Vietnamese cuisine (ẩm thực Việt Nam) — one of the healthiest and most diverse worlds.Without heavy oil, lots of fresh herbs (collendra, mint, Thai basil, water mint),I'm sorry.(fermented fish sauce) as a basis. Chinese influences (macaroni, dumplings), French (baguette, coffee, cakes), Khmer (mix of sweets).
Soups — Proudly #1 category
1. Ph
National dish.Beef broth 12-hour cooked on the bones + rice noodles + raw beef (because wet broth). Served with herbs (bases, coriander), bean sprouts, lime, chili, hoisin sauce, sriracha. Options:pho bò(bovine),phở gà(poultry),phở tái(medium-rare beef),pho n(bridges). Price: 40 000-100 000 VND (10-25 zł).
2. Bún bò Huò
A sharper, richer soup from Huế (central Vietnam). Thick round rice noodles, beef + pork, lemon, chili sauce. Price 45 000-80,000 VND.
3. Bún chï cá
Danaska (Đà Nẵng) specialty. Fish croquette soup, tuna fish, very herbal. 50,000 VND.
4. Hủ tiếu
Chinese-Vietnam, south. Clear soup with transparent rice pasta, shrimp, liver, pork. 40,000-70,000 VND.
5. Bún riêu
Sour soup with tomatoes, crab, tofu, tamarindu sour fruit. Home classic. 40,000 VND.
Sandwiches and street food
6. Bánh mì
Vietnamese sandwich in a baguette. Base: liver pate + meat (classicalnguội— Pork range) + cucumber, Vietnamese carrot, coriandra, chili, mayonnaise sauce. Options:bánh mì thēt nēng(grilled pork),bánh mì gà nēng(chicken),bánh mì xíu mēi(clopsies). Price: 15,000-50 000 VND.
7. Bún chả
Grilled pork with rice noodles, herbs, fish sauce. Hanoi classic. Obama ate here with Bourdain. 65,000-100 000 VND.
8. Gēi cuïn (spring rolls — fresh)
Rice pancakes + shrimp + pork + pasta + herbs. It's not fried, cold. Served with peanut sauce. 5,000-15,000 VND per piece.
9. Chả giò / Nem rán (fried spring rolls)
Fried version: shrimp, minced meat, mushrooms, vegetables in rice cake. Served with herbs and fish sauce. 40,000-80,000 VND serving.
10. Bánh xèo
‘Vietnamese pie’ — crispy rice pancake with curcuma + shrimp + pork + bean sprouts. You wrap lettuce and herbs in a letter. 40,000-70,000 VND.
Regional Denmark
11. Cao lầu (Hoi An)
Only authentic in Hoi An — pasta cooked in water from a specific well Bá Lễ. Crunch toast, char siu pork. 40,000-70,000 VND.
12. (Sajgon)
Broken rice + grilled pork + egg + cucumber + Vietnamese ‘bacon’. Breakfast. 25,000-60,000 VND.
13. Bánh khat (Vũng Tàu, Nha Trang)
Mini-plack rice with shrimp inside, made in a special pan with round pits. You wrap it in leaves mixed with herbs. 60,000-100 000 VND for 10 pieces.
Coffee and beverages
14. Cà phê is đá
Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk. Coffee burns byphin(metal individual filter) — coffee drops into a glass of condensed milk, then you add ice. Strong, dense, distinguished. 20,000-45 000 VND.
Vietnam is#2 coffee producer worldwide(after Brazil), mainly worm. Legendary:Trung Nguyên,Highlands Coffee,Cong Cà Pê(military aesthetics).
15. Cà phê trứng (egg coffee)
Invented in Hanoi 1946. Egg protein slaughtered with condensed milk on top of hot coffee. Like a cappuccino but richer.Cafe Giảng(Hanoi) — Legend. 35,000 VND.
Non-alcoholic street beverages
- Sinh t— blended fruit cocktails. Avocados, mangoes, dragon fruit. 25 000-40 000 VND
- Nía— freshly squeezed sugarcane juice with lime. Legendary refreshing. 10,000-20 000 VND
- Chè— dessert soups with fruit, coconut, tapioca, beans. Cold or hot. 15,000-40 000 VND
Beer
Bia hēi— fresh lane beer, produced on the same day. You buy in street bars on plastic stools for 5000-8000 VND (1-2 zł) per glass. The cult experience of Hanoi.
Bottle:Bia Hà Nội(Hanoi),Bia Saigon(Saigon),Tiger(imported),333‘ba ba ba’).
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- Sticks (as in China) — DO NOT stick vertically into a rice bowl (mortuary gesture)
- Garbage for street food: sitting on plastic stools, throwing garbage on the ground (cleaners collect — YES to be)
- Hard? Say “không cay” (not sharp) — cooks give 3-level focus automatically
- Peanut allergy? Sauce in many dishes has peanuts — ask