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Southeast Asian cooking knows how to make every flavor sparkle. Rice and noodles meet chilies, coconut, lime, herbs, fish sauce, shrimp paste, tamarind, tofu, seafood, and tropical vegetables, creating that irresistible sweet-sour-salty-spicy balance.

Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino, Singaporean, Cambodian, Lao, and Burmese cuisines each have their own vibe. Fresh herbs and condiments are often just as important as the main dish, and street food culture makes the whole region feel deliciously lively and spontaneous.

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Pho Broth (Vietnamese Beef Broth)
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Bun Bo Hue Broth
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Tom Yum Broth Base
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Tom Kha Base
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Laksa Broth Base
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Soto Broth Base (Indonesian Turmeric Chicken Broth)
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Sinigang Broth Base (Filipino Sour Tamarind Broth)
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Bulalo / Nilaga Broth (Filipino Bone Marrow Broth)
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Mohinga Broth Base (Burmese Fish Noodle Soup Broth)
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Canh Chua Base (Vietnamese Sour Soup Base)
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Khmer Samlor Kako Base
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Rendang Base (Spice Paste Reduction)
Condiments
Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam / Nam Pla / Patis)
Condiments
Sambal Oelek
Condiments
Sambal Terasi
Condiments
Belacan / Terasi (Shrimp Paste)
Condiments
Nuoc Cham
Condiments
Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
Condiments
Kecap Manis
Condiments
Banana Ketchup
Condiments
Satay Peanut Sauce
Condiments
Nam Jim Jaew
Condiments
Nam Pla Prik
Condiments
Vietnamese Chili-Garlic Sauce (Tuong Ot)
Breakfast
Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice with Sambal, Egg, Anchovies and Peanuts)
20 mins · 4 servings
Breakfast
Roti Canai (Flaky Griddle Flatbread with Dhal Curry)
150 mins (incl. resting) · 4 servings
Lunches
Nasi Kandar (Mixed Rice with Curries, Penang-Style)
15 mins · 4 servings
Lunches
Char Kway Teow (Stir-Fried Flat Rice Noodles)
15 mins · 4 servings
Appetizers
Popiah (Fresh Rice-Paper Spring Rolls with Jicama)
25 mins · 4 servings
Appetizers
Otak-Otak (Grilled Spiced Fish Cake in Banana Leaf)
25 mins · 4 servings
Soups
Bak Kut Teh (Herbal Pork Rib Soup, Klang-Style)
15 mins · 4 servings
Soups
Sup Kambing (Malaysian Spiced Mutton Soup)
15 mins · 4 servings
Salads
Rojak (Fruit and Vegetable Salad in Spicy Shrimp Paste Dressing)
20 mins · 4 servings
Salads
Kerabu Mangga (Spicy Green Mango Salad)
15 mins · 4 servings
Mains
Rendang Daging (Dry Beef Rendang)
25 mins · 6 servings
Mains
Ayam Percik (Grilled Chicken in Coconut Chili Sauce)
20 mins (plus marinating) · 4 servings
Sides
Sambal Belacan (Chili and Shrimp Paste Condiment)
10 mins · 6 servings
Sides
Ulam-Ulaman (Malay Raw Herb and Vegetable Platter with Sambal)
15 mins · 4 servings
Desserts
Cendol (Shaved Ice with Green Rice Jelly, Coconut Milk and Palm Sugar)
20 mins · 4 servings
Desserts
