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A Food Lover's Travel Guide to the Best of Vietnamese Food
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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.
Just How Cheap Can You Eat for in Vietnam?
Eating in Vietnam on a budget is as easy as going to a corner and pointing to some food. For less than a dollar you can eat a full meal. Have a look at this article to see just how much you get.
A Guide to Vietnam's Mystery Meat - Cha Gio
Cha, or gio in the north, can be found in many foods in Vietnam, including the extremely popular banh mi sandwiches. But what exactly is that strange meat?
Banh Canh
Thick Noodle Soup
The noodles in this soup are made from tapioca flour, or sometimes a combination of tapioca and rice flour. The ingredients in the soup can vary, but the thick glutinous noodles are what make this soup different from any of the other Vietnamese soups.
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.
Bun Bo Xao
Vietnamese Beef Stir-fry
With tastes of lemongrass, garlic, and chili, this noodle salad is very flavourful and addictive.
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.
Bun Thit Nuong
Grilled Pork and Vermicelli
Vermicelli rice noodles with grilled pork, a spring roll, and various greens. Served with nuoc cham.
Bun Xao Chay
Vegetarian Fried Noodles
Stirfried noodles with vegetables. Often a spring roll or a mini version of banh xeo is included.
Bun Xao Singapore
Singapore Style Stir-Fried Noodles
This stir-fry is one of my favourites in Vietnam. It usually contains shrimp, Chinese sausage, mushrooms, and a mix of veggie, plus vermicelli rice noodles and a ton of flavor. Unlike the Chinese-style of Singapore noodles, it contains no curry.
Mi Quang
Quang Style Noodles
Quảng Nam province is probably best known for its turmeric infused noodles. The protein in this dish varies but it's almost always served with sesame rice crackers which provide a brilliant crunch.