The food page Taste Atlas announced the top 100 best street foods in Southeast Asia for this year in February 2024. 11 Vietnamese dishes were mentioned in this list.
Bánh mì
Banh mi is the first Vietnamese street food mentioned in the top 100, scoring 4.5 out of 5 stars. The dish impresses with its crispy exterior, well-marinated meat filling, and various accompanying spices.
Vietnamese Banh mi
Phở
Vietnamese Pho also scored 4.5 out of 5 stars. The dish consists of sliced meat and broth made from beef bones along with many traditional spices such as cinnamon, star anise, cloves, nutmeg, and herbs.
Vietnamese beef noodle soup
Cơm tấm sườn bì
Grilled pork rib broken rice is a famous dish in the South, especially in Ho Chi Minh City. The rice used to cook this dish is broken rice, smaller than regular rice grains, and is served with sunny-side-up eggs, steamed egg meatloaf, shredded pork skin, grilled ribs, pickled sweet and sour radish and cucumber, and sweet and salty fish sauce.
Vietnamese grilled pork rib broken rice
Chả nem
Spring roll is the next name on the list. It is described by Taste Atlas as having a crispy, thin outer layer and a delicious filling, served as a main dish or appetizer.
Vietnamese spring roll
Bánh xèo
Bánh xèo is a famous dish in Vietnam, with a filling of green onions, bean sprouts, shrimp, and minced pork. Bánh xèo is popular throughout the country, with different regions using different ingredients for the filling.
Vietnamese “pizza”
Bánh cuốn
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars by diners, Bánh cuốn is the next street specialty to appear in the top. There are many variations of Bánh cuốn such as pork filling, vegetarian Bánh cuốn (topped with wood ear mushrooms).
Vietnamese banh cuon
Bánh rán
Bánh rán or Bánh cam is a light snack, commonly sold on the streets. The cake shell is made from glutinous rice flour and the filling is mashed green beans mixed with sugar and then deep-fried.
Vietnamese donut
Bánh khọt
Bánh khọt is round, made from thin rice batter, the size of a palm, and poured into a special mold. After the batter is poured into the mold, it is topped with various fillings such as shrimp, meat, or seafood. The cake is served with raw vegetables such as lettuce, perilla, fish mint… plus pickled papaya and an indispensable bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce. When eating, diners wrap the cake in lettuce leaves with herbs.
Vietnamese banh khot
Bánh bèo
Bánh bèo’s main ingredient is rice flour, with shrimp or meat filling and served with fish sauce and chopped green chili. Most provinces in Vietnam serve savory Bánh bèo, sweet types of Bánh bèo are usually found in Hoi An.
Vietnamese banh beo
Nem lụi
Nem lụi is a traditional Vietnamese dish, consisting of minced pork mixed with black pepper, spices then rolled into a sausage shape, skewered on a bamboo stick or lemongrass to hold then brushed with oil and grilled on a charcoal stove until fragrant.
Vietnamese nem lui
Xôi
Sticky rice (Xôi), a favorite breakfast of Vietnamese people, has many different versions, usually wrapped in a small piece of clean banana leaf. Xôi has many types such as white sticky rice, Xôi xéo, black bean sticky rice, baby jackfruit sticky rice and various toppings such as sesame, shredded pork, stewed pork, fried eggs, char siu, pork floss, shredded chicken.
Vietnamese sticky rice
Taste Atlas states that the above list is a suggestion for food-loving tourists to refer to in their upcoming trip. The purpose of the top 100 is to promote delicious local dishes, arouse pride in traditional dishes, and curiosity for diners.
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