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Hoi An town is well-known as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vietnam. Travelers are attracted by the harmony of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese architecture designed since 16th century. Moreover, you are drawn to the best street food in Hoi An. Here is our pick about 10 highlights food in this amazing city. Let’s get started!

1. Phuong bread(Banh mi Phuong)

Banh mi is a popular Vietnamese sandwich containing fresh vegetable, pâté, salad, and a filling of your choice. This is one of the best food in Hoi An which can be found in Banh mi Phuong. Let’s try some Western food with Vietnamese slant from a stall at a table, just as the Vietnamese do it.

😆 😆 😆 Where to try: Banh mi Phuong, Hoàng Diệu, Sơn Phong, Hội An, Vietnam

2. Beo cake

It is truly that a water fern cake, which is called Banh beo in Vietnamese, is one of the best food in Hue Vietnam and in Hoi An. There is a simple recipe to cook this cake and each chef requires a different private formula.

To create a perfect dish, rice flour, stuffing (from pork and shrimp ground) and fish sauce with green chili are often included in the main components of Banh beo. Ram gion(from dried and fried noodles), crushed roasted peanuts or fried onion are added in the auxiliary ingredients of Banh beo. It is steamed and served with a bamboo spoon and a porcelain bowl to enjoy.

When visiting Hoi An, you can find the best small Banh beo restaurants. Let’s see some our recommendation below:

• Aunt Tai’s “Banh Beo cart” in Hoi An: is the mobilized food cart selling “Banh Beo” around Hoi An. Tran Hung Dao, Ngo Gia Tu, Ly Thuong Kiet and Nguyen Hue Street are some names of the streets you can find this cart.
• Aunt Bay’s Beo cake: situated at the corner of the old wall on Hoang Van Thu Street, Hoi An

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3. White Rose (Banh Bao Banh Vac)

Banh Vac is made of thin discs of rice flour, bunched up around a minced shrimp dumpling, creating what skillful looks like a rose. Topped with crispy fried shallots and dipped in nuoc mam (fish sauce), they are chewy ravioli and made for a favorite snack along the best street food in Hoi An.

🙂 😛 😎 Where to try: Bong Hong Trang restaurant

4. Fried Wonton (Hoanh Thanh Chien)

Fried wonton is one of the best street food in Hoi An.  The base is made of a large flat wonton with a shrimp filling, piled high with a tomato-based sweet and sour sauce, with chunks of pineapple, tree-eared mushrooms, onions and scallions. It is a special food which is not like any other traditional Vietnamese dish. Fried wonton is one of the must-eat dish that you have to try once time in Hoi An tourism.

🙂 😛 😎 Where to try: Bong Hong Trang restaurant

5. Sizzling Pancakes(Banh Xeo)

Vietnamese pancake is very popular with its crispy perfection and savory crepes stuffed. To make a perfect cake, the main ingredients are highly required such as bean sprouts, pork and shrimp found all over Vietnam.

Heading to Tra Que Vegetable Village just outside of town for some very tasty sizzling pancakes. The cake is served with fresh lettuces, salads and dipped into the chili-lime fish sauce for some amazing flavors and textures.

6. Cao Lau Noodles

The original taste of this Hoi An cuisine is from Chinese flavor with the pork seasoned in 5 spice powder and the thick, chewy noodles reminiscent of Japanese udon, but this dish is all local.

It is claimed that the perfect noodle is made using ash from wood from Cham islands that made it muddy brown color, then cooked in water drawn from the ancient Ba Le well. As a result, you cannot find any duplicate anywhere outside of Hoi An!

Mrs. Thanh’s little eatery at 26 Thai Phien is the best place to try Cao Lau. To get a truly experience, you can this noodle at the posh Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa overlooking its beachfront, palm-tree lined infinity pool. Checking out this hotel here: Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa 

7. Chicken rice(Cơm gà)

In general, chicken rice is not originated from Hoi An, but local people have developed its recipe and made a signature. Ingredients are selected such as jasmine rice, a chicken, onions and sauce.

First of all, boiled chicken is cut into small pieces and then they are mashed with crushed onions, Vietnamese coriander and other spices to absorb their flavors. Rice is cooked with species and boiled with chicken broth. A bowl of chicken rice is served with shredded chicken, sliced onions, sour papaya, vegetables from nearby Tra Que village and sauce.

🙂 😉 😀 Where to try: Com Ga Huong, 48 Le Loi Street, Hoi An, Vietnam

8.Clams served with smashing rice paper(Bánh đập hến xào)

Banh dap is one of the best food in Hue Vietnam. It is made from two pieces of crispy rice paper and wet rice paper, combined together and smashed on the table before enjoying it with special sauce with chili, which is made from fishes caught in Cua Dai beach.

Clams are caught from Hoai river, which runs through Cam Nam village. They are boiled and then fried with various vegetables and spices, including onions, peppers, chili, gingers and peanuts.

 🙂 😉 😀 Where to try:  Quán Bánh đập Bà Già (Ba Gia Restaurant) on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street.

