"Pho" & "Banh Mi"
Nowadays, Vietnamese food became popular in all over the world. When everyone talks about Vietnamese food, most of them mention about Pho - Vietnamese noodle soup and Banh Mi - Vietnamese sandwich. However, that not all about Vietnamese food, there are tons of different dishes in Vietnam that you never eat in your life. Also, the things you guys call "Pho" and "Banh Mi" actually not like the original because they try to make our food adapt to American taste.
Not like Indian food, which is created by a lot of spice, Vietnamese food is about the balance between all the flavors. When cooking, we usually just use 1 to 3 spices to rise up the flavor. Some people are thinking Vietnamese food and Chinese food is the same but they are totally wrong. Base on history, our country have really long time dominated by China so it affect our food and culture. Not as Chinese food, which is cook with a lot of oil and salty, Vietnamese food kind of more green and healthier than Chinese food. Mostly we use steam, boil, or stir-fry technique to cook to avoid add more fat on our food; also we’re not adding too much salt and sugar to keep the food have a light taste and balance.
Vietnam's Geography
Nevertheless, Vietnamese foods are dividing to 3 main different part bases on Vietnam’s geography: north, central and south of Vietnam. In the north, foods are about the stability between salty and sweet, sour and spicy. Go to the south, the foods over there are sweeter and little spicier than in the north. If you like really spicy food, central of Vietnam food is perfect for you. Also central of Vietnam food is well known is Vietnamese royal food.
In my blog, week-by-week I will introduce to you guys the different food from the 3 main part of Vietnam so you can have more knowledge about our country, our food and culture.
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