Some dishes recommended by Taste Atlas
Taste Atlas recommends 47 dishes and specialties from all regions of Vietnam, providing some typical addresses for visitors to enjoy.
Here are the top 10 dishes on Taste Atlas ' list.
Beef Pho
Taste Atlas offers many versions of pho such as: seafood pho, mixed pho, sour pho, pho rolls...
But the most special is beef pho. People often cook beef pho with bone broth.
Thinly sliced brisket (brisket), ribs, cooked or raw beef (rare flank), beef tendon or beef balls are indispensable ingredients, topped on top of pho noodles, making the bowl of pho look attractive and full.
A bowl of Vietnamese beef pho - Photo: Taste Atlas
Beef noodle soup is often flavored with dried spices such as cinnamon, star anise, cloves, cardamom and coriander.
The dish is served hot, often topped with fresh cilantro, sliced onions and chopped green onions.
Some pho restaurants recommended by Taste Atlas : Bat Dan traditional pho, Pho Thin...
Beef stew
Beef stew is a popular Vietnamese stew that can be eaten alone or with bread. It can also be served with rice noodles or vermicelli.
Beef stew includes ingredients such as: diced beef, carrots, lemongrass, cinnamon, chili, pepper, garlic, shallots... All are simmered in a spicy and aromatic broth.
Beef stew can be served with bread - Photo: Taste Atlas
Taste Atlas says the origins of beef stew remain a mystery, although it is believed to have influences from both the East and the West.
Traditionally, Vietnamese beef stew is served for breakfast, garnished with chopped green onions, coriander and onions.
Taste Atlas recommends some delicious beef stew restaurants such as: Ut Nhung beef stew, Vo Van Tan beef stew...
Broken rice
The main ingredient of broken rice is broken rice grains, not intact like regular rice grains that are cooked into rice.
Broken rice is a popular dish in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: Taste Atlas
Broken rice is served with fried eggs, pork skin, grilled pork ribs, sausage...
To make the broken rice dish look nice, people often decorate it with chopped green onions soaked in fat, tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, pickled vegetables and dipping sauce.
Southern Vietnamese beef noodle soup
Bun bo Nam Bo is a traditional Vietnamese dish, but this dish is popular in the North, specifically in Hanoi.
Southern Vietnamese beef noodle soup is very different from Hue beef noodle soup - Photo: Taste Atlas
Main ingredients include beef, vermicelli, garlic, fresh herbs (coriander, mint) and vegetables (carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, bean sprouts), can add roasted peanuts, fried chives.
Vermicelli, vegetables, and herbs are arranged in a bowl, and the beef is stir-fried and placed on top.
Quang noodles
The dish is a combination of noodles and yellow egg noodles, served with a small amount of rich meat broth and indispensable fresh, crunchy vegetables and herbs such as banana flowers, lettuce, coriander, and green onions.
Although originating from Central Vietnam, more precisely Quang Nam province, Quang noodles are now loved throughout the country - Photo: Taste Atlas
Quang noodles are usually eaten with pork or chicken, shrimp, fish, boiled eggs, roasted peanuts and rice paper.
Some delicious Quang noodles restaurants recommended by Taste Atlas : Ba Vi Quang noodles, 1A Quang noodles...
Meatloaf
Meatloaf, as the name suggests, is a combination of various Vietnamese cold cuts such as roast pork, chopped pork belly, cha (sliced ham) or pork sausage, along with cucumber, mayonnaise, carrots, and pate.
Vietnamese meatloaf
These meat sandwiches are popular throughout Vietnam and are a staple food for all classes: students, workers...
Meatloaf is usually enjoyed for breakfast or lunch. But meatloaf can also be eaten at any meal of the day if purchased from street vendors.
Grilled meat noodles
This Vietnamese dish combines marinated grilled pork, rice noodles, greens and fresh herbs.
Grilled meat noodles
The ingredients are usually placed in a bowl and then combined with a dipping sauce of fish sauce mixed with lime or lemon juice, water and sugar.
Spring roll
According to Taste Atlas , this dish is called spring rolls in the South and nem ran in the North of Vietnam, both names are used to refer to the same dish - fried spring rolls.
The main ingredients of this delicious dish are pork and shrimp, wrapped in soft rice paper - Photo: Taste Atlas
Additional ingredients commonly used to make spring roll fillings include vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, vermicelli and bean sprouts.
Spring rolls are fried for a short time to have a thin, crispy, golden outer layer and delicious filling.
Hue beef noodle soup
Bun bo Hue is a traditional Vietnamese breakfast dish, consisting of pork and beef bone broth, vermicelli, lemongrass, shrimp paste, lime juice and many herbs.
Bun bo Hue is a dish influenced by Hue royal cuisine - Photo: Taste Atlas
Taste Atlas notes that this dish is spicier than most other dishes in Vietnam and has a rich, complex flavor.
Common additions include sliced beef brisket (brisket) or crab balls, but every chef prepares this dish with a little variation.
Many people believe that Hue beef noodle soup is influenced by Hue royal culinary culture.
Bun Cha
A portion of Bun Cha includes: a bowl of grilled meatballs served with a bowl of sweet, salty, spicy and sour fish sauce, a plate of noodles and a combination of many fresh green vegetables such as perilla leaves, lettuce, coriander, and water spinach.
Bun cha can be considered a precious gift of Hanoi people - Photo: Taste Atlas
Although bun cha can be found in other parts of Vietnam, the local version of bun cha in Hanoi is still highly regarded.
This dish became widely known to foreigners in 2016, when it was introduced on the show Parts Unknown .
Among them is host Anthony Bourdain enjoying bun cha with former president Barack Obama in Hanoi.
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