Rice dishes

Cơm chiên Dương Châu: A Chinese fried rice dish, named after the Yangzhou region in China. It is a well-known dish in Vietnam.

Noodle Soups

Phở: A noodle soup with a rich, clear broth made from a long boiling of meat and spices. There are many varieties of phở made with different meats (most commonly beef or chicken) along with beef meatballs.

Noodle dishes

Mì xào dòn: A dish of crispy deep-fried egg noodles, topped with a wide array of seafood, vegetables and shrimp in a gravy sauce. This is a dish of Chinese origin.

Soups and Cháo

Canh chua: Vietnamese sour soup - typically include fish, pineapples, tomatoes, herbs, beansprouts, tamarind, and various kinds of vegetables; when made in style of a hotpot, it is called Lẩu Canh Chua.

Meat dishes

Bò kho (Meat Soup): A beef and vegetable stew, often cooked with warm, spicy herbs and served very hot with French baguettes for dipping. In northern Vietnam, it is known as "bò sốt vang"

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Soups and cháo (congees)

Súp măng cua: Asparagus and crab soup typically served as the first dish at banquets.

Lẩu (Vietnamese hot pot): A spicy variation of the Vietnamese sour soup with assorted vegetables, meats, seafood, and spicy herbs.

Cháo: A variation of congee. There are also a variety of different broths and meats used, including duck, offal, fish, etc. When chicken is used, it is called Cháo gà.

Cháo lòng: Rice porridge with pork intestine, liver, gizzard, heart, and kidney.

Bò kho: Beef stew with carrots and usually served with toasted bread or rice noodles.

Lẩu: Firepot with a combination of fish, chicken, or seafood cooked in chicken broth and mixed vegetables.

Nhúng dấm: Firepot with a combination of sliced rare beef and seafood cooked in sour broth, served with thin rice vermicelli noodles, fresh vegetables, rice spring roll wrapper, and dipping sauce.

Canh chua: Vietnamese sour soup - typically include fish, pineapples, tomatoes, herbs, beansprouts, tamarind, and various kinds of vegetables; when made in style of a hotpot, it is called Lẩu Canh Chua.