Vietnam: Gastronomy

Vietnam has a balanced and refined cuisine which is very world famous in the world. There are a thousand dishes throughout the country, changing according to different regions.

This culinary culture based on rice, vegetables (cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, water spinach, eggplant, cristophine, watercress, cabbage, cabbage - rave, beans, ...), fruit (orange, green dragon, rambutan , grapefruit, pineapple, mango, persimmon, banana, pear, passion fruit, mangosteen, apple - cinnamon, lychee, longan, durian, plum, star fruit, apple ...), seafood (fish, shrimp, shellfish, squid, slipper lobster cuttlefish, ...), meat (beef, pork, chicken, duck, goose, veal ....) spiced with herbs (basil, cilantro, Lolot, mint, chives, shallots ...) and with known spices (lemongrass, cinnamon, saffron, pepper, cardamom, ...)

The country has several kinds of sauces such as: soy sauce, Nuoc mam or fish sauces.

In the point of view of drinking, there are several kinds of beer, green tea, coffee, herbal teas ... especially rice alcohol is everywhere.

With globalization, there are also foreign products in the main cities: Wine, whiskey, Ricard, Vodka….

The Vietnamese do not eat a single dish. Each meal consists of rice accompanied by meat, vegetables, and fish ... with different recipes.

The Vietnamese meal has community element: Everybody shares the dishes together.

The dishes should create balance between body organs, between the body and the universe with the therapeutics goals.

Here are some famous dishes:

1: Pho: A kind of soup made primarily for breakfast: Fresh pasta rice, onion, cilantro, beef or chicken ... meticulously prepared with stock boiled from the bones of pig, cow...:

2: Nem Cuon : Little like spring roll:

3: Nem: The whole of pork, chives, pepper, egg, meat crabe ... wrapped in rice paper and fried in oil:

4: Fondue and Lau: There of the following food: Meat (beef, chicken), shrimp, clams, soy cheese, vegetables of different kinds, squid.... soaked in a sock carefully prepared with the bones of pig, beef: