What to eat in Ho Chi Minh City
Southern Vietnam eats sweet and herby: banh mi, com tam with grilled rib, Saigon-style pho, bun thit nuong, hot vit lon, and coffee with condensed milk.

[ ] Eat banh mi
    A crackling baguette with pâté, meat, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander and chilli. French bread with a Vietnamese filling, now the national sandwich.
[ ] Eat com tam
    Broken rice with a charcoal-grilled marinated pork chop, a steamed egg cake, shredded pork skin and fish sauce. Saigon's leading lunch and breakfast.
[ ] Try Saigon-style pho
    Beef broth with rice noodles, served with a plate of basil, bean sprouts, lime and chilli. The southern broth is sweeter than the north's, and hoisin goes in.
[ ] Try bun thit nuong
    Cold rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork, herbs, cucumber, peanuts and fried shallots, dressed with diluted fish sauce.
[ ] Try goi cuon fresh rolls
    Rice paper rolled around prawn, pork, vermicelli and herbs, never fried. Served with a thick peanut and hoisin sauce.
[ ] Try hu tieu
    A clear pork broth with thin noodles, prawns, pork and herbs, or the same noodles served dry with the broth on the side. A Khmer and Chinese legacy of the south.
[ ] Eat banh xeo
    A crisp turmeric rice crepe with prawn, pork and bean sprouts, wrapped in a lettuce leaf with herbs and dipped in sauce.
[ ] Try a com binh dan rice plate
    Rice with a few dishes chosen from a display: braised pork, caramelised fish, vegetables, with soup thrown in. The neighbourhood lunch canteen.
[ ] Try ca kho to
    Fish braised in a clay pot with caramelised sugar, fish sauce and pepper until dark. A southern home dish, sweet and salty at once.
[ ] Try hot vit lon
    A duck egg with a partly formed embryo, boiled and eaten with salt, pepper, lime and rau ram herb. Street food that divides people.
[ ] Try che
    A cold dessert soup of beans, tapioca, jellies, fruit and coconut milk over ice. There are dozens of versions and each shop makes its own.
[ ] Try banh flan and coconut ice cream
    A French-style caramel flan served over ice with coffee poured on top, and ice cream served in a coconut half.
[ ] Try rice paper snacks
    Rice paper grilled over coals with egg and toppings, or shredded and tossed with dried beef, herbs and sauce. Evening street food.
[ ] Drink ca phe sua da
    Strong robusta dripping through a phin filter into a glass of condensed milk, then poured over ice. Waiting for the drip is part of the ritual.
[ ] Drink sugarcane juice
    Juice pressed through rollers in front of you, with lime and ice. Sold from carts across the city and drunk immediately.
[ ] Drink local beer over ice
    A pale lager drunk over ice because of the heat, in places with plastic stools on the pavement. A bucket of ice arrives automatically.

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