Apiwich Ektarawong (from Thailand) is a famous YouTuber in the land of the Golden Temple with a personal channel attracting nearly 500,000 followers. He is passionate about traveling and has been to many countries such as: Korea, Japan, India, Italy, France, England, ... including Vietnam.

Not long ago, Apiwich and his friends went to Ho Chi Minh City to explore the local culinary culture and experience many delicious dishes. “I visited Ho Chi Minh City because this destination is loved by many Thai tourists,” he said.

Apiwich commented that the street food in Ho Chi Minh City is very tasty. Among them, he was impressed with the banh xeo dish.

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Apiwich came to Ho Chi Minh City for tourism, spent time visiting some famous places such as Tan Dinh Church, Ben Thanh Market,...

To enjoy this dish, Apiwich and you go to the banh xeo restaurant located in a small alley on Dinh Cong Trang Street, District 1, near Tan Dinh Church. This has been a familiar dining address for many years for locals as well as foreign tourists when coming to Ho Chi Minh City.

The young customer revealed that some acquaintances who had traveled to Ho Chi Minh City and stopped by this restaurant saw the delicious banh xeo and recommended him to come here to experience it.

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Apiwich ordered a special banh xeo with a generous filling of bean sprouts, pork belly, eggs and fresh shrimp.

At the restaurant, Apiwich ordered a special portion of banh xeo - the signature and best-selling dish here. In addition, he also ordered spring rolls and spring rolls.

While waiting, from the open-plan kitchen area, he also got to watch the experienced workers prepare the pancakes.

When the hot pancake was served, the Thai YouTuber was surprised because the pancake was large enough to feed 2-3 people.

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In the kitchen, the pans are always on fire, full of ingredients to produce batches of crispy, delicious pancakes.

According to his observation, the pancake has a golden brown crust, "when you touch it you can hear the sound coming from the very crispy crust".

In addition, the inside filling is also full, including pork, large shrimp, eggs and bean sprouts.

The dish is served with sweet and sour fish sauce, rice paper rolls and herbs.

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The young man ate a large piece of banh xeo and raised his hand to show his appreciation for the dish.

The young man could not hide his excitement and immediately tasted the first pieces of cake.

“The dough is skillfully coated to create a thin and crispy crust. The filling is fried just right and has a fragrant smell. The pancake also has a slightly salty taste,” Apiwich shared his feelings.

He also expressed his impression of the harmonious sweet and sour taste of the dipping sauce, praising this as an important factor that makes the familiar dish more attractive.

In addition, side dishes such as spicy mustard greens also help visitors feel less full from the grease.

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Apiwich commented that the price of 180,000 VND for a special banh xeo is completely reasonable because the cake is big and the filling is full of fresh shrimp.

Thai YouTuber suggests that if tourists have the opportunity to come to this restaurant, they can enjoy many different types of banh xeo, for example: Regular banh xeo costs 110,000 VND/serving and vegetarian banh xeo costs 90,000 VND.

In addition to banh xeo, the group of tourists also enjoyed spring rolls and spring rolls. Apiwich admitted that the two dishes were not only delicious but also quite large and very firm, so much so that “they could not be picked up with chopsticks.”

Thai tourists praise the fresh spring rolls, while the crispy spring rolls have a rich filling made from ground pork.

It is known that during the time exploring Ho Chi Minh City's cuisine, Apiwich also took the opportunity to taste many other delicious dishes, from street snacks to drinks such as: grilled rice paper, grilled banana, fried bread, rice rolls, beef noodle soup, etc.

The young man expressed that street food in Ho Chi Minh City is very attractive, not only impressive in terms of taste but also affordable. Some dishes he enjoyed only cost 5,000 to 10,000 VND/serving such as black bean sweet soup, grilled skewers, etc.

Photo: Eatguide/Nutapiwich

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