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Bò bía (Spring Rolls with Chinese Sausage)
Bò bía
Bo bia is the small fresh roll of jicama, dried shrimp and Chinese sausage.
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Bò nhúng dấm (Beef in Vinegar Hot Pot)
Bò nhúng dấm
Bo nhung dam, beef dipped in a simmering vinegar-and-coconut broth and rolled in rice paper at table, is a named communal dish.
Vietnam
Bò né (Vietnamese Steak and Eggs)
Bò né
Bo ne, steak and egg served spitting on a cast-iron cow-shaped plate with a baguette, is a named Vietnamese breakfast institution.
Vietnam
Bò tái chanh (Rare Beef in Lime Juice Salad)
Bò tái chanh
Bo tai chanh, rare beef cured in lime juice with onion, herbs and toasted rice, is a named Vietnamese salad.
Vietnam
Bún bò nam bộ (Southern Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad)
Bún bò nam bộ
Bun bo nam bo is the dry southern-style noodle bowl with stir-fried beef, herbs and peanuts.
Da Nang, Vietnam
Bún chả cá (Fried Fish Cake Noodle Soup)
Bún chả cá
Bun cha ca, the fried fish-cake noodle soup of the central coast, is a named regional dish with its own shops in Da Nang, Quy Nhon and Nha Trang.
Vietnam
Bún măng vịt (Duck Noodle Soup with Bamboo Shoots)
Bún măng vịt
Bun mang vit, duck and bamboo-shoot noodle soup, is a named Vietnamese dish with dedicated restaurants.
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Bún mắm (Fermented Fish Noodle Soup)
Bún mắm
Bun mam, the pungent Mekong noodle soup built on fermented fish, is a named regional dish and a genuine test-of-nerve collectible.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Bún mọc (Pork Ball Vermicelli Soup)
Bún mọc
Bun moc, the clear pork-ball vermicelli soup of Hanoi, is a named northern dish distinct from the other bun soups accepted here.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Bún ốc (Snail Noodle Soup)
Bún ốc
Bun oc, the tomato-and-snail vermicelli soup, is a named Hanoi speciality and one of the city's defining bowls.
Vietnam
Ca Phe Sua Da
Cà phê sữa đá
Vietnamese iced coffee with robusta brew dripped through a phin filter into sweetened condensed milk, then poured over ice.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ca Phe Trung
Cà phê trứng
Hanoi egg coffee with robusta coffee topped with whipped egg yolk cream, created in 1946 as a milk substitute during wartime shortages.
Vietnam
Ca Ri Ga
Cà ri gà
Vietnamese chicken curry with chicken, potatoes, carrots, and sweet potato in a fragrant coconut curry broth, served with baguette or rice.
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Canh Chua Ca
Canh chua cá
Sour fish soup from the Mekong Delta with fish, tamarind, pineapple, tomato, bean sprouts, and rice paddy herb, balanced sweet and sour.
Hoi An, Vietnam
Cao Lau
Cao lầu
Hoi An specialty with thick chewy rice noodles, roast pork, crisp fried noodle squares, bean sprouts, and a small amount of rich broth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Cha Ca La Vong
Chả cá Lã Vọng
Hanoi turmeric fish with dill, marinated fish chunks pan-fried with turmeric and galangal, served tableside with rice noodles, peanuts, and shrimp paste.
Vietnam
Chao Long
Cháo lòng
Vietnamese pork offal congee with pork intestines, liver, blood cake, and ginger, garnished with fried dough sticks and herbs.
Vietnam
Che Ba Mau
Chè ba màu
Three-color Vietnamese dessert with layers of green pandan jelly, yellow mung bean paste, and red kidney beans, topped with coconut cream and crushed ice.
Vietnam
Che Bap
Chè bắp
A sweet corn dessert soup with coconut milk.
Vietnam
Che Chuoi
Chè chuối
Banana and tapioca in coconut milk, a classic Vietnamese sweet.
Vietnam
Che Dau Den
Chè đậu đen
A black bean sweet soup with coconut milk and a hint of pandan.
Vietnam
Che Thai
Chè Thái
A Vietnamese dessert cup of fruits, jellies and beans in sweet coconut milk.
Vietnam
Che Troi Nuoc
Chè trôi nước
Glutinous rice balls filled with mung bean paste, served in warm sweet ginger syrup with coconut milk and toasted sesame seeds.
Vietnam
Chuoi Chien
Chuối chiên
Crispy fried bananas coated in a light batter, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds, a popular Vietnamese street snack.
Vietnam
Chuột đồng quay lu (Rice Field Mouse Roasted in a Vase)
Chuột đồng quay lu
Chuot dong quay lu, rice-field rat roasted in a jar, is a named Mekong dish. The rice-field rat is an agricultural pest, is not protected, and is farmed and trapped legally — this is the same lawful-game case as cuy and yacaré in the South America pass, so it passes the ethics gate.
Hue, Vietnam
Chè bưởi (Pomelo Sweet Soup)
Chè bưởi
Che buoi, pomelo-pith pearls in coconut cream, is a named Hue dessert whose defining ingredient appears nowhere else in the file.
Vietnam
Chè lam (Sticky Rice Ginger Peanut Bars)
Chè lam
Che lam is not a sweet soup at all but a chewy ginger-peanut sticky-rice bar cut into slabs — the name collision with the che family is exactly the trap guideline 2 warns about.
Hue, Vietnam
Chạo tôm (Sugar Cane Shrimp)
Chạo tôm
Chao tom, shrimp paste moulded onto sugarcane and grilled, is a named Hue dish with a distinctive form.
Hoi An, Vietnam
Com Ga
Cơm gà
Hội An chicken rice: turmeric rice topped with shredded chicken, herbs and a dipping sauce.
Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
Com Tam
Cơm tấm
Saigon broken rice plate with grilled lemongrass pork chop, shredded pork skin, steamed egg meatloaf, pickled vegetables, and nuoc cham.
Vietnam
Cá kho tộ (Caramelized Fish in Clay Pot)
Cá kho tộ
Ca kho to, fish caramelised in a clay pot with fish sauce and pepper, is one of the most-cooked dishes in Vietnam.
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Cá lóc nướng trui (Grilled Snakehead Fish)
Cá lóc nướng trui
Ca loc nuong trui, whole snakehead skewered on a cane and roasted upright in burning straw in the field, is a named Mekong dish and a distinctive technique.
Vietnam
Cá tai tượng chiên xù (Deep-Fried Elephant Ear Fish)
Cá tai tượng chiên xù
Ca tai tuong chien xu, whole giant gourami deep-fried upright and rolled into rice paper at table, is a named Mekong restaurant dish with a memorable presentation.
Vietnam
Cơm cháy (Burnt Rice)
Cơm cháy
Com chay, the crisped rice cake of Ninh Binh served under goat meat and sauce, is a named regional dish bought by the bag as a souvenir.
Tam Kỳ, Vietnam
Cơm gà Tam Kỳ (Tam Ky Chicken Rice)
Cơm gà Tam Kỳ
Cơm gà Tam Kỳ is Tam Kỳ's turmeric-tinted chicken rice, served with shredded chicken, herbs, crisp vegetables, and a savoury dipping sauce.
Hue, Vietnam
Cơm hến (Clam Rice)
Cơm hến
Com hen, the Hue bowl of cold rice with baby clams, crackling and their broth, is a named city dish and one of Hue's defining foods.