Vietnam Recipes

A crackly baguette filled with cold cuts, pickled carrot, cucumber and cilantro

Beginner

Vietnamese

Bánh Mì

Source: Home cook

20 min2480 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

A bowl of clear beef broth with rice noodles, sliced beef, bean sprouts, Thai basil and red chili

Advanced

Vietnamese

Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup)

Source: Traditional

360 min4450 kcal

Dairy-free

Phở Gà — clear chicken rice-noodle soup with shredded chicken and herbs

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Phở Gà (Chicken Phở)

Source: Traditional

150 min4470 kcal

Dairy-free

Bún chả — grilled pork in dipping broth with rice vermicelli and herbs

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Bún Chả

Source: Traditional

90 min4620 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Chả cá Lã Vọng — turmeric-marinated fish sizzled tableside in a pan

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Chả Cá Lã Vọng

Source: Traditional

210 min4520 kcal

Dairy-freePescatarian

Bánh cuốn — steamed rice rolls with pork sausage and fried shallots

Advanced

Vietnamese (North)

Bánh Cuốn

Source: Traditional

100 min4390 kcal

Dairy-free

Bún bò Huế — spicy Huế-style beef rice-noodle soup

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Huế / Central)

Bún Bò Huế

Source: Traditional

240 min6610 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️🌶️🌶️

Bánh bèo — small steamed rice cakes in dishes, topped with dried shrimp and scallion oil

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Huế / Central)

Bánh Bèo

Source: Traditional

75 min4300 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Bánh xèo — crispy turmeric rice crêpe filled with shrimp and bean sprouts

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Mekong Delta / South)

Bánh Xèo

Source: Traditional

70 min4540 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Cơm tấm — broken rice with grilled pork chop, shredded pork skin and egg cake

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Saigon / South)

Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork)

Source: Traditional

100 min4700 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Canh chua cá — sour fish soup with pineapple, tomato and okra

Beginner

Vietnamese (Mekong Delta / South)

Canh Chua Cá (Sour Fish Soup)

Source: Traditional

40 min4260 kcal

HalalPescatarianDairy-free🌶️

Thịt kho trứng — pork belly and eggs braised in caramel and coconut water

Beginner

Vietnamese (South)

Thịt Kho Trứng (Pork & Eggs in Coconut Water)

Source: Traditional

130 min6590 kcal

Dairy-free

Gỏi cuốn — fresh rice-paper rolls with shrimp, herbs and vermicelli, peanut sauce

Beginner

Vietnamese

Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Summer Rolls)

Source: Traditional

45 min4320 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Nem Rán / Chả Giò (Fried Rolls)

Source: Traditional

80 min5480 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

Rau muống xào tỏi — water spinach stir-fried with garlic

Beginner

Vietnamese

Rau Muống Xào Tỏi (Water Spinach with Garlic)

Source: Traditional

15 min4110 kcal

HalalPescatarianDairy-free+1

Beginner

Vietnamese

Cà Phê Sữa Đá (Vietnamese Iced Coffee)

Source: Traditional

10 min1190 kcal

VegetarianGluten-freeHalal+1

A bowl of cao lầu — thick noodles under sliced pork with crisp fried squares and fresh greens

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Cao Lầu

Source: Traditional

150 min4560 kcal

Dairy-freeNut-free🌶️

A bowl of mì Quảng — wide turmeric noodles with prawns and pork, bean sprouts and a sheet of sesame rice cracker

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Mì Quảng

Source: Traditional

75 min4520 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

A bowl of bún riêu cua — rice noodles in tomato broth with crab curd, tofu puffs and greens

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bún Riêu Cua

Source: Traditional

70 min4430 kcal

Dairy-freeNut-free🌶️

A plate of bún thịt nướng chả giò — cold noodles under grilled pork and a fried spring roll, with pickled carrot and dipping sauce

Beginner

Vietnamese

Bún Thịt Nướng

Source: Traditional

60 min4560 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

A bowl of bò kho beside a baguette — beef in an orange lemongrass-tomato broth with spring onion

Beginner

Vietnamese

Bò Kho

Source: Traditional

165 min5520 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️

A family sitting on the floor wrapping bánh chưng — banana leaves, bowls of rice, mung bean and pork spread around them

Advanced

Vietnamese

Bánh Chưng

Source: Traditional

900 min8520 kcal

Gluten-freeDairy-freeNut-free

Bánh bột lọc on a table in Da Nang — leaf-wrapped tapioca dumplings with bowls of dipping sauce

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bánh Bột Lọc

Source: Traditional

70 min5300 kcal

Gluten-freeDairy-freeNut-free🌶️

A bowl of hủ tiếu Nam Vang — clear broth over noodles with sliced pork, minced pork, chilli and lime

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Hủ Tiếu

Source: Traditional

150 min5520 kcal

Dairy-freeNut-free🌶️

Xôi xéo on banana leaf — turmeric-yellow sticky rice under shaved mung bean and fried shallots

Beginner

Vietnamese

Xôi Xéo

Source: Traditional

480 min4480 kcal

VegetarianVeganHalal+3

A tray of grilled nem nướng with rice paper, pickles and a bowl of dipping sauce

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Nem Nướng

Source: Traditional

70 min4460 kcal

Gluten-freeDairy-free🌶️

Dark glazed cubes of shaking beef tipped over a bed of lettuce

Beginner

Vietnamese

Bò Lúc Lắc

Source: Traditional

40 min4400 kcal

Dairy-free

A bowl of bún mắm with prawns, squid and herbs over rice vermicelli

Advanced

Vietnamese

Bún Mắm

Source: Traditional

90 min4520 kcal

Dairy-free🌶️🌶️

A bowl of cháo lòng — grey rice porridge under sliced pork offal and basil

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Cháo Lòng

Source: Traditional

100 min5380 kcal

Gluten-freeDairy-free🌶️

Bánh căn from Phan Rang — small round rice cakes with lacy edges, topped with egg and spring onion

