Vietnam

Menu Guide

Pho bo Hanoi (Hanoi soup): a substantial beef and rice-noodle soup.

Bun bo Hue (beef noodle soup Hue-style): a substantial, meaty, meal-in-one noodle soup flavored with shrimp paste and a little chile heat.

Hu tieu (Saigon soup): noodles with chicken and/or pork and vegetables, either bathed in broth or served with broth on the side in a separate bowl.

Pho ga (Hanoi chicken soup) and mien ga (chicken soup with cellophane noodles): are comforting and sustaining meals-in-one.

Bo vien (beef balls): small, slightly chewy beef meatballs served floating in a clear aromatic broth, sometimes with added rice noodles and fresh herbs.

Nem nuong (grilled meatballs): small pork meatballs, lightly spiced and grilled.

Cha gio (fried spring rolls): rice papers wrapped around finely chopped pork, assorted vegetables, and cellophane noodles, then deep fried; served with fresh greens and dipping sauce.

Excerpt from the original Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Handbook by Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford. Reprinted by permission.

Vietnam

• Backgrounder
• What to Eat
• Menu Guide
• Vietnamese Condiments

Vietnamese Recipes

• Bun Ho (Beef with Rice Noodles)
• Cha Gio (Crispy Spring Rolls)
• Nuoc Cham (Chili, Garlic & Fish Sauce)

Cookbook Profiles with Recipes

• Asian Flavors by Wendy Sweetser
  • Lemon Grass Pork on Pineapple

• The Food of Vietnam by Trieu Thi Choi and Marcell Isaak
• Shrimp Mousse on Sugar Cane
• Hue Pancake
• Grilled Squid
• Crab with Tamarind Sauce
  • Dipping Sauces
    • Fish Sauce Dip
    • Soy Sauce Dip
    • Sweet and Sour Sauce
    • Tomato Sauce

• Authentic Vietnamese Cooking by Corinne Tran
  • Fish Dipping Sauce Nuoc Cham
  • Peanut Dipping Sauce Nuoc Leo
  • Scallion Oil Hanh La Phi
  • Table Salad Sa Lach Dia
  • Traditional Herbs Rau

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• Vietnamese Meals in Minutes

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