Tag: Vietnam

Avocado smoothie in a glass
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Sinh To Bo

Luxuriously rich and creamy, sweet avocado smoothies are a favorite Vietnamese dessert or mid-afternoon snack. Avocados are known as “butter fruit” in Vietnam.

Vietnamese lemongrass chicken
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Ga Xao Sa

Gà xào sả, or lemongrass chicken, is one of the better known Vietnamese dishes, often on the menu of Vietnamese restaurants. It is a wonderfully light, refreshing and easy-to-make chicken recipe.

Clay pot with Vietnamese fish in caramel sauce.
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Ca Kho To

Vietnamese kho dishes are comforting braised foods cooked in clay pots, and flavored with nuoc mau, a delectable caramel sauce with deep notes of molasses and coffee.

Bowl of bun thit nuong with cha gio spring rolls
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Bun Thit Nuong

Bún thịt nướng is a simple meal from Vietnam consisting of cold rice vermicelli mixed with fresh vegetables and topped with hot barbecued pork.

Stuffed banh xeo on a plate with a side of herbs
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Banh Xeo

Banh xeo ("bahn SAY-oh") is a popular street snack in Vietnam, especially the south. The name means "sound crepe" and indicates the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet.

Banh mi sandwich on a plate
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Bánh Mì

The foundation of this versatile sandwich is French: baguette, mayonnaise and sometimes paté. But everything else in the Saigon sub is pure Vietnamese.

Nuoc Mau (Vietnamese caramelized sugar sauce)
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Nuoc Mau

Nuoc mau may be a caramel sauce, but it’s not the kind you pour over ice cream. This rich and slightly bitter concoction gives a complex dimension of flavor to many Vietnamese dishes.

Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese salty-sour dipping sauce)
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Nuoc Cham

Nuoc cham is the all-purpose Vietnamese condiment served with and poured over many dishes. Its salty-sour flavor is wonderfully bright and fresh.

Pho Bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup)
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Pho Bo

Seemingly simple, yet wonderfully complex, Vietnamese pho bo is more than just broth with beef and noodles. Pho is considered one of the world’s great dishes.