Vietnamese National Cuisine - What is worth trying? Prices and dishes. What you need to try in Vietnam from food Vietnamese cuisine recipes how much does the dish cost

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In every country I have been lucky enough to visit, I try to try as many local dishes as possible. To get to know more about the national food of the people. There is even such a concept - gastronomic tourism. And Vietnam was no exception for me.

In one of my previous articles, I already wrote about. Today I present to you my rating the best Vietnamese food.

Having visited the countries of Southeast Asia and in particular in Vietnam, I realized that Asian cuisine, and in particular, I really like! Vietnamese cuisine are not yet as popular as Thai ones. But this situation is likely to change soon, because more and more of our compatriots have recently chosen Vietnam as their holiday destination. And in Russia, more and more restaurants are opening where they serve the best Vietnamese cuisine.

What is she Vietnamese cuisine? It is original, but much has been borrowed from China, Thailand and France (Vietnam was once a colony of France). Not as spicy as in Thailand, but still it has a lot of spices. As elsewhere in Asia, one of the basis of many dishes is rice. Vietnamese also eat a lot of fresh herbs and noodles. Various soups (especially Pho soup), fried pork and some exotic dishes for Europeans, such as dogs, cats, rats, snakes, crocodiles, are very popular (although this largely depends on the region, for example, in southern Vietnam, cats and dogs are not eaten, but in the north it is a delicacy). Lots of seafood dishes. And thanks to the French influence, Vietnamese cuisine is unthinkable without delicious fresh baguettes and pastries.

So, I present to your attention Top 10 Vietnamese dishes:

1. Pho soup (Pho).

The most popular dish in Vietnam. It's like in Thailand or borscht in Russia. Although no, in Russia borscht is not eaten so much! Pho soup prepare in vietnam just at every turn. It can be tasted both in an expensive restaurant and in any cheap cafe with plastic chairs. Especially popular with Vietnamese for breakfast, but also good for lunch and dinner.

This is a fairly simple soup with the addition of noodles, sprouted soy sprouts and pork (or chicken). Chili peppers and a large plate of fresh herbs are served separately to it, which must be added to the soup. Sprouted soybeans are also sometimes served separately.

To be honest, I liked this soup, but still not as much as Tom Yam in Thailand and some others Vietnamese dishes.

2. Vietnamese soup with beef, noodles and carrots.

It is a kind of Pho soup, but personally I liked it even more! Especially thanks to the special, very tasty broth. Try it! Usually served in the same place as Pho. It is easy enough to distinguish it from the picture in the menu.

3. Spring rolls.

Small rolls, fried until crispy. The filling can be very diverse, but most often it is vegetables with minced meat or shrimps, wrapped in thin rice paper. Served with herbs. It will be tastier if eaten with soy sauce. I liked it very much! Especially good as a beer snack.

4. Pancakes Nam.

They are somewhat reminiscent of spring rolls. Only larger... They also use rice paper. Only the filling is more varied, often with the addition of mushrooms. There are options both fried and simply wrapped in a sheet of rice paper. I personally liked the fried ones more.

By the way, in one of my articles, I told in detail about the recipe for making nem pancakes. Read it.

5. Lau.

Lau- This is a boiling pot of soup, in which mushrooms, tomatoes, herbs and lemongrass are added to a rich broth. There is a lau with seafood, chicken or meat. Served separately noodles and a large plate of greens. Lau is served like this: they put a small burner on the table and put a pot on it, so the lau is served very hot. From the kettle, the lau is laid out into cups and noodles and herbs are added to each cup separately.

This dish is designed for at least two people. Very tasty and satisfying.

6. Seafood of Vietnam.

Not surprisingly, Vietnamese cuisine has a lot of seafood dishes. If you look at the map of Vietnam, you can see that this country is stretched out along the sea coast and the marine industry is well developed here. Fish and seafood in vietnam very popular. And in terms of price, seefood in Vietnam is more affordable than, for example, in Thailand (I'm generally silent about Russia). Especially inexpensive, the freshest seafood delicacies can be tasted right here.

