{"id":838,"date":"2020-02-28T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=838"},"modified":"2020-09-14T21:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:50:31","slug":"saigon-street-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/saigon-street-food\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best Saigon Street Food To Try, Including Snails, Balut Eggs & Fried Vietnamese Cr\u00eapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best Saigon street food and where to find them<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon<\/strong>, is filled with its fair share of high-end restaurants<\/a> and pubs.<\/a> But since this city also happens to be one of Forbes\u2019<\/em> top 10 cities for street food, there\u2019s no excuse not to miss out on the Saigon street food that its rustic roadside food stalls and rickety food carts have to offer.<\/p>\n

Here are 11 Saigon street food dishes for you to eat your way through the rich and diverse food heritage of the city. Note: these are best eaten sitting on a plastic stool on the streets, just as Vietnamese locals do.<\/p>\n

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1. Southern Vietnamese cr\u00eape (B\u00e1nh x\u00e8o)<\/em><\/h3>\n
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B\u00e1nh x\u00e8o<\/em><\/strong> is a popular Saigon street food derived from French crepes but modified to suit local tastes. It\u2019s packed with fillings including shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, leafy greens, and herbs rolled up in a Vietnamese rice pancake that is like a cr\u00eape. No worries if you\u2019re a vegan – you can ask the staff to leave out the meat.<\/p>\n

The crepe is cooked directly on the skillet until it gets crunchy and best served hot. After wrapping the meat, greens, and herbs in the pancake, dunk it into the savory dipping sauce, a bowl of handmade Vietnamese sweet and sour sauce with various condiments that comes with your order.<\/p>\n

Price range: <\/strong><\/span>VND30,000-VND60,000 (~USD1.29-USD2.59)
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