You will not be able to ignore these “delicious” specialties when coming to Saigon.
When it comes to Saigon, everyone thinks of a culinary paradise with countless delicious dishes overflowing from restaurants to sidewalks and alleys. Here is a list of 10 delicious Saigon dishes with “immortal reputation”, no one can ignore
1. Broken rice “garbage dump” 
There are many “top” broken rice shops in Saigon and when it comes to mentioning, it is impossible not to list them in the famous landfill broken rice restaurant on Le Van Linh small street, behind Xom Chieu market (District 4). . The rice here is standard broken rice, the food comes from grilled ribs, fried chicken, skin fibers, meat rolls to omelettes, sausages, braised meat, shrimp, stuffed squid, shumai … each dish is presented. beautifully presented, lustrous, lustrous colors. 2. Sticky rice “morgue” 
The reason for this creepy name is because the car is located right opposite the funeral home on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street (District 5). Sticky rice is placed in banana leaves, when holding it hot, the whole hand. A pack of sticky rice consists of a piece of white sticky rice with the palm of your hand, topped with thin pate, sausage, cotton balls, peanuts and sprinkled with fried onion fat… looks extremely attractive. 3. Bread “olip” 
For a long time, Saigon has been considered the birthplace of the famous Vietnamese-style burger, and if there is a Saigon sandwich address that is mentioned and recommended by many international websites, it is probably it. A “legendary” bakery that many people know called “Banh Mi O Lip” is located on Le Thi Rieng Street (District 1). With the price of up to 30,000 VND / drive, but every evening until late at night, there is always a group of people with dozens of motorbikes, large and small, standing in the middle of Le Thi Rieng street to buy cakes. 4. Crazy duck 
In fact, “bad ducks” do not exist in the world. This dish has the correct name of “mourd duck”. This type of egg is basically cancerous, so when boiled, it will be quite smelly, slightly open and rotten. However, some people are “addicted” to the smell and taste of this rotten duck egg, thinking that it is greasy, fatty, not choking like eating fresh chicken eggs. Ducks are sold on street vendors in every corner of Saigon. 5. Orange Tea 
Cam tea has a strange name, but it is actually a common name for tea dishes originating from Cambodians living in Saigon. Cambodian tea has many differences from Vietnamese tea, in which, the most characteristic is that all tea flavors are made from jaggery, not alum or white sugar. Other ingredients are also very special and fancy such as pumpkin, fried banana with coconut, yellow egg noodles, coconut milk … You can enjoy orange tea at Le Hong Phong market (District 10, City). Ho Chi Minh City). 6. Salt and chili noodles 
The ingredients for making a bowl of salt and pepper noodles are mainly pre-fried shrimp noodles. Noodles are dipped directly into a pot of boiling broth on a charcoal stove. After that, the noodles are picked out, put in a bowl and add a piece of pork, seasoned with spices, fried onions, pepper, chili, fish sauce, … In particular, this noodle dish cannot lack chili salt. When eating, people will mix noodles with chili salt to create a visually appealing bowl of red noodles. This strange dish is sold in a small alley on Tran Ke Xuong street (Phu Nhuan district, HCMC). 7. Peach tea 
The concept of peach tea was first known in Saigon with the main drink being tea bags added with peach flavor and crispy golden peach pieces. People can buy peach tea everywhere from luxurious, expensive cafes to plastic take away cups quickly wrapped by the roadside. Then, handmade peach tea, online peach tea, zip bag peach tea … race up, the price is just like that, ranging from 15-50k/cup. 8. Crab soup cake 
There are many theories about the origin of crab soup, but anyone who comes to Saigon must admit that crab cake in Saigon is very delicious and unique. The dish is not only attracted by its distinctive aroma, but also fascinates diners by its shiny, stocky big crab and the price is very affordable. 9. Mixed rice paper 
For Northerners, rice paper is just for rolling spring rolls and salad, but for Saigon people, “mixed rice paper” is a wonderful and delicious snack with ingredients including soft, chewy rice paper and full of dried beef, mango, quail eggs… and very attractive sweet and sour sauce. 10. cadet sticky rice 
Not having an easy-to-understand name like ordinary sticky rice, cade sticky rice is made from sticky sticky rice blown with fragrant coconut milk, the cade part is made from simple ingredients egg yolk, milk, and sugar according to a recipe. Unique recipe requires meticulousness and skill of the processor to get a delicious, smooth cade. This sticky rice dish decades ago was brought by the Chinese to Saigon and taken as a means of livelihood, but up to now, there is only one small sticky rice car in Saigon remaining at the corner of Tran intersection. Phu intersects with Nguyen Tri Phuong (District 5).
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