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title: "Mai Thanh Vân, Sous Chef for Vegetarian Dishes and Allergens"
description: "Sous chef. Keeps the allergen table for all 31 dishes and cooks the vegetarian dishes. Writes on vegetarian days, spice and allergies."
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last-updated: 2026-10-06
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Sous chef, vegetarian dishes and allergens

# Mai Thanh Vân

> Sous chef. Keeps the allergen table for all 31 dishes and cooks the vegetarian dishes. Writes on vegetarian days, spice and allergies.

Nguồn / Source: https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/team/mai-thanh-van


> I only write down what is in each dish across the nine groups. The rest is for you to ask your doctor, and then ask me.

Keeps the allergen table for the 31 dishes and cooks the vegetarian dishes.

## What she does each day

Mai Thanh Vân is the sous chef at Bếp Rơm, in charge of the vegetarian dishes and the allergen table.

She keeps the table of nine allergen groups for all 31 dishes: crustaceans, fish, molluscs, peanut, soy, egg, wheat, sesame and milk. Whenever the kitchen changes a recipe, she updates the table before the dish goes back on the menu. When a booking arrives with an allergy noted, she is the one who messages the guest on Zalo, reminds them that the kitchen is shared, and asks whether the family has talked to a doctor about how severe the allergy is.

She cooks vegetarian dishes on their own pan and rack when she can, but we cannot promise there are no traces. The kitchen also tracks only nine groups; tree nuts, celery and other things are not tracked.

## Dishes she is responsible for

[Grilled straw mushrooms with chilli salt](/en/menu/nam-rom-nuong), sour soup with mushroom and tofu, silken tofu in tomato sauce and grilled aubergine with crispy shallots. See them all with the [vegetarian filter](/en/menu/vegetarian) and the [allergen filter](/en/menu/allergens).

She writes [reading a menu when vegetarian, avoiding heat or allergic](/en/journal/reading-a-menu-vegetarian-spicy-allergy), [vegetarian days on the 1st and 15th](/en/journal/vegetarian-days-booking-ram-mung-mot), [allergies to shellfish, fish and peanut](/en/journal/allergies-shellfish-fish-peanut-vietnamese-food) and [the 0 to 3 spice scale](/en/journal/spice-scale-0-to-3).

This profile is a fictional character on a demo site.

## Come for a meal

Pick the party size, see free tables, tell us diets and allergies as you book.

[Reserve](/en/reserve)[The whole team](/en/team)

## Try these when you come

- [![A row of round white mushrooms grilling on a small grill outdoors against a soft green background](/_astro/dish-nam-rom-nuong.BXmfuYVl_Z1LHGgy.jpg)Grilled straw mushrooms with chilli saltWhole straw mushrooms brushed with oil, grilled with chilli salt and finished with shredded lime leaf.88,000 VNDVeganMediumNone of the 9 allergen groups](/en/menu/nam-rom-nuong)
- [Braises, soups and riceSour soup with mushroom and tofuStraw mushrooms, tofu, pineapple, tomato and okra in a tamarind vegetable broth.88,000 VNDVeganMildSoy](/en/menu/braises-soups-rice#mon-canh-chua-chay)
- [![Green rice in a clay pot topped with crisp fried tofu skin, cucumber slices and coriander, beside a plate of mushrooms and a dipping sauce](/_astro/cat-chay.D-EsgA-d_2cOtd4.jpg)Silken tofu in tomato sauceLightly fried silken tofu in tomato sauce with spring onion and soy sauce.78,000 VNDVeganSoy](/en/menu/braises-soups-rice#mon-dau-hu-sot-ca)
- [The grillGrilled aubergine with crispy shallotsA whole aubergine grilled soft, with crispy shallots, peanuts and a sweet-sour vegan dressing.78,000 VNDVeganPeanutSoy](/en/menu/grill#mon-ca-tim-nuong-hanh-phi)

## Articles by Mai Thanh Vân

- [24 Sept 2026The 0 to 3 Spice Scale at a Vietnamese Restaurant: MediumLevel 0 no chilli, 1 mild, 2 medium, 3 hot. Which dishes can change level and which carry the chilli in the broth. The twelve dishes with heat at Bếp Rơm.](/en/journal/spice-scale-0-to-3)
- [7 Aug 2026Reading a Menu When Vegetarian, Avoiding Heat or AllergicHow chay differs from vegan, why fish sauce is fish, where fermented fish and dried shrimp hide, what to tell staff. Our 31-dish table is the example.](/en/journal/reading-a-menu-vegetarian-spicy-allergy)
- [30 Jul 2026Shellfish, Fish, Peanut Allergy in Vietnamese FoodFish sauce is fish, mắm tôm is crustacean, the roll dip has peanut, satay can carry dried shrimp. Telling the kitchen, the 31-dish table, what we cannot do.](/en/journal/allergies-shellfish-fish-peanut-vietnamese-food)
- [12 Jul 2026Vegetarian Lunar Days in Saigon: When to Book, What to OrderVegetarian restaurants fill on rằm and Vu Lan. Booking early, the 4-seat vegan mâm at VND 570,000, and what Mrs Sen's family ordered with a peanut allergy.](/en/journal/vegetarian-days-booking-ram-mung-mot)