🍲 Pha Lau (Braised Offal in Coconut Broth)

Tommy Japan 79 · BY 2.0

Beef and pork offal braised until tender in a creamy five-spice coconut broth, dipped with crusty bread or ladled over noodles — its aroma fills every corner of Saigon's streets.

Pha lau traces its roots to the Teochew (Chaozhou) Chinese who brought it to Saigon and reinvented it as a street-food staple. Slices of tripe, liver and honeycomb are simmered in fresh coconut water with five-spice, cinnamon and star anise, creating the warm, rich flavor that defines the city's sidewalk carts.

Flavour: Rich and creamy, warm with five-spice, sweet-and-sour

Ingredients

beef offal
coconut water
five-spice powder
cinnamon and star anise
bread
tamarind