Pho
When it comes to Vietnamese cuisine, most people will immediately think of pho. It is not natural that pho has won so much love from diners all over the world. Behind each bowl of pho is the typical flavor, the heirloom secret of each pho row. Pho was once honored as one of the best dishes in the world, but it is absolutely not a luxury gift. Pho has always been a popular dish, present in every corner and street. Vietnamese people consider pho as a national dish. People far from their hometowns always yearn to taste the taste of pho in their hometown.
Pho is usually beef pho or chicken pho, but today there are many more attractive creative variations such as mixed pho, stir-fried pho...
Read more about Creative variations of pho.
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Bread
Typical of Vietnamese street food, it is impossible not to mention banh mi. At famous bakeries and stalls, it is not difficult to see the image of foreigners waiting in line to buy cakes. In 2018, CNN also favorably called Hoi An bread "the king of sandwiches in the world".
A loaf of bread will have a crispy crust, soft intestines, and a plump filling inside. Depending on the taste of each region or personal preferences, people will form different types of fillings, usually barbecue, silk rolls, pate, eggs,... accompanied by a number of other auxiliary ingredients such as avocado sauce, herbs, chili, onion, sour dummy...
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Bun Cha
If you want to know how famous bun cha is with international media, you just need to type in your name, the search engine will return millions of results and countless articles praising it. In particular, since former US President Barack Obama visited in 2016, vermicelli has appeared continuously on famous foreign newspapers such as the Telegraph, Daily Mail, Munchies, CNN,...
A regular serving of vermicelli will include vermicelli, charcoal-grilled pork patties and a bowl of rich sweet and sour dipping sauce. Currently, there have been many more variations for vermicelli such as vermicelli wrapped in banana leaves, vermicelli with stick clips, vermicelli vermicelli with tamarind vinegar... Every dish is delicious and attractive.
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Spring rolls
Spring roll is a dish with a blend of shrimp, pork, herbs, rice noodles... dipped with spicy, salty, sweet fish sauce or gelatinous soy sauce. Not only is it a favorite dish of Vietnamese people, spring rolls are also "exported" to all 4 directions, present in luxury restaurants in the US, Korea, Australia...
In a comment on Vietnamese dishes present in Australia, SBS wrote: "If only I could call the attractive spring rolls my own country. Vietnamese people have the right to be arrogant about this dish."
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Noodle soup
Gordon Ramsay - A world-famous chef with golden hands owning 16 prestigious Michelin stars, once had the opportunity to enjoy the Western floating market noodle soup during a visit to Vietnam. Because he was so impressed with the noodle soup, immediately after returning home, Gordon gave the noodle soup as a conundrum for the program "The King of Chefs" in the United States in 2013.
Bowl of noodle soup with clear broth, add a few thin pieces of meat, squeeze a piece of fresh lemon, add a spoonful of satay chili to make the spicy aroma burst into the nose, ready to captivate anyone in the most popular way.
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Egg Coffee
Egg cafes in Hanoi all share the same basic recipe. Chicken egg yolks are whipped in a whisk with added butter, milk and white sugar. Black coffee is prepared in a filter with a concentrated concentration. Depending on the tips of each shop, the proportion of ingredients will change, so the taste of egg coffee in each place is different. The best is a hot egg coffee served in a ceramic cup with a handle and poured in a glass cup with hot water.
"Egg coffee is really a new discovery in the journey to Vietnam. I have drunk coffee in many places, but the coffee in Hanoi is the most impressive, especially egg coffee," is what the famous blogger Jodi Ettenberg once shared on the AFAR travel site. A brief sentence but perhaps enough to generalize about the specialty drink of Hanoi people.
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