Ais Kacang (Shaved Ice with Red Beans, Sweet Corn and Syrups)
15 mins · 4 servings
Breads
Murtabak (Stuffed Savoury Pan-Fried Bread)
40 mins (using rested dough) · 4 servings
Breads
Roti Tissue (Crispy Paper-Thin Griddle Bread)
20 mins (using rested dough) · 4 servings
Drinks
Sirap Bandung (Rose Syrup Milk Drink)
5 mins · 4 servings
Street Food
Satay (Grilled Skewered Meat with Peanut Sauce)
20 mins (plus marinating) · 4 servings
Street Food
Karipap (Curry Puff Pastries)
45 mins (incl. resting) · 6 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Lemang (Glutinous Rice Cooked in Bamboo, Hari Raya)
30 mins (plus 3 hrs soaking) · 6 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Dodol (Sticky Coconut Palm Sugar Sweet for Festivals)
15 mins · 8 servings
Street Food
E Kya Kway
70 min · 20 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Mohinga Festival Feast
40 min · 20 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Htamin Jin
30 min · 5 servings
Breakfast
Mohinga
25 min · 20 servings
Breakfast
Nan Bya with Chickpea Curry
70 min · 5 servings
Lunches
Ohn No Khao Swe
20 min · 8 servings
Lunches
Shan Khauk Swe
15 min · 2 servings
Appetizers
Lahpet Thoke
20 min · 2 servings
Appetizers
Samusa Thoke
15 min · 6 servings
Soups
Kyay Oh
20 min · 7 servings
Soups
Hincho
10 min · 4 servings
Salads
Thayet Thee Thoke
15 min · 1 servings
Salads
Kaung Yin Thoke
20 min · 1 servings
Mains
Danbauk
40 min · 7 servings
Mains
Kyet Thar Hin
20 min · 4 servings
Sides
Balachaung
25 min · 5 servings
Sides
Shwe Phaw Thee Hin
15 min · 6 servings
Desserts
Shwe Yin Aye
20 min · 7 servings
Desserts
Mont Lone Yay Baw
30 min · 8 servings
Breads
Nan Bya
70 min · 6 servings
Breads
Palata
50 min · 10 servings
Drinks
Lahpet Yay
5 min
Drinks
Htan Yay
5 min
Street Food
Mont Lin Maya
20 min · 4 servings
Breads
Pan de Sal Filled with Corned Beef (Pandesal na May Corned Beef)
4 servings
Street Food
Fish Balls with Sweet-Sour Sauce (Fishball)
3 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Noche Buena Lechon (Lechon para sa Noche Buena)
1 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Bibingka
3 servings
Breakfast
Tapsilog
4 servings
Breakfast
Pandesal
3 servings
Lunches
Adobo
5 servings
Lunches
Sinigang na Baboy
8 servings
Appetizers
Lumpiang Shanghai
4 servings
Appetizers
Kinilaw
5 servings
Soups
Sinigang na Hipon
6 servings
Soups
Tinolang Manok
7 servings
Salads
Atchara
2 servings
Salads
Ensaladang Talong
1 servings
Mains
Lechon Kawali
4 servings
Mains
Kare-Kare
9 servings
Sides
Ginisang Kangkong
4 servings
Sides
Pinakbet
2 servings
Desserts
Leche Flan
8 servings
Desserts
Halo-Halo
4 servings
Breads
Puto
7 servings
Drinks
Sago’t Gulaman
Drinks
Calamansi Juice
Street Food
Isaw
3 servings
Lunches
Com Tam
4 servings
Appetizers
Goi Cuon
4 servings
Appetizers
Cha Gio
4 servings
Soups
Canh Chua Ca
4 servings
Soups
Bun Bo Hue
4 servings
Salads
Goi Ga
4 servings
Salads
Nom Du Du
4 servings
Mains
Ca Kho To
4 servings
Mains
Bo Luc Lac
4 servings
Sides
Do Chua
4 servings
Sides
Rau Muong Xao Toi
6 servings
Desserts
Che Ba Mau
4 servings
Desserts
Banh Flan
4 servings
Breads
Banh Mi Bread
4 servings
Breads
Banh Bao
4 servings
Drinks
Ca Phe Sua Da
Drinks
Nuoc Mia
Street Food
Banh Trang Nuong
2 servings
Street Food
Banh Xeo
2 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Banh Chung
8-10 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Ga Luoc
8-10 servings
Breakfast
