7 prides of Vietnamese cuisine that once ranked 'top' in the world

Pho, crab noodle soup, vermicelli with grilled pork... are rustic dishes that have captivated international diners when they set foot in the S-shaped strip of land. These dishes often appear on foreign culinary rankings and receive many compliments from the world's top chefs.

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If you ask a foreigner about Vietnamese food, the first answer you will most likely receive is pho. Pho is closely associated with the image of Vietnam, typical of Vietnamese culture, like the ao dai, conical hat...

Vietnamese Pho - Food of Heaven.

Pho is all over culinary magazines, praised by the world's top chefs, and appears on the menus of the most upscale restaurants. Pho also ranked 28th out of the 50 most delicious dishes in the world voted by the prestigious news site CNN in 2011. In 2013, the website Bussiness Insider ranked Vietnamese pho first in the top40 dishes you should try once in your life. On The Huffing Post magazine, foreign tourists also used a special adjective for pho - "Heavenly food".

Pho is available everywhere in the country. A delicious bowl of pho will have a fragrant broth, the sweetness of the bones, eaten with soft rice noodles that smell of rice, making many foreign guests fall in love from the first try.

Bun Cha

This is a delicious, cool, nutritious dish that is most popular with Vietnamese people in the summer.

In the listThe best summer dishesvoted by CNN magazine in 2012, Vietnam's bun cha was honored to be present. By 2014, the familiar dish of Hanoi people once again made the list.10 best street foods in the worldthrough the results of visitors' votes on National Geographic.

The recipe for making Bun Cha is not difficult, but how to get the well-seasoned, perfectly cooked patties is not easy. When diners order, the hot patties will be quickly put into a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce. In each bite, you will feel the ingredients blend together, affecting all your senses, giving you a feeling of being fragrant, soft, rich and refreshing. In addition to the dipping sauce that can be heated, most of the remaining ingredients in Bun Cha such as vermicelli, raw vegetables... are served fresh.

Bun cha is a dish associated with Hanoi. The dish has many similarities to grilled pork vermicelli in Hue or other southern provinces.

Bread

If you have ever been to Vietnam without enjoying banh mi, it is a big mistake. In 2013, banh mi was voted by National Geographic magazine as one of the11 best street foods in the world. In addition, this dish is also the name at the top of the list.12 street foodsvoted by American travel magazine Conde' Nast Traveler. This rustic, familiar Vietnamese dish also received many compliments from international friends.

Vietnamese bread has conquered the world.

In 2016, banh mi, along with pho and bun cha, officially entered the market.Top 100 famous dishes in the worldannounced by the World Record Alliance - Wordkings and the World Top Institute. Wordkings introduced: “Banh mi is a popular dish of Vietnamese people, it is very easy to find banh mi on the streets. Vietnamese people eat banh mi for any meal of the day, especially breakfast...”.

Vietnamese sandwiches vary from region to region, but whether in Hanoi, Da Nang or Saigon, a full sandwich with dozens of fillings, from meat, pate to vegetables, salads, sauces, etc., will make diners ecstatic. Not to mention the price of this dish is quite cheap, on average only 15,000 VND for a full sandwich.

Egg coffee

In November 2014, Buzzfeed ranked Vietnamese egg coffee at the top of its list.Coffee Drinks You Should Try in Your Life. This drink is a combination of egg yolks, milk, sugar, butter... All are beaten smooth and then enjoyed with hot coffee. Cold egg coffee is also a drink highly appreciated by many foreign tourists.

Egg coffee is a drink highly appreciated by many foreign tourists.

At first, when hearing the name, many people will surely feel strange and afraid of the fishy smell of eggs. But after trying it once, most of them are immediately "addicted". Many people compare this type of coffee to tiramisu, sweet, bitter and fatty.

A few months ago, this special drink once again appeared on CNN in the US. The video, which is more than a minute long, helped international visitors have a clearer picture of the coffee drinking culture in general and egg coffee in particular of Hanoi people.

Grilled sticky rice banana

Grilled sticky rice banana - a rustic dish that contains many wonders.

At the World Street Food Congress (WSFC) held in 2013, grilled banana cake with coconut milk was voted as the best dish.Most popular street foodThis is a simple dish but has a delicious flavor, originating from the South.

Grilled sticky rice banana is made from My Tho banana. The sticky rice skin covering the banana has been mixed with coconut milk, so when grilled, it is both crispy and fatty. Not only that, this grilled banana dish is also poured with fragrant coconut milk and roasted sesame. The sweet taste of banana, sticky rice, and the aroma of coconut and peanuts are factors that make diners remember it forever after just one bite. This dish is popular on the streets of the South.

Bun rieu

In 2012, crab noodle soup was voted by CNN as one of the most attractive dishes in Asia. Crab noodle soup is a traditional Vietnamese dish widely known domestically and internationally.

Bun rieu is a sour dish, very cool to eat in the summer so it is very popular with Vietnamese people.

This dish consists of vermicelli (vermicelli noodles or vermicelli leaves) and crab soup. Crab soup is a sour soup made from crab roe, crushed and filtered crab body with cassava, tomatoes, lard, fermented rice, fish sauce, salt, and green onions. Vermicelli soup often has a little shrimp paste added to enhance the flavor, served with mixed vegetables (shredded lettuce or split water spinach).

Spring rolls

Along with pho, spring rolls often appear in the top of the world's best dishes voted by CNN. Vietnamese spring rolls are very diverse because the fillings inside can change depending on the taste of the eater.

Spring rolls can easily please all diners.

This dish is available everywhere, from street stalls to luxury restaurants, from the South to the North with many types of vegetables, meat, and seafood typical of each region. Spring rolls can be eaten all year round but are most suitable to enjoy in the summer. In addition to its delicious taste, spring rolls are also popular with diners because they are cool, easy to eat, low in fat, and very cheap./.

According to Dantri