Blood pudding is the most criticized dish - Photo: TasteAtlas
Compared to the 45 worst dishes in Vietnam in 2024, this year's list has been reduced to 39 dishes.
TasteAtlas' food rankings are based on 7,700 recorded reviews, of which 4,940 were deemed valid by the system.
Blood pudding tops the list of 39 most criticized dishes in Vietnam.
Blood pudding tops the list of 39 worst dishes in Vietnam with a score of 2.6 out of 5.
This website describes this vibrant red dish as being made from animal blood, which, when solidified, has a jelly-like texture and is served with peanuts and mint.
Despite the controversy surrounding the risk of bacterial contamination from the meat, the dish has not been officially banned.
TasteAtlas says this is mung bean sweet soup, but it's actually areca flower sweet soup - Photo: TasteAtlas
Coming in second is mung bean sweet soup with 3/5 points - a traditional dessert made primarily from mung beans, often with coconut milk, and popular in the summer.
However, according to the illustration accompanying the description on TasteAtlas, this is areca flower sweet soup, not mung bean sweet soup.
Bánh ít ranks third on the list with a score of 3/5. This page describes it as a traditional dish made from glutinous rice flour, with fillings varying depending on the recipe, but pork, mung beans, and shrimp are the most common ingredients.
Sticky rice cake with thorns - Photo: TasteAtlas
There are so many delicious dishes, yet you're complaining.
The list of 39 worst dishes updated by TasteAtlas also includes sticky rice cakes, mooncakes, fermented pork rolls, glutinous rice balls, banana sweet soup, puffed rice, fried dough sticks, orange cake, gac fruit sticky rice, steamed rice rolls, mung bean cake, jelly, beef cake, steamed pork dumplings in bread, banana cake, beef meatballs, beef salad, pork skin cake, puffed rice cake, and beef with lemon dressing.
Even delicious pho rolls are on the list of criticized dishes - Photo: VIET HA
There are especially many incredibly delicious dishes or those deeply rooted in regional identity that Vietnamese people absolutely love, yet some people still criticize them.
Some examples include banh can, pho cuon, thit dong, goi ga, bun oc, bun mam, bun cha ca, ga luoc, bun moc, oc len xao dua, cao lau, chao long, banh canh, canh chua, ca kho to, and mien ga.
After its release, the list of 39 most criticized Vietnamese dishes immediately sparked lively discussions among many Vietnamese people on forums and social media sites.
The majority of social media users disagree with this list.
On the "Phượt luôn" fanpage, one user commented, "It's hard to understand how I could eat all 39 of these dishes, except for the top one; the rest are all super delicious and high-quality."
"Criticizing boiled chicken is unacceptable," "you don't know how to eat it yet you're judging," "all delicious dishes," "criticizing national treasures," "poor my little chicken salad, it's incredibly delicious," "it should be in the top 39 best dishes in Vietnam"... these are some of the other opinions.
Boiled chicken, a familiar dish during holidays, ancestral worship ceremonies, and even everyday meals, is also being criticized - TasteAtlas
On another forum, a post titled "39 of the most criticized Vietnamese dishes, names that will shock you" sparked much debate.
Most people expressed their displeasure, saying things like, "It's all local specialties," "Why are you criticizing all the delicious dishes?", "That's utter nonsense"...
However, some people argue that this is just an assessment from those who don't truly understand Vietnamese culture, and should only be considered as a reference; there's no need to argue or make a fuss about it.
"Let people criticize it, as long as I like what I'm eating," one person wrote.
See more of the criticized dishes on the list:
Braised fish in clay pot - Photo: TasteAtlas
Snail noodle soup - Photo: TasteAtlas
Sticky rice dumplings - Photo: TasteAtlas
Stir-fried snails with coconut milk - Photo: TasteAtlas
Sour soup - Photo: TasteAtlas
Cao Lau - Photo: TasteAtlas
Last year, TasteAtlas's list of the 45 most criticized foods also sparked heated debate. The top spot went to mung bean cake.
This website writes that TasteAtlas rankings should not be considered the final global conclusion about cuisine.
Their goal is "to promote amazing local dishes, inspire pride in traditional cuisine, and spark curiosity about dishes you've never tried before."
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bat-binh-voi-39-mon-an-bi-che-nhat-viet-nam-tru-tiet-canh-thi-ngon-the-ma-troi-oi-20250708081113922.htm
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