Exploring Vietnamese Food Culture

Let's talk about Vietnamese food culture Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel, my name is Van. I'm Vietnamese and I'm gonna be your Vietnamese buddy who will help you understand more about Vietnamese culture, food and travel. Today I'm going to answer your questions about Vietnamese food that you guys sent me on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube community. So if you haven't followed my social media yet. I'm gonna leave the link below so you guys can follow me and be a part of the community. Continuing the Vietnamese culture series, today's topic is gonna be about Vietnamese food culture. I want to answer questions like what not to eat in Vietnam and what do Vietnamese people eat on their daily basis. Alright so if you are interested in these topics or you want to learn more about Vietnam, don't forget to subscribe to my channel, hit the bell button so you'll be the first one to be notified for my new videos. my next videos. Alright, without further ado, let's get started. So number one, what does a typical Vietnamese breakfast look like? Is it home cooked or bought outside? Okay, so typical Vietnamese breakfast really depends on the region you're from. So for example, I'm from Hanoi, which is the northern part of Vietnam. We usually eat Pho, which is our traditional noodle soup. And we also eat a bánh cuốn, which is steamed rice wrapped with minced pork and mushroom. Very delicious. And we really like noodle dishes like bún chả, which is grilled pork with sweet and sour fish sauce. or Bun Ca, the fried fish sweet and sour soup, etc. And in the central part of Vietnam, people usually eat Bun Bo Hue, which is super popular in Hue. If you come to Hue, you should definitely try it. It's a very savory and flavorful beef noodle soup. And they eat Mee Quang and eel porridge. So in the south, people usually eat Vietnamese sandwich, which is Bang My. and they really like the Com Tam Suon which is pork chop with broken rice and usually they eat Banh Canh which is thick rice noodle soup and breakfast in Vietnam is very affordable from $1 to $5 you have a very good meal for breakfast. In the past, breakfast was being cooked by women in the family. Nowadays, the majority of women work so that's the reason why they don't have enough time to prepare for breakfast. So Vietnamese people are for going to street food stalls or restaurant for breakfast. Any recommendations about what not to eat or drink? How can you tell which street vendors are safe? Okay, that's a good question because food safety in Vietnam is always an ongoing problem and we just don't have very strict food safety rules. safety regulations here in Vietnam. As a Vietnamese person, I would suggest you not to eat any raw meat or any strange meat that you're not familiar with, blood puddings or any fruits that have edible skins. like apples or grapes because it can rely on pesticides. Maybe just wash them with salted water like soak them for a little bit before eating them and especially you should not eat puffer fish in Vietnam because it can be very poisonous. So have you guys ever seen The Simpsons? There was a scene when Mr. Simpson ate the puffer fish and then the doctor told him that he only had 24 hours to live because he just ate the deadly animal and puffer fish can be super dangerous if the chef doesn't know how to process and cook it right. About what not to drink in Vietnam, I think you shouldn't drink tap water here or water bottles that are unsealed. Definitely you shouldn't drink homemade snake wine because it can be poisonous and very dangerous for you. You can see there are a lot of street vendors in Vietnam. The way to tell if they are safe and clean is just to observe them you know like if the chef wearing gloves when processing and cooking the food for you or like the surrounding is it clean so another tip is that whenever you wanted to go to a restaurant you should read the review online or if you go there if you see that restaurant has a lot of customers coming in and out you know it's safe to eat because people have been eating there How are spring rolls in clear rice paper called in Vietnam? It's called gai cuad. If you could eat one Vietnamese dish for the rest of your life, what would it be? Gosh, this is a cruel question, you know? I came back to Vietnam to not have to eat cereal every day for the rest of my life. Actually, it is a tough question because I'm a food- I love all the food but if I have to choose I would choose Pho to eat every day because I'm a Thai person who wanted soup in my my food and Pho is like so light and delicate and it has broth so it's easy to eat and in fall it has what like protein carbs veggies everything in there is super healthy and hearty so i'm gonna choose fall to eat every day if i have to to noodles or rice what do vietnamese people eat in their daily life okay did you know an average vietnamese person consumed 100 kilograms of rice in a year that's crazy right vietnamese people eat way too much rice Rice is served in every meal and Vietnamese people eat a lot of food that made from rice like rice porridge steamed rice and the bánh trứng the sticky rice Square cake and even pho. Pho is made from rice too So Vietnamese people consume a lot of rice. I personally prefer noodles over rice because it's easier to eat. A typical Vietnamese person would eat rice every day and the typical meal will include a bowl of rice. a plate of veggies and a plate of protein that can be meat or fish Which regions had the best Pho? So I heard Pho originated from Nam Dinh. So Pho Nam Dinh is supposed to be the best one, right? I personally like Pho Hanoi because the broth is so light and delicate and usually with Pho Hanoi, there are a lot of condiments go with it like those sour vinegar chili and like limes and everything like that go with Pho Hanoi so I can just mix all the spices together and make my own broth. Pho Saigon is tasty and flavorful too. It's so good too but I just feel like there's not enough room for my creativity there so yeah I still prefer Pho Hanoi and when you come to Hanoi I really like Pho Tien near Hoan Kiem Lake and Pho Nho on Huynh Thuc Khang. I'm going to leave the links below so you guys can see the address but yeah I really love those two Pho Tien. when you come to Hanoi you should try those Why Vietnamese bread is so well-known? Okay, are you talking about bánh mì which is an official word in the Oxford English Dictionary? And is the food that Anthony Bourdain fell in love with? If you can understand the history behind bánh mì, I think you will appreciate every single bite of it So Vietnamese sandwich was not invented by Vietnamese people It was actually being introduced by the French during their colonization here with the name baguette. So during that time the French had to ship milk, coffee, baguettes from France to keep up with their European diets due to the fact that wheat can't grow in Vietnam and those foods were extremely expensive and only the French can afford it Vietnamese people were deemed unworthy of eating the bread. So during the World War one the French had to leave Asia to have help with the war effort so those food were flooded everywhere in Saigon market with affordable price Vietnamese people actually had a chance to taste it and modified it with local ingredients so they would substitute like mayonnaise with butter and expensive cold cuts with veggies and then the Vietnam War happened or you can call it American war in Vietnam Vietnamese people moved to other countries and they didn't forget to bring the recipe of bánh mì to the rest of the world and so that's why bang mi is so popular worldwide and I feel like bang mi is a perfect combination of Asian cuisine and European cuisine and I think when you come to Vietnam especially when you come to Saigon you definitely should try bang mi because every bite has a touch of history in there okay so the next one any favorite foods to eat in Hanoi besides Vietnamese food yeah there are a lot of food in Hanoi and Saigon you know in the big cities we have so many international food like Indian Korean Japanese every kind of food if you can't eat Vietnamese food and in Hanoi I know if you want like the Western food options you can definitely go to the whole district because they serve a lot of Western dishes over there is seafood expensive in Vietnam Vietnam in prices about 3,000 kilometers of coastline so it's a good source for seafood that's the reason why the price of seafood in vietnam is relatively cheaper than other country what are the differences between north and south vietnam in terms of the flavors of food good question my first impression when i ate the southern food is that southern food is sweeter than northern food and is sometimes it's spicier you know but northern food is more savory and it's not like too spicy or like not too sweet but i love food from both regions because they just have distinctive flavors and i'm an easy eater too so all right guys so i hope i answer all of your questions about the vietnamese food culture if you still have questions about vietnamese food you can just comment down below in this video and if you like this video and you think it's helpful don't forget to share give me a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe to my channel so you won't miss any of my next videos. Alright, I'll see you guys next time. Bye.

