Stir fried water spinach – rau muong
Rau muong is water spinach stir fried in garlic. It’s sometimes paired with some steamed fish and a bowl of brown rice. Stir fried water spinach can be quite salty but to help, you can request less fish sauce. Spinach and garlic in this arrangement are known to be filled with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrition essentials.
Lotus root salad – goi ngo sen
Lotus root salad is filled with fiber and vitamins, and will keep your digestion system healthy. Lotus root is well known for assisting in lowering blood pressure, improving digestion, and reducing cholesterol. Sometimes it’s mixed with carrots, pork, shrimp, and herbs with seasoning.
Shrimp salad – goi tom
Shrimp salad is essentially an unwrapped fresh spring roll, with healthy veggies like cabbage, cucumber, daikon, and sometimes jalapeno peppers to dig at. It goes remarkably well with a bowl of rice.
Brown rice – gao luc
Brown rice in Vietnamese cooking is high in magnesium and excellent for the heart. So rich in nutrition, steamed brown rice is how it’s prepared most commonly in this culture. It’s an excellent vegetarian dish, served with salad, stewed dishes, or mixed with peas and beans.
Fresh spring rolls – goi cuon
Fresh spring rolls are packed with veggies and herbs, including salad leaves, vermicelli noodles, shrimp, and other greens. They’re typically wrapped in rice paper. Vietnamese fresh spring rolls are very flavorful, even though they contain almost no oil and have almost no fat. A plate of Vietnamese goi cuon usually come with a fish sauce or peanut sauce for dipping.
Vietnamese pho noodle soup
Pho is an excellent dish, perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Filled with herbs, fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, you’ll also catch some meat and noodles in it as well. Customize it with less fat by reducing the meat added to it.
Clay pot dishes – kho to
Clay pot fish and clay pot pork is very common in Vietnamese cuisine. The clay pots are used frequently as they absorb heat well, cook food evenly, and helps to neutralize the pH balance in acidic foods.
Vietnamese rice porridge – chao ga
Vietnamese rice porridge, also referred to as ‘congee’ is a food typically fed to those who are sick. It’s a dish that is easy to eat, digest, and absorb. It’s predominantly rice in water, which is disintegrated into a soup. Ingredients like mushrooms, beans, peas, and sometimes medicinal herbs are included.
Vietnamese sour soup – canh chua
Vietnamese sour soup is native to southern Vietnam, usually filled with ingredients like pineapple, tomato, and bean sprouts. A tamarind-flavored broth is what gives the soup a sour taste. Sometimes fish and prawns are added to give more texture. Other garnishes like garlic and chopped scallions are sometimes common.
Find dishes like these at Toronto Pho, the GTA’s #1 Vietnamese restaurant. Come by for a bowl of pho or enjoy any of our other delicious menu items.
