These Vietnamese Pickles are my go-to condiment for so many Vietnamese dishes. Du Chua, which adds that pickled sour and sweet crunch to the infamous Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich 🥪 and is used in a variety of other dishes as a condiment or garnish as well.

Tart, sharp and a little funky!

+ Jump down for my top 4 tips on making Dua Chua aka Vietnamese fermented mustard greens and how to quickly make these without the use of traditional rice water.

Here is my top 9 dishes to celebrate Tet! Braised pork and eggs, Candied Ginger, Mung Bean Pudding, Crispy Roasted Pork Belly, Vietnamese Pickled Bean Sprouts, Pickled Mustard Greens, Deep Fried Sesame balls, Dried Radish and Carrot Radish, Fried Banh Chung…. Click to learn more and for recipes!

Dưa món is simply translated as dried vegetables preserved in fish sauce. Traditionally carrots and daikon radish are used but other popular vegetables are used like Vietnamese leeks, lotus root, kohlrabi and/or green papaya. These extra crunchy pickles are served with Vietnamese Mung Bean cakes (aka Banh Chung) during Tet / Lunar New Year.

Sauerkraut is super easy to make and it’s only two ingredients, cabbage and salt! We added garlic and siracha just to add a little asian kick to make this more of a krout kimchi (aka krout-chi) but you can use this technique and recipe (without garlic, siracha) for a more basic/traditional sauerkraut.

Sauerkraut is super easy to make and it’s only two ingredients, cabbage and salt! I added garlic and siracha just to add a little asian kick but this recipe is perfect just plain!

Growing up my dad used to make these pickled mustard greens all the time. In Vietnamese culture we would have these pickled sour things to accompany very salty meats. I never really realized but we ate these when we were kids so I guess my fermented infatuation started off very young!

Dua Gia is a classic Vietnamese pickled beansprouts and a beloved staple in any Vietnamese household. It’s a light and colorful pickle great to pair with salty meat and fish dishes. In Vietnam, it’s usually seen and served as a companion of roasted pork!