Prepare yourself to drool over these 41 meals, each featuring mouthwatering photos, details, and where you can eat it.
I've also included some of my personal travel eating tips and answered some of your top questions... like "Mark, how do you make money to travel?".
The majority of all blog posts on this website are about food!
Although food is the reason I travel, I rarely eat desserts. I’ve never been a big sweets eater, and so I typically prefer to use all my stomach capacity on more rice, meat, vegetables, and bowls of noodles than on…
Who else loves beef stew? Located on a corner, within the small lane neighborhoods of Saigon, Bò Kho Út Nhung is a restaurant that’s known in the area for their beef stew, in Vietnamese known as bò kho (bo kho). During…
Not all congee (rice porridge) is created equal. Some versions are very plain, others are flavored with tiny bits of minced pork and organs, and some with a soft boiled egg – which can all be very good. But when…
Undeniably, one of the most famous street food stalls in all of Saigon is the legendary Lunch Lady. During the course of my trip to Saigon, I ate an incredible amount of delicious food, but I couldn’t leave without getting a…
Banh cuon, or Vietnamese noodle rolls, are yet another delicious food to try in Vietnam. Although banh cuon is a northern Vietnamese dish, it’s widely available throughout the south as well, and you’ll find it frequently throughout Saigon. When it…
While there are many amazing things to eat in Vietnam, there’s no doubt banh xeo is a favorite snack for many. There’s hardly anything to dislike about a crispy golden crepe, stuffed with assorted veggies, shrimp, and meat, all wrapped into a…
One of the best places to eat delicious food in Vietnam is down alleys or deep into markets. While exploring all sorts of tasty foods in Saigon, one day I was walking down a side street, when I saw a…
When I was in Saigon, one of the many marvelous dishes I had a chance to eat was banh canh cua, Vietnamese thick noodles in crab gravy. I ate at a restaurant called Bánh Canh Cua Trần Khắc Chân, which didn’t fail to impress.
