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Vietnamese Green Mango Calamari Salad (Goi Xoai Xanh Muc)

Here's a delicious and refreshing green mango and calamari salad that's full of contrasting yet complementing Southeast Asian flavors and textures. You can easily substitute calamari with scallops, shrimp or tofu. Enjoy this salad with a classic fish sauce dressing.

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Vietnamese Crispy Salt and Pepper Shrimp with Five Spice (Tôm Rang Muối)

A delicious fried seafood appetizer that's crispy, flavorful, and best of all, easy to make. This recipe is perfect for a party or holiday appetizer.

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Simple Spicy Korean Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Tteokbokki)

One of my favorites Korean street food: Tteokbokki. Chewy rice cakes in a sweet, spicy and savory thick red sauce. This is a simplified recipe that doesn’t require anchovy broth. Less ingredients but the same great flavors. Enjoy this Korean comfort food in less than 15 minutes. Fighting!

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Grilled Salt & Chili Shrimp (Tôm Nướng Muối Ớt)

Tôm Nướng Muối Ớt is a popular Vietnamese street food that you will most likely find with a boisterous crowd and heavy drinking. Large prawns or shrimps are impaled on wooden skewers and marinated with a simple mixture before hitting the grill. It’s an appetizer that not only tastes delicious but cooks up quickly. Make this for your next gathering and be a hero.

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Seafood Bird Nest (Crispy Fried Egg Noodles with Shrimp & Calamari, Scallop and Vegetables | Mì Xào Giòn Hải Sản)

Seafood bird nest or Mi Xao Gion is a dish that you will most likely find in high-end Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants. It’s a tender, flavorful seafood and vegetable stir fry, served on a bed of crispy fried egg noodles that resembles a bird’s nest.

But there’s no need to go to a fancy restaurant. You can prep and cook this at home, and have this on your table in under one hour.

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Vietnamese Caramelized Sweet & Savory Baby Shrimp (Tép Rim / Tép Ram)

One of the quickest side dishes to a traditional Vietnamese family meal is caramelized baby shrimp. Vietnamese caramelized baby shrimp, also known as Tep Rim or Tep Ram, is a simple dish full of sweet, salty and umami flavors that goes wonderfully with steamed rice.

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Periwinkle Escargot with Sweet & Sour Tamarind Sauce (Ốc Xào Me)

Oc Xao Me is stir-fried sea snails with a sweet and sour tamarind sauce, topped with fried garlic and served with Vietnamese coriander (rau ram). This dish comes together quickly. In this recipe, I am using periwinkle sea snails. However, you can use this sauce for any type of sea snails or shellfish.

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Tamarind Crab (Cua Rang Me)

One of my favorite crab dishes is Crab with Tamarind Sauce or Cua Rang Me. It’s crabs deep fried, then stir-fried with a sweet tamarind sauce. It’s a sweet, sour and savory dish that is sure to delight anyone who loves crab as much as I do.

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