Vietnamese cuisine is famous for using fish sauce, although soy sauce and hoisin sauce are used widely as well.
Vietnamese recipes use a lot of Vegetables, herbs and spices like lemon grass, lime and kaffir lime. The Vietnamese also have a number of vegetarian dishes.
Most common meats used in Vietnamese cuisine are pork, prawns, various kinds of tropical fish, and chicken. Beef and duck are used less widely. The consumption of unusual meats such as snake, dog, and the like are a phenomenon enjoyed almost exclusively as "cocktail delicacies" with alcohol, and are not considered mainstream meats. |
