Vietnamese dish is not how it is prepared. National cuisine of Vietnam. Food in Vietnam. Traditional Vietnamese Recipe - Beef and Rice Noodle Soup

The principle “we do not live in order to eat, but we eat in order to live” is close to me, but at the same time, of course, I have weaknesses. For example, I am. I love chocolate and cheese (especially with mold), and I can’t live without it, and when I come to a new country, I definitely want to try some National dish. And every time you meet new kitchen, my taste preferences and preferences are adjusted, or even completely re-formed.

I am not a supporter of fast food, I prefer fresh salads to them, and I really like Italian and Indian cuisine. Therefore, whenever possible, in each country / city, we definitely go to an Indian restaurant and an Italian pizzeria.

I enjoy Japanese dishes and other cuisines of the world, and at the same time, I understand that it is so easy to cross that fine line when food can turn into a cult, so when you just need to refresh yourself, I can enjoy simple food , I can even eat an ordinary apple with sensual pleasure for about 15-20 minutes))

This article about Vietnamese cuisine will be useful not only for connoisseurs of tastes, gourmets, but also for those who like to experiment and are not afraid to try new things. It's so interesting to travel around different countries, get acquainted with their culture not only through sights, nature, communication with the local population and cultural events, but also do not forget to try the local cuisine

Of course, there are those who sit down on simple dishes, for example, fried rice - fried rice. It's true, in every Asian country I meet lovers of this dish, who only eat it. It’s hard for me to understand them, but I’m happy for them - it’s much easier for them to choose what to eat for dinner today 🙂

Well, as without rice, it is almost everywhere in Asia, and especially in Vietnamese cuisine - the king, the main dish. In Vietnamese, rice is Com, it is served both boiled and fried with all sorts of additives (pork, chicken, fish, vegetables) $ 1.5-3 per dish.

From previous posts, you probably already understood that I don’t like rice, and during the entire trip to Vietnam, Lyosha only once ordered fried rice with seafood, which is not particularly different from

So let's move on to other, more interesting dishes 🙂

So, the most delicious Vietnamese dishes that you must try, here I will highlight several categories at once.

There are quite a few types of soups in Vietnamese cuisine ($1.5-3 per plate), and the most famous of them is Pho soup.

It is especially popular among the Vietnamese for breakfast, but they also eat it for lunch and dinner 🙂 This is a spicy soup with various spices, most often on beef broth with pieces of chicken, meat or fish, there are also several variations, both served dry with broth and fresh herbs in separate bowls (in the upper right corner), and with various types of rice pasta.

There are other soups, for example, with shrimp and rice vermicelli, chicken and fish (pictured below). For my taste, Thai soups will be tastier, but Lyosha liked the egg and crab meat soup, which looks unsightly (in the upper left corner), but tastes excellent, he even ordered it several times.

Vietnamese salads

I can’t say that there are a lot of salads in Vietnam, but there are quite interesting ones, for example, from banana inflorescences, sprouted soy, with mint, basil, but I liked the following 2:

Fresh vegetables with lotus stem and rice cakes ($1.5-2)

Also grilled mussels with mint and rice paper ($2.5-3.5 per dish)

There are cafes with ready-made food, there are also salads, seafood, and caterpillar insects, I really liked the street food that the Vietnamese cook with portable baskets on the "yoke"

These "shops" can be found anywhere - even at the bus station, even just next to the road, under a tree. The Vietnamese will sit in their cocked hats, waiting for clients in one place, get bored, move to another, so they can cook anywhere, you just have to stop them. 5-10 minutes and the finished portion is issued in a bag with wooden sticks (pictured below, under fried worms)

The dish is called Banh Trang Chon (Banh Trang Tron), I also refer to it as a salad, because it is a mix of rice paper, mango, greens, peanuts, dried shrimp, quail eggs, chili peppers and other spices, very tasty, I don’t remember anywhere else that I liked street food so much. Oh, yes, and such a portion costs $ 0.5, though they can take more from a white tourist))

Vietnamese snacks

rice rolls– crispy fried (Cha Gio or Spring rolls) and steamed (Banh Bao), egg and wheat pancakes with seafood. The filling can be very different, we tried vegetable and shrimp ($1-1.5 per serving)

Nem Nuong- homemade rice paper rolls ($2-4 per serving, depending on the filling).

