A Journey to Discover Vietnamese Cuisine Through Delicious Dishes Made From Eggs (Part 1)

From cheap, easy-to-find eggs to the creative cooking skills of Vietnamese people, they have become extremely delicious and beautiful dishes. Dishes made from eggs have become a specialty of Vietnamese cuisine. They are diverse, delicious, and nutritious. Have you fallen in love with any of the dishes on the list below? Come back to the S-shaped country to enjoy it a few more times!

1. Banh Cuon

It's great to start your day with Banh Cuon, a traditional cake with soft, warm rice cake dough rolled with minced pork, black fungus, and a little dried shrimp (if you like). This dish will be even more fragrant when the crust is coated with a layer of eggs. This dish is served with fish sauce and is often topped with boiled bean sprouts, herbs, and crispy fried onions. The contrast in texture is what makes you feel great when enjoying this special dish, only available in Vietnam.

Vietnamese steamed rice rolls

2. Hoa Ma Bread

Your trip to discover Saigon cuisine will not be complete without crispy, fragrant bread. Maybe you don't know, but this dish is the pride of Vietnamese people because it has been included in the Oxford Dictionary as well as appearing in many prestigious newspapers around the world. In Hoa Ma Banh Mi in Saigon, you can eat it in a pan (called "pan bread") or eat it like a regular loaf of bread, with all the fillings inside. Hoa Ma bread has a fatty pate filling, fragrant fried eggs that are crispy on the outside and still soft and moist on the inside, Vietnamese sausage (cha lua), herbs, and cucumbers, plus a spoonful of flavorful sauce. Sipping a loaf of mixed egg bread and a cup of iced milk coffee, your morning is truly worth "a million dollars" of happiness.

Banh Mi (Vietnamese sandwich)

3. Banh Xeo

The Nha Trang coast is famous for fresh seafood such as fish, shrimp, and squid... and the people here have come up with a dish that helps make the most of the abundant seafood source in the most interesting way. They mix rice flour and fry it in an oil pan, then put the seafood in and cook it, adding a little bean sprout on top. The secret to making this dish delicious is to add an egg to the crust. When eating Banh Xeo in the Central region, you just put the whole cake in raw vegetables and dip it in rich fish sauce. Each bite will leave a crispy aftertaste in your mouth and remind you of the deliciousness of seafood.

Nha Trang sizzling crepes

4. Western Banh Xeo

On the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City and the Western Provinces, you will find hot, fragrant Banh Xeo. These golden, crispy pancakes are made from rice flour, coconut milk, and turmeric, so they have vibrant colors. Western pancakes are larger in size and thinner on the outside than Central pancakes. The characteristic feature of Western Banh Xeo is the rich aroma of chicken eggs, coconut milk, fried pork belly, onions, and bean sprouts. Visitors will understand what an explosion of taste is, each bite of banh xeo served with raw vegetables and sweet and sour fish sauce will take you to a wonderful "culinary symphony"!

Western sizzling crepes

5. Bun Rieu Cua

Crab Noodle Soup is the first dish to appear on this list. You may be wondering, but adding eggs to the crab will make the crab balls more fragrant and sticky. This hearty noodle dish has a delicious broth made from crab and tomatoes, is served with vermicelli, and is topped with fragrant crab roe balls dipped in a rich fish sauce that will have you eating chopstick after chopstick. Each spoonful of delicious soup is suitable for all meals of the day and is nutritious.

Vietnamese crab rice noodles

Vietnam's culinary tapestry is woven from creativity and traditional beauty, and each small chicken or duck egg greatly contributes to unique and delicious dishes. Whether you're exploring the vibrant streets of Hanoi, the bustling markets of Ho Chi Minh City, or the historic city of Hue, you're sure to come across many delicious egg-based dishes. The journey is still going on, but "hearing it is not as good as tasting it", Come to Vietnam now!