Pho Bo
4 servings
Breakfast
Banh Mi Op La
4 servings
Lunches
Bun Cha
4 servings
Breakfast
Khao Tom Moo (Rice Soup with Pork)
4 servings
Breakfast
Pa Thong Ko (Thai Fried Dough Sticks)
4 servings
Lunches
Pad Thai (Stir-Fried Rice Noodles)
4 servings
Lunches
Khao Man Gai (Hainanese Chicken Rice)
4 servings
Appetizers
Tod Mun Pla (Thai Fish Cakes)
4 servings
Appetizers
Miang Kham (Betel Leaf Wraps)
4 servings
Soups
Tom Yum Goong (Spicy and Sour Shrimp Soup)
4 servings
Soups
Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)
4 servings
Salads
Som Tum (Green Papaya Salad)
4 servings
Salads
Larb Moo (Spicy Minced Pork Salad)
4 servings
Mains
Gaeng Keow Wan Gai (Green Curry Chicken)
4 servings
Mains
Pad Krapow Moo Saap (Stir-Fried Basil Pork)
4 servings
Sides
Khao Niew (Sticky Rice)
4 servings
Sides
Pad Pak Boong Fai Daeng (Stir-Fried Morning Glory)
4 servings
Desserts
Khao Niew Mamuang (Mango Sticky Rice)
4 servings
Desserts
Kanom Krok (Coconut Rice Pancakes)
4 servings
Breads
Roti Gluay (Banana Roti)
6 servings
Breads
Khanom Pang Na Moo (Thai Savoury Pork Toast)
4 servings
Drinks
Cha Yen (Thai Iced Tea)
Drinks
Nam Manao (Thai Limeade)
Street Food
Moo Ping (Grilled Pork Skewers)
4 servings
Street Food
Guay Teow Reua (Boat Noodles)
4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Khao Chae (Songkran Cooling Rice)
4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Khanom Chan (Nine-Layer Steamed Cake)
6 servings
Breads
Pão Timorense (Portuguese-Style Bread Rolls)
4 servings
Breads
Broa Timorense (Timorese Corn Bread)
4 servings
Drinks
Kafé Timor (Timorese Highland Coffee)
Drinks
Tua Sabu (Traditional Palm Wine)
Street Food
Bolo Frito (Timorese Fried Doughnuts)
6 servings
Breakfast
Bubur Batar (Timorese Corn Porridge)
4 servings
Breakfast
Ovos Estrelados com Ai-Manas (Fried Eggs with Timorese Chili Relish)
4 servings
Lunches
Caril de Peixe (Timorese Fish Curry)
6 servings
Lunches
Batar Da’an (Corn, Pumpkin, and Mung Bean Stew)
4 servings
Appetizers
Ai-Manas com Bolachas de Mandioca (Chili Relish with Cassava Crackers)
6 servings
Appetizers
Rissóis de Camarão (Portuguese-Timorese Shrimp Rissoles)
6 servings
Soups
Sopa de Ervilha (Timorese Split Pea Soup)
6 servings
Soups
Kuah Ikan Asam (Tamarind Fish Soup)
6 servings
Salads
Salada de Pepino Timorense (Timorese Cucumber Salad)
4 servings
Salads
Salada de Fruta com Tamarindo (Tropical Fruit and Tamarind Salad)
4 servings
Mains
Ikan Sabuko Assado (Grilled Reef Fish with Tamarind and Chili)
6 servings
Mains
Carne Guisada Timorense (Timorese Braised Beef Stew)
6 servings
Sides
Batar Fore (Toasted Corn Kernels)
6 servings
Sides
Modo (Sautéed Water Spinach with Garlic and Chili)
4 servings
Desserts
Bibinca Timorense (Layered Coconut Cake)
4 servings
Desserts
Doce de Banana com Coco (Banana and Coconut Sweet)
6 servings
Street Food
Pastel Timorense (Fried Savory Pastries)
4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Feijoada Timorense (Portuguese-Timorese Bean and Pork Stew)
4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Leitão Assado Timorense (Christmas Roast Suckling Pig)
12 servings
Breads
Kaya Bun
6 servings
Breads
Murtabak (Stuffed Savoury Flatbread)
4 servings
Drinks
Sirap Bandung (Rose Milk Drink)
Breakfast
Kaya Toast with Soft-Boiled Eggs
4 servings
Breakfast
Roti Prata with Curry Dipping Sauce
4 servings
Lunches
Hainanese Chicken Rice
4 servings
Lunches
Nasi Lemak
4 servings
