Tran Thi My (Mini) leads a group of tourists to Hoi An market on a hot August day to prepare for a cooking meal. Her cooking class for foreign tourists aims to help guests enjoy their meals through a practical session of going to the market, choosing items themselves according to Mini's instructions, such as how to choose the best mangosteen, or how to distinguish between male and female crabs...
Hoi An, long voted by tourists as the "heart of Vietnamese cuisine ". From March to June this year, according to Google Destination Insights, Vietnam was the 7th most searched destination and the only country in Southeast Asia to make the top 20. The new visa policy implemented since August, increasing the validity of e-visas from 30 days to 90 days is expected to boost the number of international visitors to Vietnam.
Chef Mimi guides tourists to choose delicious vegetables at Hoi An market
After exploring Hoi An market, visitors board a boat on the Thu Bon River to return to the house where the cooking school is located. In the open space, Mimi guides foreign visitors to make the most typical dishes of Hoi An.
Steamed buns and steamed rice cakes
Also known as Banh Vac, Banh Hoa Hong, is a typical dish that tourists cannot miss when coming to Hoi An. To make this cake, locals have to go through a painstaking process from selecting rice, soaking rice, grinding rice... Banh Vac filling is mainly made from fresh shrimp, or minced meat mixed with pepper, onion, wood ear mushrooms, salt, fish sauce...
Cao Lau
Said to be the most popular dish in the old town, it consists of sliced pork, bean sprouts, herbs and thick noodles. Locals say that cao lau is only delicious when cooked in Hoi An with water from the city’s thousand-year-old Ba Le well. Cao lau means high floor, meaning that in the past, the dish was only served to high-class diners; today, it is sold in restaurants and eateries throughout the city.
Quang noodles
Originating from Quang Nam, the dish is called Quang noodles. The noodles are flat and chewy and are made with pork, chicken, shrimp, eggs, and eaten with raw vegetables, grilled rice paper, etc. This dish is also extremely popular not only in Hoi An, Da Nang, but also in many other provinces and cities across the country.
Chicken rice
This popular dish can be found anywhere in the country, but in Hoi An, chicken rice has its own unique flavor. Shredded chicken is served with shredded green papaya salad, the old town's specialty chili sauce, and herbs to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Noodle soup
It would be a mistake to leave Vietnam without enjoying a bowl of pho, considered the national dish. In Hoi An, you should also heed the mantra "Eat where the locals eat" to find the best pho restaurants in this destination.
Bread
Brought to Vietnam by the French in the last century, banh mi has become a world-famous Vietnamese dish. Banh mi is sold all over Hoi An, but Banh mi Phuong, made famous by Anthony Bourdain when he introduced it on the TV show No Deposits, is the standout. On this show, he called banh mi "a symphony in a sandwich"...
Coffee
Vietnam is the second largest coffee exporter in the world. Like pho, visitors to Vietnam in general and Hoi An in particular cannot leave without trying a drop of coffee.
In addition, Hoi An is also famous for many other herbal drinks such as lemongrass, licorice, jasmine, chrysanthemum...
Locals enjoy coffee by the roadside
Fried wontons served with shrimp salad and mango cake are the other two dishes the newspaper suggests tourists enjoy in Hoi An.
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