I personally like crabs especially! Also popular are lobster, shrimp, oyster, mussel and scallop dishes.

By the way, soon about vietnam seafood and about that, I'll release a whole post. Necessarily subscribe to blog updates, so as not to miss the publication!

7. Banh Kuon (Vietnamese pies).

The filling for Banh Kuon is rice, mushrooms, coconut, beans. They are of several types. Can be minced or sweet for dessert. These pies have one thing in common - they are wrapped in a banana leaf and fried.

They are sold here in this form, wrapped in a banana leaf:

Unfold the sheet and eat - very tasty!

8. Vietnamese soup with dumplings.

We tried this delicious soup in Dalat. It is also a kind of Pho soup. But despite some similar ingredients, it tastes very different. I liked him much more than Fo. In Nha Trang, I have never seen such a soup, but in Dalat it is very popular. Indeed, in different places in Vietnam, Pho soup is made completely differently.

We ate this soup in a modest place where mostly locals eat, with this sign:

Wake up in Dalat - be sure to come here! This place is located on THANG PHAN street, not far from the large five-star Saigon-Dalat hotel, on the opposite side of the street from the hotel. It is practically in the very center of Dalat.

9. Nem Nuong.

Nem Nuong are small pork sausages served with sauce, rice leaves, crispy rice paper and lots of different greens:

It is all eaten in the following way: a lot of different greens are put on a rice leaf, then sausage and fried rice dough; the rice leaf is wrapped in a tight tube and dipped in the sauce. It turns out just awesome!

Eating this dish turns into a whole process. It is good to order Nem Nuong for leisurely gatherings when a large company has gathered. Usually one serving of Nam Nuong is enough for two or even three people.

10. Pastries and cakes.

At first glance, it is surprising for an Asian country, but in Vietnam they make very tasty pastries, and cakes and pastries are simply licked here. All thanks to French traditions. I'm not a big fan of sweets, but I ate such delicious cakes in Vietnam with great pleasure! The price is also very attractive. So for those with a sweet tooth, Vietnam is paradise!

I would also like to say a few words about Vietnamese fast food. These are crispy French baguettes with different fillings. Usually it is minced meat or ham with the addition of vegetables, herbs and various sauces. Such baguettes are sold in Vietnam just on every corner.

Many people like them very much, but I did not include them in my rating, since they seemed a little bland to me. But tastes, as they say, do not argue.

Of course, this is not the whole list of what you can pamper yourself with in Vietnam. Someone may disagree with my rating Top 10 Vietnamese Dishes, include other delicacies in it. Then share your opinion in the comments.

Ingredients:

400 g beef

1 onion

2 tbsp. tablespoons of fish sauce

ground white pepper

400 g rice noodles

2 l beef broth

• red chili

How to make Pho-bo soup:

1. Cook the beef broth. Then remove the meat from the broth and cool. NSPlace in the freezer for 40 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, put the head of peeled onions, fish sauce, anise, and pepper. Pour in broth and add water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
3. Put the rice noodles in salted water and boil. Then chill the noodles a little.
4. Remove the meat from the freezer and cut into thin slices.
5. Spread out noodles and chopped green onions, meat and chopped chili peppers.
6. Pour everything over with hot broth and serve Pho-bo soup to the table.

Vietnamese cucumber salad

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Incredibly light and low-calorie salad - ideal as an appetizer or a side dish to any grilled meat, poultry or fish. And if you prefer to do without meat, then it is perfect just with boiled rice.

Vietnamese Chicken Salad

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Ingredients:

1 chicken breast

2 tbsp. lime juice

2 tbsp. tablespoons of fish sauce

red chili

shallot

Chinese cabbage (Chinese salad)

4 tbsp. spoons of mint leaves

soy sprouts - optional

How to make Vietnamese chicken salad:

1. Rinse the breast, cut into pieces and fry.
2. For dressing: Combine fish sauce, lime juice, chili, minced garlic and shallots.
3. Mix chopped mint and chicken with chopped cabbage and top with dressing. A small amount of sprouted soy can be added if desired.
4. Vietnamese chicken salad is ready!