Their preparation is fascinating, a local girl gave us a master class on folding such rolls - with whom we had dinner at a local restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. From the photo, everything should be clear - you just need to take a piece of rice paper in your palm, put greens, fish on it, roll it all up, then dip it in a spicy sauce and put it in your mouth))

It was we who twisted them with herbs and fish, dipping them in fish and oyster sauces, but there are a lot of variations here, you can wrap anything in rice paper, someone prefers pieces of meat, and someone prefers sausages, fresh herbs or boiled vegetables, sauces are also not only spicy fish, but also peanut, and shrimp, and various others.

Another unusual appetizer is grilled bread with rice and various sauces to them, as well as rice puddings with peanuts ($ 1-2 per plate),

Chinese dim sums, familiar to us from - steamed buns and rolls ($ 0.5-2), are held in high esteem here,

Vietnamese hot pot

Well, perhaps one of the most interesting dishes, bewitching with their preparation (brewing Vietnamese coffee does not count, very soon there will be an article and a video about it) this is “Hot Pot”, if translated literally, it will turn out Hot Pot 🙂

The dish is a rich soup based on fish/seafood/meat/chicken (whatever you like), always with herbs and noodles in balls ($5-10, depending on the filling and the number of servings).

As a rule, they take such a dish for a company of 3-4 people.

We ordered for two (however, we hardly mastered it), but there are also mini hot pots for one, we tried various variations in pots and pans of different designs

You have to cook hot pot yourself, the waiter only brings a stove / burner, all the accompanying ingredients, but don't be scared, everything is quite simple, at least we succeeded))

If you don’t know where to start, then the cook or waitress will tell you everything, put it in time (after all, all products need different cooking times) and prevent

and then pour into portions

One of the evenings, we went to a cafe with the guys, with whom we first traveled in the same bus, and then settled in the same hotel - the evening flew by unnoticed while talking and preparing a “hot pot”. The process was somewhat reminiscent of rocklet gatherings in St. Petersburg, too self-cooking dishes from pre-prepared ingredients. Yes, and there are similar cafes, although the prices are higher, and they work on the principle of buffets (buffets).

For those who do not like to mess with cooking, Vietnamese cuisine will please you with fish and seafood, we ordered either fish steaks ($3-6), or grilled whole fish ($4-7) or in pots ($3-4), and all sorts of scallops, mussels, oysters and other seafood ($2-5 per serving)

Vietnamese desserts

In addition to traditional fresh pastries ($0.3-0.6 each)

and the ubiquitous French baguettes ($0.3-1 each) - both regular and elaborate))

so with the filling, ala sandwich from Subway, here called Banh Mi (Banh Mi) for $ 0.5, in Vietnamese cuisine we also met interesting desserts.

For example, a coconut dessert with strawberry-coconut jelly and tender mousse inside

Going to Vietnam, forget about the usual European cuisine, try and enjoy Vietnamese dishes!

Well, if you are a gourmet, then the next block is for you 🙂 because further, I want to talk about exotic delicacies that you can try in Vietnam.

Vietnamese fried frogs

They reminded me of chicken in taste (although I haven’t eaten it for 5 years)) In general, nothing special, but lovers of this dish told me later that I should not have ordered paws, but grilled whole carcasses ($ 4-7 per dish) )

Crocodile meat in Vietnam

We met several variations here - grilled, fried and in soup ($4-5 per dish). The taste is very unusual, tender, and the meat looks very curious - it seems to consist of small shiny scales

Heart, meat and blood of a cobra, as well as other "delicacy"

This is definitely an amateur, we have not tried it, and this dish costs some unrealistic money

On the last day of our stay in Saigon, we met a Vietnamese girl from, at our request to take us to an authentic restaurant with real Vietnamese cuisine, where you can try something unusual, she quickly, though a little cautiously and with a waiting pause, offered to try the dish , at the mere thought of which goosebumps ran through my body - it was about a fried dog ... brrr ...

