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[ID: 2 photos of koi-shaped osmanthus jelly molds, which are transparent golden with red splotches and black spines. They are shown on a countertop and in a bamboo steamer. End ID]

Bubble tea is like an enrichment toy trying to get all the bubbles out

[ID: A picture of coconut milk being added to a tall glass filled with chè thái, a Vietnamese dessert. It consists of coconut milk, pieces of fruit (such as jackfruit and lychee), red rubies (tapioca-coated water chestnut pieces), and pandan jelly, among other things. The ingredients are heaped into the glass to form layers. End ID.]

[ID: a bowl of shoestring fries with cheese and parsley on top, next to a tub of what looks to be garlic aioli and ketchup. End ID.]

[ID: 2 photos of chicken pot pie with heart-shaped crust cutouts. The creamy filling with peas, carrots, and chicken is in an oval dutch oven with a wooden spoon. Then, it's shown in a rectangular dish topped with golden brown biscuit-like crust shaped like hearts of various sizes. End ID]

[ID: flatlay photo of 2 bowls of pho bo piled high with herbs and bean sprouts, plus a plate of bean sprouts and rau on the side. End ID]

[ID: a white bowl with blue detailing and a gold rim, filled with opaque light pink liquid, cubes of dark green grass jelly, tiny translucent sago pearls, and pieces of purple yam, taro, and Japanese sweet potato. A few of the pieces are shaped like stars or hearts. There’s also a soup spoon in the bowl that has the same pattern and details as the bowl. End ID.]

[ID: 2 photos of shortbread cookies stamped in the shape of lucky cats and lion dancers. First, they are cut out of a large rolled-out slab of dough, with slightly floury edges; then, they are arranged in a round red cookie tin. End ID]

[ID: 2 photos of an assortment of lunar new year-themed cookies. First, they’re all laid out in loose rows on parchment-lined paper, then they’re shown stacked and packed into a round tin. They include mandarin orange-shaped shortbread, plain shortbread stamped in the shape of lion dancers and money pouches, green flower-shaped shortbread, kinako linzers with powdered sugar and raspberry filling, black sesame piped wreath cookies, and kinako cookies with white chocolate drizzle. End ID]

[ID: photo of bánh khọt, small turmeric cakes filled with whole shrimp and sprinkled with scallions. They are in the shape of half-spheres and sit on a plate with mint and other herb leaves, plus a glass bowl of nuoc cham. End ID]

[ID: vertical illustration of tet items: a branche of pink hoa dao peach flowers, a wrapped banh chung and many strings and banana leaves, the song firework playing on someone’s phone, a partially made banh chung in a wooden mold with banana leaves folded back, mung bean and pork belly over rice, and bowls of rice and pork. /End ID]

[ID: flatlay photo of a plate of banh bot loc, translucent tapioca half-moon shaped dumplings with shrimp filling, sprinkled with fried onions and scallions. They are arranged on a plate around a bowl of nuoc cham, and on the table around is a bowl of scallion oil, chopsticks, and a square of burlap. End ID]