Cooking guides

How to cook bun rieu cua: fragrant, with the crab curd in soft clouds and a clear broth

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bun rieu cua has a light broth with a gentle sourness from tomato, crab curd that sets into soft, airy clouds rather than crumbs, fried tofu that keeps its skin, and noodles that do not cloud ..

11/10/2026
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How to cook Vietnamese chicken curry: gently rich, tender meat and potatoes that hold together

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Vietnamese chicken curry has a golden sauce of moderate body, a gently rich coconut taste and the aroma of lemongrass and spice without being heavy. The chicken should be tender with its skin intact ..

08/10/2026
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How to make cha gio that stays crisp, with an evenly cooked filling and no split wrappers

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A proper cha gio has an evenly golden wrapper that is crisp and dry, with a filling that holds together and is completely cooked without weeping liquid. A split wrapper is usually not the rice paper ..

05/10/2026
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How to make fresh spring rolls with prawn and pork: neat, firm and without tearing

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Fresh spring rolls work because of the balance between soft, chewy rice paper, prawns and pork cooked just right, well-drained noodles and crisp vegetables. Roll them too tightly and they tear, too ..

02/10/2026
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How to cook mi Quang with chicken: deep flavour, noodles that hold and just enough broth

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Mi Quang is not a noodle dish swimming in broth. A proper bowl has chewy noodles, chicken infused with turmeric and shallot, and just enough strongly flavoured broth to come halfway up the noodles, ..

27/09/2026
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How to make Hanoi bun cha: deeply fragrant, tender meat and a balanced dipping sauce

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Good bun cha needs two kinds of pork: belly slices with fragrant charred edges that are not dry, and soft, juicy patties, sitting in a bowl of warm dipping sauce with crisp green papaya. This recipe ..

24/09/2026
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How to make southern banh xeo: thin, crisp for longer and not greasy

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good southern banh xeo has a thin shell with a crisp, lacy edge and a middle firm enough to hold the prawns, pork and bean sprouts without being as thick as a pancake. The yellow comes from turmer ..

22/09/2026
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How to make com tam with grilled pork chop: tender, fragrant, neither dry nor burnt

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - An appealing plate of com tam needs rice that is loose but not dry, a golden-brown chop with just enough charred edge and flesh that is still moist, a clear sweet-and-sour fish sauce, and green, fra ..

17/09/2026
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How to cook bo kho: tender beef, a clear glossy sauce and deep flavour

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bo kho has beef that is tender without falling apart, sinew that has turned just translucent, carrots that keep their shape, and an orange-red broth fragrant with lemongrass, star anise and c ..

16/09/2026
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How to cook pho bo at home: a clear broth, fragrant and sweet from the bones

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bowl of pho bo does not need an over-rich broth or a heavy hand with the sugar. What you want is a clear liquid with a deep sweetness drawn from bones and meat, the scent of charred onion and ..

15/09/2026
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How to cook bun bo Hue: deep flavour, lemongrass aroma and a broth that stays clear

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good bun bo Hue has a broth that is reasonably clear but deep in flavour, fragrant with lemongrass, with the shrimp paste melting into the base rather than standing out on its own, and an orange-r ..

14/09/2026
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How to cook thit kho tau: tender rich pork, a clear sauce and eggs that stay soft

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good thit kho tau has square pieces of pork that keep their shape, tender lean meat and fat that has turned translucent without being cloying; the eggs take on colour outside while the yolks stay ..

13/09/2026
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How to cook ca kho to: deep flavour, whole pieces of fish and a glossy sauce

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good ca kho to is more than fish with an attractive brown colour. The pieces have to stay whole, the flesh just cooked and still moist, the sauce lightly glossy but not thick and gluey, and the ba ..

12/09/2026
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How to cook chicken braised with ginger: warm and fragrant, tender meat and skin that stays put

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Chicken braised with ginger is an easy home dish, but three things go wrong very easily: the meat dries out, the skin turns flabby, or the ginger is sharply hot without being fragrant. The trick lie ..

11/09/2026
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Southern Vietnamese sour fish soup: no fishy smell, vegetables still crisp

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - A good canh chua ca loc has a clean sourness from tamarind, a gentle sweetness that is nothing like sugar water, fish that is tender but still in whole steaks, and vegetables that are fresh and cris ..

10/09/2026
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Cooking secrets to help "preserve" vitamins in food

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - You may have chosen healthy, nutritious, and best-for-health food sources, but due to a few incorrect steps during cooking, the nutrition in the food will not be retained. As we know, during the coo ..

07/08/2026
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DIRECTIONS make dumplings KIM SA

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - Arnica Dumplings with smooth bark, fragrant, class fatty, salty harmony would be wonderful breakfast items for the whole family there. Materials [/ red] The crust Part 1: * Fresh milk without sugar ..

25/12/2014
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Guide to making meat crispy crispy crispy delicious

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - The greasy meat with crispy crispy crispy crust will make people love.Guide to making meat crispy crispy crispy delicious, yellow colorMaterial:- 1kg of pork tenderloin- 15g salt- 30g sugar- 2g of i ..

25/12/2014
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How to boil yellow chicken, crispy skin does not crack

Culture & Cuisine - Cooking guides - [/ IMG] Boiled chicken is a familiar dish of many families every day, but not everyone knows how to cook it until it has crispy skin, beautiful yellow color and not cracking. - Prepare Prepare the f ..

25/12/2014
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