Piping-hot Bun rieu featured on CNN World
Piping-hot Bun rieu featured on CNN World

Only a few shabby plastic tables and chairs are needed to enjoy a crab noodle shop in Tho Xuong alley, diners can also have fun while dodging cars, the ‘bun rieu’ has been featured on CNN World.

Piping-hot Bun rieu featured on CNN World
Delicate chicken pho in Hanoi
Delicate chicken pho in Hanoi

Of the several versions available so far of pho, the Vietnamese rice noodle soup, chicken soup is plausibly the most “delicate.”

Delicate chicken pho in Hanoi
Danang rice vermicelli with fish paste
Danang rice vermicelli with fish paste

What characterizes bún mắm nêm Đà Nẵng (Danang rice vermicelli with fish paste) is its stronger flavor as well as the addition of pork, slices of boiled pig’s ears and beef bologna.

Danang rice vermicelli with fish paste
“Sweet Potato Cocoons”: A specialty of Vinh Long
“Sweet Potato Cocoons”: A specialty of Vinh Long

Binh Tan District of Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta is often referred to by locals as their “Kingdom of Sweet Potatoes.”

“Sweet Potato Cocoons”: A specialty of Vinh Long
Five-color steamed sticky rice in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province
Five-color steamed sticky rice in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province

On a trip to the northern province of Lao Cai, a traveler should taste the five-color steamed sticky rice in the province’s Bac Ha District, about 90 kilometers from Lao Cai City, the province’s capital.

Five-color steamed sticky rice in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province
Thanh Hoa’s tasty fermented pork rolls
Thanh Hoa’s tasty fermented pork rolls

The fermented pork rolls from Thanh Hoa Province offer a delicious flavor unforgettable to food lovers.

Thanh Hoa’s tasty fermented pork rolls
Traditional fine rice vermicelli in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Traditional fine rice vermicelli in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

A local eatery in An Nhut Commune, Long Dien District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, has served banh hoi (fine rice vermicelli) for more than 60 years.

Traditional fine rice vermicelli in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Popular sweet soup in Vinh Long province
Popular sweet soup in Vinh Long province

A delicious combination of rice noodles and coconut milk, sweet noodle soup in Vinh Long is a typical local specialty.

Popular sweet soup in Vinh Long province
Khmer-style crepe in Tra Vinh
Khmer-style crepe in Tra Vinh

The Khmer-style crepe is a favorite sweet in some localities in the Mekong Delta, especially Tra Vinh Province.

Khmer-style crepe in Tra Vinh
Khmer specialty in Long An
Khmer specialty in Long An

A dish with its origin from Cambodia, Xiem Lo noodle soup has been a popular specialty in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Khmer specialty in Long An