The Travel Café, one of my favorite shows on the Travel Channel, did an episode in Hong Kong where oddly enough it featured a Vietnamese Brit living in Hong Kong. She had a small, but fancy and popular restaurant. She revealed her secret recipe for nuoc mam: She replaces the vinegar with fresh squeezed orange juice. I've yet to try this... Generally, I like the kind with copious amounts of chopped garlic.

Post your secret recipes here, in a format like below:



Had no idea you even had to boil anything.

You do not leak out secret. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a secret.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P2Qr70DEJbo

Enjoy

Is there a similar song for bun bo hue, or do I have to make one myself?

Make one for your sweet little LV first, dear.

You called me "dear" -- fainted.

Hmmm ... when will LVF call me dear like you.

Enjoy? Please. Those two are the most annoying gonads. William Hung was at least adorable in that asian math dork kinda way.

I thought it was a cooking segment vid from some show from the Food Network.

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Globetrekker, certainly my favorite show on the TV period, which also airs on the Travel Channel, did an episode in Vietnam. The host of this particular episode was that goofy but lovable blonde chick, Megan McCormick. Anyway, after few days of travelling from the south to the north, she said, as they were filming another food segment, that nuoc mam was quickly replacing ketchup as her favorite condiment. That's saying a lot coming from an American. (This episode re-airs every 2-3 months. Such is cable programming...)

This episode was in 1998 or 1999, something like that. She was really brave to try that snake wine.