Cooking Vietnamese food in the style of Fusion Food
Fusion Food is a style in cuisine. Fusion-style cooking is when a chef combines two or more different cuisines into the same dish. For example, using ingredients typical of one country, but applying cooking techniques of another country. Or the chef uses spices typical of one region for the popular dish of another region.
Many chefs have applied the Fusion Food style and created unique dishes, giving diners a new taste experience on the dishes that seemed too familiar.
In Vietnam, there have been many chefs who have been creative with Fusion Food and created unexpected gifts for the taste buds.
The "national food" beef noodle soup is still the traditional way of cooking - simmering bones to create a sweet broth, along with soft and chewy pho cakes, but the chef has replaced the usual beef ingredients with high-quality Japanese wagyu beef.
Rustic grilled rice paper, still rice paper, stir-fried green onions, chicken eggs..., added cheese, sausage, and processed like pizza, from which we have Da Lat pizza.
Banh mi - a familiar breakfast of millions of Vietnamese, is varied by using high-quality ingredients such as French foie gras, caviar fish roe.
Bringing the common people to luxury
On March 25, 2021, Chef Peter Cuong Franklin's Anan Saigon restaurant was honored to appear at number 39 in the list of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, voted by The World's 50 Best. The World's 50 Best is an organization that ranks restaurants, under the review of more than 1000 experts in the culinary field, including critics, talented chefs, and famous restaurateurs.
Chef Peter Cuong Franklin, owner of Anan Saigon (Anan means "to eat"), said he was inspired by his mother and her noodle shop to pursue a career in cooking. Chef Franklin is considered to be a person with a deep understanding of Vietnamese cuisine, who has skillfully combined modern cooking techniques into the preparation of popular dishes.
One of Chef Franklin's dishes that caused a stir among food connoisseurs was the $100 loaf of bread, because the bread was full of premium ingredients such as truffle sauce, foie gras, grilled ribs, and caviar.
Anan Saigon's signature dish, Caviar Banh Nhu, is inspired by the flower cake often sold in market stalls, using French tart making techniques, the main ingredients are salmon roe, smoked salmon, and French Crème Fraîche sour cream.
The award of Anan Saigon restaurant with Fusion Food style has gradually changed the mindset of many people about Vietnamese street food. Not just a snack, street food can completely reach the level of fine dining and appear on the dining table of lavish restaurants.
Address:
Anan Saigon at 89 Ton That Dam, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Some restaurants specialize in Fusion Food
Esta Eatery - Traditional Asian cuisine combined with modern cooking techniques.
Address: 27 Tran Quy Khoac, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Kin Dee Thai Gastropub - Thai street food combined with Japanese haute cuisine
Address: 200/23 Le Thanh Ton, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
A by Tung - Vietnam fusion fine dining
Address: 31-33 Dang Dung, Tan Dinh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Au Pot - Vietnamese cuisine combined with French ingredients and techniques.
Address: 3F, 89 Ton That Dam, Ho Chi Minh City.
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