Continuing the Vietnamese culture series, today's topic is gonna be about Vietnamese food culture. I want to answer questions like what not to eat in Vietnam and what do Vietnamese people eat on their daily basis. Alright so if you are interested in these topics or you want to learn more about Vietnam, don't forget to subscribe to my channel, hit the bell button so you'll be the first one to be notified for my new videos. my next videos.

Alright, without further ado, let's get started. So number one, what does a typical Vietnamese breakfast look like? Is it home cooked or bought outside? Okay, so typical Vietnamese breakfast really depends on the region you're from.

So for example, I'm from Hanoi, which is the northern part of Vietnam. We usually eat Pho, which is our traditional noodle soup. And we also eat a bánh cuốn, which is steamed rice wrapped with minced pork and mushroom.

Very delicious. And we really like noodle dishes like bún chả, which is grilled pork with sweet and sour fish sauce. or Bun Ca, the fried fish sweet and sour soup, etc.

And in the central part of Vietnam, people usually eat Bun Bo Hue, which is super popular in Hue. If you come to Hue, you should definitely try it. It's a very savory and flavorful beef noodle soup.

And they eat Mee Quang and eel porridge. So in the south, people usually eat Vietnamese sandwich, which is Bang My. and they really like the Com Tam Suon which is pork chop with broken rice and usually they eat Banh Canh which is thick rice noodle soup and breakfast in Vietnam is very affordable from $1 to $5 you have a very good meal for breakfast.

In the past, breakfast was being cooked by women in the family. Nowadays, the majority of women work so that's the reason why they don't have enough time to prepare for breakfast. So Vietnamese people are for going to street food stalls or restaurant for breakfast.

Any recommendations about what not to eat or drink? How can you tell which street vendors are safe? Okay, that's a good question because food safety in Vietnam is always an ongoing problem and we just don't have very strict food safety rules.

safety regulations here in Vietnam. As a Vietnamese person, I would suggest you not to eat any raw meat or any strange meat that you're not familiar with, blood puddings or any fruits that have edible skins. like apples or grapes because it can rely on pesticides.

Maybe just wash them with salted water like soak them for a little bit before eating them and especially you should not eat puffer fish in Vietnam because it can be very poisonous. So have you guys ever seen The Simpsons? There was a scene when Mr. Simpson ate the puffer fish and then the doctor told him that he only had 24 hours to live because he just ate the deadly animal and puffer fish can be super dangerous if the chef doesn't know how to process and cook it right.