9. Quang noodles(My Quang)

My Quảng is one of the unique dishes in Quang Nam Province. It is a complete mix with rice crackers, shrimps, pork, quail eggs, and vegetables taken from nearby Tra Que village. Quang noodle soup is served with a variety of herbs, such as mint leaves, houttuynia, cabbage, onion, and coriander. Moreover, it is mixed with fried tofu, mushroom, taro, carrots, seitan, peanuts, and vegetables.

🙂 😉 😎 Where to try: Mỳ Quảng Bà Minh (Mrs. Minh’s Quang noodles) in Cam Ha Commune, and Ms Ha is a street vendor on Thai Phien Street

10. Sweet corn soup

Sweet corn soup is one of the best street food in Hoi An. It is a good idea to sit down for enjoying this dessert, after a few hours walking around the ancient town. When the natural sweet taste of corn planted in Cam Nam village and coconut milk blended in your mouth, the stress will be detoxed away. The sweet soup is used hot or cold.

 🙂 😛 😆 Where to try: Many food stalls in Cam Nam village.

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As your sampan ride through a gorgeous floating market, passing several dazzling flowers releasing aromatic scents and fresh local fruit, you will truly explore the local life in the water world. While you are at there, take once time to taste the best special dishes in Mekong Delta and take in some of favorite thing to explore your day trip below. Let’s get started!

Note

• Try tropical fruit like star apples, red bayberries, longans, durian and others.
• Drink fresh coconut to boost your energy after a long day.
• Eat lunch and see how the local cook dishes in a traditional wooden house.
• Watch the sunset on a river cruise.
• Taste several unique food in Mekong Delta such as salad, hot pot, sea food, sweet soup and so on.

Mekong Delta cuisine

Enjoy the list of some famous food in Mekong Delta. Whether you visit Mekong Delta at the first time.

Sa Dec Noodles

Sa Dec and My Tho are two regions which are very famous for special dishes in Mekong Delta. They are noodle soup made from rice flour noodles and a light clear broth.

If you want to taste something different, you can try dried noodle soup, which means a bowl of noodle and soup separating. Topping might include seafood, herbs and vegetables.

Fried elephant ear fish

Even though, the fish has a weird name, it is very delicious and good for health. There are many way to cook this fish such as fried, smoked or boiled. A fried fish with its crispy perfection is highly recommended as one of the best special dishes in Mekong Delta.

The fish is served with rice papers, vegetable and sour-sweet fish sauce. If you have change to try it, do not miss it.

Lo Ren star apple

Mekong Delta is very famous for its vast fruit orchids such as Lo Ren star apples. This fruit stands out with its purple husk and milky white appearance. Lo Ren star apple is one of the best special dishes in Mekong Delta. It will give you a unique scent and memorable taste. It is very hard to find this fruit outside Southeast Asia, so you can grab your chance to try this fruit where they are grown.

You can visit the floating market where this fruit is sold in Mekong Delta tour. Check some tour information at: 10 activities mekong

Fermented fish hot pot

Fermented fish hot pot with wild vegetable is one of the best special dishes in Mekong Delta. The broth of fermented fish hot pot is cooked carefully from fermented snakeskin gourami(Mam ca sac). Other ingredients are fish, seafood, meat, and vegetable. The hot pot is served with rice noodles, many types of fresh fishes and a wide range of vegetable such as viscous polypody plant young shoot.

You can feel 5 tastes blending in your mouth:salt, sweet, sour, hot, bitter. When visiting Mekong Delta, you should try this food once time on your day trip, especially in Ca Mau province.

The way to explore Mekong Delta cuisine

Enjoy fresh fruit on floating market

Floating market is an iconic thing in Mekong Delta. Taking a sampan boat and you can meander down from seller to seller, tasting some fresh fruit. It is a truly feeling that let you observe how the local people manage their live on water. A tour to visit Cai Rang floating market is highly recommended. When following a tour, you can easily access to floating market.

Enjoy local food in a traditional wooden house

If you choose a Mekong Delta homestay with us and have lunch with a local in their own home. You will observe how people prepare the food for their daily meals. The local also answer any questions you might have about local life, resulting in a once-in-a-lifetime meal that you will remember for the rest of your life.

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Mekong Delta is one of the best ecotourism destinations in Vietnam. The travelers are drawn to the harmonious mix of a little sunlight, wind in this water world. Not only do you explore how wonderful the scenery is, but you also try top 5 unique food in Mekong Delta. Enjoy the list whether you experience the tour at first time.

 1. Salad with Green Mango and Dried Snakeskin Gourami(Goi xoai kho ca loc)

The salad is so favorite a snack originating from Can Tho province. It not only has good-tasty but also nice-looking. There are 2 main ingredients which are easy to find in food culture in Mekong Delta : Tuong mango salad and dried snakeskin gourami. Green mango is grow in the orchids of families and dried snakeskin gourami is made for storing for a few months.

