Different from French cuisine but just as good, you can discover the traditional dishes of Vietnam during your stay.
Here are some of our favorite recipes, to reproduce at home or to share with your friends and family!
Noodle Chicken Soup
4 people
Ingredients
Oil
2 shallots
3 cloves garlic
Spice mix (anise, cinnamon, coriander, cardamom)
Coriander and mint
1 carrot
2 large handles of soy sprouts
300g of noodles
500 g chicken tenderloin
1.25 L chicken broth
2 dried bay leaves
Recipe
1. In a saucepan, cook shallots and garlic until golden brown
2. Cook the chicken, then put it in a saucepan and add the carrot, soy sprouts, shallots and garlic
3. Add chicken broth, salt, pepper, bay leaves, cilantro, mint and spice mixture
4. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the noodles
5. Gather all ingredients
Our trick
Add fish sauce or chili to enhance taste.
Spring rolls
4 people
Ingredients
300g pork
300g shrimp
150g rice vermicelli
200g of mint and coriander
1 cucumber/carrot
1 dozen rice patties
Recipe
1. Cook shrimp in boiling water and let cool
2. Similarly, cook the pork in boiling water.
3. Finely chop shrimp and meat.
4. Cook the rice vermicelli, then, when ready, rinse with cold water.
5. If you add a cucumber or carrot, cut them equally finely, along with the mint and cilantro
6. Soak rice patties in warm water to soften slightly.
7. Then arrange the ingredients (2/3 slices of pork, 2 half shrimp in the middle). Then fold the cake and roll it while holding the ends.
Our trick
Be careful to dose your ingredients to be sure to close your cake
Pho Bó
4 people
Ingredients
400g beef
400g rice noodles
2 onions
1 lime
1 piece ginger
1 small chilli
1 bunch of cilantro
200cl stock
Nuoc mam sauce
Choice of spices: chives, Badian, anise..
Recipe
1. Cook the noodles.
2. In parallel, cut the beef into thin slices, chop the onions and pepper.
3. Chop cilantro, peel ginger and brown onions
4. Boil the beef broth and gradually add the ginger, cilantro and badian.
5. Pour the broth into bowls
6. Make soup: add noodles, beef, onions, coriander, chilli and lime
7. Also add a tablespoon of Nuoc mam sauce, along with the spices of your choice
Our trick
You can also replace beef with chicken, or mushrooms for a vegetarian recipe
Caramel pork
4 people
Ingredients
800g pork breast
1 shallot
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 ½ spoonful white pepper
2 tablespoons nuoc mam
2 pinches cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon ginger
2 tablespoons water
10 pieces brown sugar
Recipe
1. Start by melting the sugar in a saucepan with water over low/medium heat to get your caramel.
2. Cut the onion, shallot and garlic and fry, then add the pre-cut meat
3. Add the caramel, water and pepper and simmer for about 1 hour.
4. Finally, add the nuoc mam sauce, ginger and cayenne pepper
Our trick
Serve with rice