About what not to drink in Vietnam, I think you shouldn't drink tap water here or water bottles that are unsealed. Definitely you shouldn't drink homemade snake wine because it can be poisonous and very dangerous for you. You can see there are a lot of street vendors in Vietnam.

The way to tell if they are safe and clean is just to observe them you know like if the chef wearing gloves when processing and cooking the food for you or like the surrounding is it clean so another tip is that whenever you wanted to go to a restaurant you should read the review online or if you go there if you see that restaurant has a lot of customers coming in and out you know it's safe to eat because people have been eating there How are spring rolls in clear rice paper called in Vietnam? It's called gai cuad. If you could eat one Vietnamese dish for the rest of your life, what would it be? Gosh, this is a cruel question, you know? I came back to Vietnam to not have to eat cereal every day for the rest of my life.

Actually, it is a tough question because I'm a food- I love all the food but if I have to choose I would choose Pho to eat every day because I'm a Thai person who wanted soup in my my food and Pho is like so light and delicate and it has broth so it's easy to eat and in fall it has what like protein carbs veggies everything in there is super healthy and hearty so i'm gonna choose fall to eat every day if i have to to noodles or rice what do vietnamese people eat in their daily life okay did you know an average vietnamese person consumed 100 kilograms of rice in a year that's crazy right vietnamese people eat way too much rice Rice is served in every meal and Vietnamese people eat a lot of food that made from rice like rice porridge steamed rice and the bánh trứng the sticky rice Square cake and even pho. Pho is made from rice too So Vietnamese people consume a lot of rice. I personally prefer noodles over rice because it's easier to eat.

A typical Vietnamese person would eat rice every day and the typical meal will include a bowl of rice. a plate of veggies and a plate of protein that can be meat or fish Which regions had the best Pho? So I heard Pho originated from Nam Dinh. So Pho Nam Dinh is supposed to be the best one, right? I personally like Pho Hanoi because the broth is so light and delicate and usually with Pho Hanoi, there are a lot of condiments go with it like those sour vinegar chili and like limes and everything like that go with Pho Hanoi so I can just mix all the spices together and make my own broth.

Pho Saigon is tasty and flavorful too. It's so good too but I just feel like there's not enough room for my creativity there so yeah I still prefer Pho Hanoi and when you come to Hanoi I really like Pho Tien near Hoan Kiem Lake and Pho Nho on Huynh Thuc Khang. I'm going to leave the links below so you guys can see the address but yeah I really love those two Pho Tien.

when you come to Hanoi you should try those Why Vietnamese bread is so well-known? Okay, are you talking about bánh mì which is an official word in the Oxford English Dictionary? And is the food that Anthony Bourdain fell in love with?

If you can understand the history behind bánh mì, I think you will appreciate every single bite of it So Vietnamese sandwich was not invented by Vietnamese people It was actually being introduced by the French during their colonization here with the name baguette. So during that time the French had to ship milk, coffee, baguettes from France to keep up with their European diets due to the fact that wheat can't grow in Vietnam and those foods were extremely expensive and only the French can afford it Vietnamese people were deemed unworthy of eating the bread. So during the World War one the French had to leave Asia to have help with the war effort so those food were flooded everywhere in Saigon market with affordable price Vietnamese people actually had a chance to taste it and modified it with local ingredients so they would substitute like mayonnaise with butter and expensive cold cuts with veggies and then the Vietnam War happened or you can call it American war in Vietnam Vietnamese people moved to other countries and they didn't forget to bring the recipe of bánh mì to the rest of the world and so that's why bang mi is so popular worldwide and I feel like bang mi is a perfect combination of Asian cuisine and European cuisine and I think when you come to Vietnam especially when you come to Saigon you definitely should try bang mi because every bite has a touch of history in there okay so the next one any favorite foods to eat in Hanoi besides Vietnamese food yeah there are a lot of food in Hanoi and Saigon you know in the big cities we have so many international food like Indian Korean Japanese every kind of food if you can't eat Vietnamese food and in Hanoi I know if you want like the Western food options you can definitely go to the whole district because they serve a lot of Western dishes over there is seafood expensive in Vietnam Vietnam in prices about 3,000 kilometers of coastline so it's a good source for seafood that's the reason why the price of seafood in vietnam is relatively cheaper than other country what are the differences between north and south vietnam in terms of the flavors of food good question my first impression when i ate the southern food is that southern food is sweeter than northern food and is sometimes it's spicier you know but northern food is more savory and it's not like too spicy or like not too sweet but i love food from both regions because they just have distinctive flavors and i'm an easy eater too so all right guys so i hope i answer all of your questions about the vietnamese food culture if you still have questions about vietnamese food you can just comment down below in this video and if you like this video and you think it's helpful don't forget to share give me a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe to my channel so you won't miss any of my next videos. Alright, I'll see you guys next time.

Bye.

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Exploring Vietnamese Food Culture