First of all, green mango is peeled off, shredded, soaked in a mix of fish sauce, sugar, garlic and chili pepper. Therefore, the mango strips are crunchy, sweet, sour, and spicy. Then, it is mixed well with dried snakeskin gourami to make a very tasty salad.

It is one of the best food along with the unique food in Mekong Delta. Whenever you try, you will feel four tastes blending in your mouth: sweet, sour, salt, hot. The mango is so crunchy, dried snakeskin gourami is crispy. What kind of food is?Let’s get started.

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2. Grilled meat rolls in Cai Rang(Nem nuong)

Cai Rang is very popular for its floating market which has a lively life on water. Moreover, you can make a short stop to try the best famous food in Mekong Delta such as grilled meat rolls(nem nuong).

The ingredients include vegetable, green banana, carambola, cucumber, grilled meat, and so on. The dish is served with rice paper, some types of vegetable with delicious fish sauce, chili and lemon. Let’s try it once time then you never forget its amazing taste.

3.Grilled “Climbing” beef in An Giang(Bo Tung Xeo)

Firstly, the chef made of iron in mountain shape surrounded by a plate of beef marinated with spices, vegetables and herbs and soy sauce. No matter how long beef is grilled, it still preserves perfect flavor: soft and tasty. Grilled beef will be served with rice papers and some herbs, vegetables, green banana and special soya sauce.

4. Eel hotpot(Lau luon)

Eel hot pot dish is very popular for those who like spicy. The main ingredient is marinated eel processing deft with new shoots and then put in a pot.

It is delicious, nutritious with spicy hot air. Eel hot pot is served with spinach, tofu, red bean curd and pancakes. In cold season, it becomes one of the most unique food in Mekong Delta. It has a simple recipe but very attractive!

5. Cong cake(Banh cong)

Banh Cong (Cong Cake) is a popular traditional food in Can Tho province. The tool used to make this cake looks like a tube, so it is called Cong cake. Visitors are attracted by its look and aromatic flavor.

The cake is made from glutinous rice flour, wheat flour, shrimp and green beans. First of all, rice flour and wheat flour is mixed together with water, egg, salt and onion leaves. Green beans and meat are cooked and used as the topping. These ingredients are stuffed into a tube.

Shrimp is added on the top of the cake. After that, the tube is fried until the flour becomes golden. Cong cake is often served with tasty fish sauce and lots of fresh vegetables.

Banh Cong is a famous snack along with other unique food in Mekong Delta. The locals in Can Tho only eat it with family, especially on a rainy day.

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Mekong Delta is a mix mutual interference of the Vietnamese, Chinese, Khmer, Cham features which creates the food culture in Mekong Delta.

Each nation has some typical dishes. For Vietnamese people have sour soup, braised fish, fish soup. The Chinese have specialties such as roast pork, prospective duck, respects duck, herbs soup, salted duck’s egg, etc. However, most of the Chinese, the Vietnamese, the Khmer in Southern eat alike. To explore the colorful Mekong Delta food adventure, you can join us to taste 10 delicious cuisines. Let’s get started!

1. Sweet and sour catfish soup

Sweet and sour catfish soup is one of the best Mekong Delta food in Southern Vietnamese people. The local usually cooks often simmer catfish steaks with caramel sauce, and use the fish’s head and tail in this to make soup tasty with tamarind and pineapple.

It is not only good-tasty bur also nice-looking with all the wonderful abundance seafood(such catfish, snakehead, eel, shrimp among others) along with colorful medley of tamarind, pineapple, tomatoes, okra, elephant ears, bean sprouts and a variety of herbs such as lemony ‘ rice paddy herb – ngo om” and “Vietnamese coriander – Ngo gai”.

This famous Mekong Delta food is often served along with a plate of fish sauce, red chili and a bowl of hot rice or vermicelli. My hometown is also from Mekong Delta and this dish is one of the best memorable things in my childhood. It’s very tasty! Give it a try, you will never regret.

2. Stewed gobies with coconut milk

Stewed gobies with coconut milk is one of the best food culture in Mekong Delta that you should try once time in your day trip. After washing and cleaning, the fish will stew them inside the pot of coconut milk with small fire. You can eat with hot rice and a little fresh vegetable. The most important thing that fish’s bones are very easily removed after cooked.

3. Fried coconut worms

Ben Tre is a coconut island with several special food from coconut such as coconut candy, fried coconut worms, etc. Though the worms are harmful to coconuts, they can be cooked fatty and delicious dishes which make uniqueness of food culture in Mekong Delta.

May-bugs begin hollowing out coconut trees to lay eggs inside in rainy seasons yearly. When the eggs are hatched into larvae, the larvae begin to eat the coconut trees and it become very fat. People cut down the coconut trees to collect the worms.

Coconut worms are cooked in diverse ways like fried butter worms, fried worms served with herbs, etc. The most delicious way is to eat with sticky rice. Coconut worms are steamed in the sticky rice pot.  Sticky rice and coconut works are eaten together, which makes a very special flavor.

