Vietnamese Food and Cuisine
Let the Web help you learn about and enjoy all types of Vietnamese food. Discover the spices needed to create traditional dishes like pho (soup), nuoc mam (fish sauce) and banh chung (rice cakes). This Vietnamese Food and Cuisine Web Guide offers a brief description of Vietnamese food culture, as well as recipes and information on locating hard-to-find Vietnamese ingredients.
Expand All Guide SectionsVietnamese Cooking
Get an overview of Vietnamese cooking, including the cultural significance of traditional Vietnamese food and drink, and how meals are prepared and served.
Insights for Vietnamese Cooking
- To learn about traditional Vietnamese dining customs, read this description of eating and drinking in Vietnam provided by Haivenu, a travel resource.
- If you want to learn about other Asian cuisines, visit findingDulcinea’s Web Guides to Chinese Food and Cuisine, Japanese Food and Cuisine, Indian Food and Cuisine, Thai Food and Cuisine and Korean Food and Cuisine.
- Vietnamese sandwiches known as banh mi are becoming increasingly popular in America; a New York Times article explores the banh mi as New York’s next favorite hero (sandwich, that is).
Top Sites for Vietnamese Cooking
Sally’s Place
offers insight into the various regions of Vietnamese cooking and cuisine. Learn the distinction between Northern and Southern Vietnamese food, and some Vietnamese dining customs.
Sawadee.com
is an Asian travel site with brief descriptions of classic Vietnamese dishes, including how they are prepared and served. Read about regional specialties and find cultural background on many dishes.
Viet World Kitchen
thoroughly covers Vietnamese cooking and food culture, with information about Vietnamese holidays, traditions and recipes, as well as lots of Vietnamese entertaining advice.
Vietnamese Food Recipes
Preparing Vietnamese food recipes at home has never been easier. Get the basics of ... read more »
Buying Vietnamese Groceries
Your local grocery store may not carry sticky rice, fish sauce or chili peppers, but buying ... read more »
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