Mr. Le’s mother made nuoc chanh muoi for him after his high school cross-country meets, using lemons or limes “depending on what was cheapest at the market that week. ...

Thinly slice 1 lemon for garnish. Squeeze enough to get 1 cup of lemon juice. Save the peels and any leftover lemon quarters. In a large jar or pitcher, combine the sugar with the lemon peels.

Saigon Alley’s boi tai chanh soaks beef carpaccio in lime juice and tops it with shallots, onions, crushed peanuts and nuoc mam fish sauce. By Benjy Egel NO. 1: COFFEE, ...