List of Vietnamese dishes

Canh chua
Pho and eggs in Ho Chi Minh city

This is a list of dishes found in Vietnamese cuisine.

Noodle dishes

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Main article: Vietnamese noodles
Name Image Region Type Description
Bánh canh South of Vietnam Noodle dish Thick noodle[1][2]
Bánh đa cua Hải Phòng Rice paper with soup Rice paper with crab broth
Bánh hỏi Bình Định Province Noodle dish Extremely thin noodles that are woven into intricate bundles and often topped with chopped scallions (spring onions) and a complementary meat dish[1]
Bánh tằm cà ri Cà Mau Noodles Spicy chicken curry over special rice noodles
Bún bò Huế Thừa Thiên–Huế Province Noodle soup Huế style (hot and spicy) beef rice vermicelli soup with lemongrass and pork[3][4]
Bún bung Hanoi Noodle soup Rice vermicelli cooked with pork ribs and bamboo shoots
Bún cá Hanoi Noodle dish Rice vermicelli and grilled fish balls mixed with fish sauce and raw vegetables
Bún chả cá South Central Coast Noodle soup Rice vermicelli soup with fried fishcake
Chạo tôm Thừa Thiên–Huế Province Noodle dish Barbecued shrimp paste/mousse on a sugar cane stick
Bún chả Hanoi Noodle dish Vermicelli noodles with grilled pork meatballs served over salad, herbs, bean sprouts, and sliced cucumbers
Bún đậu mắm tôm Northern Vietnam Noodle dish Rice vermicelli with fried beans and shrimp paste
Bún mắm Trà Vinh, Sóc Trăng Noodle soup Rice vermicelli with broth made from fish sauce or choke fish
Bún mọc Hanoi Noodle soup Rice vermicelli with sprouted broth
Bún măng vịt Noodle soup Bamboo shoots and duck noodle soup.[3]
Bún ốc North of Vietnam Noodle soup Noodles with snails
Bún riêu Red River Delta Noodle soup Rice vermicelli in a tomato and crab broth[3][5]
Bún thịt nướng Southern Vietnam Noodle dish Grilled pork (often shredded) and cold vermicelli noodles over a bed of greens (salad and sliced cucumber), herbs and bean sprouts. Also often includes a few chopped up egg rolls, spring onions, and shrimp. Served with roasted peanuts on top and a small bowl of nước chấm.[1][3][6]
Bún thang Hanoi Noodle soup Ric vermicelli served with broth and various other ingredients – laksa leaves, Chinese coriander, thin fried chicken eggs, shredded chicken breast, and thinly sliced pork rolls
Cao lầu Quảng Nam Province Noodle dish Originated from Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam, mì quảng is adamant about maintaining a variety of colors and textures, featuring a pork and shrimp-based broth, the chewy yellow of the thick turmeric noodles, the bright green ribbons of lettuce, the soft earthy pork, the tenderness of the shrimp, the pleasant crunch of crushed peanut between your teeth, and the snap of the sesame-freckled rice crackers.
Cellophane noodles
miến, bún tàu, bún tào 		Noodles Transparent noodle made from starch and water, generally sold in dried form, soaked to reconstitute, then used in soups, stir-fried dishes, or spring rolls.
Hủ tiếu Southern Vietnam Noodle soup Chinese/Cambodian noodle soup traditionally consisting of rice noodles with pork broth.
Mì or Súp mì Noodle soup Vietnamese/Chinese noodle soup with yellow wheat noodles brought over by Chinese immigrants.
Mì Quảng Quảng Nam Province Noodle dish Ingredients often vary, but dishes most often consist of wide rice noodles served with little broth, pork chops, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, peanuts, and bánh tráng.
Mì xào giòn Noodle dish Deep-fried egg noodles, topped with seafood, vegetables, and a sauce
Phở Hanoi Noodle dish Noodle soup served with various cuts of beef and onions.[5] Often eaten with basil, mint, lime, and bean sprouts
Miến lươn Northern Vietnam, North Central Coast (Nghệ An) Noodle soup Rice vermicelli served with eel meat
Miến trộn Noodle dish Stir-fried rice vermicelli mixed with shrimp or crab, seasoned with sweet and spicy spices
Rice noodles
bánh canh, bánh phở 		Noodles Made from rice flour
Rice vermicelli
bún 		Noodles A type of rice noodles

