Thursday, October 22, 2026
Food notes from Vietnam
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...
Labels: Kepfram's Kitchen, Vietnam

