat Trang village makes pottery. Chuong village makes the famous conical hats called “non.” Phu Do is the home of rice noodles. And, as we saw yesterday in a profile of fish sauce makers Vu Thi Hoa and Vu Van Hai, Sa Chau, a small town off the coast of northern Vietnam, makes fish sauce.
Lisa Pepin
Jun 4, 2014
How Fish Sauce Is Made: A Visit With a Fish Sauce Maker in Sa Chau, VietnamSkills
Who: Vu Thi Hoa and Vu Van Hai What: Fish sauce Where: Sa Chau, Vietnam Vu Van Hai makes fish sauce in the yard of his house. Urns of finished sauce line up next to vats of aging fish, baskets for straining the liquid out of the fish, and ceramic bowls for separating out the good stuff. When it comes to fish sauce, it doesn’t get any more authentic than this. Mr. Hai’s setup is common in Sa Chau, Vietnam. The small coastal town has a deep history of making fish sauce.
Lisa Pepin
Jun 3, 2014
4 Tips for Rolling the Perfect Spring RollSkills
Nothing is sadder than a poorly-rolled spring or summer roll, but judging the right amount of filling to put in each roll can be difficult. Too little, and it’s all wrap, no flavor. Too much, and you fight to keep the fillings inside. Here are a few tips for rolling the perfect spring roll every time. Start with less filling than you think you need. You can always add more.
Elizabeth Passarella
Feb 28, 2014