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4. Fish noodles An Giang

Fish noodles is one of the best food culture in Mekong Delta originating from Cambodia. The broth is spiced up with fermented moustached danio fish sauce and mam ruoc (fermented sauce made from acetes, a small variety of shrimp) which give it an amazing flavor.

Fish noodles An Giang has its yellow broth and the yellow Snakehead fish slice, the yellow color from turmeric. The soup is very tasty with a subtle turmeric and lemongrass aroma. The broth is cooked carefully with fish and pork bones that you will be amazed by its sweetness. This dish is served with water mimosa flower (Rau nhut), morning glory (Rau muong), and strips of young banana, these tart and flavorful raw vegetables.

When you do it, you can add just salt, pepper, or chili flakes to keep the original scents of the ingredients.

5. Spiny goby hotpot (Lau ca keo)

Spiny goby hotpot is a favorite famous Mekong Delta food. The main ingredient is the spiny goby living only in brackish waters. This meat maybe grilled or fried though the most popular use is for a hot pot soup named after the fish. The fish is kept alive before put into the hotpot.

Another ingredient is la giang (sour- soup leaf) to make the hot pot perfect. A sour taste of hot pot requires a lot of seasoning like cilantro, basil and rice paddy herb which are sliced into small pieces. In the end, the sour soup becomes more appetizing by adding some rice vermicelli and fish sauce.

6. Linh fish and dien dien flowers hotpot

The Linh fish is a small species that can only caught in the area during flooding season. After soaked in species for a while, the fish with dien dien flowers that has not bloomed fully will be put into the hot pot sauce.

The feature of this hot pot is prepared in diverse ways:  pig bones or fish skeleton that are well- cooked for a long time or coconut added with sour flavor from tamarind. It is very tasty to eat with fresh vegetable and dip in sweet and sour tamarind sauce.

7. Fresh water crabs congee hotpot

Fresh water crabs hotpot is not only famous in the southern Vietnam but also favorite in the south. To make a perfect broth, the crabs are required most fresh and clean fresh water crabs. The dish has several kinds of flavors: the sweet taste of crab meat, the buttery taste of crab- roe, the sour taste of tomatoes and tamarind. It also has the savory flavor of dill, water spinach and crab cake. It is usually to serve fresh water crab hot pot with noodles or rice vermicelli threads.

8. Mock duck with fermented tofu

Mock duck with fermented tofu is very popular in daily meal of Vietnamese people. This is one of the most popular dishes of Southwest region, it also becomes the favorite dish in all parts of the country. You can find the mock duck with fermented tofu in all regions of the Mekong delta, especially in Can Tho city.

9. Oodles of noodles in the Mekong Delta(Bun Ken)

The broth of this soup is spiced up with fermented moustached danio fish sauce and “mắm ruốc”, a special sauce made from a small variety of shrimp, which gives it a rich flavor. There are totally 3 ingredients which are vermicelli, snakehead fish and fresh herbs. After being cooked, the fish is minced and added to a pan with lemongrass, chili and garlic, and stir fried until it is dry and fluffy.

10. Palmyra sweet soup with coconut milk(Bay Nui Area)

This sweet soup is made from dissolving palmyra sugar with water or coconut water, coconut milk and Thot Not fruit cores. You can taste the sweet and nutty taste of the coconut milk, the rich sugary base and chewy yet crunchy cores, it is so delicious! You can find this sweet soup everywhere throughout An Giang province.

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Hi guys! Are you looking forward the best famous Mekong Delta food for your day trip? It is time you took a sampan ride along Mekong river to explore several outstandingly interesting dishes which are so impressive but simple.

1. Noodle made from sliced flour in Ben Tre(Banh canh bot xat)

This is a wonderful specialty of the Mekong Delta food adventure. The main ingredients of this dish are rice flour and soup cooked carefully with duck meat. It is served with tasty ginger fish sauce, garlic and chili. Each chef as their own secret recipes with rice flour sliced into pieces.

2. Bot Loc Cake

Bot Loc cake is a favorite snake which is made from rice flour, filling with shrimp or roasted pork and then steamed.  This dish is one of the best food in Mekong Delta  with a unique taste thanks to the great combination of shrimp and pork. The cake is chewy and eaten with fresh herbs and sweet sour fish sauce.

3. Sa Dec Noodle Soup

There are two kinds of noodles which are very popular in Sa Dec and My Tho: dried noodle and soup one. It is a famous Mekong Delta food since its taste sweet, chewy and amazing flavors. The broth is stewed many hours with pork bones, so it is very delicious and clear. Dry noodle is not a bad idea with many toppings as you eat noodle and nice soup in separated bowls.

4. Hoi Cake eaten with baked rolls

Hoi cake has been a famous Mekong Delta food for all travelers coming to this water world. This cake is white made from rice flour, eaten with baked rolls, vegetables and fish sauce added some lemon and chili. One another way to use this food, you can eat with peanut sauce. If you are wishing to know how good the Hoi Cake is, let’s try it first!

