Banana dessert is also criticized.
The reason, as Pham Thiet Hung said: "Whether you praise or criticize Vietnamese food, it has still been prepared and enjoyed by Vietnamese people for thousands of years and will continue to be enjoyed for thousands of years to come."
Cover your nose because of the smell of shrimp paste but eat vermicelli soup
To defend Vietnamese dishes that are criticized as bad, Tuoi Tre Online readers tell culinary stories that they have experienced themselves.
Moon cakes are on the list of 45 criticized Vietnamese dishes. Reader Hoangminhvu said: Moon cakes and mung bean cakes have a carbohydrate content of nearly 50%, which may be the reason why many adults do not like them.
Kiwi said: "Only after living abroad can you understand the taste of Westerners. They only like fried foods, beef, sandwiches... so they love bread, beef pho, grilled meat. As for boiled and steamed dishes, with lots of flour and sticky rice, they are afraid of being slimy and boring."
Kiwi cited: "An American English teacher said: I'm afraid to come to Vietnam on New Year's Day because I'm invited to eat banh tet and banh chung. In addition, the so-called "horrible" dishes for foreigners, although they don't say it, are blood dishes, blood pudding, duck eggs... So please, Vietnamese people, don't invite them to eat these things."
Reader Ba Saigon said that the news of 45 Vietnamese dishes being rated badly does not affect "world peace", but even arouses curiosity in the majority of others.
Speaking with evidence, Ba Saigon said: "For example, I have some American friends who often come to my house to play.
One day my wife cooked vermicelli soup with crab soup and added a bowl of shrimp paste when serving. They covered their noses because they weren’t used to the smell.
But then, out of curiosity as to why we still offered it to them, they "held their breath" and ate a small bowl, then another... then a whole bowl.
The surprising result is that afterwards they often suggest cooking vermicelli soup with crab and then vegetable and crab soup with eggplant and shrimp paste.
"The young Americans, my children's friends, are even more interested in "devoting" themselves to trying Vietnamese food and are addicted. Very happy!
But remember, even Vietnamese people still criticize and avoid the above fish sauces and some dishes, and never "touch them". So why bother being sad?" - Ba Saigon concluded.
Just eat happily, the world doesn't eat, so why worry?
Some readers are not wrong in their opinion about the 45 Vietnamese dishes being rated badly, as Nth said: "They are right. Their culinary style makes these dishes not delicious, just like the Western dish of mushrooms with cheese sauce that not many Vietnamese people like. They think it's normal."
Nguyen Ho said: "If you eat green bean cake without sipping on some green bean sweet soup, you're criticizing carelessly. I eat chocolate while still sipping on lotus seed sweet soup. Westerners should imitate you and see how wonderful it is."
Sharing the same opinion, Nguyen Minh said: "If you go to another region and eat many dishes from within the country, it won't be suitable (although the locals really like it), let alone someone from another country.
Honestly, there are many dishes on the list that I find bad and don't like to eat. I think that's very normal, why do people react so badly?
Reader Ngoc Thuan said: "This same page used to praise Vietnamese food. Now it points out 45 dishes that have been criticized. It's better for those who like the taste to enjoy it, otherwise, don't just list and criticize it for your own personal opinion. Leave them alone, there's no need to be offended."
Reader Thuan Duc Nguyen also said: "In my opinion, whatever, ignore what people say. Let's just eat happily, the world doesn't eat, so why should we worry?"
Some other criticized dishes:
Bun mam is on the list of dishes that are "criticized by Westerners", making many people angry.
Che troi tau, banh chung, banh gio are also not liked.
Nem chua, rice paper and orange cake share the same fate
45 Vietnamese dishes criticized, should we be offended?Source
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