Đồ Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrots for Banh Mì)

The classic sweet and mild crunchy daikon and carrot pickle used to stuff Vietnamese banh mì sandwiches.

Pickled Daikon

This quick pickled daikon is great as an appetizer, side dish, or on banh mi sandwiches. We based it on a Cantonese restaurant recipe!

Pickled Dilly Carrots

These pickles are quick to make and perform miracles on boring meals. I tend to munch them straight from the jar. More discerning eaters should try them added to tuna salad or with a salad Nicoise.

Asian Pickled Cabbage Restaurant Appetizer

Many Chinese restaurants will serve pickled cabbage as a complimentary appetizer. Pickled cabbage is sweet, sour and refreshing to wake up your taste buds

Charles Phan's Spicy Soy Sauce

Charles Phan's spicy soy sauce is a primary ingredient in the dressing for his Roasted Eggplant and Leek Salad in Vietnamese Home Cooking. It could also serve as a pungent dipping sauce for any number of appetizers.

Quick-Pickled Watermelon Radishes

These quick and easy pickled watermelon radishes add bright flavor to all sorts of dishes, along with a beautiful burst of color.

Charles Phan's Green Papaya Salad with Rau Ram, Peanuts, and Crispy Shallots

Phan's version is relatively simple; crisp green papaya slivers mingle with pickled carrots, fried tofu, cucumbers, and celery. A dressing of potent fish sauce, vinegar, garlic, and chiles brings the vegetables together, and then the whole caboodle is topped with fried shallots and roasted peanuts. You will, of course, have find a good way to julienne a giant papaya, pickle carrots, fry both tofu and shallots, and mix it all together before dinner. It is no last-minute side dish, but you'll be h...

Quick Pickled Chilies and Garlic

Quick-pickled garlic and chiles are a great condiment for punching up the flavor of Asian soups, noodles, stir-fries, and salads.

Charles Phan's Flavored Fish Sauce

Use this fish sauce in salad dressings, like Charles Phan's Green Papaya Salad from Vietnamese Home Cooking, or on top of fish or chicken.

Quick-Pickled Cucumbers With Rice Vinegar

A quick Japanese-style rice vinegar cucumber, perfect for serving with rice or stuffed into Pork Belly Buns.