5. Luc Si’s Nem rice papers

There are various types of rice paper along with famous Mekong Delta food: Nem rice papers, dipped rice papers, sweet rice papers, or baked rice papers. It is made from 100% rice flour and non chemical. Rice papers are soft, medium salty, wrapped with shrimp, meat, vegetables, noodles, served with tamarind fish sauce, or soybean milled. It is not only good-tasty but also nice-looking. This is really wonderful dish, contributing to make diversity of famous Mekong Delta food.

6. Gray eel-catfish

Gray eel-catfish is quite dodgy, living only in deep-water level area. Fishing them is also difficult because they even carved 2-3 meters deep caves for shelters.

There are many ways to cook this fish like sour soup, grilled in banana sepal, fish sauce stew, steam or served with fermented scallion. However, the simplest way to make is grill gray eel-catfish in the banana sepal on the charcoal to keep the original sweetness of fresh water fish. Fish is rinsed thoroughly, marinated in delicious fish sauce, sugar, pepper, chili, and cooked on low heat to make it absorbed completely.

You can try this dish with a lot of vegetables and chili salt with fish sauce. It is the daily dish of the people in the West of Vietnam.

7. Cho Moi’s ticky rice

Cho Moi is well-known as the year-round destination in Mekong Delta tour. The local glutinous rice has high quality, round and beautiful rice. It is combined with beans to make a delicious sticky rice dish. Fried sticky rice looks yellow in color, tasty and significant.

When you try it, enjoy with roasted chicken with some chili sauce, soya sauce. Chicken is a little chewy, sweet and roasted by hands in other to keep the flavor and taste featured.

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While several citizens tend to choose fast food such as hamburgers, pizzas, fried chicken soft coke and world-class cuisine in luxury restaurants. However, this trend has no impact on Mekong Delta where is an abundance of agricultural products. There are plenty of special dishes of Mekong Delta in Vietnam that you should not miss out while traveling this peaceful region.

Today,we will take you to explore a Mekong Delta food adventure. Let’s get started!

1. Pia Cake(Banh Pia)

Pia cake is a a famous specialty food in Soc Trang province. This outstandingly main ingredients are tapioca flour and wheat flour. Moreover, its filling is made from sticky rice flour, mung bean paste, salted duck egg, and pork fat. Somehow, you can feel the scent of durian, taste a little with green tea to refresh your mind. The most importantly delicious!

2. Fried elephant ear fish(Ca Tai Tuong chien xu)

One of the best food in Mekong Delta, recommended by every tour guides is fried elephant ear fish. This fish looks like an elephant ear, so its name sounds a bit weird. However, the fish is very juicy and tasty.

You can enjoy this dish in many restaurants and homestays in Mekong Delta or Ho Chi Minh city. However, it should be fried to crispy perfection in an authentic Mekong style. This dish is served with fresh vegetables in rice paper and then dip the roll in fish sauce, lemongrass and chili.

3. Coconut Candy

Coconut candy is one of the best special dishes of Mekong Delta in Vietnam, especially in Ben Tre province. It is is produced in a very simple way with basic ingredients, including coconut water, malt syrup, and sugar.

Firstly, the local will extract the inside, and then grind and put it into a fabric pad to filter and obtain the coconut milk. The producers have to steadily stir up the mixture until it solidifies which will be placed onto a frame, and then cut into small square shapes. The local can add some flavors and peanuts.

The travelers will visit the coconut workshop to learn how to make coconut candy and to taste authentic coconut candies at the factory. It is really a fantastic experience in Mekong Delta food adventure.

4. Son Qui sweet soup(Che Son Quy)

Son Quy sweet soup is of must-eat dishes in Tien Giang province. There are totally 7 ingredients which are sugar, mung bean, “thach” bean, peanut, tapioca starch, coconut cream, panda leaf.

It is one of the best special dishes of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Each chef has their own secret recipes to make it uniquely tasty sweet soup. To serve, the seller put well-kneaded, sticky mung bean paste; tender, sweet cooked “thach” beans; roasted crunchy peanuts in sticky, a little chewy tapioca starch into a glass, then top with greasy coconut sauce, crushed peanuts. It could be served hot or cold.

Son Qui sweet soup is usually eaten for breakfast because it healthy and nutritious. It is also a Vietnamese traditional dessert during the Lunar New Year.

5. Neem tree salad Long Xuyen(Goi sau dau Long Xuyen)

To create a perfect neem tree salad, the fresh main ingredients are required such as  amazing neem shoots and flowers, pork belly, dried snakeskin gournami (or dried snakehead), cucumber, green mango, pineapple, fish sauce, tamarind pulp, garlic, chili pepper, coriander, peanuts, etc.

Neem shoots and flowers are boiled in water, then added a little salt to the water to keep the leaves bright green and nice looking. Snakeskin gournami is grilled and fried until smelling and crispy outside, remove the bones, shred the flesh of the dried snakeskin gournami. The dish is served with some slices cucumbers, small pieces pineapple and green mango.

Part of the features is a sweet sour salty hot dressing from fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, chili pepper. Neem salad is good-tasty, nice-looking, nutritious and healthy. You also can feel 5 tastes blending in your mouth: bitter, sweet, sour, salty, hot tastes.

