Nghe An is not only well known for its eel dishes but also different types of fried snails that, with a pungent taste and delicious characteristics of citronella, are impossible to forget. 

Each region has its own culinary specialties. The southern province of An Giang has an extremely rich and typical cuisine. Here are the four dishes that tourists should try when they visit An Giang.

“Thoi loi” (giant mudskipper) is one of the strangest fish on the planet because it can both dive deep under water and hang on trees. This is a specialty fish in some mangrove areas in Vietnam.

Food blogger Corrin Carlson knows only too well that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Exploring HCM City’s street food on a motorbike has been selected as one of the top food experiences in the whole world.

Stingray hotpot may sound like a somewhat bizarre fish dish, but it is actually one of the most popular seafood dishes in the coastal city of Vung Tau.

The Ambassador chooses culinary as a funky and extensive way to introduce the rich culture of Vietnam to international friends.

There is a certain selection of dishes that almost every family will have on Tet or Lunar New Year.

For hundreds of years, the Pia cake, originally of the Hoa (Chinese) ethnic minority people, has been served and given as gifts by Soc Trang residents.

It is said that Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake) is a sign of Tet for Kinh people and that Banh Day (round sticky rice cake) is a symbol of love and devotion among the Mong.

As a non-Vietnamese residing in Quebec (Canada), Herman's heart swells whenever the Lunar New Year approaches. For him, the best way to immerse himself in the culture is to cook up a typical Vietnamese meal.

Banh canh, a type of rice noodle soup, is common in the provinces in the Mekong Delta. Each province has its own version of banh canh offering unique local taste. In Ben Tre, it is shrimp rice noodle soup with coconut milk.

During Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday of the year, families from all around the world try to return home for a special reunion and to welcome in the Lunar New Year together. 

The central province of Binh Dinh is famed for its spectacular landscapes and unique delicacies that can't be found elsewhere.

Despite a thousand years of nomadic life, the Mong ethnic group in Dien Bien’s Tua Chua Village still considers black chicken a valuable part of many tasty dishes.

Chuoi nep nuong (grilled banana wrapped in sticky rice crust) is a popular dish in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. 

“The tasty and delicious Tich Nghi fish porridge helped warm up my body during a cold winter day in Bac Ninh last week,” said Tran Thu Hue from Hanoi.

Prestigious website CNN Travel has selected the local delicacy Pho Bo (Beef Pho) among its 20 best soups worldwide.

Pho and banh mi are popular street foods with many foreign tourists, but the unusual balut and red jellyfish salad, among others, are not as well known.

In Vietnamese cuisine, steamed sticky rice is very popular among all ethnic groups, as rice has been planted nationwide for thousands of years.