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9 Vietnamese street foods you can not miss when travelling to Vietnam.

9 Vietnamese street foods you can not miss when travelling to Vietnam.

April 30, 2021

What is street food in Vietnamese? How much is Vietnamese street food? Extremely cheap and delicious, Vietnamese Street food is found in popular restaurants. Here, the stalls selling one-dish food, mainly women who sell, from mother to child. They present to guests the delicately handcrafted dishes. Here are 9 great Vietnamese street foods:

1. Rice Noodle Soup (Phở)

List of Vietnamese street food without pho, what else to say?!

Walking on the streets in Vietnam, you will surely suddenly encounter a crowd of hungry diners eating at the makeshift noodle shop. This dish is very simple. It consists of broth, fresh pho, a few herbs and a few slices of chicken or beef, the typical dish. And most of the indigenous people eat this dish - it's easy to understand.


Rice Noodle Soup (Phở)

Cheap, delicious and available anytime, anywhere.

 

2. Vietnamese Grilled Meat Vermicelli (Bun cha)

Pho is probably the most famous Vietnamese dish. But bun cha is the dish that many people choose when talking about lunch in the capital. 

Bun cha is a traditional dish full of Vietnamese essence and national identity. Bun cha contains many nutrients and is a source of energy that provides the body with substances: protein, flour, fat, ... and vitamins such as: vi-ta- min C, A.

Not only good for health but also very delicious bun cha. You can eat vermicelli in street vendors, in famous stores or make your own.

I don't understand why, but surely, Hanoians will never forget the special taste of the noodle dish wherever they go.


Vietnamese Grilled Meat Vermicelli (Bun cha)

 

3. Sticky rice (Xôi)

In the meals in Vietnam, fragrant sticky sticky rice is rarely a side dish; sticky rice itself is a meal already. Sticky glutinous rice is mixed with many other things (from chicken or pork to fried or boiled), but always topped with a little scallion.

Sticky rice (Xôi)

 

4. Pancakes (Banh Xeo)

Pancakes are very delicious, this is a crunchy pancake filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts, served with fresh herbs, characteristic of one of the most popular dishes. To enjoy this dish like a native, you should tear the cake into pieces, roll it with rice paper or lettuce and dab in the special sauce that the chef makes for you.


 Pancakes (Banh Xeo)

 

5. Fried Spring rolls:

Vietnamese cuisine is extremely diverse, rich with delicious and attractive dishes. That's why we have dishes that are classified as the quintessential of the world, famous all over the world such as bread, pho or noodle soup. 

The dishes are rustic but bold homeland, permeating the atmosphere and culture of the Vietnamese people, one of which is spring rolls - traditional dishes, available in Vietnamese rice dishes from the North to Male.

For Vietnamese people, fried spring rolls is not only a casual, normal dish on a daily tray, but also an indispensable dish in special occasions.


Fried Spring rolls:

 

6. Southern beef noodle soup (Bun Bo Nam bo)

This noodle bowl - very popular in Hanoi - has no broth, keeping its ingredients after dipping. The tender beef pieces mixed with roasted peanuts and bean sprouts. Add deliciousness when served with fresh herbs, scallions and spicy chili fish sauce.


Southern beef noodle soup (Bun Bo Nam bo)

 

7. High-rise (Hoi An Noodles) (Cao Lau)

This pork noodle dish in Hoi An has been a specialty in cultural diversity that has appeared in this trading port since the beginning. The thick noodles are quite similar to Japanese udon. The wonton and pork pieces are Chinese. While the broth and herbs are clearly Vietnamese.

Authentic Cao Lau dish is a dish made only with local Ba Le well water.


High-rise (Hoi An Noodles) (Cao Lau)

 

8. Bread – Vietnamese Sandwich (Banh mi) 

It is possible that the French brought this country bread, but the Vietnamese took it to another level. Specifically how it depends on where you are in this country. In the North, the chef adds the basics of the ingredients such as hydrocarbons - carbon, fats and proteins - bread, margarine, and paté. But down the south your bread can be colorful more because they add cheese - cheese, ham with cheese - pickled vegetables, sausage - sausage, fried egg, fresh cilantro and chili sauce.


Bread – Vietnamese Sandwich (Banh mi)

 

 

9. Egg coffee (Café trung) 

Vietnamese "Egg Coffee" is technically a beverage, but we want to classify it as dessert.


Egg Coffee

 

Egg white foam is like soft egg cake on a concentrated Vietnamese coffee cup that will make even ordinary people who do not drink coffee often have to take a spoon to taste it.




Egg Coffee

 

In Hanoi, go into a small alley between souvenir shops at 11 Hang Gai, climb a few steps to enjoy egg coffee and see the beautiful and indescribably beautiful Sword Lake view.