Vietnamese fish

Ingredients:

2 tomatoes

2 tbsp. tablespoons of fish sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 clove of garlic

400 g white fish fillet

1 carrot

2 teaspoons of grated ginger

How to cook fish in Vietnamese:

1. Combine fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, mint in a deep bowl. Soak the fish well with this marinade.
2. Put the prepared fish in the sauce on the foil, and put the peeled and sliced ​​carrots on top.
3. Bake the Vietnamese fish in an oven preheated to 250 ° C for about an hour.

Vietnamese shrimp

Ingredients:

• 500 g peeled shrimp

  4 tsp olive oil

  ½ cup vegetable oil

  salt to taste

How to cook Vietnamese shrimp:

1. Rinse the shrimp in water and place on skewers. Sprinkle with black pepper and salt.
2. Peel the mango, cut into thin slices and fry until brown in a pan.
3. Put the shrimps there and fry for 3-5 minutes on both sides.
4. Vietnamese shrimps are best served hot!

Shrimp envelopes

Ingredients:

300 g peeled shrimp

rice paper

2 bell peppers

1 onion, carrot

2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil

1 teaspoon of soy sauce

How to make shrimp envelopes:

1. Peel carrots, onions and peppers, chop finely and fry in vegetable oil.
2. After 3-4 minutes add soy sauce and shrimp. Cook for a couple more minutes.
3. Soak the rice paper for 5 seconds in boiled water, and then put the filling on it. Roll up the resulting Envelope and serve.

Vietnamese pancakes nam

Ingredients:

300 g potatoes

300 g carrots

300 g of meat

2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil

soy sauce and salt to taste

rice paper

How to make Vietnamese nem pancakes:

1. Peel and dice the potatoes. Boil it until tender. Do the same with carrots.
2. Rinse the meat, cut into pieces and simmer with salt. Then mix it with vegetables and simmer in olive oil.
3. Wrap in rice paper soaked in boiled water and fry in a pan for 15 minutes.

Papaya salad

Ingredients:

1 green papya

juice of 2 limes

3 tbsp. tablespoons of fish sauce

2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon chili pepper

1 small bunch of cilantro

How to make papaya salad:

1. Peel and cut the green papaya into thin slices.
2. Mix lime juice with fish sauce and sugar. Add papaya slices and chopped chili peppers. Leave to brew for 20 minutes.
3. Then sprinkle everything with chopped cilantro.
4. Papaya salad is ready!

Mango in an appetizing sauce

Ingredients:

1 glass of water

fresh ginger

½ cup sugar

½ cup fresh mint

500 g mango

How to cook a mango in a mouthwatering sauce:

1. Cut the ginger into thin plastics and place in the sugar and water. Boil and cook for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the pot from heat and toss the mint leaves into it. Strain the resulting syrup and cool.
3. Peel the mango, cut into wedges, cover with syrup and refrigerate for 40 minutes. Garnish with mint when serving.

Asian Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 avocado

½ cup coconut milk


3 tbsp. tablespoons of condensed milk

1 glass of crushed ice

How to make an avocado smoothie:

1. Cut the peeled avocado in half and remove the pit. Grind its pulp in a blender, and then add coconut milk, condensed milk and crushed ice to the avocado.
2. Whisk everything well in a blender for a delicious avocado smoothie! Garnish with coconut, herbs, or chia seeds if desired.

Vietnamese cuisine is an unusual combination of products from which truly delicious dishes are obtained. Prices for food in cafes, even in resort areas, are low. Well, the local street food is worthy of special praise. We will tell you what is worth trying in Vietnam for every tourist. We will advise what products you can bring home to prepare everything you especially like in your kitchen. Descriptions of Vietnamese dishes with photos and translation will help you not to get lost in local cafes.

