Saigon Food: 12 Must - Eat Dishes, Saigon/HoChiMinh City, Vietnam

Unfortunately, the Saigonese, the way we call people who live in Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, is not living in a city that has a nice weather like Da Lat, or having mountains and sea like Quy Nhon. Nevertheless, in Saigon, you can find a lot of delicious foods that come from anywhere in Vietnam. All together making Saigon food an attractive point to any visitors who come to the land.

Either you are looking for things to do in Saigon or the best restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, why not making your own a Saigon food tour!? So, what do we have in the Saigon food menu?

Of course Pho must be on top of the Saigon food menu. The most famous traditional Vietnamese food. A bowl of Pho has the pho-noodle, the soup cooked with beef bones, steak, fatty brisket, flank, tripe, tendon, meatballs (or bò viên), cilantro, and onion. You can have the choice to put all the toppings or the ones that you like. To me I usually have everything. And people put more different herbs when they eat to boost the taste.

Pho is made differently between the North and South of Vietnam. There are also some other versions of Pho such as Gia Lai dry Pho, Lang Son sour Pho, etc. but the original one is always the best! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).