We certainly weren't suffering from lack of dining choices on our trip. From the comforting bowls of phở and bò kho on the first night to the last bánh mì sandwich before boarding, we had plentiful food options.

breakfast on the first day: bánh mì with scrambled egg

very large cà phê (coffee) makers - you can see the cups to the left for scale comparison

The remains of an amazing Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa (watch out, the chilies are hot!)

There were a half dozen different homemade meats

Hội An style bánh xèo (rice pancake)

produce sellers at the roadside in Hội An


Hội An style bánh cuốn (steamed rice roll)

bánh ướt thịt nướng (grilled beef spring rolls) waiting to be rolled

bánh xèo bún thịt nướng đà nẵng (Danag specialty crispy crepe with pork and satay sauce)

Hội An specialty mì quảng

SB demolishes a mango (one of many)

bánh canh bò (thick rice noodle soup with beef)

fixings for gỏi cuốn tôm thịt (summer rolls with pork belly)

Vietnamese herbs

nicely made up gỏi cuốn ready to be rolled

delicious mystery greens

a very fishy dipping sauce

Nem lụi Huế (Hue specialty pork lemongrass skewers)

passion fruit juice with bánh bèo (steamed rice cakes

Bánh cuốn (steamed rice roll)

breakfast in Huế

cà phê trứng (egg coffee)

cơm tấm (broken rice platter)

chè (sweet soup/pudding) topped with coconut milk

colorful chè options

Green mangoes and guava with chilli powder

Tiger and Huda beers with chả lụa and nem chua (sausages)

dừa nước (fruit/seed from a Nipa Palm)

Saigon style chả giò

cà tím nướng (grilled eggplant)

bún chả in Hanoi's Bún Chả 34


Saigon beer

Seafood for sale in Hà Nội

early morning pop up market

the banana stands

fresh bún (rice vermicelli) being sold

giant fish being fried on the sidewalk

bánh bao (steamed bun)

Hạ Long beer

cà phê sữa with a view

Seafood dinner on the boat

chả giò or nem rán (the Northern Vietnamese term)

rau muống xào tỏi (water spinach/morning glory cooked with garlic)

Hà Nội style bánh xèo (rice pancake)

breakfast on the first day: bánh mì with scrambled egg

very large cà phê (coffee) makers - you can see the cups to the left for scale comparison

The remains of an amazing Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa (watch out, the chilies are hot!)

There were a half dozen different homemade meats

Hội An style bánh xèo (rice pancake)

produce sellers at the roadside in Hội An


Hội An style bánh cuốn (steamed rice roll)

bánh ướt thịt nướng (grilled beef spring rolls) waiting to be rolled

bánh xèo bún thịt nướng đà nẵng (Danag specialty crispy crepe with pork and satay sauce)

Hội An specialty mì quảng

SB demolishes a mango (one of many)

bánh canh bò (thick rice noodle soup with beef)

fixings for gỏi cuốn tôm thịt (summer rolls with pork belly)

Vietnamese herbs

nicely made up gỏi cuốn ready to be rolled

delicious mystery greens

a very fishy dipping sauce

Nem lụi Huế (Hue specialty pork lemongrass skewers)

passion fruit juice with bánh bèo (steamed rice cakes

Bánh cuốn (steamed rice roll)

breakfast in Huế

cà phê trứng (egg coffee)

cơm tấm (broken rice platter)

chè (sweet soup/pudding) topped with coconut milk

colorful chè options

Green mangoes and guava with chilli powder

Tiger and Huda beers with chả lụa and nem chua (sausages)

dừa nước (fruit/seed from a Nipa Palm)

Saigon style chả giò

cà tím nướng (grilled eggplant)

bún chả in Hanoi's Bún Chả 34


Saigon beer

Seafood for sale in Hà Nội

early morning pop up market

the banana stands

fresh bún (rice vermicelli) being sold

giant fish being fried on the sidewalk

bánh bao (steamed bun)

Hạ Long beer

cà phê sữa with a view

Seafood dinner on the boat

chả giò or nem rán (the Northern Vietnamese term)

rau muống xào tỏi (water spinach/morning glory cooked with garlic)

Hà Nội style bánh xèo (rice pancake)
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