Bread is rated as a "popular, familiar and convenient dish of the people". Vietnam has many variations of bread, depending on the province, there will be different fillings such as pate, fried egg, sliced spring rolls, sausages, flakes, ham, char siu and served with herbs, melons, chili sauce. Diners can buy this casual dish everywhere, from sidewalk stalls to high-end restaurants.
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Pho is likened by culinary experts to "national food" and shows the lifestyle of Vietnamese people: unique, sophisticated, simple but elegant. "The taste of two bowls of pho is never the same," Taste Atlas write.
The dishes are selected according to the independent opinion of experts, diners and regardless of region. The selection criteria are dishes with delicious, unique, popular flavor, popular in the Vietnamese culinary village, achieving 3.6 stars (out of 5 stars) or higher in the rating scale.
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Spring roll Spring rolls as they are called by the South are considered "delicious rolls filled with chopped pork, shrimp, shredded vegetables, bean sprouts, vermicelli and rolled in a thin layer of rice paper". After golden frying, spring rolls are served while still hot, dipped with sweet and sour fish sauce, raw vegetables, rice or vermicelli.
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Rolls Judged by culinary experts "special skill is required to make this steamed roll because they are thin and clear" and "are popular street food". The filling is made from finely chopped pork and myrrh and served with patties, dipping sauce, onions, and flakes.
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Pancakes get Taste Atlas The description "combines crispy crepes with a variety of savory fillings". The pancake crust is made from rice flour mixed with water, turmeric powder to have an eye-catching golden color and coconut milk to create a rich aroma. The filling is bean sprouts, minced meat, shrimp, green onions dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce.
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Bucket is the next name mentioned. There are many types of sticky rice such as: white sticky rice, peanuts, slants, gac fruit, corn, coconut, chunks. In addition to vegetarian food with sesame peanuts, Vietnamese people often like to eat with savory dishes such as patties, eggs, braised meat, flakes, pate.
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Duckweed cake is a type of steamed cake, the composition consists of rice flour, fish sauce, green pepper, shrimp or pork. Depending on the place, the chef will add roasted peanuts, onions or rice to enhance the flavor.
Bean cake has two types of sweet and salty, usually stored in small porcelain dishes about 5-6 cm in diameter like in the central region but also large ones like in Hai Phong. Many Western customers often call this dish "Vietnamese-style tapas" and think that what makes the duckweed cake more delicious, especially the indentation in the middle containing fillings.
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According to VnE