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MOST FASCINATING FOODS IN VIETNAM Special Food Across Vietnam The North The Middle The South 2

MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM SPECIAL FOOD ACROSS VIETNAM 1. PHO (PH) Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup consisting of broth, linguine-shaped rice noodles (bnh ph), a few herbs, and meat. Pho is a popular street food in Vietnam and the specialty of a number of restaurant chains around the world. Source: CNN Travel 3

2. VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS (CH GI) MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM SPECIAL FOOD ACROSS VIETNAM Cha Gio (Vietnamese Spring Rolls) is a popular dish in Vietnamese Cuisine . The main structure of a roll of Cha Gio is commonly seasoned ground meat, mushrooms, and diced vegetables such as carrots, kohlrabi ,rolled up in a sheet of moist rice paper. The roll is then deep fried until the rice paper coat turns crispy and golden brown. Source: CNN Travel 4

3. SWEEET BANANA AND COCONUT MILK SOUP(CH CHUI) MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM SPECIAL FOOD ACROSS VIETNAM Che Chuoi (Sweet banana and coconut milk soup) is a traditional Vietnamese dessert of warm bananas and tapioca pearls in coconut. Source: CNN Travel 5

4. STICKY RICE (XI) MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM SPECIAL FOOD ACROSS VIETNAM Sticky rice is a hugely popular carbohydrate-rich breakfast food that wrapped in a banana leaf. There are dozens of variations on the dish. One is served with crushed peanuts and sesame salt, another involves white corn and deep-fried shallots. Source: CNN Travel 6

THE NORTH OF VIETNAM Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup Noodle Rolls Vietnamese Sour Pho Noodle Hanoi Style Vermicelli With Grilled Pork Freshwater Crabs Soup Hanoi Combo Noodle Soup Vietnamese Crab Flavored Rice Noodle Soup Fried Tofu and Rice Vermicelli Spring Rolls with Fresh Crab Meat Hanoi Turmeric Fish with Dill Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls Vietnamese Young Green Rice Sweet rice cakes flavored with fresh ginger Vietnamese Young Rice Syrup Dessert. 7

1. VIETNAMESE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (PH G) MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup (Ph G) is another kind of Pho which is very popular in Northern Vietnam. Source: BBC Food 8

MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM Pho Cuon (Noodle Rolls) is also a special kind of the original Pho. Outside is rolled by noodles while the inside includes beef, salad, and some other tasty vegetables. 2. NOODLE ROLLS (PH CUN) 9

MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 3. VIETNAMESE SOUR PHO NOODLE (PH CHUA) Pho Chua (Vietnamese Sour Pho Noodle), is delicious because of the tough noodles, sweet porks liver, bacon, duck, and sausage. It usually is eaten with herbs and sour sauce. Source: Vietnamesefood 10

4. HANOI STYLE VERMICELLI WITH GRILLED PORK (BN CH H NI) Bun Cha Hanoi (Hanoi Style Vermicelli with Grilled Pork) is one of the most attractive Vietnamese Cuisines. Pork patties and slices of pork belly are grilled over hot coals and served with fish sauce, tangy vinegar, sugar, and lime, which, when combined, creates a sort of barbecue soup that is eaten with rice vermicelli and fresh herbs. Source: Theravenouscouple MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 11

5. FRESHWATER CRABS FLAVOR (BN RIU CUA) Freshwater crabs soup (Bn Riu Cua) this tangy tomato soup that's made with round rice vermicelli and topped with pounded crabmeat, deep-fried tofu and, often, congealed blood. An odoriferous purple shrimp paste is offered on the side; it tastes delicious. Source: FoodForFour MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 12

6. HANOI COMBO NOODLE SOUP (BN THANG) Bun Thang (Hanoi Combo Noodle Soup) is a typical Hanoi combination noodle dish that has been around for a long time. The dish is traditionally prepared on the fourth day of our Lunar New Year (Tt). Source: Theravenouscouple MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 13

7. VIETNAMESE CRAB FLAVORED RICE NOODLE SOUP (BNH A CUA) Banh Da Cua (Vietnamese Crab Flavored Rice Noodle Soup) was invented in Hai Phong Province. The soup features chunks of sweet crab meat, shrimp, pork slices or fatty pork, dark bitter greens, spring onions, tomato, and nuts. Source: VietnameseFood MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 14

