Recently, the world-famous culinary magazine TasteAtlas announced the 100 best street foods in the world. Notably, Vietnam has 3 dishes on the list including banh mi, pho bo and broken rice.
Ranked 9th on the list, Banh Mi is a famous street food loved by many tourists. Bread is the perfect combination of crispy and rich filling. The filling can include grilled meat, silk sausage, fried eggs, spring rolls, pickled cucumbers, herbs and rich sauce, creating harmony between salty, sweet, sour, spicy flavors.
Bread can be eaten at any meal of the day, easy to carry and enjoy anywhere. In addition, banh mi is also cheap, only from 15,000 - 40,000 VND/piece.
Pho is ranked 34/100 with 4.5/5 points. This is considered one of the dishes that you must try when coming to Vietnam. A bowl of pho includes soft rice noodles, beef or chicken, and herbs to provide adequate energy without being too heavy on the stomach.
There are many different versions of pho such as rare beef, ripe, finely chopped, goose, chicken pho, red wine sauce... Each type has its own appeal. The flavor of the cheese can also be adjusted by adding lemon, chili, soaking garlic depending on the taste of the diner.
broken rice - a famous street food in Ho Chi Minh City, ranked 84th on the list of TasteAtlas. Unique rice dishes with grilled ribs, skin, egg cakes, fried eggs, pickles, raw vegetables... and rich candy fish sauce can easily conquer the taste buds of the most demanding diners.
broken rice is easily found in sidewalk restaurants to luxury restaurants, with many different prices depending on the topping. From a dish for workers, broken rice has become a culinary specialty of Ho Chi Minh City in particular or Vietnam in general.
In addition, the top 100 best street foods in the world also include many familiar names such as tacos (Mexico), doner kebab grilled cake (Türkiye), pad Thai (Thailand), handbag (China), Singaporean (Singapore) ...
