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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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A wide Vietnamese table scene with ginger-braised chicken at right, steamed rice and greens behind it.
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
Vietnamese ginger-braised chicken with glossy amber sauce and fresh ginger strips in a ceramic bowl, with rice beside it.

Gà kho gừng — Vietnamese ginger-braised chicken

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a bowl of Cháo gà topped with shredded chicken, scallion, cilantro, fried shallots and black pepper; Vietnamese chicken rice porridge.

Cháo gà — Vietnamese chicken rice porridge

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a bowl of Bún bò Huế with thick rice noodles, beef shank, pork hock, red-orange lemongrass broth, scallion and cilantro; Huế-style beef and pork noodle soup.

Bún bò Huế truyền thống — Huế-style beef and pork noodle soup

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Warm ivory Cơm lam sticky-rice rounds sliced from a green bamboo tube, with toasted sesame salt on banana leaf.

Cơm lam Đắk Lắk — Vietnamese bamboo-tube sticky rice

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A bowl of cool Cơm hến rice topped with small clams, herbs, banana blossom, sprouts, peanuts, sesame and crisp pork rind, with hot broth beside it.

Cơm hến Huế — Huế baby clam rice

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A bowl of Mì Quảng with golden rice noodles, shrimp, pork, quail eggs, herbs and peanuts.

Mì Quảng tôm thịt — Quảng Nam pork and shrimp rice noodles

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A bowl of clear chicken phở with flat rice noodles, sliced poached chicken, scallion, cilantro and fine lime leaves.

Phở gà Hà Nội — Hanoi-style Vietnamese chicken noodle soup

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Separate rice vermicelli, herbs and vegetables beside a bowl of warm dipping broth with chargrilled pork and pickled papaya.

Bún chả Hà Nội — Hanoi grilled pork with rice vermicelli

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A bowl of clear golden broth with rice vermicelli, snakehead fish, shrimp and roast pork beside herbs, sprouts, banana blossom and lime.

Bún nước lèo Sóc Trăng

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A Hanoi-style pan of golden turmeric fish with dill and scallions, served with rice vermicelli, herbs, peanuts and lime.

Chả cá Lã Vọng Hà Nội

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A plate of golden turmeric rice topped with shredded Hội An chicken and rau răm, with broth, papaya-carrot pickle and cucumber.

Traditional Hội An Chicken Rice (Cơm gà Hội An truyền thống)

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Mekong Delta fermented fish noodle soup. A bowl of Bún mắm miền Tây with fermented fish broth, pork, seafood, eggplant and fresh herbs.

Mekong Delta Fermented Fish Noodle Soup (Bún mắm miền Tây)

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Pleiku grilled chicken with bamboo-tube rice. Charcoal-grilled lemongrass chicken with sticky rice cooked in bamboo, peanut-sesame salt, cucumber, herbs and lime.

Pleiku Grilled Chicken with Bamboo-Tube Rice (Gà nướng cơm lam)

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Cơm lam Tây Bắc (Northwest Vietnamese bamboo-tube sticky rice). Sticky rice cooked in bamboo and served with toasted sesame salt.

Cơm Lam Tây Bắc (Northwest Vietnamese Bamboo-Tube Sticky Rice)

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Bún gỏi dà from Sóc Trăng, a bowl of rice vermicelli with shrimp, sliced pork, fresh greens and light tamarind broth, with soybean-peanut sauce alongside.

Bún gỏi dà (Sóc Trăng Tamarind Shrimp and Pork Noodle Soup)

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Northern Vietnamese xôi with glossy sticky rice, yellow mung beans and toasted sesame salt on a banana leaf.

Xôi miền Bắc — Hải Phòng (Northern Vietnamese Mung Bean Sticky Rice)

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Chè đậu xanh, a golden Vietnamese sweet soup of tender split yellow mung beans with coconut milk swirled through, served in a ceramic bowl.

Chè đậu xanh (Vietnamese Mung Bean Sweet Soup)

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Chè trôi nước, two pale filled rice balls in amber ginger syrup, topped with sesame and coconut sauce.

Chè trôi nước (Vietnamese Glutinous Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup)

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Bánh bèo chén Huế in shallow white bowls, topped with orange dried-shrimp floss, green scallion oil and golden pork cracklings.

Bánh bèo chén Huế (Huế Steamed Rice Cakes in Small Bowls)

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Huế bánh nậm parcels in glossy banana leaves, with an opened cake showing thin white rice paste and a narrow orange shrimp-and-pork topping; lime-fish-sauce dip sits nearby.

Bánh nậm Huế (Huế Flat Steamed Rice Parcels)

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Two small Hội An-style bánh mì on a plate, one whole and one cut open to show glazed pork, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, herbs and creamy spread.

Bánh mì Hội An (Hội An pork baguette sandwich)

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A Da Nang platter of thin pork slices with skin and fat, rice paper, fresh rice-noodle sheets, herbs, cucumber, green banana and pineapple mắm nêm.

Bánh tráng cuốn thịt heo Đà Nẵng (Da Nang pork rice-paper rolls)

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Bún suông from Trà Vinh: a ceramic bowl of amber broth with tapered shrimp cakes, whole shrimp, pork and rice vermicelli, with a small sauce bowl and fresh greens beside it.

Bún suông (Trà Vinh shrimp noodle soup)

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Bún thịt nướng Sài Gòn in a ceramic bowl with rice vermicelli, sliced grilled pork, cucumber, pickled carrot and daikon, herbs and peanuts; nước chấm sits beside it.

Bún thịt nướng Sài Gòn (Saigon grilled pork vermicelli bowl)

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