Vietnam's Regional Street Foodies Guide: Fifty Of The Best Street Foods In Vietnam And Where To Eat Them

By Susan Blanshard and Bruce Blanshard

Do you love the idea of traveling Vietnam by your taste-buds and sightseeing between meals?

Vietnam is such a hot destination for foodies, it's worth the trip to Vietnam just to sample the 50 quintessential street food dishes that make Vietnamese street food world famous. This new foodies travel book is written by t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Addie
• Release date: Nov 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9780994635044

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Contents

EAT LIKE A LOCAL

Me and Pho and a Dog called Phu

Where In The World Did Those Two Expats Go?

Insider Tips To Get The Best Out Of Vietnam

There Are Three Ways To Eat Street Food

Vietnamese Street Food. A Very Brief History

Seasonal Street Food Snacks

The Famous Pho Soup

Choosing A Place To Eat

Street Food Or Restaurants

YOUR CULINARY COMPASS FOR VIETNAM

THE NORTH

Miền Luồn

Eel vermicilli

Lu’o’n Nu’o’ng Xa

Eel chargrilled with lemongrass

Lươn Om Nước Sốt Caramel

Eel braised with caramel sauce

Bún Thang

Chicken noodle soup

Bún Thang Hà Nội

Bún Bò Nam Bộ

Southern beef noodle soup

Bún Bò

Beef soup

Bún Với Rau Thơm

Vermicelli salad

Bò Mật Ong Khỏi

Honey-cured beef

Nước Cham

Dipping sauce

Đậu Phộng Rang

Roasted peanuts

Hẹ Tây Chiên

Fried red Asian shallots

Bún Bò Hue

Beef noodle soup from Hue

Bánh Cuốn

Fresh rice rolls

Bánh Cuốn Nông

Steamed ravioli rolls

Nước Mắm

Fish sauce dip

Bún Chả

Pork barbecued patties

Bún Chả

Barbeque pork patties

Mỳ Gà Tần

Chicken soup

Bún Mộc

Meatballs and noodle soup

Bún Mộc Hà Nội

Hanoi pork balls and vermicelli soup

Bánh Ghoi

Pillow-shaped pastry

Chao

Rice gruel

Cháo Gao

Clam gruel

Bánh Đúc

Spicy gruel

Cháo Ga

Chicken gruel

Muc Nương

Barbecued dried squid

Bun Rieu Cua

Crab soup

Bun Rieu

Crab noodle soup

Bun Oc

Snail soup

Nem

Spring roll

Xôi Xéo

Sticky rice

Xôi Xéo

Sticky rice

Peanut and Sesame Dip

Pho Bo

Beef soup

Pho Bo

Rice noodle soup with beef

Quick Pho

Bánh Đa Trộn

Bún Dọc Mùng

Pork and noodle soup

Bánh Tôm

Prawn dumplings

Bánh Xèo Hanoi Style

SNACKS

Hoa Quả Dầm

Fruit in a glass

Chè Đậu Đen

Sweet black bean drink

Xoi Chè

Sticky rice topped with sweetened mung bean paste.

Chè Thập Cẩm

Chè Khúc Bạch

Rainbow drink

Chè Chuối

Banana in coconut milk

Cà Phê Trung

Egg coffee

Hanoi-Barbecue

Best Duck

Best Skewers

CENTRAL VIETNAM

Cao Lầu

Noodles and pork hot pot

Bánh

Steamed rice buns

Bánh Khọt

Hollow cake

Cơm Hến

Rice and seafood

Mì Quảng

Bún Thịt Nướng

Bun Bo Hue

Banh Khoai

Savory pancake

Banh Xeo Chay

Rice flour crepe

Banh Xeo Tom

Crepe with prawn and enoki mushroom filling

Bun Cha Ca

Fish cakes and rice noodles

THE SOUTH

Xôi Bui Thi Xuan

Savory or sweet glutinous rice

Cao Lầu Saigon

Bánh Xèo Saigon

Savory pancakes

Bún Đậu Mắm Tôm

Shrimp tofu

Đậu Phụ Sốt Cà Chua

Fried tofu in tomato sauce

Tau Hu Xa Ot

Lemongrass crusted tofu

Bún Bò Hue

Beef noodle soup

Bánh Mì

Bread roll

Canh Bún

Phở Bò

Beef soup

Mỳ Quảng

Cơm Hến

Bún Mọc

Gỏi Cuốn / Bì Cuốn

Freshly wrapped spring rolls

Bun Thit Nuong

Cháo

Cơm Tấm

Broken rice and shredded pork

Bún Mắm

Bánh Tằm Bì

Hand made noodles

Bánh Canh Trảng Bàng

Bánh Khọt

Canh Bún

Crab soup

Bột Chiên

Best Tabletop Grills

Best Poultry

Skewers in Ho Chi Minh

Sauces

THE FAT NOODLE TRAVEL BOOK SERIES

VIETNAM’S REGIONAL

STREET FOODIES GUIDE

FIFTY OF THE BEST STREET FOODS IN VIETNAM

AND WHERE TO EAT THEM

INCLUDES FAMOUS

STREET FOOD RECIPES

TO COOK BACK HOME

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EAT LIKE A LOCAL

Want to know where the best street food is in Vietnam? Look no further! Take it from us, two self-confessed street foodies. If anyone can show you the street foods of Vietnam, we can.

We came to Vietnam for a six week vacation, and ended up spending eight years here. Over the last eight years, we’ve put together the most popular and famous street food dishes in Vietnam, and the places we’ve discovered which we return to again and again.

Vietnam has over 600 street food dishes but when you’re travelling, you don’t have time to try every dish. That’s why, in this volume, we have selected only the most famous and most loved street foods. An essential foodies guide to the Vietnamese dishes most popular with the locals, North, Central and South.

You may, like us, arrive after a long haul flight and immediately wonder what this noisy and busy place called Vietnam is all about. In fact, the hustle and bustle might make you head to the nearest western style cafe and order a buffalo burger, just to get off the street for a moment! But we’ll let you into our secret: the Vietnamese culture is held in a bowl of fragrant jasmine tea and a steaming pot of Pho. It’s not until the moment you order street food, that your true Vietnamese experience starts. Here’s the reason why: eating with locals