Joanna James
Visits to food markets, watching street sellers prepare delicious meals in front of you, and experiencing some of the country's many distinctive and flavorful foods are essential to any vacation! Here are some much-loved Vietnamese street food delicacies.
We've all heard of Pho – no trip to Vietnam is complete without it. Depending on the restaurant or food vendor, pho often consists of broth, rice noodles, meat or chicken, green onions, and a variety of other vegetables. You can customise your pho the way you like it! In many places, some sellers just set up seats and tables on the street to sell this much-loved Vietnamese street food. Pho is quite simple to get in Vietnam, as it is almost everywhere. Many Mui Ne restaurants have this delicacy on their menu, and you're likely to find it in some resorts such as Anantara Mui Ne Resort.
Grilled rice paper or banh trang nuong is found in every busy street. Rice paper is covered in egg and other toppings to make this delicious street food. After being grilled, the rice paper has the consistency of an extremely crispy omelette, which gives this dish a very unique texture. Although green onions and sausages are the standard toppings, you can ask your vendor if there are any additional options and change the spice levels according to your liking.
Bun bo hue is another noodle dish, very popular in the city of Hue. The noodles in this dish are slightly thicker than what you'll find in Pho. Hue's beef noodles are normally cooked with beef broth, as the name implies. In order to prepare the broth, the pork or beef is cooked along with a variety of veggies, after which rice noodles are then added. The rice noodles absorb all the flavour and goodness, which makes every spoonful a burst of flavour and spices. The beef broth is truly the star of the dish!
Bun cha is a Vietnamese dish that typically consists of freshly made noodles, grilled pork slices or balls, and a flavorful fish sauce that is served with fermented papaya and carrots. The two most well-known restaurants to eat bun cha in Vietnam are Bun cha Huong Lien and Bun cha 27 Dao Duy tu. Due to its widespread appeal, bun cha is an essential component of Vietnamese street food culture and is a must-try when you are in the country.
Banh Mi is a unique and delicious fusion of Vietnamese and French culinary influences. The sandwich is believed to have originated during French colonial rule in Vietnam and is made with a blend of wheat and rice flour that is baked into a Vietnamese-style baguette. It is typically filled with savoury ingredients like roasted pork, pate, pickled vegetables, fresh herbs, chilli peppers, and soy sauce, making it a perfect blend of flavours and textures.
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