Uyen Luu Profile

Uyen Luu

Uyen Luu is a food photographer and food stylist. She grew up in Hackney, London after her family moved there as refugees in the 1980s. She launched a Vietnamese supper club in 2009 and still regularly hosts Vietnamese cookery classes. Her first book, My Vietnamese Kitchen, was published in 2013, and her second, Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese food to cook at home in spring 2021.

Two crepes with salad and fillings and chopsticks

Fish and seafood

Bánh xèo tôm (crispy Vietnamese pancakes)

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Danang marble mountains, the most important tourist destination in Da Nang city in Vietnam

Asia

Vietnamese food: how to cook like a local

4 glasses filled with coconut, jelly and fruit cocktail bubble tea, with a bowl of fruits on the side

Vegetarian

Vietnamese coconut, jelly and fruit cocktail bubble tea

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Rice flour and coconut vegetable pancakes with chopsticks on the side and a glass of beer, plus some dips on the side

Vegetarian

Vietnamese rice flour and coconut vegetable pancakes

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Two lemongrass meat skewers on a plate with rice noodles and leaves, with chopsticks and some dipping sauces on the side

Meat and poultry

Lemongrass meat skewers

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Spring rolls on a platter with a pot of orange dipping sauce

Fish and seafood

Vietnamese spring rolls

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A one-pan chicken dish with lemon

Health

Vietnamese ginger chicken (gà nuong)

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A chicken and squash curry

Chef recipes

Vietnamese chicken curry (cà ri gà bí)

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