| 3 | | Stalks fresh lemongrass; outer leaves |
| | ; discarded |
| 6 | | Garlic cloves; minced |
| 1 | | 30 grams piece fresh ginger |
| 3 | tb | Thai fish sauce |
| 2 | tb | Soy sauce |
| 1 | tb | Palm sugar; (or brown sugar) |
| 300 | g | Dried rice stick or rice vermicelli |
| 2 | tb | Thai fish sauce |
| 2 | tb | Rice wine vinegar |
| 2 | tb | Sweet chilli sauce |
| | Two limes; juice of |
| 2 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 1/2 | ts | Asian sesame oil |
| 500 | g | Finely sliced beef; (see introduction) |
| 10 | | Thai basil leaves; finely sliced |
| 10 | | Vietnamese mint leaves; finely sliced |
| 10 | | Mint leaves; finely chopped |
| 1/2 | c | Fresh coriander leaves |
| 1 | | Continental cucumber; peeled, seeded and |
| | ; finely sliced |
| 1 | | Handful snow pea shoots or other Asian |
| | ; greens |
| 2 | | Fresh red chillies; seeded and finely |
| | ; sliced |
| 1/2 | | Daikon; (white radish) |
| | ; finely julienned |