Phở | Pho soup

This is the first dish to try on a Vietnam vacation. Pho is especially popular in Hanoi. It can be classified as street food, because they sell pho soup in almost every food store. It is unusual, aromatic, spicy, really tasty. It is cooked in a strong meat broth with many spices (not hot). Rice noodles, pieces of meat, herbs, and sometimes hot peppers with lime are always added to pho soup. It is worth remembering the types of this traditional Vietnamese soup:

• bò | pho bo - with beef;
• gà | pho ga - with chicken;
• cá | fo ka - with fish.

You can bring a blank for a soup home from Vietnam (look for bags labeled phở in supermarkets). Instant noodles with pho flavors are also popular - not very healthy, but delicious gastronomic souvenir.

Nem rán | Nam run

Also known as spring rolls. Crispy rice noodle pancakes with a delicious filling of shrimp, vegetables with rice, chicken, meat or something else. They are usually small in size. This is a popular street food in Vietnam that is worth trying with local beer, as a side dish with meat, or as a stand-alone dish. Feel free to take it - although they are fatty, but very tasty. We advise you to eat street spring rolls, since in restaurants they differ from street food only by their higher price.

Bring rice paper for making spring rolls from Vietnam to eat even at home.

Gỏi cuốn | Salad rolls

This is the second type of rolls, which are also considered traditional for Vietnamese cuisine. If you are slimming or just trying to eat healthily, you should try this variant of rice noodle rolls in Vietnam. They hardly differ from popular spring rolls: the same dough, the same filling options. Only salad rolls in Vietnam are not fried, but steamed. It turns out to be a light, healthy snack - a great addition to lunch or a harmless snack on the street. The most interesting ones are with shrimps.

Bánh xèo | Crunchy pancake

Literally translated, the name of the dish sounds like "hissing pancake", because during cooking it emits a characteristic loud sound. It is prepared from rice flour with turmeric, and meat, shrimp, beans, noodles, bean sprouts, or something else are used as the filling. This dish in Vietnam can be eaten by vegetarians, as vegetable fillers are very popular. Pancakes are fried in a large amount of oil, and it is customary to serve them with a lot of greens in order to slightly muffle the fat content.

You can bring spices, Vietnamese beans or thin rice cakes home from Vietnam - prepare a snack in your kitchen.

Bánh mi | Ban mi

A classic Vietnamese breakfast and a very popular street food - the legendary crispy bread sandwich with a delicious filling. In large cities of Vietnam, separate shops are often allocated for trading bánh mi - sandwiches fly out quickly. The filling can be varied (it makes sense to try several options, because they are all good). Popular:

• bì - bacon-like pork;
• xíu mại - pork meatballs;
• cá mòi - sardines;
• pa-tê - pate;
• gà nướng - grilled chicken;
• chay - vegetarian tofu sandwich
• chả cá - fish;
• trứng ốp-la - with fried egg(the most popular breakfast);
• kẹp kem - with ice cream and peanuts.

If you wish, you can collect the legendary Vietnamese buns home. Local supermarkets sell them vacuum-sealed.

Bánh chưng | Ban Thing patties

Be sure to try another legendary street food in Vietnam. The pie is steamed. It is made from glutinous rice, mung beans and pork, wrapped in bright green leaves. It may not sound very appetizing, but in fact it is delicious. Vietnamese eat such a dish in New Year, however, it is constantly prepared for tourists. Perhaps it will be tastier to take bánh chưng rán - the same pie, but fried.

You can bring mung beans home from Vietnam, as well as glutinous rice (this variety is usually sold in small packages weighing less than 500 grams).

