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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Top food to try in Ho Chi Minh City

6 dishes to eat in Ho Chi Minh City, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Com tam

Com tam
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Broken rice with grilled pork chop, shredded pork skin and a steamed egg cake. The Saigon plate.

2. Banh mi, southern style

Banh mi, southern style
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Sweeter and more heavily filled than in the north, with pickled daikon and carrot.

3. Hu tieu

Hu tieu
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A southern noodle soup of Cambodian-Chinese descent, available dry or in broth.

4. Banh xeo

Banh xeo
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A large turmeric-yellow crepe of rice flour and coconut milk, filled with pork and prawn, torn up and wrapped in lettuce and herbs.

5. Goi cuon

Goi cuon
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Fresh rice-paper rolls with prawn, pork, herbs and vermicelli, dipped in peanut or fish sauce. Not fried.

6. Che

Che
Photo: Bach Tran from Café La Fenétre Soleil , 185 Lê Thánh Tông, Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

A whole family of sweet dessert soups with beans, jelly, fruit and coconut milk, served hot or over ice.

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