Saigon Vietnam Cuisine: diversity and abundance
02/01/2012 15:05
Wrong, is not heard culinary connoisseurs say: "It was delicious everywhere calves into Saigon Vietnam." Indeed, where the gathering of food all over the country. Saigon's menu breakfast, lunch, afternoon, evening meals are full of North, Central and South from economical to luxury.
As the heart of the fertile southern land, produce abundant food in Saigon so varied. The more is the concentration of residents from all over the country and the gate contact with the outside world, the city has received more of the cuisine of the country and the world, an elite selection background food plentiful and attractive. Today, it is easily found in numerous specialty Saigon North, Central, South or international, according to the original also, but still is more popular dishes are "Saigon of" to taste more rich, charming. Saigon substances usually present in the sweet, rich in vegetables and fresh seafood. Such as tomato soup Saigon combination of the sour-salty North, a spicy fresh chilli and the sweetness of the central interests of the South away. Hue beef noodle dish is "modified" to less spicy, more sweet, more fat and more vegetables. Beef steak in the West, the thinner, more mature, more spicy and with vegetables, sour more ...
Southern Specialties
South, with tropical temperatures so the food varied and plentiful throughout the year. The dishes are "presence" everywhere in Saigon as sour, Frog, grilled snakehead fish trui, Chau Doc fish sauce hot pot, noodles My Tho, Bac Lieu shrimp died, five hundred Phu Quoc .... There are items that are difficult to find elsewhere.
North Central Food

At night, the cuisine of Hue, Quang more exciting day. Beef noodle dish with pork, bread wet his meat, bread blocks, wheels years, filtering powder, wheat Ad ... after another on sale from 19pm to midnight, at which shareholders also sit booked. In the north country foods are also many in Saigon. Dish of fried fish Hanoi, Ho Tay shrimp cake, vermicelli eel ... also quite attractive. Looking at the foreign guests blow or bite collapse puffy eel and vermicelli with chilli, tomato dots artillery crispy shrimp sauce tan under the lights at night, we feel a deep sympathy. In Cholon, dish customers fully agree that "turns milk pig" style Sail Item Hanoi, floating flowers just crispy skin greasy medium. After baking dish rotating news items are "around the red fire." Chicken, duck, lamb, beef, grilled snakehead fish can be marinated after soaking everything needed spice. The Grilled Chicken, baked tile, whole grilled crayfish; bacon skewer into the ball move; snakehead fish grilled in banana leaves. The food could have picked just baked, just smell the aroma. Wherever in Saigon, diners can also find yourself the famous delicacies of Northern origin, such as Hanoi, Cha Ca La Vong, Thanh Tri-rolls, Pandan Loop, bun bar, bun cha , Ho Tay shrimp cake, coconut operating ...
The food "Western"
Indeed, in Saigon dishes out all of Vietnam's three central North and South, we still can enjoy the delicacies U.S., Indian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Italian, Spanish ..., and France is the world-famous dish, barbecue beside Czechoslovakia, German sausage, hamburger USA, Russia or Iran ... Caviar is full of the finest wines and beers in the world. Concentrate on areas such as western Pham Ngu Lao, the Pham Van Hai; Truong Son with Korean cuisine, the Thai Van Lung with Thai food.
Culinary treasures Saigon
Today, Saigon collection continues to add to their menu of dishes that once neglected as well as new dishes from all four of the earth. Le Van Hao said: "Food is the world's Saigon, from origin (cosmopolite) of it. But Monday's nature it is an honor to receive the treasure of traditional food culture of the nation. The proof is not required to Chinese or the North of Saigon, if desired, can enjoy the fun noodle north, Hanoi grilled fish, bun bo hue, mattress Hue, Quang noodles, high floor of Hoi An, etc., besides delicious Southern dishes like sour immortal, Frog, grilled snakehead fish trui, Chau Doc fish sauce hot pot, noodles My Tho, Bac Lieu shrimp died, five hundred and Phu Quoc island, and more. "
Ultimately Saigon cuisine is a mix between regions, between Western and Asian dishes. All other characteristics of the land to be mixed to create dishes in Saigon. Sometimes my friends in far away places, they want to find a restaurant that "a Saigon" to the value for this trip to Saigon, but then finally back to eating those dishes that .. . Made it also. All the restaurants are not too specific, the food is akin to one another. But the results really do not like someone was very silly to make people enjoy themselves as enlightened. So it no exaggeration to say that the dishes in Saigon first of its kind in the country.
Please do not forget to enjoy the delicious Saigon when it comes to this city.


