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Vietnamese cuisine encompasses the foods and beverages originated from Vietnam. Meals feature a combination of five fundamental tastes ( ngũ vị ): sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and spicy . The distinctive nature of each dish reflects one or more elements (such as nutrients and colors), which are also based around a five-pronged philosophy .
The dish's name is believed to have come from its clear, dumpling-like appearance, as the term bánh bột lọc Huế loosely translates to "clear flour cake." In Vietnamese, the word bánh can mean "cake" or "bread," but can also be used as a general term for foods that are made from any type of flour, the most common being rice or tapioca.
Since Vietnam's urbanization in the first half of the 20th century, Com Tam became popular across Southern provinces, including Saigon. [5] [4] [6] When Saigon was bustling with many people from many countries around the world, food sellers adapted Com Tam to be more suitable for foreign customers like the French, American, Chinese, and Indian.
Bánh chưng (IPA: [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˧]) is a traditional Vietnamese food which is made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients. [1] Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu, a prince of the last king of the Sixth Hùng Dynasty, who became the successor thanks to his creation of bánh chưng and bánh giầy, which is always symbolizing, respectively, the ...
Mì Quảng (also spelled mỳ Quảng), literally "Quảng noodles", is a Vietnamese noodle dish that originated in Quảng Nam Province in central Vietnam.It is one of the region's most popular and well-recognized food items, and is served on various occasions, such as at family parties, death anniversaries, and Tết.
Bánh canh chả cá – the dish includes fish cake and is popular in South Central Vietnam. Bánh canh giò heo tôm thịt – includes pork knuckle and shrimp. [3] Bánh canh Trảng Bàng – bánh canh made in the southeastern Vietnamese town of Trảng Bàng, served with boiled pork, tapioca noodles, and local herbs. [4]
Bánh Xèo is a traditional street food in Vietnam. The working class mainly ate it because it was cheap and easy. [9] Its origins are unknown. However, Vietnamese people agreed that the creation of this dish could be somewhere in Central Vietnam through the fusion of French culture from the French colonial times or South Vietnam by migrating immigrants moving into Vietnam and mixing with the ...
Bánh bò nướng (baked bánh bò) Bánh bò màu (màu = colored). Bánh bò (literally "cow cake" [1] or "crawl cake" [2]) is a sweet, chewy sponge cake from Vietnam. [3] [4] It is made from rice flour, water, sugar, and yeast, [5] and has a honeycomb-like appearance (called rễ tre, literally "bamboo roots," in Vietnamese) on the inside due to the presence of numerous small air bubbles.