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bánh Căn

Source: Traditional

60 min4290 kcal

PescatarianGluten-freeDairy-free🌶️🌶️

A bowl of bún ốc in red tomato broth with fried tofu, beside a plate of herbs

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bún Ốc

Source: Traditional

70 min4420 kcal

PescatarianGluten-freeDairy-free🌶️🌶️

Sliced wheels of bánh tét on a plate, the pork and mung bean centre showing in each ring

Advanced

Vietnamese

Bánh Tét

Source: Traditional

600 min12420 kcal

Gluten-freeDairy-free

A basket of bánh da lợn — round green layer cakes of pandan and mung bean

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bánh Da Lợn

Source: Traditional

90 min10230 kcal

VegetarianVeganGluten-free+1

Bánh giò unwrapped in a bowl, the soft rice-flour cake cut open to its pork and mushroom filling

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Bánh Giò (Steamed Pork Rice-Flour Pyramids)

Source: Traditional

90 min6290 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-freeNut-free

Bánh bò nướng: a baked honeycomb rice cake with a golden top

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Bánh Bò (Honeycomb Rice Cake)

Source: Traditional

60 min12170 kcal

VegetarianVeganDairy-free+1

Bò nướng lá lốt: grilled beef rolls in lolot leaves with lettuce, pickles, vermicelli and nước chấm

Beginner

Vietnamese (Saigon / South)

Bò Nướng Lá Lốt (Grilled Beef in Lolot Leaves)

Source: Traditional

45 min4380 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-free🌶️

Bánh tráng nướng grilling over charcoal, topped with egg, sausage and spring onion

Beginner

Vietnamese (Đà Lạt / Central Highlands)

Bánh Tráng Nướng (Đà Lạt Grilled Rice Paper)

Source: Traditional

20 min4220 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-freeNut-free🌶️

Bánh đúc nóng: hot northern rice cake in a bowl with pork and mushroom topping, herbs and chilli oil

Beginner

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Bánh Đúc Nóng (Hot Rice Cake with Pork and Mushroom)

Source: Traditional

45 min4340 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-freeNut-free

Cơm hến in Huế: rice with stir-fried baby clams, peanuts, herbs and bean sprouts, with a bowl of the clam broth being poured over

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Huế / Central)

Cơm Hến (Huế Baby-Clam Rice)

Source: Traditional

60 min4470 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-free🌶️🌶️

Chè trôi nước: a glutinous rice ball in ginger syrup with coconut

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Chè Trôi Nước (Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup)

Source: Traditional

90 min6320 kcal

VegetarianVeganDairy-free+1

Bánh rán: sesame-crusted fried glutinous rice balls at a Hanoi stall

Intermediate

Vietnamese (Hanoi / North)

Bánh Rán (Hanoi Fried Sesame Rice Balls)

Source: Traditional

75 min8260 kcal

VegetarianVeganDairy-free+1

Bánh hỏi plated with scallion oil and roast pork

Beginner

Vietnamese (Central coast)

Bánh Hỏi Thịt Nướng (Woven Vermicelli with Grilled Pork)

Source: Traditional

60 min4560 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-free🌶️

Intermediate

Vietnamese

Chả Lụa (Vietnamese Pork Sausage in Banana Leaf)

Source: Traditional

120 min8210 kcal

Dairy-freeGluten-freeNut-free

Recipes from Vietnam

Bánh Mì

Phở Bò (Beef Noodle Soup)

Phở Gà (Chicken Phở)

Bún Chả

Chả Cá Lã Vọng

Bánh Cuốn

Bún Bò Huế

Bánh Bèo

Bánh Xèo

Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork)

Canh Chua Cá (Sour Fish Soup)

Thịt Kho Trứng (Pork & Eggs in Coconut Water)

Gỏi Cuốn (Fresh Summer Rolls)

Nem Rán / Chả Giò (Fried Rolls)

Rau Muống Xào Tỏi (Water Spinach with Garlic)

Cà Phê Sữa Đá (Vietnamese Iced Coffee)

Cao Lầu

Mì Quảng

Bún Riêu Cua

Bún Thịt Nướng

Bò Kho

Bánh Chưng

Bánh Bột Lọc

Hủ Tiếu

Xôi Xéo

Nem Nướng

Bò Lúc Lắc

Bún Mắm

Cháo Lòng

Bánh Căn

Bún Ốc

Bánh Tét

Bánh Da Lợn

Bánh Giò (Steamed Pork Rice-Flour Pyramids)

Bánh Bò (Honeycomb Rice Cake)

Bò Nướng Lá Lốt (Grilled Beef in Lolot Leaves)

Bánh Tráng Nướng (Đà Lạt Grilled Rice Paper)

Bánh Đúc Nóng (Hot Rice Cake with Pork and Mushroom)

Cơm Hến (Huế Baby-Clam Rice)

Chè Trôi Nước (Rice Balls in Ginger Syrup)

Bánh Rán (Hanoi Fried Sesame Rice Balls)

Bánh Hỏi Thịt Nướng (Woven Vermicelli with Grilled Pork)

Chả Lụa (Vietnamese Pork Sausage in Banana Leaf)