8. FRIED TOFU AND RICE VERMICELLI (BN U MM TM) Fried Tofu and Rice Vermicelli (Bun Dau Mam Tom) is basically chunks of tofu served in a hot soup on a bed of rice noodles with a dollop of shrimp paste. It's an extremely popular meal that's often overlooked by guidebooks and seldom-tried by tourists or even long term residents of Hanoi. MENUMOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM Source: Ma Flavourjourney 15

9. SPRING ROLLS WITH FRESH CRAB MEAT (NEM CUA B) Source: CNN Travel A famous dish throughout Vietnam, Nem cua be (Spring rolls with fresh crab meat) was also selected by CNN Go as one of the most interesting street foods in Asia. MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 16

10. HANOI TURMERIC FISH WITH DILL (CH C L VNG) It's a one-dish sweatshop, specializing in cha ca (fish grilled on your table with turmeric and dill, served with cold noodles and peanuts). MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM Source :NYTimes.com 17

11. VIETNAMESE STEAMED RICE ROLLS (BNH CUN) Banh Cuon (Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls) are thin, steamed rice flour pancakes filled with minced pork and cloud ear mushrooms. They are served with nuoc cham, a fish-based dipping sauce, fried shallots, and fresh herbs. Slightly goopy in texture, Banh Cuon are often eaten for breakfast or as an evening pick-me-up. Source: Theravenouscouple MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 18

12. VIETNAMESE YOUNG GREEN RICE(CM LNG VNG) The rice to make Com must be harvested when it is still young. Then it is grilled, cooled and poured into a stone mill, pounded lightly with a wooden pestle, sifted and winnowed. Then, the crystal spring rice is wrapped tightly in emerald lotus leaves to keep it from drying and allowing it to absorb lotus flavor. Source: Vietnamworldkitchen MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 19

13. SIDED DISH Che con Ong (Sweet rice cakes flavored with fresh ginger) Che Com (Vietnamese Young Rice Syrup Dessert) MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE NORTH OF VIETNAM 20

Vietnamese Spicy Beef Noodle Soup Quang Style Noodle Brown Noodle with Pork and Greens Vietnamese Seafood Gumbo Baby Clams with Rice Cracker Hoi An Chicken Rice Steamed Rice Flour Cakes with Dried Shrimp Bnh Nm (Hu) Vietnamese Clear Shrimp and Pork Dumplings Savory Vietnamese Mochi Fried Glutinous Sticky Rice Dumpling Vietnamese Crispy Pancake Grilled Fermented Pork Rolls Vietnamese Mini Pancake Hue Royal Sweet Soup Kidney Bean Sweet Soup THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 21

1. VIETNAMESE SPICY BEEF NOODLE SOUP (BN B HU) Bn b Hu or Vietnam spicy beef noodle soup is a popular Vietnamese soup containing rice vermicelli and beef. Hu is a city in central Vietnam associated with the cooking style of the former royal court. Source: WanderingChopstick MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 22

2. QUANG STYLE NOODLE (M QUNG) Quang Style Noodle is a Vietnamese noodle dish that originated from Qung Nam Province in central Vietnam. Source: Theravenouscouple MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 23

3. BROWN NOODLE WITH PORK AND GREENS (CAO LU) Cao Lau (Brown Noodle with Pork and Greens), is a regional Vietnamese dish made with noodles, pork, and local greens, that is only found in the town of Hi An, in the Quang Nam Province of central Vietnam. Its unique taste and texture is achieved by using water from an ancient Cham well, just outside of the town. Source: Bonappetit MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 24

4. VIETNAMESE SEAFOOD GUMBO (BN MM) Bun Mam (Vietnamese Seafood Gumbo) includes rice vermicelli soup with fermented fish and seafood. Source: DaNangcuisine MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 25

5. BABY CLAMS WITH RICE CRACKER (CM HN) Com hen (Baby Clams with Rice Cracker) is a very popular specialty dish that used to be enjoyed by the commoners in Central Vietnam, Hu. These days, people from many regions find cm hn refreshing and simply irresistible. Source: Vietspices.com MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 26

6. HOI AN CHICKEN RICE (CM G HI AN) Com Ga Hoi An (Hoi An Chicken Rice): The chicken is shredded and mixed with chopped herbs, sliced onions and spices, while the rice is cooked with the chicken broth which gives it a lovely scent and taste. This dish cant go without toppings of peppermint, shredded green papaya, and pickled vegetable and the central regions distinctive chili jam. Source: DaNangCuisine MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 27

