Le Mat snake dishes are specialty of Le Mat is a small village located in Long Bien District in the capital city of Hanoi. The village has long been famous for a traditional job: catching snakes. It is rumored that even the kids there are skillful in doing the job, and that’s why there is […]
Pho xao may just be a slightly healthier take on my xao — but the beauty is in the details. The flat, smoother pho noodle doesn’t crisp up like its pre-boiled instant cousin. When done well the outer edges acquire a browned crunchiness, whilst the center stays soft and glutinous. This dish tastes best with […]
Steeped fruit Hoa Qua Dam mixed fruits is a popular dessert in Vietnam. It’s basically many types of fruit put in a glass with sweetened milk poured on. People eat it by mixing ice with the steeped fruits to make a cold, milky mix. When you’re in the tropics, a scoop of ice cream to […]
Ga tan, Stewed Sweet Herbal Chicken Soup is one of Vietnamese best dishes is worth a try if you’re needing a Vietnamese tonic. This is completely different from any other soup. With a combination of chicken and different herbs such as American dried fig, red dates, honey dates, gojiberries, dried longan, pei ji and yuk chuk […]
Banh khot is a famous Vietnamese dish of miniature pancakes served with herbs and vegetables and spicy sweet fish sauce for dipping. They could be translated in a number of different ways, from crispy savory pancakes, to coconut rice cakes, to kettle cakes… but maybe a little less confusing description is just delicious bite sized treats. The […]
Goi cuon is a Vietnamese dish traditionally consisting of pork, prawn, vegetables, bun (rice vermicelli), and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamese banh trang (commonly known as rice paper). They are served at room temperature (or cooled) and are not deep fried or cooked on the outside. Fresh goi cuon have gained popularity among Vietnam’s neighboring […]
The fried version with minced pork is called Cha gio (southern Vietnam), nem, or Nem ran (northern Vietnam). Central Vietnam has its own version of a “fried roll” called “Ram.” “Ram” is always made from whole shell-on shrimp or chopped deshelled shrimps and some green onion, wrapped in rice paper and deep fried. “Ram”, like […]