Appetizers
Popiah (Fresh Spring Rolls)
4 servings
Appetizers
Kueh Pie Tee (Crispy Pastry Tarts)
4 servings
Soups
Katong Laksa
4 servings
Soups
Bak Kut Teh (Peppery Pork Rib Soup)
4 servings
Salads
Rojak (Fruit and Vegetable Salad)
4 servings
Mains
Singapore Chilli Crab
4 servings
Mains
Ayam Buah Keluak (Peranakan Chicken with Black Nuts)
4 servings
Sides
Sambal Kangkung (Stir-Fried Water Spinach)
4 servings
Sides
Achar (Pickled Vegetable Relish)
6 servings
Desserts
Chendol
4 servings
Desserts
Ondeh-Ondeh (Pandan Coconut Rice Balls)
4 servings
Street Food
Char Kway Teow
4 servings
Street Food
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Yu Sheng (Lo Hei Prosperity Salad)
6 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Bak Zang (Glutinous Rice Dumplings)
6 servings
Salads
Singaporean Kerabu Mangga (Green Mango Salad)
4 servings
Drinks
Singaporean Teh Tarik (Pulled Milk Tea)
Drinks
Malaysian Teh Tarik (Pulled Milk Tea)
2 mins · 4 servings
Breakfast
Khao Piak Sen
20 min · 11 servings
Breakfast
Khao Tom
10 min · 5 servings
Lunches
Khao Soi Lao
20 min · 5 servings
Lunches
Mok Pa
25 min · 2 servings
Appetizers
Sai Oua
30 min · 4 servings
Appetizers
Yor Dip
25 min · 2 servings
Soups
Or Lam
20 min · 3 servings
Soups
Khao Poon
25 min · 6 servings
Salads
Tam Mak Hoong
20 min · 2 servings
Salads
Laap Kai
20 min · 3 servings
Mains
Ping Pa
15 min · 1 servings
Mains
Sin Savanh
15 min (plus marinating and drying) · 2 servings
Sides
Khao Niew
10 min (plus soaking) · 3 servings
Sides
Jaew Bong
15 min · 1 servings
Desserts
Khao Lam
20 min (plus soaking) · 5 servings
Desserts
Nam Vaan
20 min · 6 servings
Breads
Khao Jee
20 min (plus proofing) · 8 servings
Breads
Khao Kub
20 min (plus drying) · 3 servings
Drinks
Kafe Lao
5 min
Drinks
Nam Mak Nao
10 min
Street Food
Khao Jee Pate
15 min · 1 servings
Street Food
Ping Kai
15 min (plus marinating) · 1 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Laap Sin
25 min · 2 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Khao Tom Mad
30 min (plus soaking) · 2 servings
Street Food
Sate Ayam (Grilled Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce)
30 min · 3 servings
Street Food
Bakso (Indonesian Meatball Soup)
25 min · 9 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Nasi Kuning (Festive Turmeric Yellow Rice)
15 min · 3 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Opor Ayam (Chicken in Spiced Coconut Sauce)
20 min · 2 servings
Breakfast
Bubur Ayam (Chicken Rice Porridge)
10 min · 7 servings
Breakfast
Lontong Sayur (Rice Cakes in Vegetable Curry)
15 min · 2 servings
Lunches
Nasi Campur (Mixed Rice Plate)
20 min · 3 servings
Lunches
Ayam Penyet (Smashed Fried Chicken with Sambal)
35 min · 1 servings
Appetizers
Lumpia Semarang (Semarang Spring Rolls)
30 min · 3 servings
Appetizers
Tahu Isi (Stuffed Fried Tofu)
25 min · 2 servings
Soups
Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup)
20 min · 6 servings
Soups
Sayur Asem (Sour Vegetable Soup)
15 min · 5 servings
Salads
Gado-Gado (Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)
25 min · 3 servings
Salads
Rujak Buah (Spicy Fruit Salad)
20 min · 3 servings
Mains
Ayam Bakar (Indonesian Grilled Chicken)
20 min · 1 servings
Mains
Ikan Bakar Rica-Rica (Manado-Style Spicy Grilled Fish)
25 min
Sides
Perkedel Kentang (Indonesian Potato Fritters)
20 min · 3 servings
Sides
Sambal Goreng Tempe (Spicy Fried Tempeh)
