Ho Chi Minh Food Tour usually lasts 3.5 – 4 hours and offers you a great chance to visit many local food stops for local dishes. Choosing the food menu is rather important to have a good experience in Saigon. Let me share with you some useful tips about Saigon food, eateries, and food tours in this amazing city.
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Which are the most popular Saigon specialty foods?
Coming to Ho Chi Minh City, you can easily find local dishes originating from other regions in Vietnam. For example, there are tens of Hue beef noodle soup restaurants and Pho noodle soup restaurants in Saigon although these noodle soups originate in Hue City and Hanoi Capital. Restaurants serving Phu Yen local dishes are also popular in Ho Chi Minh. It is difficult for visitors to choose the must-eat foods in the multicultural city and the city known as the paradise of foods. I would like to list some great foods as follows:
- Vietnamese pancake – Bánh xèo
- Vietnamese mini pancake – Bánh khọt
- Grilled beef in wild betel – Bò lá lốt
- Stewed beef in Vietnamese style – Bò kho
- Grilled pork and noodle salad – Bún thịt nướng
- Stuffed rice pancake with pork and wood ear – Bánh cuốn
- Grilled girdle cake (Vietnamese pizza) – Bánh tráng nướng
- Clear rice noodle soup – Hủ tiếu
- Flan cake – Bánh flan
- Vietnamese sweet soup – Chè
- Spring roll – Gỏi cuốn
- Fried roll – Chả giò chiên
- Broken rice – Cơm tấm
- Snail dishes: Mud-creeper stir-fried with coconut milk, Grilled garlic snail with green pepper
- Seafood dishes: Grilled oyster, Grilled scallop, Grilled shrimp, Fried ocean crab leg with salt
- Soup cake (with crab/pork) – Bánh canh (cua/lợn)
How to choose menu for Ho Chi Minh Food Tour? The giant crispy Vietnamese pancake looks attractive and mouth-watering
Which are the safe foods?
Hot foods are always more safe. It is recommended to choose bowls of rice noodle soups with boiling broth and blanched vegetables. They usually serve you crispy and hot Vietnamese pancakes right after cooking so it is very safe to eat them. Fresh vegetables and herbs are rather safe but people having sensitive stomachs should not eat them. People who easily have stomachaches should not eat cold foods. And more important, you should let your tour guide know about your expectations, food restrictions, and allergies (if yes). It is better to inform the customer support agent about everything when you book a Ho Chi Minh Food Tour.
Useful tips at eateries for safety in Vietnam
- Wash your hands before and after eating. Bring a hand sanitizer with you.
- Tell them to blanch vegetables and herbs to eat with noodle soup.
- Eat snail dishes with laksa leaves which support your stomach so much.
- Use tissues to clean spoons, forks, and chopsticks like local people.
- Avoid eating raw blood pudding, pufferfish, dog meat, and strange meat.
Can I eat balut (fertilized duck egg) in Vietnam?
In my opinion, balut is safe to eat. The only reason why you do not eat this food is that it looks scary and it seems to be dangerous. Unlike raw blood pudding, fertilized duck egg is usually cooked before serving. You can order boiled balut, stir-fried balut with tamarind sauce, balut hotpot, balut congee,… It is recommended to try a boiled fertilized duck egg for the first time.
How to choose a perfect menu for a Ho Chi Minh Food Tour?
The menu should include a variety of local dishes from Saigon. It should include at least one noodle soup, one wrap dish (or roll), one local drink, and one dessert. It is better to sample the specialty dishes at different local eating places in far districts so you can experience the hidden city. The number of dishes should be around 10 and should not be less than 5.
Guests on a Ho Chi Minh City food tour was taken to a coffee shop to enjoy Vietnamese coffee and local drinks
Are vegetarian foods in Ho Chi Minh City good?
There are many pagodas and temples in Ho Chi Minh City, the city does not lack vegetarian restaurants and food stalls. Just let them know that you can only eat vegetarian foods, and they will arrange amazing vegetarian meals for you on your Ho Chi Minh Food Tour.
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