# Dưa Món (Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables)

Dưa Món is a traditional Vietnamese pickled vegetable dish, an essential side dish for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations, often served with Banh Chung and Banh Tet.

- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Side
- Language: vi

## Ingredients

- 1 lạng dried daikon radish
- 1 lạng dried papaya slices
- 1 lạng dried carrots
- 2 L water
- 10 g salt (for boiling)
- 10 mL white wine
- 750 g granulated sugar
- 300 mL filtered water (for fish sauce mixture)
- 50 mL vinegar (rice or apple)
- 400 mL fish sauce (Chef Vo Quoc brand, Vietnamese flavor)
- 5 g salt (for fish sauce mixture)
- 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 10 bulbs shallots
- 10 pieces red chilies
- 10 pieces green chilies
- 5 g crushed white peppercorns

## Instructions

1. Bring 2 liters of water to a boil.
2. Add 10g of salt and 10ml of white wine to the boiling water.
3. Add the dried daikon radish, dried papaya, and dried carrots to the boiling water.
4. Boil the dried vegetables for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat.
5. Drain the vegetables into a colander and let them cool.
6. Once cooled, squeeze the vegetables thoroughly to remove excess water.
7. Prepare the fish sauce mixture by combining 750g sugar, 300ml filtered water, and 50ml vinegar in a pot.
8. Add 400ml fish sauce and 5g salt to the pot and bring to a boil.
9. Boil the fish sauce mixture for exactly 2 minutes after it starts boiling, then turn off the heat and let it cool completely.
10. Add 10 thinly sliced garlic cloves, 10 shallots, 10 red chilies, and 10 green chilies to the cooled, squeezed vegetables.
11. Mix the vegetables, garlic, shallots, and chilies thoroughly.
12. Pack the mixed vegetables tightly into clean glass jars.
13. Sprinkle 5g of crushed white peppercorns evenly over the vegetables in the jars.
14. Pour the cooled fish sauce mixture over the vegetables in the jars, ensuring all vegetables are submerged.
15. Seal the jars tightly and store them in the refrigerator.

## Equipment

- pot
- colander
- gloves
- glass jars

## Tips

- Do not skim the foam from the boiling fish sauce, as it contains protein and flavor.
- Ensure both the vegetables and the fish sauce mixture are completely cool before combining them.
- Adding crushed white peppercorns enhances the aroma and reduces the strong smell of vegetables.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-03

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