Admittedly, the pungent smell that wafts from the bottle the first time you crack one open may leave you second-guessing ...

Serves 4 as a main, 8 as a dipping sauce Put the shallots ... stirred into a stir fry or with crumbed or roasted chicken, rice and salad. Alternatively, leave to cool and use to dress a noodle ...

My friends and I were wandering through the fish market by the harbour when we came across a vendor selling banh mi thit and another making a rice noodle ... cham (dipping sauce made up of fish ...

Put the rice into a saucepan and cover with 500ml/½ ... until the liquid is thick and coating the pork. The soy sauce makes this quite salty already, so taste and add more if required, then ...

6. Put the heat on a low flame and add the chili powder followed by the tomato, mint leaves and salt with half cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes. On each plate, arrange 3 tablespoon of cooked ...