Friday, May 15, 2009

The Food Scenario of Vietnam

Vietnam is one of the most well known tourist destination in Asia. Every year thousands of tourists visit this amazing tourist destination.  The country is also well known for its tasty cuisine. The Vietnamese cuisine has found its niche in the world of cuisine.  It is one of the most famous cuisines in Asia. The food lovers from across the world come to Vietnam and most of them go gaga over the food palate of Vietnam.

Vietnamese cuisine is one of the most famous cuisines in Southeast Asia.  This cuisine like most other famous cuisines of the world has a wide variety and a number of regional influences. Vietnamese cuisine can be divided into three different categories. Each of these categories refers to different regions. The regions include northern Vietnam, South Vietnam, and Central Vietnam. The northern region of Vietnam is considered as the cradle of Vietnamese civilization, there are a number of important dishes in this region. There are a number of well known Vietnamese dishes from other regions of Vietnam that also has got huge reputation in the northern part of Vietnam. The cuisine of the northern region is more traditional and there are more restrictions in choosing the spices and ingredients of the cuisine.

The cuisine of Southern Vietnam, on the other hand, is much influenced by the cooking style of the southern Chinese immigrants as well as by the French colonists. The sweet flavor rules many dishes of southern cuisine of Vietnam. There are a number of herbs used in this kind of cuisine.

The cuisine of central Vietnam is quite different from that of the other regions. This cuisine is spicier and at the same time many small side dishes are used in this kind of cuisine.

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