Vietnamese Food ~ The fact that the country is surounded by sea and has a rich hinerland has given rise to a range of food variety.
Vietnam was influenced by the french. Look at the french loaves. It is more commonly found than the flat piece of bread.
We had tried eating place frequent by locals to those flavoured by foreigners.
We had chance to go to a Vietnamese wedding and tasted local shark fin, roasted pig, local prawn salad, porridge in chicken stock and chicken. The chicken was impressive because it was not rear in commercial farm where chemical was injected to improve productivity. It was a "kampung" chicken. The meat was tender and sweet. It was a simple dish but I like it. The bride's brother was a local cook and we have the honour to taste some of the best local dishes.
We went to Quan An Ngon restaurant in District 1 base on recommendation. It was recommended by a friend before I set off. There were many tourists, some even had guide books. The resturant was filled with tourists and we had to wait for 5 minutes. The e
nvironment was good and have a feel of french colonial building. We had no guide book a
nd ordered 3 dishes and rice. The 3 dishes were vegetable(I think it was stalk of water chestnut with garlic), grilled beef and noodle with pork. The vegetable was nice, but grilled beef was overcooked and stiff. We did not appriciate the noodle with pork because I did not like dishes that were cold with no soup. I did like the banana shake that I ordered, it tasted good. Overall, I think probably did not know what was best in the restaurant and it could have been better if there was a guide book. We spent about 160,000 VND (total for 2 persons). 1 more advice, fish maw sauce is an acquired taste, do try it for a feel, but it was something I would not try in large quantity.
nvironment was good and have a feel of french colonial building. We had no guide book a
nd ordered 3 dishes and rice. The 3 dishes were vegetable(I think it was stalk of water chestnut with garlic), grilled beef and noodle with pork. The vegetable was nice, but grilled beef was overcooked and stiff. We did not appriciate the noodle with pork because I did not like dishes that were cold with no soup. I did like the banana shake that I ordered, it tasted good. Overall, I think probably did not know what was best in the restaurant and it could have been better if there was a guide book. We spent about 160,000 VND (total for 2 persons). 1 more advice, fish maw sauce is an acquired taste, do try it for a feel, but it was something I would not try in large quantity.We also had the opportunity to taste pork noodle soup (Vietnamese Pho) from a local food outlet. The pork noodle had other internal organs which I did not like. Overall, the soup was tasty and there was a good serving of vegetables. The vegetables were served raw, we always make sure that we soaked them in the soup to kill the bacteria before consumption. As we did not speak vietnamese, we have to use finger to indicate what we want. It costs us 48,000 VND (total for 2 persons). 1 more local practice, the seats were low, so it was almost close to squatting while eating.
At Ben Thanh market, we also ordered a beef noodle soup. It cost 40,000 VND (total for 2 persons). The beef was nice as it was not thick slice and the meat was tender. I could remember the stall owner gave up some raw green vegetable, it tasted good but I could not figure out what it was.
At Ben Thanh market, we also ordered a beef noodle soup. It cost 40,000 VND (total for 2 persons). The beef was nice as it was not thick slice and the meat was tender. I could remember the stall owner gave up some raw green vegetable, it tasted good but I could not figure out what it was.On our night at Vung Tau, we went to a seafood restaurant because the sea side town was famous for sea food. The nice and pretty receptionist at Cap St Jacques Hotel recommended Lan Rang Restaurant for close proximity to the hotel. The ambience was romantic but the wind was too
strong (as it was just next to the sea). The decoration of the restaurant also fantastic and we thought it was expensive, surprisingly it was reasonable priced. We ordered a red snapper that was steamed and also egg plant cooked in garlic. Both dishes were good and highly recommended. The fish also came with rice paper, vegetable and noodle, so we tried to fold it into vietnamese styled roll and eat it. But I still prefer eating the fish plain, as it bring out the taste better. We spent close to 250,000 VND in the restaurant.
strong (as it was just next to the sea). The decoration of the restaurant also fantastic and we thought it was expensive, surprisingly it was reasonable priced. We ordered a red snapper that was steamed and also egg plant cooked in garlic. Both dishes were good and highly recommended. The fish also came with rice paper, vegetable and noodle, so we tried to fold it into vietnamese styled roll and eat it. But I still prefer eating the fish plain, as it bring out the taste better. We spent close to 250,000 VND in the restaurant. For those who love spicy food, do remember to try the Vietnamese Green Chilli, it was hot and good. For the record, we could not decide/find what to eat on the first day and we ended up trying KFC chicken. It was totally bad and costed us more than 80,000VND. Do not try it, unless you have no other food.
Vietnam was influenced by the french. Look at the french loaves. It is more commonly found than the flat piece of bread.
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