Irresistible Saigon Street Snacks

Dive into Saigon's street food scene featuring delights like dumplings, offal stew, and snails that not only captivate locals but also enchant visitors from afar.

Snails

Snails are always a top choice on the menu for students, office workers, and night owls at any time of the day or season. With a constant craving for new varieties and preparations, Saigon's 'snail enthusiasts' can enjoy over 100 different types of snails with thousands of different cooking methods. Something you can't find in any other region of the country.

Offal Stew

Offal stew is made from the internal organs of pigs or cows, cooked with strong-smelling spices such as five-spice powder and cinnamon. This dish is quite popular, especially among the younger generation. You can enjoy offal stew with bread, instant noodles, rice noodles, or even grilled or fried.

Ice Cream/Dessert

Saigon is indeed a paradise for ice cream and dessert lovers. Here, you can step into a world of ice cream with a variety of shops and brands from France, the US, New Zealand, Japan, and more. Each type of ice cream has its own unique flavor, sweetness, and texture. Alongside the ice cream world, the kingdom of desserts here is also diverse with American-style desserts, Thai desserts, Japanese desserts, and Cambodian desserts.

In addition to international brands, Vietnamese ice cream brands like Bach Dang Ice Cream, Bo Gia Ice Cream, and Thien Ly Ice Cream are also worth trying.

Goat Hotpot, Grilled Goat Udders

These are two of the most popular dishes in Saigon for gatherings with friends or family dinners. The plus point is that goat restaurants often have spacious spaces, diverse menus, and affordable prices. Especially on rainy days, a pot of herbal goat hotpot or grilled goat udders with the hot broth, fragrant aroma, and delicious pieces of goat meat is a great suggestion.

Broken Rice

Saigon's Signature Broken Rice

Fried Rice Flour Cake

Rice flour cake can be enjoyed at any time of the day, but it's best eaten in the evening. A delicious plate of rice flour cake must meet all the criteria: crispy on the outside, soft and fragrant inside, with the richness of eggs, the freshness of shredded papaya soaked in vinegar, the light saltiness of soy sauce, and spices.

Dim Sum

Dim sum, a typical Chinese dish, attracts diners with its soft and smooth dumpling skin, the delicious blend of shrimp and meat, clear and sweet broth, and the savory taste of bone marrow. You can choose a mixed dim sum bowl with pork skin, squid, fish balls, or dim sum to satisfy your hunger. In addition to boiled dim sum, crispy fried dim sum is also a delightful option.

Barbecue Skewers

Al Fresco BBQ Hotpot

Mixed Rice Paper Salad

Since its debut, this snack with a mix of sour, spicy, and salty flavors has quickly taken over the main streets and alleys of Saigon, becoming a culinary trend spreading from schools to offices. After over 10 years of domination, the popularity of this dish has not only not decreased but has increased.

A standard package of mixed rice paper includes mixed rice paper, chili oil, fried shallots, pork fat, shredded pork, peanuts, quail eggs, beef jerky, mango, shrimp salt, laksa leaves, with prices ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 VND.

Currently, in addition to mixed rice paper, two equally enticing relatives have appeared: rolled rice paper and grilled rice paper.

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Source: Travel Guide by Mytour – According to: Infonet