vietnamese food glossary
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B
Bánh – Containing flour
Bò – Beef
C
Cà-phê – Coffee
Canh – Soup
Cá – Fish
Cá Lóc – Snakehead fish
Chả – Patty, sausage, meatball (including fish)
Chả Lụa – Sliced sausage meat
Chay – Vegetarian
Chiên – Fried
Cơm – Rice
Cua – Crab
Com Dia – Rice meal
Com Hop – Boxed rice meal (takeaway Com Dia)
Cuốn – Wrapped or rolled
D
Đồ Uống – Drinks
G
Gà – Chicken
Gan – Liver
Giò – Pork leg-trotters
Gỏi – Salads
H
Hành – Onion
Hải Sản – Seafood
Hấp – Steamed
Heo – Pork
Heo Quay – Roast (spin) pork
K
Kho – Stewed
L
Lẩu – Hotpot
Luộc – Boiled
N
Nhỏ – Small portion
Nước Mắm – Fish sauce
Nước Ngọt – Soft drinks
Nướng – Grilled
O
Ốc – Snail
R
Rau – Vegetables or greens
S
Sườn – Ribs
T
Tim – Heart
Tôm – Shrimp
Trà – Tea
Trứng – Egg
V
Vịt – Duck
X
Xào – Stir-fry
Xíu Mại – Meatballs
Xôi – Sticky rice
noodle glossary
Bánh Canh – Thick tapioca noodles (sometimes mixed with rice flour)
Bánh Phở – Rice noodles (used in phở)
Bún – Vermicelli noodles (round and soft)
Hủ Tiếu – Another type of rice noodle, thinner and chewier than phở noodles
Miến – Glass noodles (made from mung bean or sweet potato starch)
Mì Quảng – Quảng-style noodles (wide turmeric-infused rice noodles, from Quảng Nam province)
Mì Trứng – Egg noodles (yellow, made with wheat and egg)
bánh mì glossary:
Bánh Mì Xíu Mại – Meatball sandwich
Bì – Shredded pork skin
Chả Lụa – Sliced sausage
Chay – Vegetarian (often with tofu)
Nem Nướng – Grilled pork sausage
Thập Cẩm – Assorted (a bit of everything)
Thịt Nguội – Cold cuts
Thịt Nướng – Grilled pork
