The ancient city of Hue often sees people enquiring about its cuisine, which not only boasts many exotic delicacies, but also some weird names. And names do not come any weirder than ‘com am phu' (hell rice). 

Giang Xa Village in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc District is famous for its delightful ‘bac’ cake (fried cake made from sticky rice, ‘gac’ fruit and green bean), a delicacy which has existed for more than a hundred years. 

The locals in Hoa Binh province seem quite passionate about steamed dishes and “ca nuong do” is one of which. 

Tourists can savour Ben Tre’s sweets for dessert at the Ba Beo stall on Hung Vuong Street, where the signature dish is the coconut milk custard cake. 

Small-anchovy sauce (mam ca ro) is made from a small variety of anchovy that has softer bones and greater savouriness. 

NDO – Vietnam’s cuisine has set world records as recognised by the World Records Union (Worldkings). 

Grilled “ca do”, or redtail fusilier, with pickled papaya is a popular afternoon snack in Ha Tien town, Kien Giang province. 

NDO – ‘Cha gio’ (Vietnamese sausage), rice crackers and roasted pig, which are popular dishes of the Vietnamese people, have added an appealing flavour to the ongoing Army Games 2020. 

A restaurant in Quang Ninh Province has attracted lots of customers with their charcoal black bread. 

NDO/VNA - People in the imperial capital of Hue are very good at cooking so they have many recipes to create unique and delicious dishes using salt with cereals, vegetables, meat and fish. One of these delicacies is rice served with salt. 

NDO/VNS - Hanoi is home to hundreds of delicious dishes and prominent among them is ‘Bo nhung dam’ (beef dipping in vinegar hotpot). 

‘Banh mi pha lau’ (baguette filled with cow offal) is an exotic street food thanks to the unique filling. 

The meat is marinated with several spices including the ‘mac khen’ pepper, wrapped in layers of ‘dong’ leaves and grilled on a charcoal stove or placed inside wooden embers of a stove. 

Grilled chicken in bamboo tube is a famous dish of the Thai ethnic minority people in several northwestern provinces.