Kepfram & Ellie's Travel Journal

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Food notes from Vietnam

I'll need to work on versions of these things we had in Vietnam when I get home:

Vietnamese honeycomb cake with sweet coconut sauce

Banana leaf grilled fish (mackerel, turmeric, & mushrooms)

Smoked duck noodles (duck bacon, in a smoky pho style broth)

Sticky rice (broken rice Asian tamales)

Roti (kewpie mayo slaw, micro greens, sprouts) 

Banana rice (rice cooked in banana puree/smoothie/milk)

Salted egg yolk fried rice (salt cured egg yolks)

Tofu (sour whey method)

Tofu in tomato sauce

Bahn mi (chicken & vegetarian, top with fried onions & floss)

Paté (okara & roasted mushrooms or chicken breasts, fat & skin, add tapioca starch to either to firm into a sliceable loaf)

Fried egg sandwiches with avocado, cucumbers, & spicy shrimp paste

Chicken rice (leftover chicken, rice + a little mayo, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, mint, sprouts, hot sauce)

Pho (with shredded basil, mint, cabbage, carrots, pineapple, crushed peanuts, & crisp things)

Rice crepes

Chips! (can be made from shrimp, fish, or chicken, with tapioca starch, water, & spices)

Mint & basil are more than just garnishes! They're like a side salad for every dish

Green beans with olives, garlic, mushrooms, & peanuts

Braised cabbage & veggies with black pepper

Canned minced skipjack tuna wrapped in shiso leaves & tempura fried (rice flour & tapioca starch batter)


Green mango & pomelo salad with shrimp

Garlic, chili, lemongrass hot sauce

Fermented cumin, ginger, & black pepper to make curry

Coffee: white, salt, coconut, 

Avocado coconut smoothie (this is for Ellie)

Coconut smoothie (using young coconut meat, milk, & coconut water)

Pandan leaf tea (plain or with fruit)

Hot pandan soymilk (just a little sweet)

Homemade plant milks (soy, melon seed, roasted peanut + toasted rolled oats)

Jasmine green tea

Maybe sprout the soybeans for making soymilk & tofu?

Watermelon seeds are perfectly edible & can be used for tofu/curd or toasted to use as a crunchy topping

More crushed peanuts on everything! (on greens, with tropical starches... green bananas, plantains, potatoes, squash) They're a great protein source...

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Kepfram, 10:23 PM

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