7. STEAMED RICE FLOUR CAKES WITH DRIED SHRIMP (BNH BO HU) Banh Beo Hue (Steamed Rice Flour Cakes with Dried Shrimp) originated in Hue city in central Vietnam, but is loved throughout Vietnam. The rice cakes are made from steaming a rice flour batter in little bowls. Once the batter has cooked we then pile on fine shrimp flakes. Other common toppings associated with Banh Beo are oil scallion, ground mung beans, and roasted bread. Source: Theravenouscouple MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 28

8. BNH NM (HU) Banh Nam is a flat rice flour dumpling with shrimp and scallions, also originating in Hue. Source: WanderingChopstick MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 29

9. VIETNAMESE CLEAR SHRIMP AND PORK DUMPLINGS (BNH LC) Banh Loc (Vietnamese Clear Shrimp and Pork Dumplings) originated in Hue, like Banh beo and Banh Nam. Source: Theravenouscouple MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 30

10. SAVORY VIETNAMESE MOCHI (BNH T TRN) Banh It Tran (Savory Vietnamese Mochi) is filled with pork, shrimp, mung bean, and woodear mushrooms. Source: Lepetitmuse.com MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 31

11. FRIED GLUTINOUS STICKY RICE DUMPLING (BNH RAM T) Source: VietFoodRecipe Banh Ram It (Fried Glutinous Sticky Rice Dumpling) is another version of the sticky rice dumpling. In this version, you enjoy a delicious soft, chewy, sticky dumpling sitting on top of a crispy base. Topped with some minced shrimp, pork, and fragrant scallion oil, and dipped into fish sauce, it makes a really tasty and wonderful appetizer dish. MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 32

12. VIETNAMESE CRISPY PANCAKE BNH XO (THE MIDDLE OF VN) There are various ways to cook Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Crispy Pan Cake). Unlike Banh xeo from the south of Vietnam, Banh Xeo comes from the middle and has smaller sizes and a larger number of slices. Source: taste.com MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 33

13. GRILLED FERMENTED PORK ROLL (NEM NNG) Nem Nuong (Grilled fermented pork roll ) originated in Ninh Hoa Province, Nha Trang City, is one of the most attractive foods that foreigners cannot neglect when enjoying Vietnamese Cuisine. Source: VietnameseFood MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 34

14. VIETNAMESE MINI PANCAKE (BNH CN) Banh Can is a popular snack in Central and Southern regions of Vietnam, including rice flour, lard, spring onion, and eggs. The cakes are sold in pairs, and served with special sweet and sour dipping sauce made from Nha Trangs famous fish sauce and raw vegetables. Source: FreeViet News MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 35

15. HUE ROYAL SWEET SOUP(CH CUNG NH (HU) Che Mon Che Bot loc Royal Sweet Soup Che Cung Dinh (Hue Royal Sweet Soup) includes Che Hat Sen (lotus seed), Che Nhan Boc Hat Sen (longan stuffed lotus seed), Che Bot Loc Boc Thit Quay (cassava flour stuffed roasted pork), Che Mon Sap Vang (made from a variety of taro), Che Bap (Corn) and Che Dau Ngu (Kidney bean sweet soup). MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE MIDDLE OF VIETNAM 36

Stewed Fish in Clay Pot Canh Chua C Bng Lau Vietnamese Salted Fish Hotpot Spiny Goby Hotpot Grilled Snakehead Fish Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chop with Broken Rice Vietnamese Crab Thick Noodle Soup Phnompenh Style Noodle Soup B Ba Vietnamese Pancake (Southern Vietnam) Savoury Pancake (Vung Tau) Salad Rolls Grilled Banana Wrapped in Sticky Rice Rainbow Dessert Vietnamese Dessert Sticky Rice Balls in Ginger Syrub SuZhou Mooncake THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 37

1. KIDNEY BEAN SWEET SOUP (CH U NG) Che Dau Ngu (Kidney bean sweet soup) MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 38

2. STEWED FISH IN CLAY-POT (C LC KHO T) Ca Loc Kho To (Stewed Fish in Clay-Pot) is a very popular dish in Southern Vietnam and is also loved throughout Vietnam. Currently, Ca Loc Kho To is well known all over the world as it helped a Vietnamese girl to win MasterChef 2013 in the Final Round. Source: Vietnamese Food MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 39

