EVERYDAY DEPENDABLES
Vietnamese Chicken Salad with Rau Ram, with jasmine rice or sticky rice
Our Favorite Noodles with Greens and Gravy, with Chile-Vinegar Sauce
Thai Fried Rice, with Thai Fish Sauce with Hot Chiles
Eggs Scrambled with Tomato, with rice
Quick Khmer Pork with Green Beans, with jasmine rice
Classic Mixed Vegetable Stir-fry, with jasmine rice
Quick Red Chicken Curry, with jasmine rice
INDISPENSABLE CONDIMENTS
Thai Fish Sauce with Hot Chiles
Vietnamese Must-Have Table Sauce
TO BE SERVED WITH DRINKS, TAPAS STYLE
Classic Vietnamese Spring Rolls, with Vietnamese Peanut Sauce
Spicy Northern Sausage or Issaan Very Garlicky Sausage
Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce
Squid with Ginger-Garlic Sauce
KIDS LIKE IT
Aromatic Lemongrass Patties, with sticky rice
Tashi’s Favorite Black Rice Pudding
Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce, with sticky rice
Our Favorite Noodles with Greens and Gravy, with Chile-Vinegar Sauce
Classic Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Rice Paper Roll-ups with Shrimp and Herbs
In the morning markets all through Southeast Asia, people head off to noodle stalls for a warming bowl of MORNING MARKET NOODLES (page 138).
A TASTE FOR THE EXOTIC
Slow-Cooked Sweet and Spicy Fish, with jasmine rice
Jungle Curry, with sticky rice
Dai Beef Tartare with Pepper-Salt, with Thai-Lao Crispy Rice Crackers
Luang Prabang Pork Stew with Bitter Greens, with sticky rice
Tamarind Sauce with Coconut Milk, with noodles or jasmine rice
BREAKFAST SPECIALS
Vietnamese Sticky Rice Breakfast
Tashi’s Favorite Black Rice Pudding
VEGETARIAN OPTIONS
Stir-fried Eggs with Cellophane Noodles
Grilled Tomato Salsa, with Seared Pepper-Salt Tofu, with jasmine rice
Vietnamese Savory Crepes, with Vegetarian Nuoc Cham
Stir-fried Cabbage with Dried Chiles and Ginger, and Grilled Chile Salsa, Shan Style, with rice
Vietnamese Sticky Rice Breakfast
Yunnan Greens and Buddhist Sour Soup, with jasmine rice
Tapioca and Corn Pudding with Coconut Cream
FOR ADVENTUROUS COOKS
Classic Vietnamese Spring Rolls, with dipping sauce
Hearty Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup
Khmer Stir-fried Ginger and Beef, with jasmine rice
Chicken and Potato Curry, with jasmine rice
Home-Style Pork Soup with Vegetables
Hearty Chicken Soup with Onions and Garlic
Hearty Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, with Lime Juice Yin-Yang
Hui Beef Stew with Chick-peas and Anise, with Hui Honey-Filled Flatbreads
The Best Eggplant Dish Ever and Fried Beef Jerky, with sticky rice or jasmine rice
SOMETHING SPECIAL ON THE GRILL
Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce, with sticky rice
Spicy Grilled Beef Salad, with sticky rice
Grilled Lemongrass Beef, with Vietnamese Herb and Salad Plate
Vietnamese Grilled Pork Balls, with Vietnamese Herb and Salad Plate
Aromatic Lemongrass Patties with Grilled Chile Salsa, Shan Style, with sticky rice
Rich Lao Salsa, Issaan Salsa with Anchovies, and Grilled Tomato Salsa, with sticky rice
Grilled Eggplant Salad and Salt-Grilled Catfish, with sticky rice
FEAST FOODS
Luang Prabang Fusion Salad and Aromatic Steamed Fish Curry, with jasmine rice
Lao Yellow Rice and Duck, Classic Vietnamese Spring Rolls, and Som Tam with Yard-long Beans
Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad, Silky Coconut-Pumpkin Soup, Rich Lao Salsa, and Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style, with jasmine rice or sticky rice
Khmer Chicken Samla’ with Coconut Milk and Smoked Fish and Green Mango, with jasmine rice
Baked Bass with Spicy Rub, Grilled Tomato Salsa, and Steamed Vegetable Plate, with sticky rice
ONE-DISH MEALS
Thai Fried Rice, with Fish Sauce with Hot Chiles
Our Favorite Noodles with Greens and Gravy, with Chile-Vinegar Sauce
