A show and tell of the delicious and curious – everything edible.
Hoi An may be just a sliver of Vietnam but it has its own local cuisine, heavily influenced by the foreign traders who visited the port town in its past. We sample some of their best and famous dishes in our 8 hours there.
We eat what turns out to be our favourite breakfast of Vietnam: bánh mì chấm, a plate of meat and sauces served with a crunchy baguette to dip it all in.
We try an underrated Da Nang specialty, bánh tráng cuốn thịt heo, fresh steamed pork rice rolls, filled with salad and dipped in a pungent fermented fish sauce.
We try bò né ốp la, a Vietnamese version of breakfast steak and eggs, but with a little more steam.
We try bún chả cá, a Vietnamese fishcake noodle soup that is supposed to be a Da Nang creation.
We try arguably the best bánh xèo, as rated by locals, in a tiny hidden restaurant in Da Nang.
Mì Quảng is a bright yellow noodle coloured by turmeric. We try the Central Vietnamese specialty at Mì Quảng Thi, a restaurant in Da Nang.
We try a DaNang-style version of the specialty Bánh bèo, steamed rice cakes at the famous eatery Bánh bèo Bà Bé.
https://youtu.be/adUtgC9sBaQ Vietnam is famous for a particular noodle soup dish, for good reason. But phở, as good as it is, is hardly representative of all…
Sea snails are an unlikely must-eat in Ho Chi Minh City, where the methods in which they cook the local delicacy is as varied as your average shellfish. We go to a local eatery famous for seafood.