There are many foods in this world for which it doesn’t seem possible people would actually stick in their mouths without a gun to their head. Here are five we’ve found in Vietnam.
![]() Fired worm
![]() Bat Soup
![]() Thang Co is a well-known specialty in the high jungle mountainous areas of Sapa in Lao Cai Province. The traditional main ingredient of this dish was horsemeat; nevertheless, ethnic local cooks use buffalo meat, beef or pork.
![]() Deep-fried insects
![]() Coconut Worm This larva lives at the top of coconut trees and eats only the best part of the tree, a ‘speciality’ at some Vietnamese restaurants. |