Cơm chiên | Fried rice

Perhaps the most important thing that every tourist should definitely try in Vietnam. Even if you are not very fond of rice, do not refuse this dish. Most often, an egg, spices, and a little greenery are added to rice. You choose the filler yourself: shrimp, minced meat, minced pork, vegetables, soy sprouts, peanuts ... In Vietnam, both connoisseurs of meat and seafood and vegetarians will find their "own" rice. It's simple but amazing tasty dish... It goes especially well with local beer. Fried rice is a very cheap food that you can safely buy on the street in Vietnam.

Bring home some good Vietnamese cereal and some soy, fish and chili sauces. You can easily repeat the legendary dish in your kitchen.

Bun cha | Boon cha

The most popular Vietnamese dish loved by both tourists and locals... It is made from fried pork with rice noodles. Greens, fish sauce, green papaya, some spices are required. The dish turns out to be not spicy, but fragrant. Boon Cha is delicious to try with salad rolls or crispy spring rolls. Similar dishes in Vietnam are prepared with chicken, seafood, vegetables - pork can be replaced with any ingredient.

Bring a bottle of fish sauce, lemon juice concentrate, pickled papaya, and a package of rice noodles from Vietnam. All of these can be found in local supermarkets.

Chạo tôm | Cho tom

In Vietnam, you should definitely try seafood dishes. Most tasty options- grilled or deep fried. You should also pay attention to the legendary chạo tôm cutlets. They are made with special shrimp that are difficult to taste outside of Vietnam. They are served with rice noodles, fresh vegetables, herbs, a little spices. The dish is very tender, shrimps literally melt in your mouth, and the side dish successfully complements and reveals their taste. So if you try seafood in Vietnam, do not bypass this simple and very tasty food.

You can bring home Vietnamese fish paste, rice noodles, a mixture of spices. It is a pity that there are no such shrimps in Russia. But you can also try to make cutlets from ordinary ones.

Chè bà ba | Coconut soup

From sweet in Vietnam, we advise you to try an unusual soup with coconut milk, which is usually served for dessert. However, it is so satisfying that it can be taken as a main course. Vietnamese cook coconut soup with the addition of leaves useful plant taro (taro), tapioca, and most importantly, sweet potatoes. An unusual combination of coconut, natural sweetness of root vegetables, an unusual aftertaste of greens - all this gives a delicious taste.

Bring home a couple of bottles of coconut milk (it is much cheaper in Vietnam than in Russia), take tapioca syrup. And a special kind of Vietnamese potato is an excellent substitute for sweet potatoes.

Thematic tours

You can get acquainted with Vietnamese cuisine on your own in local cafes or markets. If you want to get to know the real Vietnam, it makes sense to order a tour in Russian - this is a great way to look at the country from the inside. We have picked up some interesting options.

Floating Markets in Ho Chi Minh City

You will visit the legendary floating markets of Vietnam with a Russian guide who will tell you a lot of interesting things. You will definitely not miss anything with it. Tropical fruits(a great chance to try durian!), outlandish vegetables, breathtaking spices, delicious seafood ... Then you will go to small factories where you will taste rice popcorn, coke toffee, rice moonshine. And you can dine famous fish"Elephant ear".

Tasting in Nha Trang

This is a great chance to stroll through the markets of Nha Trang with a guided tour in Russian to find the most interesting dishes... The legendary pho soup, fried spring rolls, delicious nem rolls, the most delicious sweets in Vietnam are just a part of the tasting tour. It will be very tasty, and most importantly - interesting!

Chocolate factory in Nha Trang

This tour will especially appeal to those with a sweet tooth and travelers with children. You will see the stages of chocolate production. Thanks to the accompaniment of a Russian-speaking guide, you will understand everything that is happening, constantly learn something interesting. Tasting of several types of chocolate, a fascinating master class, useful skills and knowledge. You will go home from Vietnam with a box of chocolate made with your own hands.

Before going on vacation, be sure to read our Vietnam shopping guide... Funds traditional medicine, cosmetics, interesting souvenirs, unusual products, clothes - advice on choosing the most important things in one place.

We talk about what we eat in Vietnam (how much it costs and what it looks like). This is our great overview of Vietnamese food, dish names and prices.

