Make your own Banh Xeo at home! This iconic Vietnamese sizzling crepe recipe is easy to follow and yields 6-8 large crepes. Use premix flour or make the batter from scratch.
Read MoreAn airy and soft Vietnamese donut with a crispy sesame seed crust and a hollow interior. Enjoy as is or fill with sweet sticky rice for a tasty sweet treat. This recipe makes 5 medium-sized Bánh Tiêu and no yeast is required.
Read MoreOc Xao Me is stir-fried sea snails with a sweet and sour tamarind sauce, topped with fried garlic and served with Vietnamese coriander (rau ram). This dish comes together quickly. In this recipe, I am using periwinkle sea snails. However, you can use this sauce for any type of sea snails or shellfish.
Read MoreWhat started as a cheap after school snack for Vietnamese students has become a popular street food that attracts many tourists. Vietnamese rice paper salad (Banh Trang Tron) is what Andrew Zimmern describes as “Vietnam in a bag.” This street food is what I like to call a hodge-podge salad. It includes leftover ingredients and condiments to transform unwanted broken rice paper into an unorthodox salad of amazing textures and flavors.
Read MoreSilken Tofu in Ginger Syrup (Tau Hu Nuoc Duong) is a light and delicate Vietnamese/Chinese dessert. You may have seen this dessert as one of the many offerings at Dim Sum. In Vietnam, this dessert is commonly sold as street food.
Read MoreGỏi Đu Đủ Khô Bò is a refreshing Vietnamese green papaya and beef jerky salad. It is topped with roasted peanuts, Thai Basil leaves and dressed in a sweet vinegary soy sauce. All the components in this salad create the perfect harmony of flavor and texture.
Read MoreWhen I was pregnant with my daughter, I had the appetite of a million elephants. I indulged in all my favorite food. You can't finish that? Let me help you out. At the time, I was working close to Oakland Chinatown. That meant plenty of cheap and satisfying Vietnamese Sandwiches (Bánh Mì). Pregnant me didn't order just one sandwich. I usually ordered two and both were easily finished in one seating. After I was done, I would order another one, as a snack, for my grueling 15-minute waddle back to the office.
My favorite Bánh Mì? It was hands-down the roasted chicken sandwich (Bánh Mì Gà Nướng). Oh, how I love thee.
Read MoreBanh Mi Nuong Muoi Ot has gotten really popular in the major cities of Vietnam recently. You will see young foodies, eagerly waiting in long lines to get a taste of this unique and flavorful snack from the many food stands that have popped up overnight. What makes this street food so popular is because it offers a taste of American and Vietnamese fusion. Plus, it's simple good food, and I can't imagine the wonders it does for a bad hangover.
Read MoreDeep-fried quails are known in Vietnam as street food. Street vendors would pre-fry the quails and stack them on the small window of their push carts for display. The vendor would fry the quails again to order until golden brown and serve them with a side of pickled or fresh vegetables, and a peppery lemon dipping sauce. They are cheap, quick and delicious.
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