3. CANH CHUA C BNG LAU Canh Chua Ca Bong Lau is a sour soup indigenous to the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is typically made with fish from the Mekong River Delta, pineapple, tomatoes (and sometimes also other vegetables such as okra or bc h), and bean sprouts, in a tamarind-flavored broth. Source: Wandering Chopstick MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 40

4. VIETNAMESE SALTED FISH HOTPOT (LU MM) Lau Mam (Vietnamese Salted Fish Hotpot) is a southern specialty and an amazing marriage of preserved fish and hot pot as well. The broth is seasoned with sugar, spices, a little coconut milk, fish meat, water crab meat, snails, eel, and slices of pork. Source: Vietnamese Food MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 41

5. SPINY GOBY HOT POT (LU C KO L GIANG) Lau Ca Keo La Giang (Spiny Goby Hot Pot) is cooked with bacopa monnieri, Aganonerion polymorphum or sour-soup leaf and fish. Source: SocTrangMekongdelta MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 42

6. GRILLED SNAKEHEAD FISH C LC NNG TRUI (CAMAU) Ca loc nuong trui (Grilled snakehead fish) has been an idyllic and traditional food of Southern farmers for a long time. After a hard working day in the rice field, these farmers would catch some snakeheads right on the field and grill them by hay and then eat them on their immense and fresh fields. Source: VietnameseFood MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 43

7. VIETNAMESE GRILLED POPK CHOP WITH BROKEN RICE (CM TM SN) Com Tam Suon (Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chop with broken rice) is a well known Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains. Source: Vietnamese Food MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 44

8. VIETNAMESE CRAB THICK NOODLE SOUP (BNH CANH CUA) Banh Canh Cua (Vietnamese Crab Thick Noodle Soup) is a crab udon soup packed with fresh crab and shrimp flavors. The broth has been slightly thickened with tapioca udon which has a more chewy texture compared to the rice udon. Source: Vankitchen MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 45

9. PHNOMPENH STYLE NOODLE SOUP (H TU NAM VANG) Hu Tiu Nam Vang (Phnompenh Style Noodle Soup) is a stunning Vietnamese Noodle recipe, usually eaten in the morning for breakfast. Source: Vietworldkitchen MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 46

10. B BA Bo Bia is a communal meal where everyone gets to make each roll themselves. The fillings of Bo Bia is different from salad rolls, in that there are no rice noodles or abundance of herbs. Just julienned jicama and carrots (heated in water until softened), fresh basil, dried shrimp, Chinese sausages, thinly sliced omelette and roasted peanuts. Source: Gastronomyblog MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 47

11. VIETNAMESE PANCAKE BNH XO (THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM) As mentioned before, Banh xeo from Southern Vietnam has a larger size compared to banh xeo from Middle Vietnam. However, the contents of both of them are still the same. Source: Rasamalysia MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 48

12. SAVOURY PANCAKE BNH KHT (VUNG TAU) Banh Khot (Savoury Pancake) comes from South Vietnam, it is made from similar ingredients as the pan fried, but in a smaller scape. Source: sbs.com MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 49

13. SALAD ROLLS (GI CUN) Goi Cuon or salad roll, is a Vietnamese dish traditionally consisting of pork, prawn, vegetables, bn (rice vermicelli), and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamese bnh trng (commonly known as rice paper). Source: Chow.com MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 50

14. GRILLED BANANA WRAPPED IN STICKY RICE RECIPE (CHUI NP NNG) Source: CNN Travel MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 51 Chuoi Nep Nuong (Grilled Banana wrapped in sticky rice) is a popular dish in the southern area of Vietnam. Banana is wrapped in sticky rice; grilling together create san amazing flavor.

15. RAINBOW DESSERT (CH SNG SA HT LU) Che Suong Sa Hat Luu is well known for the name Rainbow Dessert because of its colorful nut. Source: Vietspices.blogspot MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 52

16. VIETNAMESE DESERT RECIPE (CH B BA) Che ba ba (Vietnamese Dessert Recipe) Source: VietnameseFood MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 53

17. STICKY RICE BALLS IN GINGER SYRUP (CH TRI NC) Che Troi Nuoc (Sticky Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup). Source: Runawayrice MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 54

18. SUZHOU MOONCAKE (BNH PA) Banh Pia, is called Vietnamese adapted-SuZhou Mooncake, it is a special cake from Southern Vietnam, Soc Trang Province. Source: Flavorboulevard MOST FASCINATING FOOD IN VIETNAM THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM 55

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