We will be there for a month and a half, so there was a need to somehow figure out food - what is what in Vietnamese cuisine. Having acquired a special notebook, we began to enter the names of dishes and their translations there, as well as everything that can be useful when communicating (more precisely, when trying to explain) with employees of local street eateries. The situation is complicated: the menu, if there is one at all, is only in Vietnamese, and among catering workers practically no one knows English, and if anyone knows at least a little, he speaks with such an accent that we can no longer understand anything. So the explanation is mainly in sign language.

Advice: for the correct translation from Vietnamese, use the Tieng viet TCVN 6064 virtual keyboard in Google Translate - there you will find all the necessary characters.

With the introduction of the names of dishes in Vietnamese in a notebook, it became easier - you can just show the chef the inscription and he will say whether there is such a dish, or twist the "flashlights", which in Vietnam means "no".

We started our journey from Ho Chi Minh City, and as we move to the north of Vietnam, we will supplement the article with new names, descriptions and photos of food in Vietnam, prices for dishes, and, if possible, note regional differences in dishes. UPD: we did so, read our comparison in different cities of the country.

Let's make a reservation that we eat exclusively in small street eateries in order to imbue the spirit of the simple Vietnamese people and save money. It usually happens like this: the lower you sit, the tastier and cheaper you eat. Even white-collar workers - serious business guys - do not hesitate to sit on a low plastic stool of a street eatery and have a snack.

Remark from Alyosha : During our stay in Vietnam, there has never been a single case when we ate in any eatery, sitting side by side with the "white man", our neighbors on the desk are always local residents. A European sits on a plastic chair for street food very rarely, but in vain, because it is this way of eating during travels that guarantees that the prices are minimal.

Exchange Rates at the time of this writing: 1000 Vietnamese dong = 2.76 rubles, and $ 1 = 21400 dong. Roughly speaking, to translate the price of a Vietnamese dish into rubles, cut off three zeros from the cost in dong and multiply by 3 - you get the ruble equivalent.

Food prices in Vietnam are not too high, but taking into account the fall of the ruble, they have become approximately the same as in Russia.

Food in Vietnam: how much, description of dishes and their spelling in Vietnamese

• Nem cuốn, bánh tráng cuốn or gỏi cuốn and chả giò(respectively in North, Central and South Vietnam) - nem pancakes, or rolls. They are rolls with filling, wrapped in the finest rice paper. The filling consists of rice noodles, shrimp, bacon, herbs and other ingredients - at the discretion of the chef. Rolls are served chilled or at room temperature. Price - from 6 thousand dongs per piece.

• Chả nem or nem rán(respectively, in the south and in the north) - also rolls with filling, but small and fried. The filling consists of minced meat, mushrooms, vegetables and herbs, it can vary. Price - from 3.5 thousand dongs per piece.
• Phở soup (pho)- the national dish of Vietnam, you must definitely try it. This is a very tasty rich beef broth with rice noodles, to which either thin slices of beef are added ( pho bo - phở bò), or chicken pieces ( phở gà - phở gà) or fish ( phở cá). The soup is served alongside local herbs such as mint and mung bean sprouts, dipping sauces and lime slices for squeezing. In general, there are a lot of varieties of soups in Vietnam - they can differ in the types of noodles or meat, vegetables. Price: in Ho Chi Minh we found a pho bo for 20 thousand dongs, but on average it costs 25-30 thousand dongs. In Can Tho, it costs 18 thousand dong.

Phở bò - beef soup

• Bún chả (Bún thịt nướng in the south)- fried pork with rice noodles. Served with fresh herbs and vegetables and sauces. Price: from 25 thousand dong.
• Goi bo- salad of beef, vegetables and herbs. Price: from 17 thousand dongs.
• Bún cá- fish noodle soup. Price: in Can Tho - from 15 thousand dongs.
• (or Bún riêu) - soup with noodles, tomatoes, snails, beef, chicken, boiled pork blood and herbs. Price: from 28 thousand dong.

