/ Asian Food Primer: Introduction / Asian Food Primer: Vietnamese Food Cite Asian Food Primer: Vietnamese Food Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff by David Johnson Vietnamese cooking is similar to Cantonese cuisine to its north. Stir-frying is common and virtually no oil is used. Common ingredients: seafood (especially shrimp), duck, beef, chicken, rice, sweet potatoes, corn, sorghum, melons, bananas, oranges, vegetables, spices Popular dishes: Cha gio (spring rolls); nouc mam (fish sauce) over salad or fish; grilled spicy meatballs wrapped in lettuce; rice noodles More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Vietnam Country Profile: Vietnam Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. Introduction East Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia South Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri LankaSoutheast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailand• Vietnam More Asian-American Features Sources + Our Common Sources ✖ See also: Asian Food Primer: Myanmar Food
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff by David Johnson Vietnamese cooking is similar to Cantonese cuisine to its north. Stir-frying is common and virtually no oil is used. Common ingredients: seafood (especially shrimp), duck, beef, chicken, rice, sweet potatoes, corn, sorghum, melons, bananas, oranges, vegetables, spices Popular dishes: Cha gio (spring rolls); nouc mam (fish sauce) over salad or fish; grilled spicy meatballs wrapped in lettuce; rice noodles More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Vietnam Country Profile: Vietnam Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. Introduction East Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia South Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri LankaSoutheast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailand• Vietnam More Asian-American Features Sources + Our Common Sources
