Vietnamese Foods #1

Based on the descriptions, can you name these foods and drinks that are staples of Vietnamese cuisine?

Like many other national cuisines, a lot of these dishes are influenced by foreign cuisines (namely Chinese, other South East Asian and French ones)

Some of these are simply the most common dishes in Vietnamese culture, and are not necessarily of Vietnamese origin

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Description	Answer
Popular three letter noodle broth dish	Phở
Baguette filled with meat and pickled vegetables	Bánh mì
Translucent rice paper rolls typically filled with pork, prawns, noodles and vegetables	Summer rolls
Typically iced, caffeinated beverage served with condensed milk	Vietnamese coffee
Sliced beef noodle dish from Huế with a lemongrass flavoured broth	Bún bò Huế
Deep-fried, rolled Chinese appetisers; Vietnamese versions differ in their filling and use of rice paper wrappers	Spring rolls
Dipping sauce typically comprising fish sauce, lime/lemon juice, sugar, chilli and minced garlic	Nước mắm
Fatty, grilled pork immersed in a dipping sauce and served with rice noodles, with the pork often grilled as meatballs	Bún chả
Sweet juice of a tall green crop which is mostly grown in tropical climates	Sugarcane juice
Crispy, savoury yellow folded pancake with several variations of fillings	Bánh xèo
Nut which is a common feature of Vietnamese cuisine as either in dipping sauces, or as a sprinkled garnish	Peanuts
Glutinous rice dish that is enjoyed either sweet or savoury	Xôi (sticky rice)
Famous brand of chilli sauce founded by Chinese-Vietnamese immigrant David Tran	Sriracha sauce
Staple green bean of Asian origin with a yellow inside. It is used in both savoury and sweet dishes	Mung bean
Commonly consumed green fruit containing creamy white flesh and large black seeds	Custard apple

Description	Answer
Thin white rice noodle sheets that usually contain a mix of ground pork, black mushrooms and shallots	Bánh cuốn
Most popular brand of Vietnamese beer; former name of Hồ Chí Minh City	Saigon beer
Meat pastry named after this French meat spread	Bánh patê sô
Glutinous rice cake with a pork and bean filling that is wrapped in leaves, and is sometimes fried	Bánh chưng
Traditional Tết (New Year) offering of sugar-preserved fruits such as lotus, kumquat, coconut and orange rind	Candied fruit
Grilled barbecue dish of beef wrapped in green 'lolot' leaves, which have a medicinal taste	Bò lá lốt
Fertilised bird (usually duck) egg embryo typically eaten with mint by Vietnamese people	Balut
Fractured rice grains dish usually complemented with grilled pork	Cơm tấm
Bitter white vegetable sprout used in many Vietnamese and Asian dishes	Beansprout
Marinated, caramelised pork/fish pieces and boiled eggs that are braised with coconut juice or water	Thịt kho / Cá kho
Dessert drink or pudding typically containing various beans/legumes	Chè
Mildly hot and sour beef stew typically eaten with a baguette	Bò kho
Rice porridge usually eaten when one is unwell; very similar to congee	Cháo
Baked or raw lotus-filled cake of Chinese origin eaten during Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn festival)	Mooncake
Rice noodles and red tomato broth dish that is topped with minced crab	Bún riêu

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Level 26

Aug 21, 2024

what is Vietnamese coffee??!!??!!

Level 51

Aug 21, 2024

'Caffeinated beverage made from these roasted beans and condensed milk; it is often served iced'

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