Eat in vietnamese is the combustion of the Chines and European style of cooking . Rice and Corn are the major source of carbohydrate in Vietnam and used in everywhere. Pho (Rice noodles) is one of the popular dishes here . If you are from India or south asia , then you have to sacrifice the taste and smell of different spices during the trip of Vietnam . As literally you don’t find any spices we used in our indian style of cooking . Pork , beef , chicken and mountain goats are the major meats eaten in Vietnam . Quel bird and chicken eggs are mostly used in Vietnam and the people of vietnam eats lots of different types of sea fishes , snails , crabs and shrimps .
If you travel from the south toward north , prices of foods also increased . One thing you must know in vietnam , is the burgeoning , as they will increase 10 – 20 % of the price on the printed price on the product . If the price is not written you must bargain as they will increase the price just by seeing that you are a Foreigner .
5 best foods in vietnam :
Vietnames cousine is very diverse and have tons of different variety of food . Chines influence is predominant in the Vietnam cousin , even though they eat with the chopsticks , not by hand . Here are some favorite vietnames food which is available in anywhere in Vietnam .
banh mi in vietnam :
You can tell , it is a vietnam version of Sandwitch but the making process of this is really different than sandwitch
Here the breads are long and oval in shape . First , they roasted the bread in a oven and make it crunchy . Then they cut it in the middle with the scissor .
After that they stuffed it with pork steak/fried egg and some vegetables . After that they put sauce on it and served with a tissue paper . This is very popular form of breakfast in vietnam .
Price : It priced from 10000 VND to 40000 VND according to the size and the staffing material .
pho vietnam :
Pho is rice a noodles made from rice flour . It is very popular among the vietnames . In some areas , this noodles were instantly made from the rice flour dough.
First , they put the dough paste in a pipe in flatten way and then chopped it onto the hot water . After one minute this rice noodles are ready . Now they add some vegetables with pho . They also put a meat or fish piece inside it . After that they added some masala and served with soya sauce .
Pho is very difficult to eat with a spoon as it is very slippery . The good option will be eating with the chopsticks as this noodles is very slippery and difficult to eat with spoon .
Price : One bowl of Pho can cost from 20000 – 40000 VND
Meat skewers :
Meat and Fish Skewers are very popular in Vietnam and often served with the rice paper and some salads . Specially in the evening time lots of street vendors and restaurant sell this items.
Here meats were grilled in the charcole flame and served with different flavour.
Price : one pork stweak can cost from 10000 – 15000 VND .
Rice Paper rolls :
Rice paper rolls are some of the unique snacks in Vietnam . Firstly , I thought this papers as tissue paper but when people eating this thing then I asked them about it . After that , they said it is edible and made of rice .
Normally they put vegetables , meat or shrimp inside the wrap . Then they fried this tems and served to the customers . After frying , the rice paper becomes crunchy like papad and delicious .
Price : They will give 5 pieces of vegetable stuffed rice paper roll at 30000 VND .
Com Rang :
This is not popular among the vietnames but for foreigners as it is like the surviving food . As the vietnames food taste very different from outside .
This is actually the fried rice where they can mix some chicken , pork , fried egg or some shrimp/crab with it . I normally taken it as lunch and dinner .
Price : It ranges from 30000 -60000 VND according to the taste and material .
Smoke ice cream :
This ice cream balls were made by the shraded coconut and milk . When this mixture is put inside the liquid nitrogen it instantly becomes solid and when put inside mouth the smoke coming out from the nose and mouth . This ice creams were so cold that sometimes it stick to your mouth skin .
This ice creams
Price : 30000 – 40000 VND of a small cup of ice cream .
Ais kacang:
Ais kacang is a special types of ice cream which is actually made by mixing the crushed ice with different types of fruit and deserts . It is actually originated from the Malaysia .
I tasted it in the Dong ba market , Hue . In this shop there is almost 20 different types of material . You choose the items and they mixed with the crushed ice and served it to you . In my case they put banana , cahew , raisina , beans and some local ingredients inside this ice kachang .
Price : It cost 20000 VND for a bowl of ice cream .
Banana Pan Cake :
This is like making dosa where the stuffing is of the chopped banana . It is shaped like a square . It is good for breakfast and supper .
First they put butter in the hot pan and then put the batter in the pan . With a instrument they make the batter in a round shaped . After that they put the chopped banana mixture and folded this one from all the corners and fried properly .
Price : It cost from 30000-40000 VND /per piece .
Different types of snails and Oyester :
In Vietnam you can see such a different types of snails in the sea food Market , that you will be astonished . In this restaurant they put this snails inside the aquarium . You choose and they cook .
In Da nang I was in Nhà hàng Làng Cá . This restaurant is very big and they have almost 20-30 variety of snails , oysters , different variety of fish , lobsters ,shrimps and crabs . In this restaurant , I see lots of new living sea creature .
Price : The Restaurant is very expensive but every items were fresh
Summary :
Vietnames foods are very different and diverse than our food and have a lots of chines influence . Sea food , snails , pork , beef and chicken are most popular among the vietnames people . Pho , banh my and rice wrap are the unique vietnames food . Vietnames foods are mostly spice less and easy to digest .
