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The Vietnamese Canon

Sixty entries

Contents

I

Overview & Cultural Context

Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.

opening II

Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.

opening III

The defining ingredients, named to species.

opening IV

The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.

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The Canonical Dishes

The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.

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The Beverage Tradition

Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.

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The Table & Service

How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.

opening VIII

Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.

opening IX

The Lineage & Authorities

The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.

opening X

The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.

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Vietnamese · IV The Method

Wet Heat

Ten entries

Wet heat in the Vietnamese kitchen moves across a wide register: from the light, fast-cooked canh broth served beside rice at a family table, to the kho braise built on caramel and coconut water, to the long-simmered, spiced phở that constitutes its own meal. Each preparation rests on a distinct logic of time, liquid, and seasoning that must be understood before its canonical forms can be read with precision.

Vietnamese Canh: Clear Broth Soups Canh: Vietnamese Clear Soup Technique Vietnamese Canh Chua (Sweet and Sour Fish Soup)Vietnamese caramel and clay pot (kho)Vietnamese Caramelised Braised Pork (Thit Kho Tau)Thịt Kho Tàu (Vietnamese Caramelised Pork and Egg)Vietnamese Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup): The Broth Vietnamese Pho Accompaniments and the Garnish Table Pho and the Vietnamese-American Restaurant Vietnamese Bún Bò Huế (Spicy Beef Noodle Soup from Huế)

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Vietnamese · IV The Method

Wet Heat

‹ IV The Method

Wet heat in the Vietnamese kitchen moves across a wide register: from the light, fast-cooked canh broth served beside rice at a family table, to the kho braise built on caramel and coconut water, to the long-simmered, spiced phở that constitutes its own meal. Each preparation rests on a distinct logic of time, liquid, and seasoning that must be understood before its canonical forms can be read with precision.

10 entries

Vietnamese Canh: Clear Broth Soups Canh: Vietnamese Clear Soup Technique Vietnamese Canh Chua (Sweet and Sour Fish Soup)Vietnamese caramel and clay pot (kho)Vietnamese Caramelised Braised Pork (Thit Kho Tau)Thịt Kho Tàu (Vietnamese Caramelised Pork and Egg)Vietnamese Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup): The Broth Vietnamese Pho Accompaniments and the Garnish Table Pho and the Vietnamese-American Restaurant Vietnamese Bún Bò Huế (Spicy Beef Noodle Soup from Huế)

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