Dumplings

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bánh ú Dumpling Bak Chang dumplings – like Chinese zongzi
Bánh bao Dumpling Ball-shaped bun filled with pork and other ingredients[2]
Bánh bột lọc North Central Coast Dumpling Wrapper made of tapioca starch packed with shrimp[2][4]
Bánh bột lọc trần Dumpling Dumplings with wrappers made of tapioca starch; similar to chaozhou fun guo
Bánh bột lọc lá Thừa Thiên–Huế Province Dumpling Tiny rice flour dumplings stuffed with shrimp and ground pork and wrapped in a banana leaf; from Huế
Bánh cam Southern Vietnam Dumpling Deep-fried glutinous rice sesame balls filled with sweetened mung bean paste; from southern Vietnam
Bánh ít Dumpling Small stuffed glutinous rice flour balls[2]
Bánh ít trần Dumpling "Naked" small stuffed glutinous rice flour balls
Bánh khúc North Vietnam Dumpling Glutinous rice ball
Bánh nậm Thừa Thiên–Huế Province Dumpling Flat rice flour dumpling from Huế stuffed with minced pork and mushroom, and seasoned with pepper and spices; wrapped in a banana leaf[2]
Bánh phu thê Bắc Ninh Province Dumpling Literally "husband and wife cake"; a sweet cake made of rice or tapioca flour and gelatin, filled with mung bean paste; also spelled bánh xu xê (su sê)
Bánh phu thê bột bán Dumpling Husband and wife cakes made with tapioca pearls
Bánh rán Northern Vietnam Dumpling Deep-fried glutinous rice sesame balls filled with sweetened mung bean paste; from northern Vietnam[2][7]
Bánh tẻ Hanoi Dumpling Small steamed rice cake wrapped with leaves of some local trees into a long, thin cylindrical shape, and boiled thoroughly.
Bánh giò Dumpling Made from filtered flour, lean shoulder meat, wood ear, dried onion, pepper, fish sauce, salt... Bánh giò has a long, jutting shape like an upside down hand.

Pancakes and sandwiches

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bánh bèo Quảng Bình Province Rice cake Small steamed savory rice cakes[2]
Bánh bột lọc Huế Rice cake Rice dumplings made in a clear rice flour batter stuffed with shrimp and ground pork. Cooked inside a banana leaf.
Bánh căn Southern Vietnam Egg dish A southern specialty consisting of small pancakes made with quail eggs, cooked in small clay pans[1]
Bánh đúc Rice or corn cake Rice cake or corn cake eaten as a dessert or savory meal
Bánh khọt Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province Pancake A southern specialty consisting of small, fried rice flour pancakes[2]
Bánh mì Sandwich Vietnamese sandwich[8]
Bánh rế Bình Thuận Province Pancake Deep-fried pancake
Bánh xèo Southern Vietnam Crepe Coconut milk-flavored crepes[1][2][9]
Bánh bột chiên Southern Vietnam Rice cake Fried rice cake with eggs and tangy soy sauce.
Bánh phồng tôm Southern Vietnam Snack A form of deep fried snack made from starch and prawn.
Bánh cống Sóc Trăng Tapioca cake Minced pork mixed with tapioca root and whole green beans, served with a circled shrimp on top.
Bánh quai vạc South Central Coast, Southern Vietnam Tapioca cake Made from tapioca starch, filled with shrimp and meat inside.
Bánh tai Phú Thọ Rice cake Made from plain rice flour, pork and some other spices.
Bánh tai heo Tapioca cake Made from flour, granulated sugar, white sesame, condensed milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, cooking oil, salt, water... and processed by deep frying.

Rolls, salads, and rice papers

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bánh cuốn Hanoi Roll Steamed rice roll[2][10]
Bánh tôm Hanoi Seafood dish Shrimp patties[2]
Bánh tôm Hồ Tây Hanoi Seafood dish A shrimp patty specialty originating from the area around West Lake (Tây Hồ), Hanoi
Bánh tráng Central Vietnam, Binh Dinh Rice paper Rice paper
Bánh ướt Khánh Hòa Province Rice paper Steamed rice paper[2]
Chả giò or Nem rán Saigon Roll Fried pork spring rolls
Gỏi cuốn Roll Soft vermicelli summer roll
Gỏi cá Roll Raw fish meat wrapped in rice paper rolls with herbs, served with dipping sauce
Món cuốn Roll Roll which includes a variety of ingredients rolled in rice paper (bánh tráng)
Popiah
bò bía 		Roll Spring roll wrapped in a soft, thin paper-like crepe or pancake made from wheat flour
Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper
bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng 		Tây Ninh Province Rice paper Wetted rice paper