15 min · 2 servings
Desserts
Klepon (Pandan Rice Cake Balls with Palm Sugar)
30 min · 5 servings
Desserts
Es Cendol (Iced Pandan Jelly Dessert Drink)
20 min · 11 servings
Breads
Serabi (Coconut Rice Flour Pancakes)
15 min plus 20 min resting · 8 servings
Breads
Roti Bakar (Indonesian Grilled Toast)
10 min · 2 servings
Drinks
Es Teh Manis (Sweet Iced Tea)
5 min
Drinks
Wedang Jahe (Spiced Ginger Tea)
10 min
Mains
Amok Trey
30 min · 2 servings
Appetizers
Nem
35 min · 4 servings
Soups
Samlor Machu Kroeung
20 min · 2 servings
Drinks
Kafe Tik Doh Ko
5 min
Appetizers
Prahok Ktis
10 min · 4 servings
Sides
Trosak Ktis
10 min · 1 servings
Lunches
Lort Cha
10 min · 2 servings
Breads
Num Pang
20 min (plus 1.5 hr rising) · 9 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Nom Ansom Chrouk
45 min (plus overnight soak) · 3 servings
Lunches
Nom Banh Chok
30 min · 6 servings
Breakfast
Bai Sach Chrouk
15 min (plus 2 hr marinating) · 4 servings
Sides
Cha Kreung Sach Chrouk
10 min · 3 servings
Drinks
Tuk Krolok
5 min
Desserts
Num Ansom Chek
40 min (plus overnight soak) · 7 servings
Mains
Lok Lak
25 min · 2 servings
Soups
Samlor Kor Ko
25 min · 3 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Num Kom
40 min · 2 servings
Salads
Nhoam Sach Ko
15 min · 2 servings
Street Food
Kralan
30 min (plus 4 hr soaking) · 4 servings
Desserts
Cha Houy Teuk
15 min · 8 servings
Breads
Nom Kong
35 min · 10 servings
Breakfast
Kuy Teav
20 min · 7 servings
Street Food
Sach Ko Ang
15 min (plus 30 min–2 hr marinating) · 2 servings
Salads
Bok L’hong
20 min · 1 servings
Mains
Beef Rendang Brunei-Style
25 min · 5 servings
Sides
Ikan Goreng Bersambal (Fried Fish with Sambal)
20 min · 2 servings
Soups
Soto Brunei (Spiced Beef & Noodle Soup)
20 min · 9 servings
Salads
Ulam-Ulaman (Fresh Herb & Vegetable Salad with Sambal Belacan)
20 min · 1 servings
Desserts
Kuih Lapis (Steamed Layered Coconut Cake)
25 min · 11 servings
Drinks
Air Tebu (Fresh Sugarcane Juice)
10 min
Breads
Murtabak Brunei (Stuffed Savoury Pancake)
30 min plus 2 hr resting · 9 servings
Appetizers
Keropok Udang (Bruneian Prawn Crackers)
40 min plus overnight chill · 11 servings
Appetizers
Kelupis (Steamed Glutinous Rice Rolls)
30 min plus overnight soak · 4 servings
Breakfast
Kueh Lenggang (Bruneian Pandan Crepe Rolls)
20 min · 3 servings
Lunches
Ambuyat with Cacah (Sago Starch with Sour-Spicy Dip)
15 min · 3 servings
Street Food
Roti John Brunei-Style (Meat & Egg Baguette)
15 min · 1 servings
Lunches
Nasi Katok (Rice, Fried Chicken & Sambal)
20 min plus marinating · 3 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Selurut (Steamed Coconut-Rice Cones)
30 min · 3 servings
Desserts
Penyaram (Kuih UFO — Fried Palm Sugar Rice Cakes)
25 min · 10 servings
Mains
Ikan Bakar (Grilled Spiced Fish)
20 min plus marinating · 1 servings
Breads
Roti Canai
20 min plus 2 hr resting · 8 servings
Drinks
Air Batu Campur (Brunei-Style Shaved Ice)
15 min
Breakfast
Roti Kuning (Bruneian Stuffed Sweet Buns)
30 min · 3 servings
Street Food
Satay Brunei (Grilled Meat Skewers with Peanut Sauce)
25 min plus marinating · 4 servings
Holidays & Special Occasions
Manok Pansoh (Bamboo-Cooked Chicken)
20 min plus marinating · 4 servings
Sides
Paku Pakis Goreng (Stir-Fried Fiddlehead Ferns)
10 min · 2 servings
Salads
Bruneian Kerabu Mangga (Green Mango Salad)
20 min · 1 servings
Soups
Laksa Brunei (Spiced Fish & Rice Noodle Soup)
20 min · 5 servings