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When people think of Vietnamese cuisine, pho is the first thing that comes to mind, but given the abundance of pho restaurants, it’s rarely something we eat at home. We’ve now been sheltering in place (officially and not) for going on 6 months, and with…

There is nothing more classic in Vietnamese cuisine than grilled pork. It’s a staple at restaurants and something that we eat regularly at home as well. My aunt’s rendition of a lemongrass marinade is incredibly complex in flavor but as simple as any basic marinade.…

Here’s another meat pie recipe that is quite different than the other one I previously posted about. This meat pie is wrapped in pastry dough and is a staple at parties in our family. We usually order Pate Chaud catering style but store bought just…

This was one of my favorite foods as a kid – it’s relatively plain and so perfectly carb-y. These days, my kids and nieces/nephew love it just as much. My niece seems to eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner when my aunt (her grandmother)…

In our house, my kids refer to this dish as ‘meat pie’, which probably sounds pretty strange to anyone outside our family. In actuality, this is probably a very familiar dish to many people as it’s commonly served at Com Tam (broken rice) restaurants, which…

Over the holidays, my aunt who was visiting from Washington showed me how she makes a classic caramelized pork, the main steps of which are essentially the same for most claypot style dishes, including ginger chicken. There was nothing truly groundbreaking in her demonstration, and…

This may not be the most complex or exciting recipe, but hard to complain too much about a hearty meal ready in 20 minutes. Like most Asian families, we ate a lot of stirfry in my house growing up. The dishes were all super simple…

This is one of my favorite dishes. It’s packed with veggies and has the perfect carb-y texture of both crispy AND chewy noodles. My mom and one of my aunts seem to make this recipe all the time (at least once a month, if not…

Welcome to Vietnamese. Simply. The inspiration for this blog originated in my desire to replicate the dishes that I grew up with for everyday meals and build up my recipe repertoire for Vietnamese food. While I don’t consider myself to be much in the kitchen…