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Ultimate Guide to Translating Vietnamese Menus into English
Arm yourself with this mini Vietnamese to English Food Dictionary before stepping into any Vietnamese restaurant. Save the site or download the PDF.
Vietnam's Food Capital: Huế and its Specialty Dishes
When it comes to food, Hue is the place to be in Vietnam. 150 years of being the imperial capital left the city with an impressive list of specialty dishes.
The Greens of Vietnam: A Guide to the Herbs in Vietnamese Food
Vietnam loves herbs. It’s a big part of the reason why Vietnamese food is so good. This guide will help you make the most out of the Vietnamese’s favourite flavour enhancers.
Banh Tam Bi
Pork and Coconut Cream Noodles
A combination of thick tapioca noodles, fresh herbs and vegetables, strings of pork skin, lean pork meat, and a generous dressing of coconut cream.
Banh Tet
Sticky Rice Cake
Sticky rice is filled with mung bean and pork fat then wrapped in a banana leaf and boiled for hours. A Tet holiday favourite.
Banh Tom
Sweet Potato Shrimp Cake
Shreds of sweet potato mixed in a flour batter and topped with a shrimp then deep-fried to a crisp. It's a great bar snack. Wrap it in lettuce and you can pretend it's healthy.
Banh Trang Tron
Rice Paper Salad
This quick and cheap hodge podge is a popular street food in Vietnam. Toppings include: dried shrimp, Vietnamese beef jerky, shredded green mango, peanuts, hard boiled quail eggs, Vietnamese coriander, and a nice kick of spice courtesy of chili paste. The flavour and texture combinations are fantastic.
Banh Xeo
Vietnamese Sizzling Pancake
A savuory crepe filled with shrimp, pork, and vegetables. The batter is made with rice flour and tumeric. Bánh Xèo is usually eaten by tearing a piece off and wrapping it in rice paper along with some herbs and lettuce. It's a cheap and delicious meal.
Bo Kho
Vietnamese Beef Stew
Hunks of beef are slowly cooked in a rich flavourful broth with carrots, star anise, and lemongrass. It's usually served with banh mi, steamed rice, or noodles.
Bo Luc Lac
Vietnamese Shaking Beef
Stir-fried hunks of beef with onions and sometimes peppers. Can also be found with trung (egg). Often eaten with rice or banh mi (bread). Best served on a sizzling cow shaped plate.
Bo Nau Tieu Xanh
Green Pepper Cooked Beef
Green pepper seeds are heavily used to cook tender cuts of beef.
Bo Ne Trung
Steak and Eggs
Beef steak served on a sizzling platter alongside an egg and a fresh baguette.
Bot Chien
Fried Rice Cakes
An after school favourite with the kids, these little cubes of rice cake are fried up with egg and sprinkled with scallions to make a tasty and filling snack. Dip them in soy sauce along with a helping of shredded papaya.
Bot Khoai Mon
Fried Taro Cakes
Much like it's brother, bot chien this dish is popular with the young crowd. It's a greasy, savoury, tasty mess. Instead of rice flour, taro makes up the delicious fried chunks, giving it a fried potato-taste.
Bun Bo Heo Gio
Beef and Pork Knuckle Noodle Soup
This soup is similar to the very popular bun bo Hue. Thick round noodles float in a tangy broth with tender slices of beef and pork knuckle. The broth has hints on lemongrass in it and a bit of a kick to it, specially if you add some chili paste, which I recommend trying. You may get some extras, like congealed pig's blood, in the bowl as well.
Bun Bo Hue
Hue Style Beef Noodle Soup
A beef soup that's spicier than pho, has a lemongrass infused broth, and uses thicker, round rice noodles. It usually contains slices of beef shank, and sometimes chunks of pig's feet, congealed pork blood, and cha lua (Vietnamese pork loaf).
Bun Bo Xao
Vietnamese Beef Stir-fry
With tastes of lemongrass, garlic, and chili, this noodle salad is very flavourful and addictive.
Bun Ca
Vietnamese Fish Noodle Soup
Fish is very popular in Vietnam. Depending what area you are in, you'll find fish soup with snakehead fish, mackerel, catfish, and many more varieties. In the north, the broth tends to be tangier. A dill taste is usually present. It's a very fresh tasting dish.
Bun Ca Loc
Snakehead Fish Soup
Vermicelli noodles in a light broth with crispy fried slices of snakehead fish. Don't be scared away by the type of fish - it's delicious.
Bun Cha
Hanoi Style Grilled Pork and Noodles
Vermicelli rice noodles are served with chargrilled pork meatballs and thick slices of bacon. Accompanied by a sweet broth and a variety of herbs. One of the most popular dishes in Hanoi.
Bun Cha Gio
Noodles and Pork Sausage Spring Rolls
A noodle salad with vegetables and pork sausage spring rolls. The spring rolls are fried in oil and provide a crisp texture that goes great with the freshness of the noodles and greens. Sometimes vaious types of chả are included.