Uyen Luu

London

Food Writer at Freelance

Author “Vietnamese” cookbooks published by Penguin Random House. Also Food Photographer. https://t.co/KhJtCVdOSG

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Seven - Eleven

3 weeks ago | uyenluu.substack.com | Uyen Luu

My mum dressed me in a nautical outfit for my first proper birthday party with my new found British friends from primary school, aged eleven. She pulled my long thick hair onto a high pony tail, braided it and decorated me with ribbons and clips as if I were some kind of pretty present box. Before this, my birthday parties were really an excuse to have a spread of food and karaoke with her own clan of friends, which celebrated her annual achievements of motherhood.
A Vietnamese in a White Lantern Box, Decorated with Red Dragons

2 months ago | uyenluu.substack.com | Uyen Luu |Uyen LuuA Vietnamese

My friend Anja and I were on our second year as film students at Central Saint Martins College Of Art, when, over hot lattes and takeaway Singapore fried noodles, we decided to move to New York. We decided that the best education was from the streets of Manhattan? There, we found an apartment in the East Village, we filled it with furniture we found abandoned by the curb side, and lived off New York bagels and cream cheese and spaghetti pomodoro.
Pomodoro Pen Pals

2 months ago | uyenluu.substack.com | Uyen Luu

Deeply into the boy band Bros in the late 80s and early 90s, I accumulated a forum of penpals from all over the world. My favourite penpal was from The Seychelles, whose name has slipped my memory but I can picture the Kodak portrait she sent me of her standing by a small shed on a sunny day with white ankle socks, a short floral skirt, a white polo top and tight brown curls tied to both sides of her head. We wrote to each other at least once a week immediately upon receiving letters after school.
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Mar 26, 2025 | substack.com | Uyen Luu

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Vietnamese Food and Vietnamese Cooking: How To Cook Like A Local

Oct 8, 2024 | olivemagazine.com | Uyen Luu

Vietnamese cuisineSài Gòn is a sweltering mayhem of organised chaos with colonies of Hondas alerting their approach with a continuous sing song of beeps in all directions. Along the pavements towered by high phoenix and flowering mimosa trees seat tightly parked bikes slanted among street vendors peering in shade, fanning sweet treacle lemongrass meat skewers over a smoky charcoal grill.
Coconut, jelly and fruit cocktail bubble tea

Oct 1, 2024 | olivemagazine.com | Uyen Luu

250ml aloe vera juice 250ml coconut water 1½ tsp agar flakes 150ml pandan extract 600ml coconut water 50g rock sugar 80g large, fast-cooking tapioca pearls 2 tbsp small tapioca pearls 300ml coconut milk (with high coconut percentage) 1 mango, peeled and diced 565g tin of longans, lychees or rambutans , drained and halved 100g raspberries or pomegranate seeds (optional) 500g coconut flesh (optional) To make the jellies, pour the aloe vera juice into a small pan and pour the coconut water into...
Rice flour and coconut vegetable pancakes

Oct 1, 2024 | olivemagazine.com | Uyen Luu

1 tbsp Yondu vegetable umami sauce, premium fish sauce or light soy sauce 2 tsp cider vinegar 2 tsp maple syrup 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds (optional) 1 tsp gochujang (optional) 150g rice flour 4 tbsp cornflour 2 tsp sea salt ¼ tsp ground turmeric 150ml coconut milk 150ml cold sparkling water 2 small round shallots, sliced 100g red cabbage, thinly sliced or shredded 100g carrots, julienned 6 asparagus spears, sliced into quarters lengthways 100g cauliflower, thinly sliced 2 tbsp olive oil 6-8...
Lemongrass meat skewers

Oct 1, 2024 | olivemagazine.com | Uyen Luu

4 small round shallots, finely diced 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped 50g lemongrass, finely chopped 40g brown sugar or maple syrup 2 tbsp premium fish sauce ½ tbsp ground black pepper 3 tbsp olive oil 650g pork belly, thinly sliced, or chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized chunks vermicelli noodles, salad and pickles, to serve spring rolls, to serve (optional) 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp premium fish sauce Put the shallots, garlic, lemongrass, sugar, fish sauce, pepper and oil into a bowl, and whisk...
Kimchi, tofu and tomato egg drop soup (canh kim chi dâu hũ)

Sep 16, 2024 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Uyen Luu

A cross between bún riêu and Korean jjigae, this extremely quick and easy soup is delicious, nutritious and completely soothing and comforting on colder, rainy days. It can also serve as a canvas to enjoy lots of leftovers, as anything can be added to the mix, from whatever vegetables you have to roughly chopped meat or seafood. This recipe is an extract from Quick & Easy Vietnamese by Uyen LuuIf you like this recipe, why not try some of our other soup recipes from the House & Garden archive?
Vietnamese coffee tiramisu

Sep 16, 2024 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Uyen Luu

To me and to many others, Vietnamese coffee is the best in the world. Tiramisu is also something we always order at Italian restaurants, but the Vietnamese coffee takes this much-loved dessert to another level. Save the egg whites for meringues or a pavlova. Note: If you have a Vietnamese coffee maker (phin), make 300 ml (10 fl oz) of Vietnamese ground coffee, adding 100 ml (3 1/2 fl oz) condensed milk. Stir and leave to cool.