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 (Gỏi cuốn) - 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. May include crispy egg rolls (Chả giò) or broiled egg.
• Ca phe sua da - extremely strong coffee

See also: cooking

External links

• Directory of Vietnamese Restaurants and Food Guide
• wokme.com Asian Cooking Guide - Vietnamese Cuisine
• Introduction to Vietnamese Cuisine