Coconut smoothie (Sinh Tố Dừa) is my favourite non-caffeine drink in Vietnam. Made of the white flesh called solid coconut endosperm, it’s slightly granular in texture and subtle milky, coconut sweet in taste.
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Hủ Tiếu – a Popular South East Asian Tapioca Noodle Dish
Hủ Tiếu
Hủ Tiếu often refers to a rice-noodles dish; made of tapioca (rice) noodles with pork stock and toppings.
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Bò Kho – the Vietnamese beef stew, a popular alternative to notoriously famous Phở Bò
Bò Kho
I was never a big fan of beef stews until I came to Vietnam. Bò Kho is a mildly spicy and flavourful Vietnamese beef stew. Today it’s one of my favourite Vietnamese dishes. It’s is something worth trying when you visit Vietnam.
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Dừa Nước – the Vietnamese water coconut, a refreshing drink full of natural jelly-like wedges
Dừa Nước
What you get is more than just semi-transparent liquid. Another bizarre Vietnamese snack/drink this time from Mekong Delta.
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Mứt Chuối Khô – Vietnamese chewy, dried, banana, finger dessert
Mứt Chuối Khô
Mứt chuối khô is uniquely Vietnamese banana dessert. Even though it’s a bit hard to guess at first, it’s just bananas. Dried on the sun until shrunken into the wrinkly sweet dessert that resembles fingers.
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Sữa Chua Wel Yo- a modernized version of the Vietnamese plastic-bag yoghurt ice-cream
Sữa Chua Wel Yo
If you happen to be in Vietnam, looking for a cold refreshment, try “Sữa Chua Wel Yo”. The favourite street food yogurt ice-cream snack from 80s and 90s.
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Dừa Tươi, Fresh Coconut Water – The Vietnamese All-Natural Thirst Quencher
Dừa Tươi
Coconut water or coconut juice (or milk) is a popular sweet drink among Vietnamese and apparently it has been for
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Vietnamese Sugarcane Juice Nước Mía – a frothy bright yellow drink to quench your thirst
Nước Mía
Nước Mía, also called Mía đá, is a sugarcane juice extracted from pressed sugarcane sticks and it’s a very popular and refreshing drink in Vietnam.
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Phở Bò – One Of The Most Famous Vietnamese Dishes That Never Gets Boring
Phở Bò
Phở Bò is a traditional Vietnamese soup that consists of uniquely flavoured broth, rice noodles called bánh phở, herbs, and meat — either beef (phở bò) or chicken (phở gà).
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Taste of Vietnamese beer – where to buy and what you need to know
Bia
No culinary experience of Vietnam would be complete without tasting local working-class beers. The most popular brands are …
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