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Find approachable, accessible Vietnamese recipes for any home cook. You don't have to go to a restaurant to enjoy Vietnamese food! For those that want a challenge, make sure to check out my classic noodle soup recipes.

Trending Recipes

My most popular recipes. Tested by me, loved by you!

  • Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò Lúc Lắc)
  • three skewers of grilled lemongrass pork, or Thịt Nướng on a wooden platter with a bowl of fish sauce.
    Vietnamese Lemongrass Grilled Pork (Thịt Nướng)
  • Thịt Heo Quay (strips of crispy roasted pork belly)
    Crispy Roasted Pork Belly (Thịt Heo Quay)
  • A wooden spoon with a scoop of rice and sweet corn pudding topped with coconut milk
    Vietnamese Sweet Corn Pudding (Chè Bắp)
  • A square crop of A white plate filled with Chayote Squash and Egg Stir Fry (Su Su Xào Trứng) on a black background.
    Chayote Squash and Egg Stir Fry (Su Su Xào Trứng)
  • a close up of a bowl of pork spare rib soup garnished with scallion, or Canh Sườn
    Crock Pot Pork Spare Rib Soup With Potatoes and Carrots (Canh Sườn Khoai Tây Cà Rốt)
  • Vietnamese Chile Lemongrass Sate Sauce (Tương Ớt Sa Tế)
    Vietnamese Chile Lemongrass Sate Sauce (Tương Ớt Sa Tế)
  • Vietnamese Chicken Curry (Cà Ri Gà)

Noodle Recipes:

Noodles are an iconic part of Vietnamese and Asian cuisine, and I haven't found one I don't like yet. These are some of my favourite and most recent noodle recipes.

  • a square crop of a birds eye view of a bowl of bun rieu with chopsticks
    Vietnamese Crab Noodle Soup (Bún Riêu)
  • Birds eye view of bowl of noodle soup with chicken, scallion, cilantro and fried shallots
    Vietnamese Chicken And Glass Noodle Soup (Miến Gà)
  • Sesame noodles
    Sesame Noodles With Chicken and Crunchy Vegetables
  • blue and white bowl filled with noodles, stew with beef and carrots. A pair of chopsticks is sticking into the noodles
    Crock Pot Vietnamese Beef Stew (Bò Kho)

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Summer recipes

Cozy up with my favorite soups and braises.

  • A plate of Vietnamese potato salad, which consists of potatoes, green beans, shallots, carrots and vinaigrette, on a plate on a table.
    Potato Salad with Nước Mắm Vinaigrette (Xà Lách Khoai Tây)
  • Vietnamese Coffee popsicles
    Vietnamese Coffee Popsicles
  • small bowl with grilled eggplant, scallions and chilis
    Grilled Eggplant With Scallion Oil (Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành)
  • A square crop of Five Grilled Scallion Oil Mussels (Chem Chép Nướng Mỡ Hành) arranged on a board that looks like a slice of a tree trunk. Fried shallots are strewn on top of the board.
    Vietnamese Grilled Scallion Oil Mussels (Chem Chép Nướng Mỡ Hành)
  • A square crop of a
    Vietnamese Betel Leaf Wrapped Beef (Bò Cuốn Lá Lốt)
  • A square cropped, close up shot of a metal spoon holds a chunk of grass jelly, two chunks of nata de coco and some basil seeds in sugar syrup. It is held above a clear bowl with more grass jelly, nata de coco and basil seeds.
    Grass Jelly With Basil Seeds (Sương Sáo Hạt É)
  • Shrimp and pork spring rolls (gỏi cuốn) on a round wooden board with a blue bowl filled with peanut sauce
    Vietnamese Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls (Gỏi Cuốn Tôm Thịt)
  • Chopsticks holding up shredded Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Gà Bóp)
    Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Gà Bóp)

Quick and Easy

Vietnamese cuisine can be intimidating to a beginner cook. These recipes take less than an hour to make and cook quickly — perfect for busy weeknights.

  • a square crop of a birds eye view of a bowl of ginger-braised chicken on a black background.
    Vietnamese Ginger-Braised Chicken (Gà Kho Gừng)
  • A birdeye view of mussels sitting in red curry topped with fried shallots, cilantro and scallion
    Malaysian Red Curry Mussels (Chem Chép Sốt Cà Ri Đỏ Malaysia)
  • ca chien
    Fried Fish with Curry and Lemongrass (Cá Chiên Cà Ri Sả)
  • Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)

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About Suzanne, Your Bun Bo Bae

I'm a journalist, professional amateur baker, noodle enthusiast and food photographer living in Washington, DC. My immigrant parents taught me everything I know about Vietnamese home cooking, and now I want to share it with you!

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Recent Recipes

  • Plated Vietnamese fried spring rolls with fresh herbs and dipping sauce, close-up on texture and filling.
    Vietnamese Egg Rolls (Chả Giò)
  • A slice of galangal key lime pie in front of a pie tin.
    Galangal Key Lime Pie
  • Vietnamese Century Egg Congee (Cháo Trứng Bách Thảo)
  • a bird's eye view of cooked spam and scallion biscuits in a cast iron skillet
    Spam and Scallion Biscuits

Recently Updated

I'm always taking your feedback and retesting recipes to make sure they're the most delicious they can be.

  • A square crop of a white and gold bowl filled with Caramelized Pork Belly and Eggs (Thịt Kho Trứng)
    Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Belly and Eggs (Thịt Kho Trứng)
  • A square crop of a bowl of Vietnamese Tofu Soup with Tomato and Chives (Canh hẹ Đậu Hũ Cà Chua)
    Vietnamese Tofu Soup with Tomato and Chives (Canh hẹ Đậu Hũ Cà Chua)
  • A teal plate filled with Vietnamese sweet potato and shrimp firtters (Vietnamese Shrimp and Sweet Potato Fritters (Bánh Tôm Chiên Khoai Lang) and herbs, with a bowl of fish sauce on the side.
    Vietnamese Shrimp and Sweet Potato Fritters (Bánh Tôm Chiên Khoai Lang)
  • Vietnamese braised shrimp, or Tôm Kho Tàu, on a blue plate on top of a black slate background
    Vietnamese Braised Shrimp In Roe (Tôm Kho Tàu)

Hi! I'm Suzanne, your Bun Bo Bae. I'm a journalist, professional amateur baker, noodle enthusiast and food photographer living in Washington, DC. My immigrant parents taught me everything I know about Vietnamese home cooking, and now I want to share it with you!

More about me →

Newest Recipes

  • A square crop of a blue plate with a poached chicken breast, rice, scallion ginger oil, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and rice
    Hainanese Chicken Rice (Cơm Gà Hải Nam)
  • A square crop of a photo of three frog shaped coconut pandan waffles (Bánh Kẹp Lá Dứa) on a wire rack.
    Vietnamese Coconut Pandan Waffles (Bánh Kẹp Lá Dứa)
  • a birdseye view of a blue plate filled with taiwanese popcorn chicken and fried basil leaves
    Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken (Gà Chiên Lá Quế Đài Loan)
  • Vietnamese Shrimp Toast (Bánh Mì Nướng Tôm)

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