The ten irresistible dishes in Sai Gon (part 2)

6. Vu de nuong (Grill goat breast)

            In Sai Gon, looking for dishes involving with goat, especially grill goat breast or goat hot pot, people usually head to Trung Son area, district 7. Grill goat breast eat with fermented tofu sauce, with a hot pot broth is so awesome.

Grill goat breast usually served with water spinach, okra. When the goat breast turning to golden brown, take it out and dip into the fermented tofu sauce and eat.

Goat breast is soft, crunchy, marinated with flavorful seasoning and bringing out with a furnace bar. You can grill it, when the smell coming out and cooked through it’s ready to serve. The fermented tofu sauce could not be too salty or sweet.

7. Xien que (Skewer)

The favorite snack of many Sai Gon people, sold along the pavement or street vendors. These skewer can be fry fish ball, fry beef ball, dumpling, quail egg, okra or green bean. Generally, you can find at the parks, along the river bank, or on Suong Nguyet Anh, district 3. The price is about 7,000 to 10,000d/skewer.

Golden fry fish ball, serving with pickle to elevate the flavor

8. Sui cao (Dumpling)

            This is a Chinese traditional dish, but becoming popular in Sai Gon. The area that has good “sui cao” is on Ha Ton Quyen street, district 5. This is quite familiar with wonton but it has more shrimp and ground pork stuffed. Use a fork to pick the dumpling, then dip it in the sauce. You can also try fry dumpling or dumpling noodle in those stores. The price is about 35,000 to 40,000d/bowl.

“Sui cao” Ha Ton Quyen is the most famous in Sai Gon. You have to wait a few minutes to be served in the rush hours.

9. Bot chien (Fry rice cake with egg)

            When you are hungry or feel uncomfortable, try a dish of “bot chien.” Rice dough is cut into square small pieces, frying on a flat pan, with an egg, sprinkling with a bit of green onion. A good dish of “bot chien” mostly depends on the dough and sauce. Besides, you can try stir fry pasta, fry taro. A dish is about 15,000 to 20,000d.

Some places add shredded green papaya on top of the dish

10. Kem nhan (Longan ice cream)

            With only a scoop of ice cream, sprinkle peanut on top, but Longan ice cream is one of the coolest snack for Sai Gon young people. Whoever eat Longan ice cream cannot stop at one but will order two or three more. The price is about 6,000d. Famous for this snack is Mr. Tam Longan ice cream on Truong Han Sieu street, district 1 or Su Van Hanh street, district 10.

Drawing a spoon of ice cream, with two peanuts and eat, you can feel the ice cream melting cool in your mouth.

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