Broken rice
Broken rice can be considered the most familiar dish in Saigon. True broken rice is cooked from soft and non-mushy shredded rice (sheet), served with grilled ribs. The ribs are marinated according to their own recipe to prevent dryness, soft and flavorful patties, covered with hearing layer. When eating, you put onion fat on top, add fish sauce mixed slightly with cucumber, sour food ... A plate of broken rice at night costs about 25,000 - 40,000 VND.
Suggested address: Alley 95 Dinh Tien Hoang, Binh Thanh district; 218A Nguyen Trai, District 1; 75A Pham Van Hai, Tan Binh district; 73 Le Van Linh, District 4; 139 Ngo Tat To Street, Binh Thanh; 375 Cach Mang Thang 8, District 10...
Noodles
This is an idyllic dish but contains the identity of local food culture. Ingredients for a delicious bowl of noodle soup besides noodle soup (chewy and soft), pork bones, pork thighs, lean minced shoulders, ribs, dried shrimp, grilled squid, quail eggs, white radish, onions, green onions ... for the sweet broth bar. In addition, depending on each shop, there will be toppings such as fish, shrimp, squid, crabs ... to add attraction. A bowl of noodle soup costs about 20,000 - 50,000 VND.
Suggested address: 253 Au Co, Tan Binh; 737 August Revolution, Xinping; 109 Thousand Lifetimes, Binh Thanh; 68 Thousand Lifetimes, Binh Thanh; 62 Ton That Thiep, District 1; 99 De Tham, District 1; 62 Truong Dinh, District 1...
Pho
As one of the traditional dishes, pho is loved by many diners because it is easy to eat and sufficient. The main ingredients include pho cake, beef and broth. If you prefer, you can order blanched eggs. Add some other indispensable spices to make the dish more attractive are herbs, coriander, braised cilantro, cinnamon leaves, lemon, chili, biscuits ... Many shops, in addition to selling beef noodle soup, also have chicken or shrimp ... Pho is served with chili sauce, black paste, a little hot chili pepper and lemon to catch the taste. A bowl of pho costs 30,000 - 70,000 VND.
Suggested address: 142 Pham Van Hai, Tan Binh; 288 M1 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 3; 158D Pasteur, 1st arrondissement; 339 Le Van Sy, Tan Binh; 25A Kowloon, Tan Binh; 380A Nguyen Thi Thap, District 7...
Duck porridge
Duck porridge is a special dish, suitable for dinners. This porridge is usually cooked with roasted rice to bring out the characteristic aroma. When eating there are additional sprouts, cilantro, pepper, onions. Served with duck porridge is a plate of cabbage salad that is both sour and sweet... Dipped with spicy ginger fish sauce. A bowl of duck porridge with salad for one person usually costs about 60,000 VND.
Suggested address: 281/26/9 Le Van Sy, Tan Binh; 521 Changzheng, Tan Binh; 21A/23C Hamlet Chieu, District 4; 120 Binh Quoi Street, Thanh Da Residence, Binh Thanh; 91 Tran Brain, District 2; 108 Binh Quoi, Binh Thanh ...
Frog porridge
As a dish originating from Singapore, frog porridge was introduced to Vietnam, favored by many Saigonians. Frogs are cooked so that spices permeate each grain of meat, turning yellow-brown, served with finely cooked white porridge. The frog meat is fresh, chewy, fragrant and spicy, the sauce is rich, and some green onions are served with a bowl of steaming hot porridge, warm to the stomach. A portion of frog porridge costs 50,000 - 70,000 VND.
Suggested address: 71 Co Giang, Phu Nhuan; 315 Hai Ba Trung, District 1; 91 Hong Ha, Tan Binh; 23 Nguyen Huy Tu, District 1...
Bucket
Saigon at night has a lot of sticky rice for diners to line. Sweet food lovers can buy peanut sticky rice, sticky rice, pandan leaf sticky rice, corn sticky rice ... The soft, hot sweet sticky rice layer is added with a little grated coconut rice puree, granulated sugar, peanuts, priced from 7,000 VND to 10,000 VND per pack. You can also choose salty sticky rice, often cooked from sticky rice served with pork char siu, dried shrimp, sausages, scrub, chicken thighs ... Add onions, onion fat and rich marinade. The price per portion of salty sticky rice ranges from 20,000 - 30,000 VND.
Suggested address: 31 Nguyen Huy Tu, District 1; 148 Nguyen Van Cu, District 1; 297 Hai Ba Trung, District 3; 577 Co Bac, District 1...
Types of snails
Dishes made from snails are especially loved by Saigonese people. People from other places also often "miss" the Saigon snail. Snails here are diverse from river to sea with many processing methods such as steaming, boiling, grilling ... please diners. In particular, because there are countless shops selling snails, each row is about 10-20 different types, so you can choose from your heart's content. The price of each item ranges from 20,000 to 100,000 VND.
Suggested address: 51/24B Ho Thi Ky, District 10; 72 Duong Ba Trac, District 8; 859 Tran Xuan Soan, District 7; 381 Dien Bien Phu, Binh Thanh; Alley 25 Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1; 383 Vinh Khanh, District 4; 235A Mai Xuan Thuong, District 6...
According to VnE
Photo: Khanh Thien