Bún ốc - soup with noodles, meat and snails

• Bánh canh- noodles soup. There are many varieties: cua- with crab, tom- with shrimps and so on. Price: from 25 thousand dong.
• Is a very common street food in Vietnam. Delicious fresh baguette with a "prefabricated" filling at the discretion of the seller: vegetables, pork / beef / sausage, herbs, pate, chili (sellers usually ask if you need to put pepper), sauce. All this is wrapped in paper and put in a bag. Very convenient: a Vietnamese drove up on a bike, in 2 minutes a sandwich was prepared for him, and he drove off further. You can find mobile "baguette" ones almost everywhere (except for the center - there are practically none). Cost: from 10 thousand dongs per piece - the red price. In more touristy areas, we met for 15 and 20 thousand (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hue, Halong). A variant of a baguette with fried pork costs from 15 thousand dongs.

Bánh mì. Photo © cherrylet / flickr.com

• Bánh bao (ban bao, dumpling pies) Is a steamed yeast dough pie. Filling (may vary): pork / chicken, quail eggs, onions, mushrooms, noodles. There is a vegetarian version of bánh bao. Price: from 10 thousand dongs. Sometimes the price depends on the weight (seen in Hanoi).
• Is another street food. We can say this is bread pudding. In general, this is a fried banana pie, a bit like pudding in consistency. The ingredients can vary in every way, but it is usually made with bananas, bread, coconut milk, etc. Very tasty and satisfying. The bánh chuối trolleys are mobile and can be detected by the characteristic sweet smell of waffles. By the way, the waffles themselves are often sold too. Often, just such a banana mass with mash can be found in the form of fried waffles. Cost: in Ho Chi Minh, they sold us for 12 thousand dong apiece, which, of course, is expensive. In Da Nang, the same was sold to us for 5 thousand.

Bánh chuối. Photo © noodlepie / flickr.com

• Chè chuối- among ourselves we called it "banana pudding". In my opinion, one of the most delicious dishes in Vietnam. These are fried (sometimes fresh) bananas, drenched in hot coconut milk and pulp, and sprinkled with roasted peanuts. Very tasty and satisfying! Served in plastic cups with a spoon. It is better to eat hot, but it is also delicious cold. In Hoi An, we bought for 10 thousand dongs, although in fact they sell them cheaper to locals (about 7 thousand).
• - a dish of rice with fresh vegetables and the most tender marinated grilled pork (you can also take grilled chicken instead). As an additive goes spicy sauce and broth with herbs. This is one of the varieties of street food in Vietnam, you can ask cơm tấm to take with you, and the dish will be put in a special container. Price: from 25 thousand dongs in Ho Chi Minh City, in Can Tho we ate cơm tấm for 15 thousand dongs.

Cơm tấm - rice with pork

• Bánh chưng- a traditional Vietnamese dessert - a mass of gluten rice, mung bean, pork and other ingredients, wrapped in banana leaves. Price in the supermarket: from 30 - 35 thousand dongs.
• - street food in Vietnam. A hearty and tasty dish, it is very simple to prepare: pieces of rice dough are fried along with an egg and green onions. All this is sprinkled with the famous nước mắm fish sauce. Price: from 22 thousand dongs.

Bột chiên. Photo © phswien / flickr.com

• Is also cheap street food in Vietnam. It is deep-fried pasta with scrambled eggs and herbs. Fresh vegetables are also often served. Price: from 22 thousand dongs.

• Nước mắm- fish sauce. Obtained during the fermentation of anchovy. It is used instead of salt, you can dip pieces of food in it, or you can pour it on a dish - depending on the variety, of which there are many. Also added during cooking. Served free of charge.

Our journey is just beginning, so the article will gradually be filled with new information: we will continue to tell you about all the types of food that we taste in Vietnam, as well as the prices for these Vietnamese dishes. To be continued…

Introductory image source: Khánh Hmoong / flickr.com.