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Food in Vietnam
"Vietnamese recipes use many vegetables, herbs and spices, including lemon grass, lime, and kaffir lime leaves. Throughout all regions the emphasis is always on serving fresh vegetables and/or fresh herbs as side dishes along with dipping sauce. The most common meats used in Vietnamese cuisine are pork, beef, prawns, various kinds of tropical fish, and chicken" (Vietnam - Food).
Famous Food
GOI CUON
"Vietnam’s most famous dish: translucent spring rolls packed with greens, coriander and various combinations of minced pork, shrimp or crab. In some places they’re served with a bowl of lettuce and/or mint. A southern variation has barbecued strips of pork wrapped up with green banana and star fruit, and then dunked in a rich peanut sauce – every bit as tasty as it sounds"(AlDridge, 2015).
BANH XEO
"These enormous, cheap and filling Vietnamese pancakes translate (banh xeo means “sizzling pancake”) pancake contain shrimp, pork, bean sprouts and egg, which is then fried, wrapped in rice paper with greens and dunked in a spicy sauce before eaten"(AlDridge, 2015).
BUN CHA
"A Hanoi specialty, you’ll find bun cha at food stalls and street kitchens across the city. Essentially a small hamburger, the pork patties are barbecued on an open charcoal brazier and served on a bed of cold rice noodles with assorted foliage and a slightly sweetish sauce" (AlDridge, 2015).
MI QUANG
"This unheralded and affordable noodle dish is a Hanoi specialty. Ingredients vary by establishment, but expect to see a simple bowl of meat noodles enlivened by additions like flavor some oils, fresh sprigs of leaves, shrimp, peanuts, mint and quail eggs" (AlDridge, 2015).
COM TAM
"Com tam, “broken rice”, is a street-stand favorite. Recipes vary, but you’ll often find it served with barbecued pork or beef and a fried egg" (AlDridge, 2015).
Halal Food
"Below is a short list of safe halal restaurants in Saigon. I confirmed with several other local Muslims on whether the restaurants below are halal or not. We kept the list small making easier for Muslims to choose the restaurant. At least 16 of the halal restaurants are owned by Muslims. All of the halal restaurants below serve crab, prawns and seafood" (saigonnezumi.com, n.d).
Top Halal Food Restaurants in Vietnam
Vietnam Delights Halal Restaurant
Add: 174 Le Lai Street Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kedai Shamsudin Restaurant (Cu Chi District)
Address: 761A, Provincial Road 15, Nhuan Duc Commune, Cu Chi District
Tel: 84.8.6271-7494
Banana Leaf Halal Restaurant
Address: 57 Vo Van Tan St, Ward 6, District 3, HCMC
Tel: 84 8 3930 3040
D'Nyonya Penang Halal Restaurant
Tel: 84 8 6678 6044
Halal @ Saigon Restaurant
Address :31 Dong Du, Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Tel: 84 8 3827 4602
(vietnammuslimtravel.com, n.d)