Crispy roasted pork belly is one of the most coveted Vietnamese dishes and it was definitely one of my dad's favorite dishes that he was very proud of. It's not an easy dish to make, it's actually one of the trickiest and most finicky dishes where anything can go wrong. 9/10 times it would turn out to his liking but he would be so nervous and anxious during the whole cooking time. I still have memories of my dad sitting in his white apron and boxers in front of the oven waiting like a hawk over it's prey.

Cooking lobster can be a bit intimidating but broiling lobster splits in the oven makes it much easier. I got frozen lobsters that have been cleaned and split in half.  Then all I have to do is broil and douse them in an herby melted butter. For the herb butter, I like to melt down butter and then stir in some fresh cilantro, minced garlic, a pinch of salt, lemon zest and a little bit of red chili.

There's many ways of cooking the razor clams including steaming, baking, and broiling them whole in their shells. One of the most popular methods is steaming them in a Vietnamese butter/wine sauce with scallion onions and garlic.

Fresh New Zealand cockles/clams are simmered in an aromatic sauce garnished with fresh coriander, scallions, ginger and Thai red chilis. Click to read more and for recipe!

Bánh Xèo - This Vietnamese favorite is simply translated as a “sizzling cake" which refers to the sizzling sound when the crepe is cooking. The crepe is actually eggless and simply consists of rice flour, dried mung beans, and seasoned with turmeric and coconut milk.

Today, my Auntie Trang teaches us how she gets that extra crips to these famous crepes, exactly how do they do it in restaurants!

Spring Rolls, aka Vietnamese Gỏi Cuốn, are filled with fresh vegetables and herbs alongside a protein (often shrimp & pork, buttered beef or baked salmon).

Instead of baked salmon, I'm using sushi grade Copper River Salmon and flame torching it. For the filling I'm doing all the traditional stuffings including lettuce, thin rice vermicelli noodles, cilantro, carrots, and some scallions. Click to view recipe!

What a perfect winter stew for the season. Bo kho is a delicious Vietnamese stew flavored with ginger, lemongrass and star anise!

Have you ever tried Vietnamese chicken infused with lemongrass?

This Vietnamese lemongrass chicken is a super popular pan-fried chicken recipe that's surprisingly super easy to make.

Vietnamese Soy Sauce Eggs. If you love Mayak eggs or ramen eggs, you’ll love these!

Vietnamese Soy Sauce Eggs- also known as Trung Ngam Tuong in Vietnamese are soy eggs marinated in a rich soy sauce broth with aromatic herbs like chives, cilantro stems, sesame seeds, and chili peppers.

Cà Ri Gà is a Vietnamese chicken curry that's super flavorful and oh so comforting. The chicken curry is seasoned with coconut milk, lemongrass and Vietnamese Madras curry powder which gives it that signature Vietnamese curry flavor.

Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp, aka Tom Rim, is made with raw prawns (typically with the shell and tails on) and is super easy and quick to make. It’s a super traditional and popular Vietnamese dish. I like to cook down the caramel sauce until its tacky on the shrimp to make it ultra savory and finger licking good!

Juicy Vietnamese braised pork belly is one of my favorite dishes to make!

Today I made it with a little Taiwanese twist by just adding a few aromatics like fresh ginger, star anise, and Shaoxing cooking wine. Click on for recipe and for more!