Cơm (Non-glutinous rice dishes)

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Name Image Region Type Description
Cơm nắm Northern Vietnam Rice dish Rice ball
Cơm tấm Saigon Rice dish Warm broken rice often served with a slab of grilled pork chop marinated in sugar and fish sauce (sườn), a slice of steamed pork loaf topped with egg yolks (chả trứng hấp), and a mixture of pork skin and thinly shredded pork (bì).
Cơm rượu Southern Vietnam Dessert Dessert from Southern Vietnam, made from glutinous rice
Cơm cháy Ninh Bình, Hải Phòng Dessert Crispy golden brown rice at the bottom of the cooking pot – which is then left dried in natural sunlight for2–3 days
Cơm hến Thừa Thiên-Huế Rice dish A Vietnamese rice dish made from cooked baby river mussels (basket clams), rice, peanuts, pork rinds, shrimp paste, chili paste, starfruits and bạc hà stems. It is normally served with the broth of cooked mussels
Cơm gà Quảng Nam Quảng Nam Rice dish Cooked rice served with boiled chicken and sprinkled with chicken broth
Cơm lam Northern midlands and mountainous, Central Highlands Rice dish Glutinous rice and other ingredients placed in bamboo tubes and cooked on fire
Cơm chiên Rice dish Rice fried with meat, eggs, and vegetables

Xôi (glutinous rice dishes)

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Main article: Xôi
Name Image Region Type Description
Xôi Sticky rice dish Sweet (ngọt) or savory (mặn) dish made from glutinous rice and other ingredients.
Oản Sticky rice dish White sticky rice, granulated sugar or cake flour formed into a truncated pyramid shape – used as an offering in Buddhist temples.
Xôi chiên Sticky rice dish White sticky rice flattened and deep fried in oil.
Xôi đỗ xanh Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam Sticky rice dish Mung beans are scrubbed, soaked and peeled – then mixed with glutinous rice and steamed.
Xôi gà Sticky rice dish White sticky rice cooked with coconut milk and shredded boiled/ roasted chicken, then served in bowls or pandan leaves.
Xôi gấc Sticky rice dish Sticky rice cooked with gac meat to create a bright red color and delicious flavor.
Xôi lá cẩm Sticky rice dish Sticky rice cooked in Camellia leaves to create a red purple color.
Xôi đậu phộng Sticky rice dish Soaked glutinous rice cooked with boiled peanuts.
Xôi ngũ sắc Northwest Sticky rice dish Sticky rice cooked with multiple-colored rice leaves to create 5 colors that represent the Five Elements
Xôi sắn Northern Vietnam Sticky rice dish Glutinous rice mixed with glutinous cassava roots that have been grated or cut into small pieces, then cooked and seasoned with fried onions and oil.
Xôi vò Sticky rice dish Sticky rice cooked separately with pandan leaves for aroma, and turmeric powder for color.
Xôi xéo Hanoi Sticky rice dish Sticky rice placed into a bowl, then cut into slices with a knife, and sprinkled with green beans and fried onions.

Soups, stews and cháo (congees)

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bird's nest soup
súp yến sào 		Soup Bird's nest soup
Canh chua Mekong Delta Soup Hot and sour soup
Khổ qua nhồi thịt Soup Bitter gourd stuffed with meat, then bundled with scallions and cooked in bone broth
Ốc nấu chuối đậu Soup A rustic but quite sophisticated dish that consists of boiled snails cooked with green bananas, fried beans, bacon, adorned with guise leaves and perilla
Congee
cháo 		Rice dish Rice porridge
Cháo lòng Rice dish Rice porridge cooked in broth made from pork bones and boiled pork intestines
Lẩu Hot pot Spicy sour soup with assorted vegetables, meats, and seafood
Súp măng cua Soup Asparagus-crab combination soup
Thịt kho tàu Soup/Stew Fatty pork and eggs braised in coconut juice
Bò kho Meat dish Beef and vegetable stew[1]

