The following is a list of recipes of some of my favorite food, native to Vietnam, which you can try preparing.

Beef Dishes
Banh Pho Bo (noodle soup)
Canh Thit Xao Sa (soup with lemon grass)
Thit Bo Vien (Meatballs)
Pho Bac (Hanoi beef and rice noodle soup)

Fish Dishes
Chao Tom (Shrimp on Sugar Cane)
Cang Cua Boc Tom (Shrimp on Crab Legs)
Canh Chua D