Famous Vietnamese Food – Not to be missed

Maybe the one thing you haven’t counted on in your Vietnam trip experience yet, is the food in Vietnam. You are in for a real treat!

The first thing you need to know about Vietnamese food is that it’s incredibly fresh. Think fresh seafood, salads, juices, and noodle soups with amazing broths. The food in Vietnam is fresh, flavorful and aromatic thanks to unique herbs and spices that are used to prepare it.

Travel tip: It’s possible that your tummy may not know what hit it with the unique flavours about to come its way. I strongly suggest starting a probiotic, a week before you leave. You may also want to bring some anti-diarrhea medication with you on your travels, just in case!

The Five Famous Foods of Vietnam 

1. Banh Mi – Banh Mi is a short baguette with a thin, crisp crust and soft, airy texture. It is often split lengthwise and filled with savory ingredients like a submarine sandwich and served as a meal.

2. Pho – Considered Vietnam’s national dish, this soup consists of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat. Pho is a must-try food in Vietnam where it is served in households, street stalls and restaurants countrywide. The Nam Định people were the first to create Vietnamese traditional Pho.

3. Banx Xeo Pancake – Also known as the Vietnamese crepe, Banx Xeo Pancakes are stuffed rice pancakes. Some times with prawn or pork meat. The name comes from the sound rice batter makes when it is poured onto the hot skillet. This is a savoury fried pancake made of rice flour, water, and turmeric powder. You just add different herbs to make the flavours really dance in your mouth.

4. Cau Lau – Cau Lau is a regional Vietnamese noodle dish, from the city of Hội An. You literally cannot get it anywhere else. It consists of pork and greens on a bed of rice noodles made from rice which has been soaked in lye water, giving the noodles a characteristic texture and colour that sets the dish apart from other Vietnamese noodle dishes.

5. Bun cha – Bun Cha is a traditional Vietnamese pork dish that’s a speciality of Hanoi. Seasoned pork patties (they are like squished meatballs) and caramelised pork belly slices are served in a broth alongside rice noodles, fresh vegetables and herbs.

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