A unique side dish from Binh Dinh
A unique side dish from Binh Dinh

Pickled shrimps are among the most popular side dishes in Vietnam’s central coast region.

A unique side dish from Binh Dinh
Northern snail noodle soup
Northern snail noodle soup

Among the culinary delights in Hanoi, snail noodle soup is fascinating to many northerners.

Northern snail noodle soup
British magazine lists must-try Vietnamese specialties
British magazine lists must-try Vietnamese specialties

VOV.VN - Rough Guides, a UK-based publisher of globally-renowned travel books and magazines, has selected key Vietnamese delicacies that foodies should try, including Goi Cuon (spring rolls), Banh Xeo (sizzling pancakes), and Bun Cha (grilled meat in noodles).

British magazine lists must-try Vietnamese specialties
Signature fish dish in northern village
Signature fish dish in northern village

Vu Dai village—also known as Dai Hoang—in Ly Nhan District, Ha Nam Province, has been well known for its braised fish in local earthenware pots.

Signature fish dish in northern village
Hand-made specialty in the bay
Hand-made specialty in the bay

The hand-made cha muc (fried squid paste) in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province offers a very special taste to travelers from afar.

Hand-made specialty in the bay
Banh canh noodle in Phan Rang offers foodies a unique taste of local culture
Banh canh noodle in Phan Rang offers foodies a unique taste of local culture

Located in a central province known for its searing summer sun and arid gusts of hot wind, Phan Rang City’s softer side is embodied by its wholesome bowls of banh canh noodle.

Banh canh noodle in Phan Rang offers foodies a unique taste of local culture
Arguably Kon Tum’s best culinary delight
Arguably Kon Tum’s best culinary delight

Kon Tum Province in the north of the Central Highlands is bestowed with a long list of mountainous specialties.

Arguably Kon Tum’s best culinary delight
Coastal city’s fish noodle soup
Coastal city’s fish noodle soup

Visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang should not miss its distinctive seafood specialty—Nha Trang-style fish noodle soup.

Coastal city’s fish noodle soup
Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll
Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll

Lai Vung District in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is well-known by nem, (fermented pork roll), its unique specialty.

Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll
Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta
Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta

Banh cong, or Vietnamese fried shrimp cake, is a rustic specialty typical of the Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta