In Vietnam, days and nights can be hot, wet, muggy and humid (comparable to North Queensland and Darwin’s climate), making it ripe for a plethora of tropical fruits. Mango smoothies includes plump, ripe and sweet mangoes blended with young coconut water, milk, sweetened condensed milk and ice.

As guacamole is to Mexico as smashed avo on toast is to Australia, a refreshing avocado smoothie is the quintessential avocado dish of Vietnam. A Vietnamese avocado smoothie is a refreshing drink that is creamy, earthy and nutty.

A ripe watermelon makes for the most sweet and refreshing drink when combined with condensed milk (stay with me!), yogurt and ice. When you combine these four ingredients with a banana, the result is a refreshing smoothie that is rich in watermelon flavour, slightly tart and creamy all in one sip.

Luscious blackberries paired with tender Vietnamese-style duck breast and dipping sauce, to create a healthy and delicious salad fit for any given day or night.

Generous pieces of juicy mud crab meat—flavoured with its own roe, garlic, shallots, anchovy salt and premium fish sauce—submerged in a pork based soup that is gravy-like in consistency along with thick and slippery strands of tapioca noodles.

A tomato base stew, flavoured with the natural sweetness from carrots and peas, and umami from mushrooms. All braised together on a slow simmer with the dish’s star ingredients: chicken and potatoes.