The street dining experience in Vietnam .. privacy and attractiveness

Mohammed Al-Menshawi-Hanoi

The experience of visiting Vietnam, especially its capital, Hanoi, is not complete without eating street food. Vietnamese street cuisine reflects a vast experience and includes all the ingredients of a complex cuisine.

Although food preparation, presentation and eating takes place on the street, one does not feel that it exists or sits outside, because this is the natural style of the Vietnamese.

Food Adventure
The street cuisine deals with local Vietnamese people of all ages, classes and backgrounds. Tourists from all over the world also do not miss the experience that many choose to eat throughout the stay in the country.

Thousands of foreign tourists try to eat street food, which makes them feel close to the Vietnamese, who appreciate visitors as one of the most important local ways to eat.

"It's the third time I have visited Vietnam, and I always eat at least two meals a day on the street," says Australian tourist Jim.

Jim has enjoyed street food in Vietnam and stated that its price is very good, and its taste is excellent, and it is authentic local food, and always fresh. "

"Every time we eat, it's a new adventure, and that's great, especially with the quality of the food that is worth the adventure," said his wife Rosa.

Speed ​​and cleanliness
"The most important thing is speed and cleanliness." With these words, a food vendor in Hanoi told Island Net about the most important Vietnamese street food.

But as far as hygiene is concerned, food is rife with the exhausts of cars and motorcycles crammed into the streets of Hanoi.

Menus on the streets include meat, chicken, seafood, fish, ducks and vegetarian dishes, as well as various beverages including juices, wines, coffee and tea.

Street food is cheaper than restaurants, and you can have a full dinner for $ 1, rising according to the quality of the food and the location of the street, sometimes up to $ 5.

The street dining table has everything you can offer in a luxury home or restaurant. Rice and its derivatives are a staple of many dishes.

Due to Vietnam's unique location, Vietnamese meals were influenced by surrounding kitchens such as Chinese, Mongolian and Thai cuisine.