Vietnamese green papaya salad is light, refreshing, and packed with flavor. The crisp green papaya soaks up the tangy lime ...

0.5kg prawns 100gm green papaya 1 carrot 1 cucumber 1 small shallot A bunch of coriander A bunch of sweet basil 2. Add the lemon juice and fish sauce. Taste and add more fish sauce or lemon juice ...

In Hanoi, fish sauce is used in some cocktails to add umami, and Dung has used it to add a Vietnamese twist to French hollandaise sauce and even flavour ice cream. "It is very versatile," he said.

This sauce is now a staple in my fridge; it keeps for several weeks. If you live in an area with a large Vietnamese population, you might be able to find bottled tuong ot toi. Chu lua is ...