DISHES MUST-EAT IN SAIGON – PART 1

1. Sai Gon Bread (Banh Mi)

Banh Mi is one of the most famous street food in VietNam, especially in SaiGon, you can see so many bread bikes on many streets and bakeries. As normal fast food, Banh Mi can be eaten everywhere and often for breakfast, students eat it in their classroom, workers eat in construction site, clerical officers munch in their offices, some young people also eat it while walking on the street.

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Inside Banh Mi have: pork pie, pate, grilled pork, a few slices of cucumber, onion and fresh chili.

Now a day, it cost: 15.000 – 20.000 VND (1 USD)

But in Sai Gon have one place, it cost 40.000 VND (nearly 2 USD for one). Huynh Hoa Bakery is very famous brand because they have a great pate and bread.

Address: 26 Le Thi Rieng Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Dist 1.

2. Pho

Pho still be one of the most of Vietnam dish that almost tourists must try, the main ingredients of pho is the broth used to be cooked from beef bone, a full of pho’s bowl have: noodle soup with brisket, flank, tendon, fatty, and crunchy flank, raw vegetables and coriander,… the main spices for the noodle dish are more charming: chili sauce, black soy sauce, fresh chili, lemon, ... Usually, Saigon people use pho in the morning and evening.

A famous place you can try: Pho Le, address: 413 – 415 Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 7, Dist 5. Around: 60.000 VND – 75.000 VND (3USD).

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3. Fresh spring rolls

The main ingredients of the fresh spring roll are: shrimp, meat, vermicelli and raw vegetables that are rolled up with rice paper. Sauce included: mix the fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar and chili sauce.

You can find here: http://wrap-roll.com/

Price range: 40.000 – 165.000 VND (2 - 7USD/ 1 person)

Almost Vietnamese eaten in evening (dinner) replace main dish.

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4. Snails

When you come to VietNam, especially in SaiGon, if you don’t try snails, this is a big mistake, foreigner are overwhelmed by many types of snails but it's okay because they are not only delicious but also interesting and cool.

Vietnam has many kind of snails, so it make you confused to order and don't know what it is exactly about, but eating and try new things is a part of the joy in traveling.

But here is some dishes I would recommend if you don’t know exactly name: (you can copy and paste for Restaurant owner because I don’t know translation L ).

- Tô nướng muối ớt

- Ốc bưu hấp

- Nghêu hấp xả

- Ốc mỡ xào rau muống/ xào mì

- Sò huyết xào me/ xào tỏi

- Ốc móng tay xào rau muống

- Hàu nướng mọi/ nướng mỡ hành

- Sò điệp nướng mỡ hành

- Càng ghẹ rang muối

- Ốc hương chảy tỏi/ rang muối

Address: Ran Bien Restaurant http://haisanranbien.com/

In this place the price is lower you have many choice because they have a lot of shop on district, you should choose a shop rounded one (Ốc Thảo).

Snail Street – Vinh Khanh Street, Dist 4

5. Hot pot

Famous hotpot in Saigon are sweet and sour seafood hotpot, beef hotpot, fish hotpot, mixed hotpot.

I recommend Chinese-style hot pot ancient in Saigon, because it not only so good but also have familiar, prices range from 260.000 to 460.000 VND/ 2 person (11 – 20 USD/ 2 person): Dan Ich Hot pot, address: 99 Chau Van Liem, P. 14, District 5 , TP. HCM.

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