Vietnamese Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Vietnamese Dishes

Appetizers

• Banh Cuon (Rice flour crepes stuffed with minced pork & mushrooms)
• Banh Xeo (Filled crepe)
• Cha Gio (Imperial rolls)
• Chao Tom (Grilled shrimp on sugarcane)
• Go Cuon (Shrimp rolls)

Soups

• Canh Chua Tom (Hot & sour shrimp soup)
• Mang Tay Nau Cua (Crab & asparagus soup)
• Mien Ga (Chicken noodle soup)
• Pho Bo (Beef noodle soup)

Salads

• Bo Luc Lac (Beef & watercress salad)
• Goi Ga (Chicken salad)
• Goi Tom (Shrimp salad)

Noodles

• Banh Hoi Bo Nuong (Steamed rice vermicelli with beef & vegetables)
• Bun Thit Nuong (Rice noodles with pork & vegetables)

Poultry

• Ga Sa Te (Chicken in coconut milk)
• Ga Xao Sa (Lemongrass chicken)

Meats

• Banh Mi (Barbequed pork & vegetables in baguette)
• Bo Sate (Beef in peanut sauce)
• Bo Vien (Beef meatballs)
• Cha Lua (Pork sausage)
• Thit Chung (Steamed pork meatloaf)

Fish & Seafood

• Ca Chien (Fried whole fish)
• Ca Hap (Steamed whole fish)
• Ca Kho To (Claypot fish)
• Ca Ran Chua Ngot (Sweet-sour fish)
• Cua Rang Muoi (Dry-fried whole crab)
• Tom Ram Man (Salt & pepper prawns)

Vegetables & Beans

• Cai Xao Thap Cam (Stir-fried vegetables)
• Cari Rau Cai (Curried vegetables)
• Dau Xao (Stir-fried yard-long beans)

Breads & Grains

• Baguette (French bread)
• Banh Mi (Vietnamese-style sandwiches)
• Com (Rice)

Sauces

• Nuoc Cham (Salty-sour dipping sauce)

Pickles & Preserves

• Bap Cai Muoi Xoi (Preserved cabbage)
• Rau Cai Chua (Pickled vegetables)

Desserts

• Che Ba Mau (Beans in coconut milk)
• Mut (Glacéed fruit & vegetables)

Beverages

• Ca Phe Sua Da (Vietnamese-style coffee)
• Da Chanh (Lemonade)
• Nuoc Dua Tuoi (Coconut juice)

Breakfast

• Hu-Tien (Noodles in broth)