Best Vietnamese Food in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam

For those who have not heard of Quảng Bình province, you might want to book a tour here as there are magnificent caves, beautiful Nhat Le Beach and lots of delicious dishes in which it will make your trip be unforgettable. In this article, we hope that our Best Vietnamese Food in this place can be well introduced and inspire for your future visit.

Firstly, we have to say about Vietnamese Crepes Quảng Hoa (Bánh Xèo Quảng Hòa). The crepe is made from red rice (raw rice or gạo lức) and quite simple to cook but need to have all its side dishes: snakehead fish, musa balbisiana (a type of wild bananas), vegetables, dry pancake and fish sauce. The vegetables must have bean sprouts and sesame. Bean sprouts must be made from big red beans and raw rice is soaked in water for 5 hours then grinded with some water twice so that the mixture will be in best quality. After finishing the grinding part, people add some salt, minced spring onions into the rice mixture. When cooking, you need to make sure that the heat is high before adding the rice mixture, hence, the texture will appear when the crepe is cooked.
 

 

Next, people cook the side dish: Steamed snakehead fish with Musa balbisiana. The bananas cover are peeled off, soaked with alum or lemon then minced. After that, the bananas are boiled & make into a shrimp shape and serve with the fish. The dish is best served when it is just cooked so do not order too many at once, you can ask for more later to fully enjoy the dish and see how it is one of our Best Vietnamese Food.

Another my favourite food in this place is Soft Sweet Potatoes (Khoai Dẻo). They are made from the Red Sweet Potatoes in Quảng Bình Province. After boiling, people here dry it under the sun for 10 to 12 times, the flexibility of the potatoes is resulted from the number of dry times. Local people here also called it “Sâm đất” due to its shapes.
 

 

Then, Sea snakes are notorious because of its venom. Moreover, it is considered as high value in food industry as well as medical field. There are many kind of sea snakes, each type has its own flavour and therefore, many dishes are generated to supply the people’s demands. Vietnamese Food Team can list some of the dishes which are surely deserve to be in the list of Best Vietnamese Food: Sea Snakes Porridge, stewed with chillies and citronella, minced with dry pancakes, sausages, grilled with Lolot leaves and Stewed with Chinese Herbs. Even though it is made in many ways, the most famous dishes is its blood. People here mix the blood with wine to cure some illness about bones.
 

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Street Food in Sóc Trăng Province

A new day and a new list of best Vietnamese Street Food is introduced to Vietnamese Food Fans. Some recipes mentioned below have already been introduced by Vietnamese Food Team before, we hope that you guys can recognize those. This new land mentioned in this article is named Sóc Trăng Province – located the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam.
 

Firstly, we cannot miss Mixture vermicelli with shrimp, bean sprout, hoisin sauce and roasted Peanuts (Bún gỏi dà). According to food lovers, this recipe is originally come from Spring Rolls recipe with similar ingredients such as: rice vermicelli, vegetables, bean sprouts, etc. Later then, people in Sóc Trăng added a little twist in the making process, they mix all the ingredients in a bowl with the sauce. At first, it was dried vermicelli then it is served with broth which has been mixed with a little bit of soybean sauce (tương hột).
 

Bún Gỏi Dà
 

Its signature is the broth because the broth must be clear, sweet from pork bones, light sour from tamarind sauce and good smell from the soybean. The important thing to make this recipe becomes one of the best Vietnamese Street Food is that the cook must know how to manage the spices and mix the ingredients correctly so that the broth would be rich but still clear. You can add your own ingredients to the dish to make it even better, here we can list out some: shrimps, minced bellies, ribs, bean sprouts, etc. For the sauce, you can sprinkle some grinded roasted peanuts to enhance the flavour.
 

Next is rice vermicelli with pork legs and pepper (Bún tiêu giò). Pork legs are main ingredients in this recipe. First, you chop the legs into small pieces, remove the hair and stew it. If you use ham hock, you need to slice the meat thinly, otherwise, the dish will lose its aesthetics and hard to consume also. People here also use duck meat as substitute. Some bean sprouts, rice vermicelli, water mint, sweet basil, Vietnamese Balm, shallot, ham hock … and you are ready to make for yourself and family.
 