6. Crepe cake with jaggery An Giang(Banh bo duong thot not)

It is one of the special dishes of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. It is a favorite snack food originating from An Giang which is very famous for jaggery palm trees. It is not only good-tasty but also nice-looking. The crepe cake tasty delicious depend on jaggery. Let’s try it!

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7. Nuoc leo rice noodle soup in Soc Trang

Nuoc leo rice noodle soup (Bun nuoc leo) is one of the best food of Khmer people in Mekong Delta. It is consisted of the broth, rice noodles, toppings.

Nuoc leo rice noodle soup in Soc Trang has its special flavors. It is a perfect harmony of all simple and easy to find ingredients. All of the ingredients are found in the agricultural products.

The broth of Bun nuoc leo is cooked from pork bone, coconut water, Boesenbergia Rotunda, Mam bo hoc, pineapple, lemongrass.  Mam bo hoc (prohok) is a kind of Fermented fishes which is made by brewing snakehead, catfish, shrimp, salt for over 6 months. All things make the broth sweet-salty, clear and reddish-brown as cockroach wing.

Bun nuoc leo is served with various veggies, aromatic herbs, lime wedges, chili pepper slices. The dipipng sauce is made from salt, lime, and chili pepper. It is not only tasty but also flavorful. Moreover, good smell of topping can make you mouth-watering.

Bun nuoc leo is the ideal choice in the morning or evening, on rainy or cold days. It should be added in the budget of travelers when visiting Mekong Delta.

To sum up, we are very pleased to give you some recommendation about the special dishes of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Let’s check it out and just feel free to share with us your comments below. If you look for some information about Mekong Delta tours, you are always warmly welcomed at: 10 activities mekong

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Cu chi tunnels is so popular a historical site in Ho Chi Minh city. More over, the specialties surrounding Cu Chi district will surely fuel your excitement after half-day trip. If you really do not know want to eat and where to have the best food lunch around Cu Chi tunnels, please take some minutes and see our complete foodie’s guide.

1. Beef of Cu Chi(Bo To Cu Chi)

The beef is chosen around 5 months old since this meat is very juicy and tasty. There are diverse ways to cook such as: boiling, grilling(Bo nuong) and making vinegar hotpot(Bo nhung giam). The meat is boiled to wrap with rice paper and fresh vegetable, then dipped into delicious anchovy sauce.

🙂 🙂 Where to try: Xuan Dao restaurant

2. Sugarcane Juice with Durian

Sugarcane juice is a favorite drink in Vietnam, especially mixed with durian. It helps you to refresh your energy and get hydrated after a long day trip. If you are keen on durian, you can try it!

😆 😆 Where to try: Nuoc Mia Vuon Cau

3. Boiled cassava with ground peanut, sugar and coconut

This food was very popular during Vietnam war because it is tasty and cheap.When try it, you can use with some tea and find this dish at the best restaurants near Cu Chi tunnels.

😆 😆 Where to try: Nuoc Mia Vuon Cau

4. Ninh Binh mountain goat specialties

It is true that you do not need to travel Ninh Binh province to try this special dish. You surely taste this food around Cu Chi tunnels. Mountain goat meat in Cu Chi tunnels taste better than other regions because two reasons: the goat meat is shrunk, little fat, delicious and in herbal flavor and it has to be perform many steps from the processing procedure to the mixture procedure.

There are plenty of recipe to make a perfect dish such as: rare goat meat mixed with lemon, stir-fried goat meat, lemon grass and coconut goat, steam goat meat, grilled goat brisket, goat hotpot, goat gruel and roasted goat… In general, the rare-goat meat is the most delicious dish.

😆 😆 Where to try: Dac san de Ninh Binh

5. Braised beef with lemongrass and hot chili

Braised beef with lemongrass and hot chili(Bo kho xa ot) is a very tasty food in Vietnam. It is very popular to make with beef, lemongrass, chili, coconut water, ginger, onion, coriander, and spices: fish sauce, sugar, pepper, soup powder.

First of all, the beef will peel the onion and lemongrass, then the chief cut them into small pieces. After that, the chef will braise that combination to make the final outcome of the product. It is the best food lunch around Cu Chi tunnels, especially used with hot rice.

🙂 🙂 Where to eat: Xuan Anh restaurant

6. Porridge with snakehead and knotgrass

In the South of Vietnam, rice porridge (Chao) is a favorite food of most families because it has low price, easy and quick recipe, great taste, fulfillment, rich nutrition, and healthiness.

The unique delicious Porridge with snakehead and knotgrass (Chao ca loc rau dang) is a specialty food along with Vietnamese cuisine. All main ingredients  are rice, snakehead, knotgrass, Fermented soybeans, green onion, and herbs.

