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Step 1
Dip chunks of broiled white fish in nuoc cham. The most famous of all Vietnamese flavors, nuoc cham combines bottled fish sauce with a little water, vinegar, lime and garlic for a dipping sauce your family will request. Add Thai chili pepper if you like. Vary the ingredient amounts to suit your own tastes.
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Step 2
Add fresh coriander (cilantro) to your spring roll recipes. Include some sliced cucumber, grated carrot, rice and your choice of lean cooked pork or chicken before wrapping in rice paper and dipping in peanut sauce.
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Step 3
Sprinkle freshly ground tamarind pulp to fish soups filled with bean sprouts, pineapple, chicken or pork, okra and Thai parsley for an aromatic soup you can serve with steamed rice and egg rolls. Tamarind is widely used in poultry dishes.
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Step 4
Roll rice balls in sesame seeds and drop into simmering pork or chicken soup for an authentic Vietnamese taste. Sesame is an important seasoning in meat and poultry dishes in Vietnam and is often toasted and ground before adding it to main course dishes.
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Step 5
Search the shelves at Vietnamese grocery stores to find lotus seeds and dried banana leaves. Popular Vietnamese seasonings, lotus seeds are soaked for a few hours before adding to rice dishes and banana leaves are steamed and shredded into vegetable dishes.