Bún Tiêu Giò Heo
 

Another dish has to have in list is broth rice Vermicelli (Bún nước lèo). The special thing about this recipe is the broth because it always looks clear, no dregs at all. Of course, in order to have such quality demand the cook a lot of effort to finish such Vietnamese Street Food. First, add Bò Hóc sauce (mắm bò hóc – this sauce is really unique and can only be found in the area of ASEAN), add water then boil it. During the cooking process, you must remove all the foam. Snakehead fish is cleaned, boiled and bone-removed. The bone will be put in a mortar and crushed with Sagebrush and citronella, then extract the juice and pour into the broth. Adjust the taste.
 

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Best Vietnamese Food in Phan Thiết City

Spade fish salad, phở fish, grilled squid teeth… are famous dishes that you cannot miss when visiting this well-known sea city – Phan Thiết. Let us start this food journey to know more about Best Vietnamese Food. 

Spade fish salad (Gỏi cá mai) is the first dish we will discover. These fishes are abundant in middle Vietnam sea. Its shape is similar to Long-jawed anchovy but there is a silver fish scales and these fishes have no blood so it does not smell at all. Preparing this dish is quite simple but still it is our Best Vietnamese Food. First, you clean the fish and remove the scales, cut off the head and tail, use a knife to dissect the fillet, remove the bone, and cook the fish rarely by vinegar or lemon juice. The vegetables are diversified: sliced carrot, shallot, basil, minced laksa leaves, roasted peanuts… Next, you can mix all the ingredients together, add a little bit of fish sauce with lemon, garlic and chillies… Finally, you can adjust the taste and enjoy the salad with rice paper.
 

Spade fish salad (Gỏi cá mai)

The second dish you cannot miss is deep fried loi fish in pork grease (cá lồi xối mỡ). This is such a simple dish with just one steamed Loi fish with rice paper and yet it has been always the very first dish appear on every single menu in Phan Thiết. One tip for the food lovers, you should only choose those fishes only weighted from 1 to 2 kilogram. First, you use the knife to shave off the grease or citronella to crush. Next, you need to remove all the fish guts, wash it with salt water. Third, slice the fish then steam it. Fourth, fry the minced spring onions. Finally, when you serve the dish, you can put the fish on a plate, pour grease and onion on top, sprinkle some roasted peanuts and eat with rice paper, vegetables and sauce.
 

Deep fried Loi fish in pork grease (Cá lồi xối mỡ)

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Peach Tea Recipe (Trà Đào)

I learnt one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes from Christine Ha – The Master Chef US in season 3. It is called Peach Tea Recipe (Trà Đào). For who loves this fruit, peach tea is another way to enjoy, especially in summer days. Moreover, tea leaves have many benefits, one of them is keep your skin is healthier and younger. Such an interesting drink, don’t you think?
 

Peach Tea (Trà Đào)
 

After made one of Vietnamese Dessert Recipes, it will bring a little sour and sweet flavor when you enjoy it. It is also quite simple in processing. By follow my instruction below, I bet you can create it right after that.

Ingredients:

5 – 7 small tea bags
1 liter hot water
2 – 4 peaches
80g white sugar (depend on your flavor)
Ice cubes.

Process:

Step 1: Soak tea bags in hot water and wait about 8 – 10 minutes.
 

 

Step 2: Peel off the skin of peaches (quantity: 3), slice thinly and do not use seeds. Mix them with sugar and wait more 10 minutes.
 

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Stir fried Chicken with Cucumber and Mushroom (Gà Xào Dưa Leo và Nấm)

Raise your hands if you love chicken most. When talking about Vietnamese Chicken Recipes, we have many ways to create many delicious dishes. Some is traditional dishes and some is creative ones. Today, from many left stuffs from my fridge, I will create Stir fried Chicken with Cucumber and Mushroom (Gà Xào Dưa Leo và Nấm) and it will be shown immediately below for all you guys. Let us together cooking and enjoy this delicious meal with beloved people.
 

Stir fried Chicken with Cucumber and Mushroom (Gà Xào Dưa Leo và Nấm)
 

Moreover, finding these ingredients to cook one of amazing Vietnamese Chicken Recipes like this one is not difficult. You can go to any market and buy them. And now, when you are ready, let us start cooking right now, ok?