For us, after all, a dog is a man's best friend. We naturally refused, yes, and if she had insisted, even just to see how it was cooked, then we would not be able to look into the eyes of friends in Hua Hin. It was to them that we went the next day, where we were met on the threshold by a cheerful jumping Terry)) But about Huahin everyday life next time 🙂

Updated: 26 Mar, 2020

Probably, you have already heard such a thing as gastronomic tourism. This is when people come to another country not only and not so much to explore its sights, but to plunge into the local culture of culinary values. So, in this article, you will learn what to try in Vietnam first. Moreover, there are plenty to choose from: in the national cuisine of this country there are more than five thousand dishes!

Dedicated to soup lovers

Oddly enough, Vietnam is a country where they love soups even more than we do.

exotic snacks

Tasty snack

The national dishes of Vietnam are not only complex compositions that can be ordered in restaurants. A lot of interesting things can be ordered in a simple cafe or right on the street, from shopkeepers.

And what to drink?

The national cuisine of Vietnam boasts drinks too. Perhaps the most important of these is coffee.

coffee, in pure form and with additives

Remember that Vietnam is a former French colony, and the aromatic drink, like baguettes, is an echo of the colonial past. By the way, Vietnam has already overtaken Brazil in coffee exports, and took the 1st place in the world! Varieties - for every taste: Arabica, mocha, robusta, luwak ... In the cafe you will be offered a drink created from a mixture of several varieties.

Vietnamese coffee has an unforgettable aroma. The aftertaste is absolutely amazing: no sourness, only freshness and chill. Coffee is prepared directly in the cup, through a special metal filter (again, remember its brother, the French press). So, the filter is placed on a mug, a few tablespoons of freshly ground coffee are poured there and pressed. Pour from above hot water. Coffee seeps into the glass, five minutes - and voila, you can drink! Coffee in Vietnam is drunk with ice, and with condensed milk, and even with an egg.

Coffee with an egg is surprisingly gentle. More often it is sold in the north of the country, for example, in Hanoi. The consistency is perfect and melts in your mouth! Bitter coffee is strong at the bottom of the cup, and whipped yolks with sugar are at the top. This drink is cold and hot. Russians usually prefer the hot version. By the way, gourmets are advised to eat egg coffee with a spoon.

Jackfruit

The fruit of the breadfruit tree in its odor is hardly inferior to durian. It is very difficult to cut it, it is large and sticky, it is better to buy already cut fruit. The taste is specific, it is suitable as an addition to hot meat or vegetable dishes. You can guess by the name that the fruit is hearty and high-calorie, you eat it up quickly.

sapodilla

for sale all year round countrywide. Reminds me of a small brown kiwi. The taste is sweet, similar to persimmon, the flesh is also like persimmon, but with a hard bone inside. Overripe sapodilla is sugary, with a honey aftertaste. Of course, it's better to try it yourself, and not just read the description.

Now you know what to try in Vietnam. But, in order not to be left alone with a faience friend and not ruin your vacation, remember prudence. No matter how much you want everything and more, do not immediately eat up exotic. Eat no more than three or four foreign fruits a day. And, of course, wash them thoroughly under running water.

Comparison of prices and quality of food in a Vietnamese restaurant and roadside fast food in this video.

Ingredients:

400 g beef

1 onion

2 tbsp. spoons of fish sauce

ground white pepper

400 g rice noodles

2 l beef broth

red chili pepper

How to make Pho-bo soup:

Boil the beef broth. Then take the meat out of the broth and let it cool. Pplace in the freezer for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the peeled onion, fish sauce, anise, pepper in a large saucepan. Pour in the broth and add water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
Place rice noodles in salted water and boil. Then cool the noodles a little.
Remove the meat from the freezer and cut into thin slices.
Spread out the noodles and sliced green onion, Meat And Chopped Chili Peppers.
Pour everything 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 side dish for any fried meat, bird 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. spoons of lime juice

2 tbsp. spoons of fish sauce

red chili pepper

shallot

Chinese cabbage(Chinese salad)

4 tbsp. mint leaves

soy sprouts - optional

How to make Vietnamese Chicken Salad:

Rinse the breast, cut into pieces and fry.
For dressing: Combine fish sauce, lime juice, chili, minced garlic and shallots.
Mix chopped mint and chicken with chopped cabbage and pour dressing. If desired, you can add a small amount of sprouted soybeans.
Vietnamese chicken salad is ready!

