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Many Asian dishes use tofu, even desserts. Douhua is a Chinese savory dessert made with tender tofu. This is a fast and easy way to prepare douhua tofu pudding with ginger syrup. All you will need is a box of pre-prepared tofu mix, water, brown sugar, and some ginger.

Baked lobster tail with onion butter is one of those “fancy foods” that actually take very little time and effort to prepare. What makes this baked lobster tail recipe a Vietnamese one is not the lobster itself. But rather, the dipping sauce.

Vietnamese cold chicken with sticky rice and papaya salad is not just a single dish. All three dish in this meal comes from different parts of Asia.

Vietnamese seafood stir fry noodles are my quick and easy go-to when there’s “nothing to eat.” Just some seafood, choy sum, and Top Ramen noodles from Costco.

Inspired by salsa, this seafood salad combines many ingredients tried together with a sweet and spicy sesame seed dressing.

Vietnamese fish sauce chicken wings are commonly fried and then marinated in fish sauce and are the equivalent and combination of American’s BBQ and honey glazed chicken. The main player in this dish isn’t the chicken but actually is the fish sauce.

Vietnamese fried egg rolls are common appetizers, though can also be eaten as a meal by itself if preferred. Chả giò is a deep fry dish commonly made up of ground meat and sliced vegetables rolled up in a pastry sheet.

Vietnamese egg drop crab soup is a popular contender at large party dinners and weddings. A variation of an egg drop soup is more often than not the opening course of an 8-course meal at restaurants.

Noodles of all kinds are actually one of the most common breakfasts in Viet Nam. Noodles are light enough to digest early in the morning, but also full enough to keep you going until lunch.

Pho is one of the most popular and well-known meals of Vietnamese cuisine, especially here in America. There are many ways to cook up a bowl of pho. The most important part of the meal, and what makes each bowl of pho unique, is the broth.