Best Vietnam Food: 15 Must-Try Dishes
Best Vietnam food is defined by one core principle: maximum flavor from the freshest possible ingredients. Vietnamese cuisine balances…
Vietnamese Cuisine
Vietnamese dishes explained by a Saigon-based food editor: what each dish is, where it comes from, how it’s eaten, and how regions cook it differently.
Banh Xeo Recipe (Vietnamese Crispy Pancake)
Prepare time: 10 min Cook: 2 hr 30 min Ready in: 2 hr 40 min Bánh xèo is…
Best Vietnamese Comfort Food When You’re Sick: It’s Cháo, Not Phở
The best Vietnamese comfort food when you’re sick is cháo, a plain rice porridge usually made as cháo…
Bun Bo Hue Recipe (Vietnamese Spicy Beef Noodle Soup)
Prepare time: 10 min Cook: 2 hr 30 min Ready in: 2 hr 40 min Bun bo Hue,…
Vietnam Food Poisoning: How to Avoid It and What to Eat if You Get Sick
Vietnam food poisoning in travelers is usually travelers’ diarrhea, and fluids come first: oral rehydration salts (sold in…
Vietnamese Hot Pot (Lẩu): Types, How to Eat, Dipping Sauces
Vietnamese hot pot (lẩu) is a pot of seasoned broth kept simmering at the table, where diners cook…
Bun Thit Nuong: Vietnam’s Grilled Pork Noodle Salad, Not a Soup
Bun Thit Nuong is a Vietnamese grilled pork noodle salad — cold rice vermicelli piled with lemongrass-marinated grilled…
Is Vietnamese Food Spicy? Only If You Ask It to Be
Is Vietnamese food spicy? Not by default — most of the country’s best-known dishes, from phở to bánh…
Vegetarian Vietnamese Food: What “Chay” Really Means
Vegetarian Vietnamese food has a name most guides translate too loosely: “chay.” It isn’t just the Vietnamese word…