Vietnamese cuisine is famous the world over for its deliciousness. The french legacy has heavily influenced the cooking, which focuses on simple, well-prepared ingredients. Commonly found ingredients in Vietnamese cuisine include: fish sauce, soy sauce, lemongrass, mint, coriander, ginger, plenty of chilis, basil, lime, and plenty of fresh vegetables. Pork is also a very common feature in many traditional dishes.
Here are some common dishes (suggested by Wikipedia and Lonely Planet) that we will more than likely get an opportunity to sample:
Bun rieu cua - Commonly eaten for breakfast., this is a noodle soup with crabs from the rice paddies.
Chao - Another breakfast food, this is a rice porridge.
Pho - A traditional dish of the north, this is a noodle soup which frequently features beef (Pho Bo) or chicken with flat rice noodles. The broth is the key to the dish and is made of boiled beef bones, shallot, ginger, fish sauce, black cardamon, star anise, and cassia.
Banh Mi - A sandwich made with french baguette has many different combos. Often it has pate, sausage or grilled pork or pork belly, etc. with mayonnaise, soy sauce, fresh coriander, pickles, and pepper.
Banh Xeo - A rice crepe that is crispy and chewy and is often filled with pork, shrimp, mung beans, and bean sprouts.
Canh Chua Ca - A fish soup common in the Mekong Delta. The fish is often catfish or snake head and is accompanied by tomato, pineapple, vegetables such as okra or bean sprouts, and a broth of tamarind and nuoc mam, which is then topped with green herbs and fried garlic.
Bun cha - Grilled pork with crab spring rolls, herbs, and vermicelli.
Banh ghoi - Deep-fried pastries made with pork, mushrooms, and vermicelli.
And let's not forget the drinks!
Bia hoi - fresh draught beer (try it with bar snacks like roast duck or dried squid!)
Truly a coffee lover's heaven, there are many ways to try traditional Vietnamese caphe
Caphe - Traditional coffee is served with an aluminium top that slowly drips the coffee into the glass tumbler below which has condensed milk. Or try it Caphe den, i.e. black coffee
Caphe sua da - Iced coffee with condensed milk
Caphe da - Iced coffee
Caphe sua chua - Iced coffee with yogurt
Caphe trung da - Coffee topped with beat egg white.
Here are some common dishes (suggested by Wikipedia and Lonely Planet) that we will more than likely get an opportunity to sample:
Bun rieu cua - Commonly eaten for breakfast., this is a noodle soup with crabs from the rice paddies.
Chao - Another breakfast food, this is a rice porridge.
Pho - A traditional dish of the north, this is a noodle soup which frequently features beef (Pho Bo) or chicken with flat rice noodles. The broth is the key to the dish and is made of boiled beef bones, shallot, ginger, fish sauce, black cardamon, star anise, and cassia.
Banh Mi - A sandwich made with french baguette has many different combos. Often it has pate, sausage or grilled pork or pork belly, etc. with mayonnaise, soy sauce, fresh coriander, pickles, and pepper.
Banh Xeo - A rice crepe that is crispy and chewy and is often filled with pork, shrimp, mung beans, and bean sprouts.
Canh Chua Ca - A fish soup common in the Mekong Delta. The fish is often catfish or snake head and is accompanied by tomato, pineapple, vegetables such as okra or bean sprouts, and a broth of tamarind and nuoc mam, which is then topped with green herbs and fried garlic.
Bun cha - Grilled pork with crab spring rolls, herbs, and vermicelli.
Banh ghoi - Deep-fried pastries made with pork, mushrooms, and vermicelli.
And let's not forget the drinks!
Bia hoi - fresh draught beer (try it with bar snacks like roast duck or dried squid!)
Truly a coffee lover's heaven, there are many ways to try traditional Vietnamese caphe
Caphe - Traditional coffee is served with an aluminium top that slowly drips the coffee into the glass tumbler below which has condensed milk. Or try it Caphe den, i.e. black coffee
Caphe sua da - Iced coffee with condensed milk
Caphe da - Iced coffee
Caphe sua chua - Iced coffee with yogurt
Caphe trung da - Coffee topped with beat egg white.
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