Vietnamese fish

Ingredients:

2 tomatoes

2 tbsp. spoons of fish sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 garlic clove

400 g white fish fillet

1 carrot

2 teaspoons grated ginger

How to cook fish in Vietnamese:

Mix fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, mint in a deep bowl. It is good to soak the fish with this marinade.
Put the prepared fish in the sauce on the foil, and put the peeled and sliced \u200b\u200bcarrots on top.
Bake Vietnamese fish in an oven preheated to 250°C for about an hour.

Vietnamese shrimp

Ingredients:

500 g peeled shrimp

4 teaspoons olive oil

½ cup vegetable oil

salt to taste

How to cook Vietnamese shrimp:

Rinse shrimp in water and thread onto skewers. Sprinkle with black pepper and salt.
Peel the mango, cut into thin slices and fry until brown in a pan.
Put the shrimp there and fry for 3-5 minutes on both sides.
Vietnamese prawns 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 soy sauce

How to cook shrimp rolls:

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

Vietnamese pancakes nam

Ingredients:

300 g potatoes

300 g carrots

300 g meat

2 tbsp. spoons of olive oil

soy sauce and salt to taste

rice paper

How to make Vietnamese Nam Pancakes:

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

papaya salad

Ingredients:

1 green papaya

juice of 2 limes

3 art. spoons of fish sauce

2 tbsp. spoons of sugar

1 teaspoon chili pepper

1 small bunch of cilantro

How to make papaya salad:

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

Mango in appetizing sauce

Ingredients:

1 glass of water

fresh ginger

½ cup sugar

½ cup fresh mint

500 g mango

How to cook mango in a delicious sauce:

Ginger cut into thin plastics and put in water with sugar. Boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Take the pot off the heat and throw in the mint leaves. Strain the resulting syrup and set aside.
Peel the mango, cut into slices, pour over the syrup and place in the refrigerator for 40 minutes. Garnish with mint when serving.

Asian avocado smoothie

Ingredients:

1 avocado

½ cup coconut milk

3 art. spoons of condensed milk

1 glass of crushed ice

How to make an avocado smoothie:

Cut a 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.
Mix everything well in a blender and you get a delicious avocado smoothie! If desired, you can decorate the cocktail with coconut flakes, herbs or chia seeds.

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

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

Having visited the countries of Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular, I realized that I really like Asian cuisine, and in particular, I really like it! Vietnamese food not yet as popular as the Thai ones. But this situation will surely change soon, because more and more of our compatriots have recently chosen Vietnam as their vacation spot. Yes, and in Russia more and more restaurants are being opened where they serve best vietnamese food.

What is she Vietnamese cuisine? It is original, but much is 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. The Vietnamese also eat a lot of fresh herbs and noodles. Various soups are very popular (especially Pho soup), fried pork and some exotic dishes for Europeans, such as dogs, cats, rats, snakes, crocodiles (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. Soup Pho (Pho).

The most popular dish in Vietnam. It's like in Thailand or borscht in Russia. Although no, in Russia they don’t eat so much borscht! Soup Pho cook in Vietnam just every step of the way. It can be tasted both in an expensive restaurant and in any cheap cafe with plastic chairs. It is especially popular with the Vietnamese for breakfast, but it is also good for lunch and dinner.

This is a fairly simple soup with the addition of noodles, germinated soy sprouts and pork (or chicken). It is served separately with chili peppers and a large plate with fresh herbs, which must be added to the soup. Sprouted soy is 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 I personally liked it even more! Especially thanks to the special very tasty broth. I advise you to try! Usually served in the same place as Pho soup. It's easy enough to tell from the picture on the menu.

3. Spring rolls.

Small rolls fried until crispy. The filling can be very varied, but most often it is vegetables with minced meat or shrimp wrapped in thin rice paper. Served with greens. It tastes better if eaten with soy sauce. I liked it very much! Especially good as an appetizer for beer.

