Top 10 Vietnamese specialties not to be missed

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1. Pho

This is arguably the most Vietnamese cuisine and occupies an important place in the lives of locals. It is called Bánh Phở locally and is a thin, flattened vermicelli strip. The most classic and everyday flavor is raw beef pho, which is made from fresh belly, beef bones and a variety of spices to create a long-standing aroma. The soup base with a rich beef flavor is combined with smooth rice noodles, fresh and tender raw beef, and spices such as coriander and golden inflection, which are rich in aftertaste, forming a unique flavor.

2. Spring rolls

Vietnam's climate is hot and the summer is long, so the taste of local specialties is mostly refreshing and delicious, or use the sour and spicy taste to open the appetite, and spring rolls are a major representative of this kind of taste. The skin of the Vietnamese spring rolls is made of rice noodles, soft white and Q-strong, wrapped in finely sliced carrots, and served with lemon juice and fish sauce as a dip, making it a refreshing and appetizing and endless taste.

3. Vietnamese cane shrimp

Cane shrimp is a typical Vietnamese dish, which involves chopping up the shelled shrimp into mushrooms, beating them into shrimp gelatin, wrapping them in sugarcane branches, and frying them in a pan. The appearance of the shrimp is golden and crispy, and the fresh sweetness of the shrimp meat is mixed with the fragrance of sugarcane, which is tender and delicious. When eating cane shrimp, it is best to accompany the chili plum sauce.

4. Duck eggs

The "duck egg" is somewhat similar to the characteristic "try the gall" hair egg in the northeast area. It's also a delicacy worth trying, but not everyone can accept it. The so-called duck egg is an unhaved, young duck formed and not yet shelled duck eggs, there is no special way to cook, it is just cooked.

5. Vietnamese hot pot

The soup base of Vietnamese hot pot is a bit close to the Thai tom Yin Gong, after all, the two are geographically close, and the products and tastes are also reasonable. Vietnamese hot pot has a mild sour and spicy taste, which can greatly enhance the freshness of the hot pot and perfectly complement the taste of seafood and beef.

6. Fried elephant fish

Elephant fish is a unique local aquatic product, usually slightly larger than the palm of the hand, fried until crispy, very delicious to eat. Even people who are disgusted with the trouble of fish bones can easily enjoy it because its bones can also be eaten.

7. Meat dumplings

This is a traditional Vietnamese cuisine, wrapped in banana leaves, in round and square shapes, taking the meaning of the round place (Vietnamese: Thiên Viên địa phương). The filling mainly includes glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and pepper, which has a unique taste.

8. Drip coffee

Coffee is indispensable in the daily life of Vietnamese people, and the drip pot is a local coffee utensil that pours boiling hot water into a drip pot filled with thick ground coffee, and then lets the coffee drip drop into the cup. This coffee comes with this slow pace of life, reflecting the gentle and laid-back side of the Vietnamese.

9. Vietnamese pancakes

Originating in the Khmer Of Cambodia, this pancake was introduced to Vietnam and was modified by the locals to become one of the most common foods in southern Vietnam. Its main ingredient is a batter made of rice flour and turmeric powder, and the taste is quite different from the wheat-based pancakes in China.

10. Vietnamese baguette

In Vietnam, there are stalls selling baguettes on the streets. Locals are used to starting their day with a baguette and a cup of coffee. This can also be said to be an important trace of the influence of French colonial history on the local culture.

In short, although Vietnam has the title of "Little China", the local gastronomic culture integrates its own traditions, foreign spreads and French influences, and has formed its own unique gastronomic recipes, and their customs and cultures are similar to those in southwest China, and there are a lot of differences. In addition, due to the suitable climate, the local preserved fruits, perfumes, coconut candy, coffee are all inexpensive, these unmissable Vietnamese cuisine, exotic flavors, are worth trying to taste slowly when traveling.