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Hot Vit Lon & Cut Lon: Exploring Vietnamese Balut Eggs

It’s a popular street food: balut (fertilized duck/quail embryo egg), typically boiled and seasoned….

Street Food & Snacks

Banh Bot Loc: The Chewy Vietnamese Clear Dumplings

This is a clear, chewy tapioca dumpling filled with shrimp and pork, which is wrapped in a banana le..

Bo La Lot: Authentic Vietnamese Grilled Beef in Betel Leaf

This is a dish of minced beef wrapped in a wild betel leaf and grilled over charcoal…

Banh Trang Nuong: Making the Vietnamese Pizza Street Food

This is a Vietnamese-style pizza made by grilling a thin rice paper base and topping it with ingredi..

Oc: The Ultimate Guide to Vietnamese Snails and Shellfish Street Food

This is a general term for various popular seafood and snail dishes in Vietnam. They are typically s..

Bot Chien: How to Make Vietnam’s Savory Fried Rice Flour Cake

This is a street food dish made by deep-frying a rice flour cake and then stir-frying it with egg (B..

Nem Lui: The Best Grilled Vietnamese Pork Skewers Recipe

This is a skewer dish (Nem Lụi) featuring minced pork molded around lemongrass stalks and charcoal-g..

Banh Cuon: Making the Delicate Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls

This dish is made of thin, steamed rice flour sheets rolled around a filling of minced pork and mush..

Banh Gio: The Soft and Savory Vietnamese Steamed Rice Dumpling

Bánh Giò is a steamed rice cake filled with pork, mushrooms, and spices, wrapped in a banana leaf…

Cha Lui Lagi: Taste the Savory Grilled Pork Rolls of Binh Thuan

Chả Lụi is a type of grilled rice paper roll, primarily filled with shrimp and minced meat. It’s typ..

Banh Xeo: The Crispy, Savory Vietnamese Sizzling Pancake

This is a crispy Vietnamese savory pancake, made from a batter of rice flour and turmeric powder. It..