Japanese Udon Noodle Soup

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A quick and tasty Japanese Udon Noodle Soup which takes less than 30 minutes to prepare! Perfect for weeknight dinners.

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Udon Noodle Soup

Comfort food to me is usually a big bowl of steaming noodle soup, no matter the weather. Even in the midst of a heatwave, you will find me hunched over a bowl of noodles, slurping away happily.

This Japanese Udon Noodle Soup is one of my favourite noodle soups, not least because it takes less than 30 minutes to make, plus it happens to be one of my fridge-raid specials!



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Shoyu Ramen

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Make a homemade Shoyu Ramen from scratch with this easy and delicious recipe! Recipe with step-by-step photos.

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Ramen Noodle Soup

When I think of ramen, I think of the many cheap and cheerful meals my friends and I used to eat at the food courts in Brisbane during our years as university students or new graduates. Back then, even though money was tight, we somehow ate out a lot, and the Japanese and Korean stalls were high on our list of favourite places to eat.

I recall fondly the made-to-order ramen noodle soups, served in small disposable plastic bowls with the hard-to-use plastic cutlery. It was typically the cheapest item on the menu, but I always felt it was the most nourishing.



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Bun Bo Hue

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A deliciously spicy and fragrant Vietnamese beef noodle soup with lots of fresh herbs and garnishes. 

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Bun Bo Hue

There is often a debate amongst my Vietnamese friends as to what our favourite noodle soup is. For me, it is always a toss-up between a classic Vietnamese Beef Pho, a tomato and crab soup called Bun Rieu, or a spicy Bun Bo Hue.



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Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup

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A classic and authentic recipe for Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup. This beef pho recipe uses oxtail and beef brisket for a delicious and full-flavoured pho broth. Classic pho recipe with step-by-step photos.

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Vietnamese Pho

Pho could perhaps be described as the national dish of Vietnam. But what many people don’t know is that Pho is predominantly a breakfast dish in Vietnam.



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Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken with Vermicelli Noodle Salad

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A healthy and delicious Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken with Vermicelli Noodle Salad (Bun Ga Nuong), full of fresh and bold flavours. The chicken is marinated in a classic Vietnamese marinade and served grilled over a bed of vermicelli noodles, salad, fresh herbs and a traditional Vietnamese dipping sauce (nuoc cham).

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Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

If I could only eat one dish throughout the summer, it would have to be my mother’s Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken with Vermicelli Noodle Salad.

Growing up in Queensland, Australia, where the weather is pretty much warm and sunny all year round, salads featured prominently on the dinner menu in our home. And noodle salads in particular were popular because, as a child, the only thing you could count on me eating was noodles.



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Vietnamese Chicken Pho (Pho Ga)

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An easy Chicken Pho recipe (Pho Ga) with step-by-step photos, just like my mother’s recipe. Make an authentic and delicious Vietnamese Chicken Pho in less than 30 minutes with your Instant Pot or pressure cooker! Instructions for stovetop, Instant Pot and pressure cooker.

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Pho Noodle Soup

A fragrant and soul-soothing Beef Pho Noodle Soup is often what I crave when only a steaming bowl of noodle soup will do. But when time is sparse and I don’t have 3 hours to potter about in the kitchen, a Chicken Pho is a rather wonderful alternative.

For that reason, this Chicken Pho recipe (called Pho Ga in Vietnamese) is a handy one to have in your repertoire.



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