Vietnam is one of the countries that has a diversity of food. When you have a trip to Vietnam, there are many Vietnamese street foods that you must try to make your journey memorable. TourVietnambest will introduce you to the best list ever!
Among the most memorable aspects of Vietnam, food variety is what makes the visitor love about Vietnam. The experience of street food with appealing aroma and fresh components that make the trip to Vietnam complete. People can find these foods on the streets, at small paths and in markets all over the country. Vietnamese street food offers a variety of dishes and each region will have different dishes with different recipes and tastes. Below are some of the most popular Vietnamese street foods that all tourists should try.
Bánh Mì or Vietnamese bread is one of the most famous Vietnamese street foods with international visitors. This food has been influenced by the French since the French colonial period. But it is made to be suited with Vietnamese taste. Originally it is made with a crispy crusty baguette that has an inner cavity stuffed with layers of ingredients and sauces. The original filling contains pork or chicken, pâté, carrots, daikon, cucumber, cilantro, and a dusting of chili. Vendors usually adjust their products adding an egg, tofu, or different kinds of meats according to customer's requirement.
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The outside layer of bread is thin and crispy, made of wheat flour or rice flour. It can be eaten on its own or used with other foods like beef stew, offal stew or even curry. It can also be dipped in condensed milk, a common food for Vietnamese. You can find Vietnamese bread in any region, especially in the city. It's not common in the countryside as Vietnamese people in these regions often eat rice rather than street food.
The food from beef is popular in Vietnam but Pho is one of the most famous foods and most recognised worldwide. There are many international magazines that recognize Pho is the best food that visitors must try when visiting Vietnam. The aromatic stock is special when it is prepared from beef or chicken bones. They are stewed for many hours to get a special flavor and combined with scented star anise, cinnamon, and cloves.
The last step, rice noodles, slices of meat are added on top, with green onions and herbs. Vietnamese people prefer to enjoy it with some additional ingredients such as pepper, chili, pickled shallot and lemon. Pho is very popular in the morning in Vietnam, every bowl serves the unique flavor of the region, the capital city’s phơ getting some hot and clear broth whereas Saigon’s phơ feels herbal and sweet.
Bánh Tráng Nướng is not really as popular as Banh Mi or Pho but still is worth a must try. The food is seemingly also known as Vietnamese pizza and loved by the youth. People use rice paper as a base part, then place it on a grill. When it seems to be slightly yellowish, they add other ingredients such as minced pork, quail egg, green onion, dried shrimp and cheese or mayonnaise. The structure seems to be thin but when it is grilled it brings a tasty flavor.
The food is a very entertaining dish and is also more convenient to make and relative young people in Vietnam quite like this dish because it uses the typical Vietnamese flavors in a somewhat different way. It is easy to enjoy and you do not need any eating utensils. In Vietnam, Banh Trang Nuong is most famous from Da Lat. The reason is because each region has a different recipe but Da Lat makes it more special and matches most of the customer's taste.
Goi Cuon or fresh spring rolls is another specialized type of Vietnamese street food. It's not by chance that many celebrities and famous people give this food a compliment. It is an easy to enjoy, simple recipe to make at home. But it has a combination of a variety of ingredients and the spirit of the food comes from the sauce. The main ingredients contain vermicelli noodles, shrimp or pork, herbs, and in some cases lettuce.
This dish is accompanied by a special peanut sauce or a sweet fish sauce. The rolls are not fried which gives a better feeling of herbs and greens that are used in preparing the rolls. I really think that they are great finger foods especially during the summer season because of the sweet taste accompanied by the crispiness of the raw vegetables.
Che is a sweet Vietnamese food often taken as a soup. Vietnamese Sweet Soup is popular, especially in summer and hot season. There are a lot of types of Sweet Soup for customers to choose from. But most of them have the same combination of fruit, yogurt, and coconut milk. Some ingredients often found in sweet soup are bean, crushed peanuts, palm seeds, and jelly.
Some of the most famous are Chè Bắp (sweet corn pudding), Chè Ba Màu (mung bean, red beans and green jelly), Chè Chuối (banana and coconut milk). Chè is ubiquitous at street stalls and is very comfortable to drink during the hot days because it is sweet and cold. It depends on the weather and the taste of each one that people often choose cold sweet soup or hot sweet soup. For hot sweet soup, there are some types and not as various as the cold one.
Vietnamese street food is worth experiencing when traveling to the country as every one of them has its background, originating from the region, and innovation. The Bún Chả of Hanoi and the Bánh Xèo of the south are just a few examples that simply give you a glimpse of Vietnamese lifestyle in every mouthful. This way, the traveler does not only get to try the tastes of Vietnam, but also understands what dishes are deepest in the country's soul. So each time you find yourself in the lively city of Ho Chi Minh or the thousand-year old city of Hanoi don’t forget to tell your tongue to explore Vietnamese cuisine.
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