Posts Tagged ‘vietnam cooking recipes’

Gac is commonly known as trái gấc or quả gấc (trái/quả meaning "fruit") in Vietnamese. It is known variously as Baby Jackfruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, Momordica Cochinchinensis or Cochinchin Gourd in English .The yellow flesh is creamy like an avocado but a bit bitter. In Vietnam gac has been traditionally used as both food and medicine .... Full story

1. Rau răm - Vietnamese coriander : Usage: eating raw in salad, vietnamese grilled chicken, boiled eggs 2. Rau quế - Vietnamese Basil Usage: eating raw in wrap and roll dishes, sour soups, beef noodles soup ( pho tai ) 3. Rau diếp cá - Fish Herb Usage: eating raw... Full story

As food is an important part of culture, discovering new cuisines is a passion for many travelers. Those visiting the border town of Chau Doc for the first time should not miss bun nuoc leo Chau Doc (a kind of rice noodle soup), an indigenous rustic dish. Bun nuoc leo Chau Doc, gently sweet and fragrant, ... Full story

Braised pork with hard-boiled eggs also known as : thit kho nuoc dua or thit kho tau, thit ko riu, thit kho trung. This dish usually cooked in the Tet holiday (Vietnamese Lunar New Year ) and served with fresh cabbage, bean-sprouts pickles, pickled spring onions and steam rice or sometimes rice-paper. Ingredients: 1kg boneless ... Full story

Ingredients: 4 mangosteens 4 shrimps ( 200 g), boiled, shelled. 100g shredded dried squid 80 g lean pork, boiled, cut into threads shredded coconut onion, thinly sliced, vietnamese herbs, finly chopped sesame, shrimp crackers Salad dressing: 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon sugar 1 dash of salt Dipping sauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped garlic and chilli. Method: Using a ... Full story

Mangosteen is a small fruit grown on evergreen trees. They are grown mainly in southeast Asia ( Thailand, Vietnam...). They are purple when ripe and about two inches in diameter.A mangosteen consists of a sweet white flesh resembling garlic cloves, surrounded by a hard, inedible skin . The number of petals on the bottom of the mangosteen indicate how ... Full story

Ingredients: 500 g eel 100 g wheat flour 20 g dried spring onion stalks 300g salad, coriander 20g woodears 100g cooking oil 20g dried garlic 200g shoulder lean pork 1fresh lime ginger 1tsp sugar 1 fresh chilli pepper fish sauce fresh spring onion leaves Method Wash the eel. Place in a pot with 3tsp of the lime juice. Leave for 10 - 15 minutes, then dry. Cut off the head and gut the ... Full story

Method: Time 10 minutes Serve : 4 Ingredients: 2 Green guava 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 5 ice-cubes Wash Guava and cut into small pieces. Process through a juicer. Add sugar and salt. Serve chilled. Full story

 Whenther your grill is fueled by electricity, gas, or good old charcoal briquettes, here are 10 tips to increase your fish-grilling prowess. 1. Clean the grill rack of any encrusted food 2. Noisten a cloth with vegetable oil, and rub it on the grill rack just before heating the grill 3. Preheat the rack 4 ... Full story

Ingredients: 100 g rice, rinsed and drained 50 g Green Split Mung beans, skin removed. 400 g pork bones 200 g fresh shrimp, peeled, tail removed. 300 g minced pork 3,5 litres water 50 g onion , halved 100 g mushroom ( straw mushroom,…) 1-2 green onions, chopped small 2-3 chinese onion, peeled , thinly sliced Coriander, finely chopped Cooking ... Full story