Must-try street food in Vietnam (part 3)
Shall we continue to explore dishes to try in big cities in Vietnam.
- Banh mi.
Unlike other famous dishes in the world, Vietnamese bread is very diverse in appearance and flavor. With the profound influence and culture of each region, bread is also different. The northern region is famous for Hanoi bread and the childhood memories of many generations.
From sweet bread to salty bread, sandwich bread or bread served with fillings such as pan bread, bread with wine sauce,… all types of bread in Hanoi seem to have a harmonious, ancient character. and familiar.
Coming to the Central region, famous for Hoi An bread with 20 diverse fillings such as: mixed, pate, beef rolled with cheese, bacon… extremely attractive. The hot, crispy taste of the crust and the greasy, fragrant taste of the fillings make both domestic and foreign tourists willing to line up to enjoy this specialty. Bite a piece of cake, you will feel the unique and quintessential flavor of Hoi An cuisine.
Stop at the Southern region, featuring authentic Saigon bread, the “chameleon” of Vietnam. With extremely unique fillings such as mussel bread, mixed rice paper bread, pha lau bread, etc. Saigon bread is constantly changing to become more and more unique and novel in the eyes of diners.
- Trang Tien Ice cream.
Located at 35 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem District, Trang Tien Ice Cream is a favorite address of local and international diners when coming to the capital Hanoi. Open to customers since the 1950s, this ice cream address is highly appreciated and recognized by Taste Atlas experts as part of Hanoi’s culinary heritage. The ice cream most loved by international customers at the store is coconut milk ice cream.
It can be seen that Trang Tien ice cream is a dish that makes it unique in the culinary village of the people of the capital. Sticking to Hoan Kiem Lake since the subsidy period, Trang Tien ice cream has its own unique characteristics, combining traditional Vietnamese flavors such as fresh green rice, green beans, coconut, pure cocoa… Ice cream Trang Tien has created fresh, delicious, fragrant and greasy ice cream flavors that cannot be mixed in other places.
- Snails.
When you visit delicious snail restaurants in Hanoi, you will participate in an interesting snail party with many attractive dishes such as boiled snails, snails braised with banana and beans, snails stir-fried with lemongrass and chili… Make sure you will have the experience. Have a great culinary experience when enjoying delicious snail dishes in Hanoi.
This is a familiar street food of local people. Depending on how it is prepared, you will enjoy different flavors. For example, you can taste the sweet, sour, and spicy flavors through snail dishes prepared in a rich and flexible way. It will be a taste that you cannot forget once you experience it, especially in the capital.
- Fried spring rolls.
Fried spring rolls can be considered one of the famous snacks in most provinces and cities of Vietnam. This dish has conquered countless diners thanks to its unique flavor as well as the crispiness of the nem chua pieces when eaten. In addition to the culinary aspect, fried spring rolls also serve as a testament to Vietnam’s cultural development.
As the name of the dish suggests, fried nem chua comes from nem chua – a traditional dish of Vietnamese people. Although each region of the country will have a different way of making sour rolls, fried spring rolls are often made from the flavors of the North. Because according to records about this dish, fried spring rolls first appeared in 1980 in Hanoi. These are considered the first variations of traditional spring rolls to help make this dish new and more attractive.
It can be said that the taste of fried spring rolls is a special aspect that makes many diners “miss” this snack. When biting into a piece of fried spring rolls, the first thing diners will immediately feel is the crispiness of the outer shell. Not only that, the greasiness of pork combined with the flavor of other ingredients makes this dish a perfect gift for the eater’s taste buds. In addition, the accompanying raw vegetables also help diners enjoy a lot of fried spring rolls without feeling sick.
There are a number of outstanding places to eat, but the most outstanding is fried spring rolls at Tam Thuong alley, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
- Banh da cua.
(crab cake soup with red rice noodles)
Crab cake soup is probably most famous in Hai Phong. Hai Phong crab cake soup is considered by the people here as the soul of the cuisine. Not only has it been around for a long time, this dish also contains a unique cultural part of the tourist land of Hai Phong from past to present. Through many ups and downs, crab cake soup is still associated with the life and spirit of the people here.
Crab cake soup is sophisticated from form to preparation. To cook Hai Phong crab cake requires a variety of ingredients. Among them, three main ingredients that must not be missed when processing are rice paper, crab and water spinach. Without one of these three ingredients, the dish seems to have lost part of the typical flavor of Hai Phong crab cake.
A proper bowl of Hai Phong crab cake soup must have all the eye-catching colors, with large, smooth brown rice paper fibers. When enjoying, you will truly feel the fragrant aroma of onions and the greasy but not boring taste of crab bricks. The harmonious combination of spices makes people enjoy the appeal of crab cake soup. Try it once when you come to this land of Hai Phong.
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