Other dishes

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Name Image Region Type Description
Balut
trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn 		Egg dish Fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell
Bánh "Cake" or "bread"
Bánh chưng Northern Vietnam Rice dish Square-shaped steamed glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in a Phrynium placentarium leaf (lá dong)[2] The dish is a traditionally served around Vietnamese New Year to be eaten with pickled leeks
Bánh giầy Northern Vietnam Rice dish White, flat, and round glutinous rice cake, wrapped in cut pieces of banana leaves, and usually served with a type of Vietnamese sausage chả lụa
Bánh đa nướng Rice dish Called Bánh tráng nướng in the South, large round flat rice crackers
Bánh gối Stuffed pastry Deep fried pastry stuffed with cellophane noodles, minced pork, cloud ear fungus and thin slices of chinese sausage[7]
Bánh lá Huế Rice dish Parcel of a variety of rice stuffed with some fillings and wrapped in a leaf or leaves.
Black pudding
dồi tiết' (Northern) or dồi huyết (Southern) 		Sausage Blood sausage
Bò 7 món Saigon Meat dish 7 courses of beef
Cassava-based dishes
Chả Sausage Sausage
Cốm Red River Delta Rice dish Young rice, roasted and wrapped in lotus leaves; the accompaniment is ripened bananas
Giò lụa Sausage A pork sausage, similar to Bologna sausage
Lò trấu Fixed Rice Husk Stove
Nem chua Meat dish Cured fermented pork
Ô mai Hanoi Fruit dish Snack made from salted dried apricot or sugared dried apricot
Ốc bươu nhồi thịt Meat dish Minced snail mixed with ground pork, carrot, black mushroom stuffed in snail shell
Rousong
chà bông 		Meat dish Meat floss
Bò nướng lá lốt Meat dish Ground beef wrapped in lolot (NEVER grape leaves)
Tiết canh Blood Fresh animal blood mixed with fish sauce/ light salted water – used with chopped meat and animal cartilage
You tiao
quẩy 		Doughnut A long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough

Sweet cakes and desserts

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bánh bò Southern Vietnam Dessert "Cow cake" (literal name in Vietnamese), made from glutinous rice flour and coconut milk, with a honeycomb-like texture[2]
Bánh rế Bình Thuận Dessert Bánh rế is a Vietnamese street food made from sweet potatoes. The sweet potato is made into a pancake, deep-fried, then sugared.
Bánh cáy Thái Bình Dessert Rectangular-shaped sweet dessert made by roasting and grinding glutinous rice and other ingredients
Bánh da lợn Southern Vietnam Dessert Colored steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, coconut milk, water, sugar, and other ingredients
Bánh chuối Dessert Banana cake[7]
Bánh cốm Hanoi Dessert Made from cốm, green bean paste, grated coconut and pumpkin jam or naked lotus jam. Often used for engagement ceremonies
Bánh đậu xanh Hải Dương Dessert Made from ground mung bean paste with sugar and vegetable oil or animal fat
Bánh gai Northern Vietnam Dessert The crust is made up of glutinous rice flour and hemp leaves; the filling is of finely chopped lard, banana essential oil, coconut rice, and cooked green beans
Bánh tro Northern Vietnam Dessert Leaves are burned into ashes and then soaked with glutinous rice to create a golden brown color like amber. Served with sugar or honey/ molasses.
Bánh in Huế Dessert A Vietnamese cake from the Huế, often sold in small rectangular shaped snack packs. The main ingredients include mung bean, rice flour and durian
Bánh Flan Dessert Vietnamese adaptation of flan that was introduced during French colonization. Often used condensed milk as the base for a somewhat denser and heavier texture.[11]
Bánh kẹp lá dứa Dessert Pandan and coconut flavored waffle eaten plain
Bánh khoai mì Dessert Sweet cassava cake
Bánh khảo Northern Vietnam (Hải Dương) Dessert Glutinous flour roasted with sugar, filled with pumpkin jam and fat
Bánh lọt Southern Vietnam Dessert Made from rice flour and tapioca starch with the aroma of coconut milk, sugar, and the green and white color of pandan leaves
Bánh mật Northern Vietnam Dessert Made from glutinous rice flour mixed with mung bean molasses, and wrapped in banana leaves
Bánh nhãn Nam Định Dessert Made from fragrant glutinous rice or Hai Hau yellow sticky rice, chicken eggs, white sugar and lard
Bánh pía Sóc Trăng Province Dessert Teochew-style with durian
Bánh tét Southern Vietnam Rice dish Log-shaped cylindrical glutinous rice cake, wrapped in a banana leaf and filled with a meat or vegetarian filling
Bánh tiêu Dessert Hollow doughnuts
Bánh trung thu Dessert Mooncake[2]
Chè Dessert Sweet dessert soup or pudding[1][12]
Chè trôi nước Southern Vietnam Dessert Dessert consisting of balls made from mung bean paste wrapped in a shell made of glutinous rice flour.
Chè bánh lọt Dessert Coconut milk, a worm-like jelly made from rice flour with green food coloring (usually derived from the pandan leaf), shaved ice and palm sugar
Chuối chiên Dessert Banana fried in a batter
Coconut candy
kẹo dừa 		Bến Tre Province Dessert Candy made with coconut milk and coconut cream
Sữa chua Dessert Yogurt made with condensed milk
Douhua
tào phớ 		Tofu dish Soybean pudding
Grass jelly
thạch sương sáo 		Dessert Made by boiling the aged and slightly oxidized stalks and leaves of Mesona chinensis (member of the mint family) with potassium carbonate for several hours with a little starch and then cooling the liquid to a jelly-like consistency
Mè xửng Huế Thừa Thiên–Huế Province Dessert A chewy candy originally from the city of Huế, made with boiled down cane sugar, (into a soft and thick solid), coated with sesame seeds, and usually containing peanuts.
Bánh trôi Northern Vietnam Rice dish Boiled Glutinous rice balls – also called bánh chay; literally "floating cake") – served together with bánh chay[12]
Tapioca pudding
chè chuối 		Dessert Made from bananas and tapioca
Taro cake
bánh khoai môn 		Dessert Taro cake[7]
Thạch rau câu or sương sa Dessert Gelatin dessert
Rượu nếp Northern Vietnam Dessert Sweet dessert made from black glutinous rice.
Sâm bổ lượng Saigon Soup Sweet, cold soup