4. Pancakes Nam.

Something like spring rolls. Only larger. They also use rice paper. Only here the filling is more diverse, 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 better.

By the way, in one of my articles, I spoke in detail about the recipe for making nam 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. Sometimes lau with seafood, chicken or meat. Noodles and a large plate of greens are served separately. 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 cauldron, lau is laid out in cups and noodles and greens are added to each cup separately.

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

6. Vietnamese seafood.

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, as it were, stretched along the sea coast and sea fishing 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 generally keep quiet about Russia). Especially inexpensive fresh seafood delicacies can be tasted right on.

Personally, I especially like crabs! Also popular dishes are lobster, shrimp, oysters, mussels and scallops.

By the way, soon Vietnamese seafood and about that, I will release a whole post. Necessarily subscribe to blog updates so you don't miss a post!

7. Banh cuon (Vietnamese pies).

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

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

Unfold the leaf and eat - very tasty!

8. Vietnamese soup with dumplings.

This delicious soup we tried in Dalat. It is also a type of Pho soup. But despite some similar ingredients, it tastes very different. I liked him a lot more than Fo. I have never seen such a soup in Nha Trang, but in Dalat it is very popular. It’s true that in different places in Vietnam Pho soup is made in completely different ways.

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

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 center of Dalat.

9. Nem Nuong.

Nem Nuong are small pork sausages served with sauce, rice sheets, crispy rice dough paper and a lot of different greens:

All this is eaten as follows: more different greens are placed on the 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 portion 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 here are just licking your fingers. All thanks to French traditions. I am 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 a paradise!

Separately, I want to say about the Vietnamese fast food. These are crispy French baguettes with various toppings. 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, because they seemed a bit bland to me. But tastes, as they say, do not argue.

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

Planning to visit Vietnam? Surely you are wondering what you will eat during the rest, and general information will never be redundant.

This article will focus on the features of the national Vietnamese cuisine, as well as the main dishes of Vietnam.

The total number of Vietnamese dishes reaches 500 items, and this is not all. The variety of dishes will not disappoint anyone, even the most fastidious gourmet. On merit, Vietnam is considered the core of gastronomic tourism.

A feature of Vietnamese cuisine is an extraordinary aroma, which sometimes even repels. At the same time, the taste of any dish leaves a unique impression and aftertaste.

In one article it is impossible to tell about all the features of Vietnamese cuisine, as well as to compile the most complete culinary guide of this country. Every part of Vietnam has different national tastes and dishes. Due to the territorial and historical prerequisites in Vietnamese cuisine, you will find a combination of Thai, Chinese and even French cuisine.

Vietnamese cuisine is characterized by the use of soup Pho or or Fa Bo ( Pho Bo ) (from beef), crab noodles, sticky rice cake, and various kinds rice noodles. The most popular sauce in Vietnam is a fish sauce called Pios Cham.

Vietnamese cuisine will amaze you with its diversity, as well as the combination of a variety of products in one dish. For the Russian perception of taste, perhaps not all dishes will seem tasty, but they will definitely be remembered.

For the Vietnamese themselves, Russian cuisine is considered boring, without a variety of combinations of sour, sweet, spicy tastes, as well as spices and smells, which add from 4 to 15 seasonings to each dish. It turns out a unique taste of the pinnacle of culinary art, skill and secrets, which are more than 2 thousand years old.

Rice (Vietnamese "C ơ m ” is read as “com”). On the streets you can often see such signs with the words: C ơ m G à (with chicken), C ơ m B ò (with beef), C ơ m Heo (with pork). is the basis of almost all dishes in Vietnam. It is used as a garnish and is also converted into other foods such as rice paper, wine, noodles and more.

Conventionally, Vietnam should be divided into three parts according to food preferences - northern, central and southern Vietnam.

So, what are the popular dishes in the northern part of the Asian country?

1. Pho soup "- perhaps the most popular dish in this part of the country, which can be tasted in almost any restaurant and cafe, as well as at any time of the day. It is famous for its aroma and aftertaste. The soup is made with broth that is boiled for 3 to 6 hours, meat (usually beef), sprouted soy sprouts or corn sprouts, and noodles are added to it. Chili sauce and herbs are served separately with the soup. There are three variations, with the meat completely cooked in this broth, with the meat so thinly sliced that when placed in the broth it is instantly cooked right at the time of serving, and with raw meat.

