As the publisher of noodlies.com, a food blog that is all about diverse food in Sydney, I was asked by CNNGo.com to pick six dishes that just scream VIETNAM!!! that their readers could get in Cabramatta.
The six below are a mix of very well known Vietnamese dishes and one or two that may not be that familiar to most, but are still, oh-so uniquely Vietnamese. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.
1. Pho
No list would be complete without Pho, Vietnam’s most famous soup. It comes in several types: beef, chicken, vegetarian, even seafood. And this bowl of pho was at Pho Tau Bay, voted Sydney’s best Pho in 2010.
2. Com Tam (broken rice)
Com tam, is ‘broken rice’ with pork chop, cha (baked minced pork), bi (thin slices of pig skin) and runny fried egg is an optional extra.
3. Banh Cuon
Banh cuon are little ice noodle pockets are filled with mince served with cured pork, fried onions and range of mints including coriander and basil. A good banh cuon is distinguished by how thin the rice noodle is, and by the dipping sauce. There are only two places I know of in Cabramatta that sell this dish and I reckon Phu Quoc serves probably the best in all of Sydney.
4. Bun Bo Hue
This challenging dish is for those who graduate beyond pho. Bun bo hue in fierce, lemongrass and chili dominate, that red isn’t from tomato paste! There are several types of meat, including beef, pork, pork devon, and congealed pork blood as well as pig trotters. One of my favourite dishes!
5. Goi ga (chicken salad)
Goi ga, with congee is one of my all time favourite things. At Dem Hen we order goi ga chay bo, running chicken or free range chicken. The meat is tougher gamier, but ultimately more satisfying. The cabbage, mint and lettuce and other greens, together with the lemon juice with a touch of fish sauce really works with the chicken. And a couple of chicken feet indicates this place will never compromise.
WARNING: please don’t read on if you’re squeamish – the following is about fertilised eggs.
6. Hot vit lon
Hot vit lon are soft boiled fertilised duck eggs, eaten for protein and to aid fertility. They’re also eaten in many south east Asian countries, including the Philippines where they’re called balut.
For a full description on how to eat hot vit lon and what it tastes like, visit this noodlies Sydney food blog post.
About noodlies: Noodlies food blog uncovers authentic, culturally diverse food and culture around Sydney. I live in south western Sydney – a wonderful, exciting, culturally diverse place which never ceases to surprise and delight. SBS sums up noodlies pretty well:
“Embedded in Cabramatta in Sydney’s culturally diverse south-west, Thang Ngo reports on popular restaurants as well as hole-in-the-wall eateries which still serve exciting authentic food. Vietnamese, Chinese, Lao, Thai, Cambodian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Italian, Chilean, Korean… he’s eaten, blogged, and lived to tell the tale.”
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