Condiments and sauces

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Name Image Region Type Description
Chẳm chéo Điện Biên Phủ, Northwest Vietnam Condiment Based on Thai sauce, nam chim chaeo (or nam jim jaew) brought over by ethnic Thai people in Vietnam. Main ingredients are coriander, bird's eye chili, garlic, different herbs, hạt dổi and mắc khén (Indian prickly ash; a variety of Sichuan pepper). There are different types of chẳm chéo as well. Eaten with vegetables, meats, and sometimes fruit.
Fish sauce
nước mắm 		Base Condiment A base condiment that is derived from fish that have been allowed to ferment. It is normally used as seasoning during cooking or a base for sauces with other ingredients and is not to be used by itself.
Hoisin sauce
tương đen 		Condiment A popular condiment for phở in Ho Chi Minh City
Muối ớt rau răm Condiment Dipping sauce made with Vietnamese coriander, bird's eye chilis, lime, and other ingredients. Used as a dipping sauce for meats or trứng vịt lộn.
Muối ớt xanh Central Vietnam Condiment Dipping sauce with green bird's eye chilis and kaffir lime leaves as main ingredients. Usually served with seafood.
Nước chấm Condiment Dipping sauce with fish sauce, water, sugar, lime and sometimes chilis and ginger.
Peanut sauce
tương đậu phộng 		Condiment Used in cuốn diếp
Sa tế Chợ Lớn, Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam Condiment Chili jam
Shrimp paste
mắm tôm 		Condiment Shrimp paste
Soy sauce
xì dầu or nước tương 		Condiment Condiment produced from fermented soybeans
Tương Condiment Condiments made from fermented bean paste
Tương ớt Condiment Hot/chili sauce that varies in different regions.

Beverages

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Name Image Region Type Description
Bia hơi Beverage Fresh beer
Chanh muối Beverage Salty limeade[12]
Nước mía Beverage Sugar cane juice often mixed with kumquat juice[13]
Nước sâm Beverage Iced ginseng drink
Nước sắn dây hoa bưởi Beverage Made of kudzu and pomelo flower extract.
Rau má Beverage Iced pennywort juice often sweetened
Rượu cần Tây Nguyên and Tây Bắc Beverage Rice wine
Rượu đế Mekong Delta Beverage Rice liquor
Rượu thuốc Beverage Medicinal liquor
Snake wine
rượu rắn 		Beverage An alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine or grain alcohol
Egg soda
soda sữa hột gà 		Beverage Iced soda with egg, sugar and milk
Soy milk
sữa đậu nành 		Beverage Beverage made from soybeans
Vietnamese iced coffee
cà phê sữa đá 		Beverage Traditional Vietnamese coffee, made using medium to coarse ground dark roast Vietnamese-grown coffee with a small metal Vietnamese drip filter (phin cà phê)
Vietnamese lotus tea
trà sen, chè sen, or chè ướp sen 		Beverage A type of green tea produced in Vietnam that has been flavored with the scent of Nelumbo nucifera
Vietnamese tea
trà Việt 		Beverage Green tea, similar to Keemun and Yunnan, but more sweet
Vietnamese wine Beverage Wine produced in Vietnam

See also

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References

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