2. Các món ăn từ ốc (in Russian menus it is funny translated as "Monday ocean") - a dish with a strange name containing snails. The dish is famous for its variety, because snails can be cooked with anything, including herbs, garnish, and so on. Snails can be fried and boiled, can be seasoned with various sauces. There are no limits to the imagination of chefs.

3. Spring roll (Viet. cuộn mùa xuân), made from rice paper and filled with minced fish, meat or sweets. The dish is popular throughout the country.

Due to the climate in the north of the country, the Vietnamese prefer to use the grill for cooking, and from the main dishes, soups and broths are more preferred. In addition, the northern cuisine of Vietnam is considered traditional, but the southern one includes admixtures from Thailand, China, France and other countries.

In the central provinces of Vietnam, mountainous regions and cities such as Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An and the mountainous city of Dalat in the south, dishes such as:

1. Bo Kho (Bo Kho) is a fragrant cinnamon and star anise broth with some tomatoes, coarsely chopped carrots and tender beef. It is completely different from traditional Pho Bo and can rather be attributed to European cuisine. It is usually served with a Banh Mi baguette, which is additionally filled with meat and herbs if desired.

2. Baguettes stuffed with Banh Mi (Viet. - Bánh mì), a direct legacy of the French colonial period in Vietnam. One of the most common fast foods in all cities of Vietnam in this region.

The filling of such a baguette with a crispy crust is varied and depends only on the chef's imagination, this is fried meat and meatballs, seafood, various sauces, herbs with sweet onions, and all this is warmed up in a toaster.

3. Soup Bun Bo Hue (Viet. - Bún bò Huế)

In fact, this is the brother of Pho soup. However, they are united only by meat broth, which is cooked for several hours. Instead of noodles, round-shaped rice vermicelli is used, the meat is placed in large pieces, as in the Uzbek "Lagman". In addition to the broth itself, lemongrass, black blood and shrimp paste are added.

Chips of banana inflorescences and a lot of greens are necessarily served with it. This is the traditional soup of the imperial capital.

4. Banh Bao rice flour pies (Viet. B a nh bao ), are steamed and somewhat similar to our manti.

They combine minced meat with spices, green vegetables. Half a boiled egg is often added to a classic pie. A very tasty and satisfying dish.

Even the residents themselves do not know the number of filling variations. They often serve as both a snack food and a full-fledged dessert if the filling is sweet.

5. Vegetable stew Ca Tim (Viet. Cà Tím Kho Tộ)

A very common street dish served alongside Pho soup in many small Vietnamese cafes. Prepared in a clay pot with eggplant, tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, potato flour, rapeseed oil, coconut milk, spices, sugar, soy and oyster sauce. Green onions, mint and herbs are served separately. The dish is very unusual. By itself, it is very unusual, and is served with a small portion of rice.

Popular in the South are:

1. Pancakes, which are fundamentally different from Russian pancakes. If you think that these are traditional Russian pancakes, then you are mistaken, because Vietnamese pancakes are a whole culinary masterpiece. Their filling consists of eggs, crab meat, pork, greens, carrots, and cabbage. And the shell (pancakes themselves) is made from rice flour. The dish is fried in sunflower oil.

2. Soup with dumplings (Viet. hu tieu mi hoanh thanh)

One of the most hearty meals Central Vietnam, with fatty broth and dumplings filled with seafood or meat, depending on the desire of the customer.

3. Original dish Laumam can only be found in Vietnam. talking plain language It's meat and vegetables. You will not find such a quantity of mixed vegetables in any other dish (maximum can reach 24 items). A special fish sauce adds spice to the dish.

Many tourists going to Vietnam, of course, heard that the Vietnamese cannot do without strange delicacies - snake meat, dogs, and various insects. This is more an exception to the rule than everyday food for this people. If you can see how dogs are cooked somewhere, it’s not because they really want to eat it, but because dog meat is cheaper than pork.

As for snake dishes, this is a real tourist attraction, which is mainly popular with Chinese tourists.