Bắc thuộc · 111 BCE–938 CE
The The Chinese Millennium table
A thousand years of northern rule leave the wok, chopsticks, noodles, and soy — and a stubborn kitchen that keeps its fish sauce.
ChèChè & Sweets·60 min·Beginner
Sesame Rice Balls in Ginger SyrupSủi dìn
Warm glutinous rice balls with molten black sesame hearts in a ginger-hot syrup — the Hoa community's winter sweet from Hải Phòng's old Chinese quarter.
BánhThe World of Bánh·85 min·Intermediate
Bánh CuốnBánh cuốn
Hanoi's breakfast rice rolls without a steamer — a thin batter set in a covered nonstick pan, rolled around pork and wood ear, showered in fried shallots.
KhoKho & the Claypot·125 min·Intermediate
Silkie Chicken in Medicine BrothGà đen tần thuốc bắc
A black-boned highland chicken steam-braised with a thuốc bắc herb kit — red dates, goji, angelica — the medicine-food tradition Vietnam absorbed from China.