Food
A big surprise to many tourists and is definitely apart of the Vietnam experience that you can not miss. Two of the characteristics of the Vietnamese food are that they are fresh, being bought in the same morning straight from the market and healthy because of the balance of yang and yin. Foods are usually accompanied with a variety of condiments, including chili sauce, fish sauce called "nuoc mam", and soy sauce. Vegetarians will have no difficulty eating in Vietnam as fresh vegetables and fruits are in abundant supply, in addition to a number of vegetarian restaurants. Typical Vietnamese dishes you can expect to try include "pho", a type of rice noodle soup eaten for breakfast, "cha gio", deep-fried spring rolls and "goi ngo sen", a delicious salad made with lotus stems, shrimps and peanuts.
Drinks
At some hotels in Vietnam, water are potable but you can not drink it from public water system in the street. There are too many kind of drinks such as: coffee, tea, mineral water, fruit juices, soft drinks, alcohol, wine, champagne and liquor... The most suitable for you while traveling is the mineral water sealed in plastic bottles (well-known marks like La vie - Vittel France... ). At leisure, you can drink coffee and Vietnamese green tea or coconut milk, coca-cola, Pepsi. If you like alcohol, you should taste local beer 333 and Hanoi Beer or local wine made from rice. Otherwise if you are curious or adventurous to try a little bit of snake wine or the like. It said to be more powerful for men. Frozen drinks usually are better than drinks with ice
A big surprise to many tourists and is definitely apart of the Vietnam experience that you can not miss. Two of the characteristics of the Vietnamese food are that they are fresh, being bought in the same morning straight from the market and healthy because of the balance of yang and yin. Foods are usually accompanied with a variety of condiments, including chili sauce, fish sauce called "nuoc mam", and soy sauce. Vegetarians will have no difficulty eating in Vietnam as fresh vegetables and fruits are in abundant supply, in addition to a number of vegetarian restaurants. Typical Vietnamese dishes you can expect to try include "pho", a type of rice noodle soup eaten for breakfast, "cha gio", deep-fried spring rolls and "goi ngo sen", a delicious salad made with lotus stems, shrimps and peanuts.
Drinks
At some hotels in Vietnam, water are potable but you can not drink it from public water system in the street. There are too many kind of drinks such as: coffee, tea, mineral water, fruit juices, soft drinks, alcohol, wine, champagne and liquor... The most suitable for you while traveling is the mineral water sealed in plastic bottles (well-known marks like La vie - Vittel France... ). At leisure, you can drink coffee and Vietnamese green tea or coconut milk, coca-cola, Pepsi. If you like alcohol, you should taste local beer 333 and Hanoi Beer or local wine made from rice. Otherwise if you are curious or adventurous to try a little bit of snake wine or the like. It said to be more powerful for men. Frozen drinks usually are better than drinks with ice