16 Popular Vietnamese cuisine, food and dishes

Like any other countries in South East Asia, Vietnam has rich cuisine which seems mostly influenced by Chinese or some neighboring countries. Their recipes use a various range of herbs, including lemongrass, mint, Thai basil leaves, Vietnamese mint and long coriander together with beef, pork, chicken, fish, and various kinds of seafood. Rice paper, spring rolls and different kinds of noodles are also well-known.

Traditionally, Vietnamese cuisine is wholly admired for freshness of the ingredients and the healthy eating chic. See our recommended listing below and hope you will enjoy eating out when you visit Vietnamese.

Com tam

Generally, grilled pork (either ribs or shredded) plus thinly shredded pork mixed with cooked plus fried ground rice over com tam and sweet and sour fish sauce.

Com tam

Canh chua

Sour soup – typically include fish, pineapples, tomatoes, herbs, beansprouts, tamarind, and various kinds of vegetables

Canh chua

Banh hoi

Thin noodle which is woven into intricate bundles and often topped with spring onion and a complementary meat dish.

Banh hoi

Bo la lot

A dish of spiced beef rolled in a pepper leaf (la lot) and grilled.

Bo la lot

Banh Mi Thit

Vietnamese baguette or French bread containing paté, Vietnamese mayonnaise, different selections of a large variety, most commonly ham, head cheese, and a Vietnamese bologna, pickled daikon, pickled carrot, and cucumber slices.

Banh Mi Thit

Vietnamese salad rolls

Vietnamese salad rolls

Banh Cuon

Rice flour rolls stuffed with ground pork, prawns, and wood ear mushroom.

banh cuon

Banh bao

A Steamed bun dumpling which can be stuffed with onion, mushrooms, or vegetables.

Banh bao

Banh chung

Sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves and stuffed with mung bean paste, lean pork and black pepper. Traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year.

Banh chung

Bun Mang Vit

Bamboo shoots and duck noodle soup. Can also put pork, beef etc in stead of Duck.

Bun Mang Vit

Bun cha

Simple but popular dish, basically a combination grilled pork and vermicelli noodles are served over a bed of greens salad and sliced cucumber, herbs and bean sprouts.

bun cha

Com hen

This is a popular inexpensive dish; sweet-smelling flavor of rice, onion, grease, buttery, salty, sour, bitter, and peppery-hot.

Com hen

Com chien Duong Chau

Chinese fried rice dish, simple looks but delicious with its full ingredients.

Com chien Duong Chau

Oxtail

It is bony, gelatinous meat, and is usually slow-cooked, often stewed or braised.

Oxtail

Vietnamese brisket

It is a cut of meat (beef) from the breast or lower chest which is famous in Vietnam and some other countries.

vietnamese brisket

Vietnamese mint chicken rice

Vietnamese mint chicken rice

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4 Responses to “16 Popular Vietnamese cuisine, food and dishes”

  1. Thanks for a great post! We are moving to Vietnam soon, can’t wait to eat delicious food again :)

  2. Hi Buddy, are you in Vietnam now? How is the food and life there …. hope you enjoy Ho Chi Minh too :-)

  3. ,,~ I am really thankful to this topic because it really gives up to date information ~;”

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