There is so amazing to enjoy a hot bowl of Porridge with snakehead and knotgrass to warm your stomach and refresh your energy on your trip through Cu Chi tunnels

🙂 🙂 Where to eat: Ba Sau

7 Vietnamese Taro Eel Porridge

Taro Eel porridge is another type of Vietnamese porridge. It is well known as specialty food of Cu Chi people in summer time. You have to select one fresh eel to make this dish extremely delicious and very good for health. Vietnamese people also use this meal to cure the flu for children.

🙂 🙂 Where to eat: Hai He restaurant

To sum up, these dishes are very outstanding and delicious and you will immediately love them. Moreover, if you look forward a Cu Chi tunnels tour for your next holiday, we are very pleased to give you some recommendation at: Cu chi tunnels tour must-do

😆 😉 😮 Good luck and have a good trip!

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1. Best way to see in Mekong Delta

2. Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is a network river in southwestern Vietnam,  as a border between Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia. The river originates from the Himalayas and passes through China, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia before flowing into Vietnam. Therefore, you can travel by speed boat from Mekong Delta Vietnam to Cambodia.

3. The places to visit

Mỹ Tho

Not only is My Tho famous for its floating market, it also has some impressive pagodas and local orchards to visit. Just 2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh city by bus, it is an ideal way for a day trip.

Cần Thơ

Sóc Trăng

Soc Trang has diverse culture which is different from the Vietnamese rural areas in the region. There are the largest population of Khmer people outside of Cambodia. The unique culture of Khmer people are the Clay and Bat pagodas which are famous for it bedecked architectures. The best way to visit Mekong Delta is to check out the Oc Om Boc around November or December.

Can Gio Mangrove Forest

Can Gio Mangrove Forest is listed as the biosphere reserve by UNESCO. It also helps to protect the rich agricultural land from corrosion. There are many tours available to there since it is so near to Ho Chi Minh City. It is an ideal way for a great day at the beginning of your trip.

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Hi guys! Welcome to Mekong Delta.

It is also named The Nine Dragon river delta because it is originated by nine rivers. Is it worth The travelers are not only attracted by endless paddy rice fields, coconut farms, tropical fruit gardens, but they are also drawn to the best food in Mekong Delta tour 2019.

1.Nam Vang noodle soup

When we mentioned about highlight Mekong Delta tour, especially Vietnamese noodle food, people cannot forget Hủ Tiếu Nam Vang which is a harmony of Cambodian taste, Chinese recipe and Vietnamese flavor.

It is one of the best food in Mekong Delta tour 2019 with the main fresh ingredients such as tough noodle mix;small pieces of pork, organ, quail egg and seafood.

Let’s enjoy the Mekong Delta experience as tasting this special food at Hu tiu Sau Sen

Read more:5 amazing things to explore from Sai Gon to Mekong Delta

2. Fried Elephant Ear Fish

The reason why it is called Elephant Ear Fish because it looks like the ears of an elephant. It is highly-recommended by tour guides when they talk about Mekong river. You will taste the juicy and crispy fish with fresh vegetable and dip into the fish sauce.

Read more: You can explore Mekong Delta tour with us at: 10 activities mekong-delta

3. Vietnamese Pan Cake

One of the best Mekong food that you should try once time in your Mekong Delta tour is Vietnamese pancake. The most important ingredients to make a perfect dish are veggies and mung beans. The cake is made by rice flour, coconut water, flour, mung beans, green bean sprouts.

The visitors can enjoy this food with fresh vegetables such as lettuces, salads and dip into delicious fish sauce. Let’s try it at: Banh Xeo Thu 46

4. Summer roll

Summer roll(goi cuon) is very famous food in Vietnam. The main ingredient of this food is rice paper and wrapped with many various types of herbs and meat (beef, pork, shrimp, etc.).

This food has different ingredients depending on the region of Vietnam. In Mekong Delta, the feature of this food is fish sauce which is made from vinegar, sugar, onion, and chili.

5. Grilled Snakehead fish

Grilled snake head fish(ca loc nuong) is a signature along with the best food in Mekong Delta tour 2019.

Part of the feature is that the fish does not need to be marinated before. After caching the fish at the river, the local will wash it and pierce it with a long bamboo stick from the mouth to the tail, then wrap it in the haystack and burn the fire.

The fish after are served with the fresh vegetable and the fish sauce with tamarind.

🙂 🙂 Where to try: Phuong Nam restaurant

6.Coconut leaf cake

Coconut leaf cake (Bánh lá dừa) is a unique snack food in Mekong Delta, especially in Ben Tre province-the kingdom of coconut.

It stands out with a special shape. All ingredients include white rice, coconut, banana and mung beans wrapped by coconut leaf. In other words, the rice is chosen carefully and soaked overnight. The leaf used must be the young ones with yellow color and the mung beans is also soaked as well.

7. Khọt Cake

Khọt Cake is another Vietnamese pancake but smaller. The local people in Mekong Delta add different kinds of topping such as shrimp, squid and green onion.

Let’s talk about the main ingredients. It is a mixture of rice flour, coconut water, eggs, mung beans, shrimp, herbs, vegetables and so on. It takes for granted that you can not eat this dish with fish sauce. To make several same round cakes, the chef will use a tool to make it. That is the stray which just only used for Khọt Cake only.

