Type in a feeling, like homesickness, restlessness or quiet joy, and get back a short poetic “recipe” for it. Each one is put together from real recipes printed in two early Vietnamese women’s newspapers: Nữ Giới Chung (1918), the first Vietnamese newspaper for women, and Phụ Nữ Tân Văn (1929–1935), one of the most influential publications of its time. The ingredients, measurements and cooking steps in these columns are rearranged into something new: a way to simmer longing, season patience, or let grief rest overnight.

Beneath each poetic recipe you’ll find the original historical recipes it borrows from, so you can read the source text for yourself. That way you see both the new piece and the kitchen knowledge, household advice and daily life that these papers recorded for their readers a century ago.