Ingredients:

2 – 3 chicken thighs or 200g filet chicken meat
1 cucumber
1 – 2 brands of Vietnamese mint stem (Dọc Mùng)
150g mushrooms (straw mushroom/ shiitake mushroom)
Oyster oil, shallot, pepper, fish sauce, chili paste/chili sauté, sugar, spring onion.

Process:

Step 1: Peel off the skin of chicken, do not use bones if you choose thighs. Clean well and slice into small pieces. Marinate with 1 teaspoon salt, a little pepper, mix well and wait 15 – 20 minutes.
 

 

Step 2: Clean and cut off the seeds of cucumber, slice into small pieces (1cm). Peel off the harsh cover of Doc Mung, clean and slice small. Clean and slice small spring onion. Peel off the cover of shallot; mince well.
 

 

Step 3: Cut off the roots of mushrooms, clean with water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Wait to get dry.
 

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Sweet Potato Leaves Soup Recipe (Canh Rau Khoai Lang)

Beside of using sweet potatoes for eating like a popular snack in Vietnam, Vietnamese people usually use their leaves for cooking soup. From many stunning Vietnamese Soup Recipes, today I would like to introduce Sweet Potato Leaves Soup Recipe (Canh Rau Khoai Lang) for all you guys, who is interesting about Vietnamese food and missing hometown. I bet you will totally fall in love with it.
 

Sweet Potato Leaves Soup (Canh Rau Khoai Lang)
 

From many easy and cheap ingredients for searching at any market, you can create a fantastic dish for yourself and family. And now by follow my instruction below, one of Vietnamese Soup Recipeslike this one will be created by you.

Ingredients:

200g prawns
200g sweet potato leaves
Shallot, salt, sugar, pepper, Magi’s stuff.

Process:

Step 1: Peel off the cover of prawns, pull out the black lines on their backs as well, clean well with water in 2 – 3 times and smash coarsely.
 

 

Step 2: Choose the young leaves, clean well and wait to get dry.
 

 

Step 3: Heat a little oil, fry sliced shallot until it is fragrant and add smashed prawn with a little salt, fry in 1 – 2 minutes. Add more 2 – 3 bowls water and cook until it boils.
 

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Braised Chicken with Orange Recipe (Gà Sốt Cam)

Braised Chicken with Orange Recipe (Gà Sốt Cam) is come from many interesting Vietnamese Chicken Recipes. An amazing combination between the sweetness from orange with chicken meat and spices will create a fantastic flavor which you have never tasted before. Serving with boiled rice and hot soup is my choice. It is really boring today and that is the reason why I created this dish for my family meal.
 

Braised Chicken with Orange (Gà Sốt Cam)
 

Luckily, it works. All members in family said it is really delicious. So, I want to type its recipe and share for you guys. Hope you will love it. When you are ready, welcome to follow my instruction below to create one of stunning Vietnamese Chicken Recipes with me.

Ingredients:

3 – 4 big chicken thighs or 300g filet chicken
1 – 2 American oranges
1 – 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
Salt, sugar, Magi’s stuff, garlic, shallot, oyster oil
1 teaspoon mixture lemongrass with condensed black sauce (made from soya bean) – Tip: Heat the oil, add minced lemongrass and fry until it is fragrant. Next add condensed black sauce into pan and fry quickly in 2 – 3 minutes.
Roasted sesame, spring onion

Process:

Step 1: Clean well chicken thighs, separate skin, bones and meat. Slice chicken meat part into medium pieces. The left parts do not need to use. Marinate with 1 teaspoon salt, a little pepper, mix well and wait in 20 – 30 minutes.
 

 

Step 2: Clean well oranges, use knife or shaving tool to shave their covers. I recommend that you should not shave to the white cover because it will make your dish has bitterness. Next, cut orange in half, press to get its water (throw away seeds).
 

