Vietnamese Cuisine

Vietnamese cuisine emphasizes on fresh food. There is an extensive use of different kinds of sauces (fish, soy, and hoisin), lemon grass, lime, and kaffir lime leaves in Vietnamese food. Their non vegetarian dishes include delicacies of pork, beef, prawns, tropical fish and chicken. Vietnamese cuisine also includes Buddhist vegetarian dishes. Dipping sauce and fresh vegetables as side dishes are prevalent throughout the country.

The particualr culture of Vietnam has given rise to three distinctly different types of Vietnamese cuisine.

In the north the preparation of food is simpler than the rest of the country. Cuisine of Vietnam herein and the food habits of the people here have been influenced by Chinese cuisine. Stir-fries with soy sauce are very popular in this region. A history stricken with poverty has curtailed the region from experimenting with different food varieties.

In sharp contrast to the northern cooking, southern Vietnamese cuisine indulges in extensive use of fresh food. They use abundant vegetables, fish and seafood. The cuisine here has a vast influence of French cuisine.

The most unique, spiciest and colorful of all is the central Vietnamese cuisine. It has been strongly influenced by the Vietnamese food as prepared in the royal kitchens and this has led to the introduction of an array of small side dishes. It is believed that the status of a person is determined by the number of dishes on the table. The more the dishes the wealthier he is.

“Cocktail delicacies” in Vietnamese cuisine include meats of snake, oft-shell turtle, goat, and dog. An unusual food in Vietnam is Balut which is a boiled fertilized duck egg eaten in the shell.

Common Vietnamese cuisine includes roasted vegetable and meat soup, rice,
meat, and stir-fried vegetable. Bo 7 Mon, seven courses of beef, is a popular Vietnamese dish mostly served at weddings. Ca 7 Mon is seven courses of fish. These dishes are common among the higher end Vietnamese. Other popular food in Vietnam include Banh Bao, Banh Chung, Banh Mi Thit, Banh xeo, Bun Bo Hue, Com tam, Bun thit nuong, Bun Cha Gio, Nem Nuong, Chao tom, Goi, and Goi Du Du.

Another favorite with the Vietnamese are the different types of spring rolls like Bi cuon, Bo bia, Ca cuon, and Bo la lot.

A characteristic feature of soups in Vietnam is that they are rich but clear which have originated from different corners of the country. Pho is a famous beef or chicken noodle soup from Vietnam which is prepared after hours of boiling bones and different herbs. It is a delicacy to be feasted on for breakfast. In other countries people enjoy it with lunch or dinner.

The popularity of Vietnamese cuisine can be judged from their availability and huge demand in different parts of the world like United States, Canada, France, Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Laos and Thailand.

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