Are you wondering how Vietnamese cuisine was formed? Then you should know that it has been influenced by Indian, French, Chinese and other culinary traditions.
National cuisine of Vietnam
Dishes made from rice, seafood (cuttlefish, snail, octopus), chicken, beef are widespread in Vietnamese cuisine, and delicious dishes are those made from the meat of rats, turtles, snakes (in the north of the country, soy, and in the south - fish sauce).
In the south of Vietnam they cook tom-yam soup, fried goat meat, shark fin soup; in the north - seasoned rice dishes, Pho soup, snail dishes; in the central part of Vietnam - dishes from fish, seafood, deer and turtle meat. It is worth noting the peculiarity of the preparation of Vietnamese dishes - they are not subjected to prolonged heat treatment.
Popular Vietnamese dishes:
- Pho soup (main ingredients - chicken, rice noodles, aromatic herbs, herbs, wheat germ);
- Spring Rolls (a dish made from glass noodles and fried vegetables wrapped in a rice flour pancake, but seafood or minced meat can be used as a filling);
- “Banhcom” (a dessert in the form of a sweet pastry based on peas, rice and coconut, wrapped in a banana leaf);
- "Chao" (is a thick rice porridge, which is usually complemented by finely chopped pieces of beef or chicken).
- “Pomfred” (fried fish with nyok noam and tamarind sauces - usually served with vegetables and rice).
Where to taste the national cuisine?
In Hanoi, visit Kiti Restaurant (fans of Vietnamese cuisine will appreciate a wide range of authentic cuisine); in Ho Chi Minh City, visit Xu Restaurant Lounge (ordering authentic dishes in this restaurant, you will be served exotic sauces that will give them a special piquancy); in Da Lat - in “Long Hoa” (order here shrimp or grilled pork, Lotus Flower salad) or “An Lac 2” (here they serve a Vietnamese dish - tofu soup); in Vung Tau - in “Phu Vinh” (it is recommended to try fish in a clay pot - Ca Kho To).
Cooking classes in Vietnam
In Nha Trang, you will be offered a five-hour culinary course at the Lantern restaurant, where you will be taught how to cook spring rolls, a Fish hot pot (a kind of fish roast) and a mango or banana dessert in orange sauce with ice cream and rum. In Phan Thiet, you can sign up for a cooking lesson at Mui Ne Cooking School, during which you will prepare Pho Bo soup, corn pancakes, green mango, shrimp and pineapple salad.
If you are partial to Vietnamese gastronomy, come here for the Culinary Festival in the fall, for the Coconut Festival in January (you will try coconut-based dishes and take part in various competitions), and in March for the Coffee Festival.