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Steamed Rice Cakes with Fermented Rice Wine (Bánh Bò Men Cơm Rượu)

Steamed Rice Cakes with Fermented Rice Wine (Bánh Bò Men Cơm Rượu) which comes from many stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes will be shown today by me. The flavor of these cakes is the best combination between fermented rice wine and coconut milk. Even it is one of normal dishes, but trust me; here is one of most favorite dishes of Vietnamese people, especially in hot days when they do not want to eat anything.
 

Steamed Rice Cakes with Fermented Rice Wine (Bánh Bò Men Cơm Rượu)
 

If you are a gourmet, especially about Vietnamese food and love cooking, why don’t you cook it with me? Enjoy with a hot cup of tea is perfect. When you feel free, welcome to follow my instruction below to create one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes for yourself and family.

Ingredients:

300g rice flour
60g tapioca starch
200g white sugar
200ml fermented rice wine (including rice and its water)
150ml coconut juice
200ml coconut milk
½ teaspoon salt
Pandan water to create color.

Process:

Step 1: Pour fermented rice wine on bowl, use spoon to smash well all. Filter to get 200ml its water, the left part, continue to smash well.
 

 

Step 2: Mix tapioca starch + rice flour + salt + mixture fermented rice wine in step 1 into clean bowl. Use spoon to mix well. Next, pour slowly coconut juice into bowl and use food nylon bag to cover carefully, wait in 12 – 14 minutes.
 

 

Step 3: Next day, if you see one cover on this mixture face has many small bubbles, it is perfect.
 

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Fried Cakes with Spring Onion Recipe (Bánh Hành Chiên)

In rainy days, snacks will be the first choice, especially after took a nap. Do you agree with me? If you are lazy after slept or busy, why don’t choose one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes like Fried Cakes with Spring Onion (Bánh Hành Chiên) for yourself. From many simple ingredients which you already have in fridge, create these cakes is not the problem.
 

Fried Cakes with Spring Onion (Bánh Hành Chiên)
 

Here is the new experience for who wants to taste a new flavor from me. After took a nap, I want to eat something but it is raining heavily. That is why I decide to leave my butt to fridge, open it and find something I can cook. If you want to know how this process happens, feel free to follow my instruction below and let us start cooking one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes right now.

Ingredients:

200g wheat flour
50g spring onion
Salt, Magi’s stuff
Soya sauce, chili.

Process:

Step 1: Mix wheat flour with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon Magi’s stuff together. Pour slowly warm water (30 degree) into it. Do not stop stirring when pouring water. Pour until this flour mixture becomes a flour cube and do not stick your hand when testing.
 

 

Step 2: Clean and slice small spring onion.
 

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Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style Recipe (Xôi Gà)

In Da Nang city, we have one of most popular Vietnamese Chicken Recipes which everyone from citizen to traveler are all totally fall in love. It is called Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style (Xôi Gà). Sticky rice is cooked and brings to serve with steamed shredded chicken, deep fried shallot, Vietnamese herb mint and chili sauce. It is not difficult for cooking but required too much time for many small processes.
 

Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style (Xôi Gà)
 

If you still have not a chance to visit this beautiful city, why don’t you cook it at home? It is really simple if you follow step by step my recipe. You should cook one of stunning Vietnamese Chicken Recipeslike this one in rainy days. Why? Because it will bring a fantastic feeling for each member in your family and help you guys getting closer.

Ingredients:

600g chicken
½ onion
2 bowls sticky rice
1 teaspoon saffron flour
Salt, magi’s stuff, shallot, pepper
Vietnamese herb mint, chili sauce, spring onion.

Process:

Step 1: Clean well sticky rice in 2 – 3 times. Mix 1 teaspoon saffron flour, 1 teaspoon salt with cold water and soak sticky rice into this mixture through 1 night (make sure water will cover to rice’s face).
 

 

Step 2: Clean well chicken with water added a little salt. Put chicken into pot; add more 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon Magi’s stuff, boil until it is cooked (make sure water will cover all faces of chicken).
 

 

Step 3: After soak sticky rice through 1 night, bring to cook with boiled chicken water in step 2. To create one of amazing Vietnamese Chicken Recipes, here is the important step to create its flavor. By getting have a delicious sticky rice, you should mix it with this proportion 2 parts of sticky rice : 1 part of boiled chicken water.
 