🙂 😉 😀 You also can try it in Sai Gon at Bánh Khọt Đặng Dung

8. Braised Chicken with lemongrass and hot chili

Braised chicken with lemongrass and hot chilly(Ga kho sa ot) is another common food in daily meal of Vietnamese people.

The main ingredients of this food are chicken, lemongrass, chili, coconut water, ginger, onion, coriander, and spices: fish sauce, sugar, pepper, soup powder. They make a delicious taste that you never forget. You can use it with hot rice or vermicelli if you like.

If you used to try one of these best food in Mekong Delta, you can feel free to share with us by your comments below. Last but not least, you can visit us to choose the best deal for your Mekong Delta here: Vinaday Goreise

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As one of Vietnam’s touristy destinations, Mekong Delta attracts tourists by its vast rice paddies, gorgeous river and iconic floating markets with human-friendly local.

In addition, best delicious food in Mekong Delta is one of the most important elements to explore and dive into Mekong Delta. Best food in Mekong Delta will help you to make a decision to choose an ideal place to eat on your holiday.

1. Fermented fish soup(Bun mam)

It is one of the best delicious food in Mekong Delta that you could not miss out. To create a perfect dish, the fresh ingredients are highly-required such as several chunks of grilled pork, crispy slices of squid, a juicy prawn, raw vegetables, white thick noodles and herbs, and covers in the pungent Mekong Fish(Mam) to serve the customers.

The best way to taste it is to use when it is hot. You will find plenty of amazingly flavors to have a taste of Mekong Delta food.

😉 😉 😉 You could find some restaurants to try fermented fish sauce here: Lau Mam Chau Doc( fermented fish soup)

2.Fermented fish hotpot(Lau mam)

If you are keen on a wide array of choices and want to eat together with your friends and family on a rainy day. Lau Mam(hot pot) will show the great idea in Mekong Delta food. 

You should wait for plenty of broths cooked from coconut water, pork bone and macerated fishes. You also can taste various fresh vegetable from Mekong forest such as “Dien Dien” flower, Giọ Mung (Dropwort), bean sprouts, spinach water, straw mushroom and so on.

The perfect mixture with hot salted fish soup, a medley of flavors spicy, bitter, salty-sweet and pungent of Lau Mam make it one of the best delicious food in Mekong Delta.

3. My Tho clear rice noodle soup(Hu tiu My Tho)

Hu tiu My Tho is well-known as one of the best delicious in Mekong Delta river with harmony of Cambodia, Chinese taste and Vietnamese recipe. It is a fine dish that you surely want to buy in Mekong Delta. In other words, Hu tiu is very tasty and juicy with pork bones and dressed up slices of pork, dried squids, fresh and dried shrimps, quail eggs and veggies. It is a popular street food in the Southwest region of Vietnam.

More over, if you look for some nice place to taste Hu tiu, here are our recommendations: Seafood Restaurants in Mekong Delta

4. Vietnamese cake carpel(Banh tam bi)

In case you want to taste new food, you could try banh tam bi. It consists of rice and tapioca thick noodle look life silkworms, slices boiled lean pork, shredded boiled pig skin mixing with roasted rice powder.

Moreover, a bowl of Banh Tam Bi will be served  with cooked coconut cream, fish sauce dip made from fish sauce, coconut water, garlic, chili, lemon juice and fresh vegetables such as bean sprouts and herbs. Try it slowly to feel taste salty, sweet, sour, hot taste. It is one of the best delicious food in Mekong Delta that you have to taste once time in life.

5. Grilled Mekong river fish

Grilled fish has wide variety of fresh fishes and taste crunch from Mekong river. It is sure fuel your excitement from several flavors of garlic, chili, pepper, salt spreader in fish skin.

You can use with rice noodles plus some kinds of vegetables of cucumber, green banana, herbs and starfruit dipped into special sauce. You will love them because its healthy and delicious food.

🙂 🙂 To whom it may concerned: Restaurants in Can Tho

6. Crispy Mekong Delta Pancake(Banh xeo)

This food comes from the Southwest region of Vietnam. It stands out with the yellow crispy pancake stuffed with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts.

Part of the features is the crispiness coming from the rice flour mixes with coconut liquid ingredient and the turmeric powder. You can taste Banh Xeo with various herbs and large fresh lettuce, salads dipped into the sweet, sour, hot fish sauce.

Let’s have a seat and enjoy it with your friends on your holiday.

7. Coconut water

Finally, let’s sip a coconut to drink cool water with the typical taste of tropical fruit and summer. Coconut water has a sweet and nutty taste. It is less sugar, so it is also a very healthy water Mekong Delta is famous for the island of the coconut, so you can easily find it many places in your Mekong Delta tour at cheap price.

Let’s taste it when being the boat floated on Mekong river or take a nap on a hammock in the fruit orchid. Why not?

🙂 🙂 You can try 7 best delicious food in Mekong Delta and book Mekong Delta tour here: Cu Chi tunnels tour must do

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