The most important part of the dish is ‘mam pro-hok’ (fermented fish sauce).

The Khmer group living along the Mekong Delta tapped the abundant fish resources in the rivers and fields to make the fish sauce, which some first-timers find particularly pungent but is very popular among local people.

A bowl of tasty and delicious 'bun nuoc leo' has lured hungry diners.

This kind of fish sauce is used to cook ‘nuoc leo’ (broth).

Bun (noodles) should be made from fragrant rice harvested in the delta’s autumn season. The rice should be soaked overnight before being ground up to make the skinny noodles.

Ingredients to be eaten with the dish include fresh mung bean sprouts, banana flowers, coriander and fragrant shallots.

In the past, people never squeezed lemon over their noodles, and instead used chili vinegar made from coconut juice and a ripen banana to create a sourness that is very difficult to describe.

'Cay' cake - A specialty of Thai Binh province

Each locality in Vietnam has its own specialty that it is proud of. Visitors to Nguyen or Nguyen Xa village, in Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province are always invited to eat ‘cay’ cake, which is made of glutinous rice well blended with fat and ginger.

‘Che con ong’ - A heart-warming Vietnamese specialty

Vietnamese cuisine includes many types of che (pudding), including 'che con ong', which is called “honeycomb-shaped pudding” because the dish’s grains of rice resemble a hive of bees.

Saigon specialty market caters to pest killing festival

Ba Hoa Market in Saigon’s Tan Binh District is crowded with people preparing to celebrate Tet Doan Ngo.

A food specialty that Nghe An has up its sleeve

Banh muot is similar to banh cuon in the north and banh uot in the south, but gourmets swear by the Nghe An twist.

My Do green bean sweetened porridge: rustic specialty

(BGO) - The people at My Do ward, Bac Giang city in the northern province of Bac Giang still preserve the secrets of making the well-known delicious Che kho (green bean sweetened porridge). On special occasions, this traditional dish is a significant offering to the ancestor and a meaningful gift to the relatives as well. 

Source: NDO