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Boiled Beef Thigh with Ginger and Lemongrass (Bắp Bò Luộc Gừng Xả)

In rainy days, we usually would like to enjoy hot dishes which can help we feel warmer inside. From many easy and amazing Vietnamese Food Recipes, today I want to introduce Boiled Beef Thigh with Ginger and Lemongrass (Bắp Bò Luộc Gừng Xả) for all you guys. Each slice of beef thigh is rolled with vermicelli, salad and serving with sweet and sour sauce is perfect.
 

Boiled Beef Thigh with Ginger and Lemongrass (Bắp Bò Luộc Gừng Xả)
 

Now, are you ready to cook one of stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes like this one with me? If you say yes, feel free to follow my instruction below carefully and let us start right now.

Ingredients:

700g beef thigh
4 – 5 lemongrasses
10g ginger
1 tablespoon minced lemongrass
Salt, Magi’s stuff, soya sauce, sugar, garlic
Vermicelli, salad basil leaves
Rice papers (wrap into banana leaves in few hours before using).

Process:

Step 1: Clean well beef thigh in water added a little salt, wait to get dry.
 

 

Step 2: Peel off the cover of garlic, mince well. Mix minced garlic with minced lemongrass, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon Magi’s stuff together. Apply this mixture around beef thigh in step 1. Use thread to cover around beef thigh, wait for 1 night or from 5 – 6 hours.
 

 

Step 3: Clean lemongrasses, chop into short pieces, smash well and put them with sliced ginger into pot added water, cook until it boils.
 

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Grilled Bread with Shrimps and Egg (Bánh Mì Nướng Tôm và Trứng)

In Vietnam, beside of Pho noodle soup, which food you will think immediately? Yes, of course, it is Bread (Bánh mì). This Vietnamese food is also one of famous food around the world. Today, from many stunningVietnamese Sandwich Recipes, I will introduce one recipe which is really easy for cooking but its flavor is awesome as well. That dish is Grilled Bread with Shrimps and Egg (Bánh Mì Nướng Tôm và Trứng).
 

Grilled Bread with Shrimps and Egg (Bánh Mì Nướng Tôm và Trứng)
 

Starting new days with one of amazing Vietnamese Sandwich Recipes like this one is never better. Its crispy skin is mixed with cheese, egg and shrimps will bring a healthy meal for your own breakfast. So why not miss it when you have a chance to cook it with us?

Ingredients:

200g silver shrimps
1 chicken egg
1 pie of cheese (20g)
Pepper, shallot, salt
2 breads or 4 – 5 sandwiches.

Process:

Step 1: Peel of the cover of shrimps, pull out the black lines on their backs, clean well with water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Wait to get dry and smash well.
 

 

Step 2: Slice bread into long and thin pieces (2cm). If you choose for using sandwich, you can cut them in half for each.

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Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style Recipe (Xôi Gà)

In Da Nang city, we have one of most popular Vietnamese Chicken Recipes which everyone from citizen to traveler are all totally fall in love. It is called Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style (Xôi Gà). Sticky rice is cooked and brings to serve with steamed shredded chicken, deep fried shallot, Vietnamese herb mint and chili sauce. It is not difficult for cooking but required too much time for many small processes.
 

Steamed Sticky Rice with Chicken in Da Nang Style (Xôi Gà)
 

If you still have not a chance to visit this beautiful city, why don’t you cook it at home? It is really simple if you follow step by step my recipe. You should cook one of stunning Vietnamese Chicken Recipeslike this one in rainy days. Why? Because it will bring a fantastic feeling for each member in your family and help you guys getting closer.

Ingredients:

600g chicken
½ onion
2 bowls sticky rice
1 teaspoon saffron flour
Salt, magi’s stuff, shallot, pepper
Vietnamese herb mint, chili sauce, spring onion.

Process:

Step 1: Clean well sticky rice in 2 – 3 times. Mix 1 teaspoon saffron flour, 1 teaspoon salt with cold water and soak sticky rice into this mixture through 1 night (make sure water will cover to rice’s face).
 

 

Step 2: Clean well chicken with water added a little salt. Put chicken into pot; add more 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon Magi’s stuff, boil until it is cooked (make sure water will cover all faces of chicken).
 

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