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Vietnamese Dishes & What to Order
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Dog, Balut and Field Rat: The Menu Words to Know Before You Order
Nobody is going to serve you dog meat by accident. A handful of dishes do surprise visitors, and knowing their names in Vietnamese is the whole of the precaution.
5 min
What to Bring Home from a Vietnamese Kitchen
What is worth the suitcase space, where to buy it, and what to check before you pack it.
4 min
Vietnamese Desserts and Sweet Things
Che, sticky rice, fruit and yoghurt coffee. Dessert here is mostly a street snack rather than a course.
4 min
Pho, Bun Cha and Banh Mi: What to Order
Three dishes you already know by name, and what actually distinguishes a good one from a bad one.
5 min
Vietnamese Food: A Guide for First-Timers
How the cuisine is organised, why it changes as you travel, and the dishes that cover most of it.
5 min