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Make Hot Pot at Home: Simple Thai-Style Tom Yum Hot Pot Recipe

Hot pot is a communal meal that comes with a simmering pot of broth, set in the middle of the table, with assorted raw and cooked ingredients on the side that guests cook themselves in the hot broth. This dish is a way to entertain a group of people as guests select exactly what they want to eat and cook their own food. It’s also the perfect dish to warm up the belly on a cold day.


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Vietnamese Fermented Dried Daikon in Fish Sauce (Dưa Món)

This side dish is commonly eaten with banh tet or its square-shaped version, banh chung, during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration (tet). This recipe makes 2 cups.

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Vietnamese Pickled Daikon & Carrots for Bánh Mì (Đồ Chua)

A Vietnamese sandwich (Banh Mi) without pickled daikon and carrot is a naked sandwich and isn't worth eating … at least you will notice something missing. Use this super easy recipe to add a much-needed sweet and tangy crunch to your sandwich! Not only is it great on sandwiches, but it’s also added to Vietnamese salads and topped as a garnish to many Vietnamese grilled meat dishes.

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Vietnamese Pickled Bean Sprouts with Garlic Chives (Dưa Giá)

Vietnamese pickled bean sprouts with garlic chives is a great side dish to braised pork belly and eggs. The acidity in pickled vegetables complements the tender fatty pork belly well. With the Lunar New Year (Tet) around the corner, these two combinations are a must. So get your pickling on as we get ready for the festivities!

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Simple Vietnamese Stir Fry Sauce (Nước Sốt Xào)

I like to fill my refrigerator with fresh vegetables so I feel like I’m eating healthy. However, more often than not, I find myself with quite a bit of leftover vegetables in the fridge by the end of the week. To quickly use them up, I toss all the remaining vegetables in a stir fry. Here is a very basic stir fry sauce recipe that you can use with your favorite stir fry.

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Grilled Corn with Scallion Oil (Bap Nuong Mo Hanh)

What’s a quick and delicious recipe to use up a lot of corn? Make Vietnamese grilled corn with scallion oil or Bap Nuong Mo Hanh. The sweetness of the corn, paired with the savory flavor of scallion oil and the smokey flavor of the grill make for a perfect Summer or Labor Day dish.

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Quick Cucumber Kimchi

A quick Korean cucumber kimchi recipe that’s spicy, sweet and tangy. It’s perfect either as a side dish or a main salad.

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Vietnamese Tofu and Garlic Chive Soup with Ground Pork (Canh Dau Hu He Nau Thit Bam)

Any kind of vegetable soup (canh) is a must in Vietnamese home cooking. Canh Dau Hu He is a very simple soup that takes no more than 15 minutes to make. The soup is made of chicken stock, tofu, garlic chives and ground pork.

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