List of the Vietnam’s middle cuisine that addict tourists

The middle of Vietnam’s cuisine is always evaluated as unique and attractive dishes. There are many impressive dishes that you would never forget their flavor, once you tried

If you have any chance to visit the cities in the Middle, let’s find and enjoy the “humble” dishes as follow:

1.   1.   Stir fry rice vermicelli with turmeric

With the very simple ingredients: pork intestine, rice vermicelli, scallion, turmeric, basil…and Hue woman’s cooking, you will be serve an authentic cheap delicious bowl of  stir fry rice vermicelli with turmeric. Pork intestine, boiled vermicelli, fresh turmeric… mixed stir fry or stir fry separately, serve all the ingredient together, mix well and enjoy.

It’s easy to find this dish in Hue city because of its popularity

2.     2.  Hue sweet gruel

In Hue city, there are tens of sweet gruel which is produced delicious, attractively with tourists and even the natives. It can be listed some popular sweet gruel, from simple such as che bap (corn sweet gruel), che troi nuoc (sweet dumplings in sugar water with ginger root), bean sweet gruel (mung beans, kidney-beans, black-eye peas…) to elegant complicated one like che hat sen (lotus seed sweet gruel), che bong cau (skinless steam mung beans in dense vanilla sugar water), che nhan nhuc (longan sweet gruel). One popular ingredient in Hue’s sweet gruel is dried coconut. Thin sliced dried coconut in sweet gruel is still aroma and crispy to activate the diners’ gustation. 

Sweet gruel is an indispensable dish in Hue’s culinary culture

3.      3.  Bun mam nem (Rice vermicelli with fermented anchovy paste)

Mam which is the sauce to serve with rice vermicelli is diluted precisely. It must be not too salty, not to sweet, and still have the same flavor as Mam. The diluted ingredients include crushed garlic chili, a pinch of sugar to reduce the origin mam’s salty, can add a bit of finely chop pineapple and the paste depend on the diners’ taste. The dish is the combination of less fat pork ears, fresh vermicelli, vegetable and bean sprouts. The ingredients is left separately until being served. Mix all the ingredients and enjoy.

This dish is easily find at many cities in the Middle such as Hue, Da Nang, Nha Trang…

4.   Nem lui (Grill meat roll)

Grill meat rolls have the best taste when you eat right after you grilled it, but most of restaurants grill them in advance. Whenever diners come in, it will be put on the hot coals again to reheat (in case to reduce the waiting time for the diners). The way to eat grill meat roll to get the best "quality" that is: using exposed frost rice paper, then rolling grill meat roll with vegetables (mainly herbs), add a few slices of cucumber, green bananas and radish pickles. Sticky sauce, succulent, tasty is the key to making a special taste of this special dish.

Raw pork paste tasting spices, oblique into a bamboo stick then grilled. Da Nang, Hue… has the most delicious grill meat roll.

5.      Don

Don is quite like as mussel but smaller. There are a lot of Don along Tra River and Ve River (Quang Ngai), Ma River (Thanh Hoa). Don is washed clearly and boiled with water, stir well to have the shell opened. The Don’s boiled water is seasoned well, Don is left aside or stir fry with garlic. Filter the broth finely, add vegetable, and boil until ripe, put the Don on top. Don soup is cool and nutritious. 

Don soup is cool and healthy

6.      Bèo cakes:

In Da Nang, excepting from Beo cakes with torn-dried shrimp, you can enjoy Beo cakes with wet hatching made from shrimp and mushrooms.

Eating a hot Beo cake cup with little more salty and spicy fish sauce is probably a good choice in a cold day.

7. Hoi cakes with pig’s gut:

Hoi cake is rubbed with a layer so-called sauce which includes oil and shallot. Hoi cake is served with roast pork, boiled pork or pig’s gut. The accompanying materials can be listed as rice paper (used to roll the cake), baked roll, salad, sweet and sour sauce ... depending on how and where tastes.

Hoi cake with pig’s gut is a popular dish on the central strip, the best is in Phu Yen, Binh Dinh

8. Cao lau Noodles

In the past, this dish is just served for the kings. Unlike vermicelli or noodles, Cao lau noodles is more similar to a mixed dishes. The main ingredients is yellow noodles like Quang noodles, meat, pork, crispy pig ears, assorted vegetables and very little salty broth. You can add more sauce depending on your taste.

This is a dish that can’t be missed when you come to Hoi an.

9. Bánh xèo vỏ mắm nêm (Vietnamese pancake with fermented anchovy paste crust)

It is very easy to cook. In order to pour the pancakes, you need a specialized mold as small as a saucer. Rice after soaking overnight is blended with water until mix finely as liquid. Put the mold over a charcoal fire, lubricate the mold with a little oil and wait until it is hot enough to pour a sufficient liquid. After that, there is a sound “xeo…xeo…” on the mold, so people call “Bánh xèo” for this dishes.

Vietnamese pancake with crust is a delicious pancakes which is indispensable in the eating list of The Binh Dinh.

There are two kinds of sauce, sweet and sour sauce or fermented anchovy paste depending on taste, served with salad or bean sprouts. When it rains or get cold, all people gathering around the fire, serve right after cooked, the flavor cannot be compared with any others.

10. Bánh căn

 “Bánh căn” is a rustic dish that can’ be missed when you come to Nha Trang, Phan Rang or Phan Thiet ... It is delicious to serve well when hot. Therefore the diners have to wait to be served. For more delicious, in addition to the egg yolk, there's some patching such as shrimp, squid, minced meat depending on the preferences of each person.

Can cake is served with green mango, cucumber, salad, pig ears ... the broth from the meat or fish sauce, fermented anchovy paste, or soy sauce depending on taste.

Source: http://www.amthuc365.vn/t21964c176/mien-trung/2014/12/diem-danh-nhung-mon-mien-trung-lam-say-long-du-khach.html