Best Vegetarian dishes in Vietnam

Throughout all corner of the country from Hanoi to Saigon, there are an abundance of vegetarian choices with herbs and spices, as well as fresh vegetables and fruit. Let's discover the list of the top vegetarian food in Vietnam to enjoy some traditional features in the journey to explore the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine.

Bánh Mì Chay (Vegetarian Baguette Sandwich)

Bánh Mì is considered as the famous Vietnamese street food. Your journey to Vietnam would definitely not be complete without enjoying this awesome delicacy. In basically, this is a perfect combination of French-style baguette sandwich with meat, usually pork and fresh cilantro, pickled cucumber, carrots, and daikon radish, pickles, and herbs and topped with a sprinkling of hot sauce. On the other hand, the vegetarian version will certainly be equally attractive to you. Your Banh Mi Chay will be stuffed with a large number of vegetarian filling, tofu, egg, or mushrooms. This food will catch your attention by its aromatic flavor in the first experience.

Gỏi đu đủ (Green Papaya Salad)

As considered as a crunchy and fresh salad, Gỏi đu đủ is one of the favorite dishes among locals in Vietnam. Thinly sliced green papaya, carrots, sesame seeds, basil, and coriander, a ton of crushed roasted peanuts are some major ingredients to make this dish. In addition, vegetarian fish sauce can be combined with a sweet and sour dressing of honey and rice vinegar which is covered on top to bring the delicious flavor of Gỏi đu đủ.

Phở chay (Vegetarian Pho)

Phở is one of the most famous dishes in Vietnam with the traditional version of meat-based broth, phở noodles, beef, and vegetables. And while the vegetarian option is usually made with vegetarian stock and tofu instead. In the same way of serving the traditional phở, you will enjoy this delicious food with piles of vegetables, herbs, fresh chilies, and limes. Certainly, the perfect taste of Phở Chay will not make you disappointed.

Rau muống xào tỏi (Morning glory saute with garlic)

As being as the healthiest Vietnamese dishes, Rau muống xào tỏi is essentially made by the simple ingredient. It is easy to make this dish, just by frying the fresh morning glory saute on the hot pan with garlic, a little bit of oil, and other Vietnamese herbs. It is served with soy sauce, topping of peanut powder along with rice. This is not only the easy to make the recipe, but also a popular dish in almost all restaurants across Vietnam due to its taste.

Đậu sốt cà chua (fried tofu in tomato paste)

As one of the favorite Vietnamese vegetarian dishes, Đậu sốt cà chua made by frying off some thickly sliced pieces of yellow tofu with pieces of tomatoes, green onion, and Vietnamese herbs. The best way to fully enjoy this delicacy is served with steamed rice. The dish definitely offers you an aromatic medley of the soft tofu and the slightly sour taste of tomatoes.

Xôi (sticky rice)

Xôi is a popular breakfast snack that can be found at every street corner, every alleyway, or even in restaurants of Vietnam. In the vegetarian version, it served with many toppings such as chickpeas, coconut, sugar, roasted peanuts, shredded coconut, mushrooms, broccoli, pepper, red chili, and onion. Sticky rice can have different colors from the fruit like gấc (baby jackfruit). This creates a unique red and sweet flavor for this dish.