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Vietnamese National Dishes

Explore 219 Vietnamese recipes, from fragrant noodle soups and rice dishes to fresh rolls, seafood and sweets. Browse regional preparations, measured ingredients and practical cooking guidance.

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Bánh xèo miền Tây, a crisp golden coconut-rice pancake filled with shrimp, pork belly, mung beans and bean sprouts. Wide shared-table view with herbs and dipping sauce.
Vietnamese National Dishes

Vietnamese National Dishes

Explore 219 Vietnamese recipes, from fragrant noodle soups and rice dishes to fresh rolls, seafood and sweets. Browse regional preparations, measured ingredients and practical cooking guidance.

24 recipes
24 recipes
Bánh xèo miền Tây, a crisp golden coconut-rice pancake filled with shrimp, pork belly, mung beans and bean sprouts. Close three-quarter view.

Bánh xèo miền Tây — Mekong Delta coconut rice pancakes

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A bowl of Hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho with clear pork broth, chewy translucent noodles, sliced pork, shrimp, lettuce and fresh herbs. Close three-quarter bowl view.

Hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho — chewy noodles in clear pork broth

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Golden bánh cống fritters with shrimp, mung beans and herbs

Bánh cống — crisp Sóc Trăng mung-bean and shrimp fritters

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Golden bánh pía showing flaky layers and mung-durian filling with salted yolk

Bánh pía — Sóc Trăng flaky durian and mung-bean pastries

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Lẩu mắm with amber broth, pineapple, eggplant and Mekong vegetables

Lẩu mắm — Mekong Delta fermented-fish hot pot

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Whole straw-grilled snakehead with split flaky flesh and fresh herbs, rice paper, noodles and nước chấm

Cá lóc nướng trui — Mekong Delta straw-grilled snakehead

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Whole crisp-skinned giant gourami with rice-paper wraps, herbs and dipping sauce

Cá tai tượng chiên xù — crispy whole giant gourami from Bến Tre

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An Giang salad of bitter sầu đâu leaves, grilled dried gourami, green mango and peanuts

Gỏi sầu đâu cá sặc — An Giang neem-leaf salad with grilled dried gourami

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Slices of grilled bò một nắng beef with cucumber, fresh herbs and a bowl of coarse dip

Bò một nắng muối kiến vàng — Gia Lai grilled one-sun beef with yellow-ant salt

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A bowl of dry phở noodles topped with browned pork beside a separate bowl of clear beef broth, herbs and lime

Phở khô Gia Lai — Pleiku two-bowl pho

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Flattened lemongrass-grilled chicken on a woven tray with green herb salt and lime

Gà nướng Bản Đôn — Đắk Lắk lemongrass grilled chicken

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A bowl of red annatto rice noodles topped with pork-crab dumplings, quail eggs, water spinach and bean sprouts

Bún đỏ Buôn Ma Thuột — red noodle soup with crab and pork

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A close view of chicken hotpot with lá é, mushrooms and bamboo shoots

Lẩu gà lá é — Đà Lạt chicken hotpot with é basil

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Whole grilled rice paper topped with set egg, scallions, dried shrimp and cooked pork sausage

Bánh tráng nướng Đà Lạt — grilled rice paper

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Pork xíu mại meatballs in tomato broth with pork skin and herbs, served with baguette.

Bánh mì xíu mại Đà Lạt — pork meatballs with dipping baguette

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Glass layered with red beans, yellow mung beans, pandan jelly, coconut milk and crushed ice.

Chè ba màu (Vietnamese three-colour dessert)

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A ceramic bowl of banana coconut chè chuối, with soft banana pieces, translucent tapioca pearls and crushed peanuts.

Chè chuối (Vietnamese banana-coconut sweet soup)

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A whole bánh bò nướng with one slice showing the pandan-green crumb and fine vertical tunnels.

Bánh bò nướng (Vietnamese pandan coconut honeycomb cake)

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A Vietnamese bánh mì heo quay with crisp roast pork belly, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber and herbs.

Bánh mì heo quay (Vietnamese crispy roast pork bánh mì)

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Small Bình Định bánh ít lá gai cakes in banana leaves, with a cut cake showing dark ramie dough and mung-bean coconut filling.

Bánh ít nhân đậu xanh (Bình Định ramie-leaf cake with mung bean)

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A bowl of phở gà with clear golden chicken broth, flat rice noodles, tender chicken, scallions, cilantro and thin onion; lime and red chili sit beside the bowl.

Phở gà (Vietnamese chicken noodle soup)

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A Saigon-style xôi mặn bowl of glossy glutinous rice topped with sliced Chinese sausage and Vietnamese pork roll, dried shrimp, pork floss, halved quail eggs, scallion oil and fried shallots.

Xôi mặn (Saigon savory sticky rice)

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Two Saigon-style bánh mì heo quay, one cut open to show crispy pork belly, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber and herbs in a Vietnamese baguette.

Bánh mì heo quay Sài Gòn (Saigon roast pork bánh mì)

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Two Hà Giang bánh chưng gù, one cut open to show sticky rice, mung-bean filling and pork inside lá dong leaves.

Bánh chưng gù (Hà Giang humped sticky-rice cake)

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