Traditional Vietnamese food is cooked in a variety of ways: deep fry, stir fry, boil, steam. Unlike the Chinese, the Vietnamese use a minimal amount of oil while cooking. Vietnamese cooks aim to preserve the freshness and natural taste of food as much as possible. Hence Vietnamese cuisine is often considered as one of the healthiest foods in the world.
If your interested in trying to make some traditional Vietnamese food for yourself a good recipe to try is this Pho soup recipe which is easy to make and delicious. Also please feel free to browse all our easy Vietnamese recipes.
Vietnamese food is based largely on the use of rice, known in Vietnam as "com", and is eaten at the main meals of the day. Rice is eaten together with a variety of different dishes and is made from different kinds of rice. Typically fragrant rice is used, such as Tam Thom and Nang Huong. An ordinary meal may consist of boiled rice as a base with a huge variety of ingredients added. The rice used from this country is of only the highest standards and provides an excellent meal on its own.
The Vietnam art of food varies in cooking styles between the different regions, With less developed agriculture than the South, North Vietnamese foods usually tend to use less meat, fish and vegetables; and black pepper instead of chili to create spice.
With more diversity in its cooking, central vietnam is distinct in its extreme spices and color of food. Hue’s cuisine, emphasized on quality and quantity, A meal usually constitutes of many complex dishes served only at small proportions.
With heavy influences from Cambodia, Thailand and Chinese cuisines. Southern vietnamese prefer to cook with sweet tastes, created by adding sugar or coconut milk, and spicy tastes created by chilli peppers.
As with most far east asian countries, chop sticks and spoons are the common form of eating utensil. However, many foods are wrapped in leaves or rice paper and eaten with the hands. When eating with elders, it is tradition that younger Vietnamese always eat after the elders do.
Well, nice of you to ask. Well first up some general country information has been added. Such as Vietnam population information. Also a new section on Vietnam languages has been added.
Please note though that this site is very new and new information will be added daily, but for now please be patient if you cant find what your after.
