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Most Popular
Vietnamese Dishes:
Banh
Cuon - Rice Steamed Rolls
Banh
Chung - Rice Cake
Bun
- Vermicelli
Bun
Bo Hue - Hue Style Noodle
Banh Tom - Shrimp Pan cake
Chao
Tom - Grilled Shrimp Paste
Gio Lua
- Lean Meat Pie
Hu
Tieu My Tho - My Tho SeaFood
Noodle
Pho
- Beef Noodle
Tom
Chua - Hue Sour Shrimp
Trang Bang (Banh Trang Trang Bang)
- Special
Vietnamese food comes as a wonderful surprise
and is definitely not to be missed! It has a
very distinctive style, although it is also
clearly influenced by Chinese and , to a
lesser extent, French cuisine.
Meals will
usually include rice or noodles as staples along
with a vast array of vegetables, and meats like
chicken, duck, beef and pork. Dishes feature a
wonderful fusion of flavors and you will find
that fish sauce is a condiment accompanying
almost every meal. Anther unexpected delight is
the availability of good quality seafood (
fish, calamari, prawns and crabs) which is
caught along Vietnam's extensive coastline.
Freshness is
of paramount importance in Vietnamese cooking,
so ingredients are bought fresh from local
market on a daily basis.
The fact that
many Vietnamese are completely omnivorous, has
lead to some very exotic dishes - such as
barbecued frog legs which can be found in food
stalls in many local markets ( perhaps this is
how the French come to introduce frog legs into
their cuisine).
On the other
hand, there is also a strong Buddhist influence
in Vietnam which means that vegetarian food is
also widely available.
Here are
just a few examples of the fantastic dishes you
can expect to find in Vietnam.
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PHO |
Noodle soup made with either
chicken or beef. It is served
with a plate of fresh green
leaves (e.g., basil, bok choi),
beans sprouts, and red chilies
to add as you please. |
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CHAGIO |
Deep fried spring roll( in the
south)
/nem ran (north) |
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GOI CUON |
Fresh spring rolls made from raw
vegetables and grill
prawns, crab, pork, or chicken
wrapped in rice paper. The
ingredients are usually served
separately, leaving you to
assemble the rolls yourself!
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BANH CUON |
A steamed " ravioli" style
dumpling ( although somewhat
larger), stuffed with minced
pork or prawns, black mushrooms
and bean sprouts. |
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GOI NGO SEN |
A delicious salad made with
lotus stems, shrimps, and
peanuts. |
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CHA CA |
Cubes of fish cooked on the
table in butter, you add all
ingredients, veggies, noodles
and corianders etc... this is
authentic northern dish |
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BUN CA |
A combination of soup with
meatballs and spring rolls,
another typical Hanoi food |
Some
of the legacies left over from the
French colonial period include crispy
baguettes, pate, hard boiled quails
eggs, crème caramel, and banana flambé.
On
the subject of deserts, we should point
out that they are not particularly
common. However an amazing assortment of
fresh tropical fruits is usually on
offer, which will round off a meal
perfectly.
Drinks
Tea, similar to Chinese green tea, is
one of the most common drinks in
Vietnam. Coffee was introduced by the
French and is very good. It is thick and
strong and is served complete with drip
filter, so you know it is fresh! If you
ask for milk it will usually be sweet
condensed milk. Home brewed rice wine is
often offered to guests, but watch
out - it is extremely alcoholic! Light
larger style beer is more commonly
available, Ba Ba Ba, Hanoi beer being
the most well known local brands.
Spirits, such as nep moi ( a type of
Vodka) , are also produced locally but
once again, be cautious as these are
very strong.
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