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Modern Vietnamese cuisine is heavily influenced by the French
colonists. However, traditional Vietnamese cuisine is similar to Chinese cooking, only instead of using soy sauce, they use
fish sauce almost exclusively. Vietnamese recipes use a lot of lemon grass, lime and kaffir lime. The Vietnamese also
have their own version of Buddhist vegetarian dishes.
There are also French-Vietnamese sandwiches called Banh Mi, which consists of Vietnamese meats and French baguettes.
In Western countries, Vietnamese cuisine is widely available in most Vietnamese and Chinese immigrant communities, such as
Chinatown. The popular Chinese Vietnamese hot sauce brand of Sriracha, made by
Huy Fong company, can be found in many
Vietnamese cuisine restaurants in Western countries.
Famous Vietnamese dishes:
- Spring Rolls - Shrimp rolls
wrapped in rice paper
- Phở - beef noodles, a
north Vietnam breakfast. However, in North America and France, it is eaten as lunch and dinner too.
- Com tam - Grilled pork or shredded pork
over rice noodles
- Ca phe sua da - extremely strong coffee
See also: cooking
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