Disgruntled with 39 most criticized dishes in Vietnam, except for blood pudding which is... delicious, oh my god!

39 món ăn bị chê nhất Việt Nam - Ảnh 1. — The most criticized blood pudding dish - Photo: TasteAtlas

Compared to the 45 worst dishes in Vietnam in 2024, this year's list has dropped to 39 dishes.

TasteAtlas' culinary rankings are based on 7,700 recorded reviews, of which 4,940 are recognized by the system as valid.

Blood pudding leads the list of 39 most criticized dishes in Vietnam

Blood pudding tops the list of 39 worst Vietnamese dishes with 2.6/5 points.

This site specializes in this bright red dish made from animal blood, which when coagulated has a jelly-like texture, and is served with peanuts and mint.

Although controversial due to the risk of bacterial contamination from the meat, the dish has not been officially banned.

39 món ăn bị chê nhất Việt Nam - Ảnh 2. — TasteAtlas says this is green bean tea, but in fact, areca flower tea is correct - Photo: TasteAtlas

Coming in second is mung bean sweet soup with 3/5 points - a traditional dessert, made from the main ingredient of mung beans, including coconut milk, popular in the summer.

However, according to the illustration accompanying the description on TasteAtlas, this is areca flower tea, not green bean tea.

Banh it comes in third on the list with a score of 3/5. The site describes it as a traditional dish made from sticky rice flour, with fillings that vary depending on the recipe, but pork, mung beans, and shrimp are the most common ingredients.

39 món ăn bị chê nhất Việt Nam - Ảnh 3. — Banh gai - Photo: TasteAtlas

There are so many delicious dishes, why complain?

The list of 39 worst dishes updated by TasteAtlas also includes gai cake, moon cake, nem chua, banh troi, che chuoi, com, quay, banh cam, xoi gac, banh uot, banh dau mung, rau jelly, banh bo, banh mi xiu mai, banh banana, bo vien, goi bo, banh da lon, banh gac, bo gac kho, bo kho, bo kep, bo kep, banh da lon, banh gac, and rare beef with lemon.

39 món ăn bị chê nhất Việt Nam - Ảnh 4. — Even delicious pho rolls are on the list of criticized dishes - Photo: VIET HA

There are many dishes that are super delicious or associated with regional identity that Vietnamese people love, but they also criticize.

Some of them include banh can, pho rolls, meat jelly, chicken salad, vermicelli with snails, vermicelli with fish sauce, vermicelli with fish cakes, boiled chicken, vermicelli with meatballs, coconut-fried snails, cao lau, congee with offal, banh canh, canh chua, braised fish in clay pot, and chicken vermicelli.

After being announced, the list of 39 most criticized dishes in Vietnam immediately attracted heated discussions from many Vietnamese people on forums and websites.

Most social media users disagree with this list.

On the Phuot fanpage, an account commented "I don't understand why I can eat all 39 of these dishes, except for the top 1, the rest are all super delicious and high quality".

"I can't stand the boiled chicken", "don't know how to eat it and still judge", "all delicious dishes", "all the national spirit and why criticize", "poor little chicken salad, it's delicious", "top 39 best dishes in Vietnam"... are other opinions.

39 món ăn bị chê nhất Việt Nam - Ảnh 5. — Boiled chicken, a familiar dish during holidays, death anniversaries as well as daily meals, is also criticized - TasteAtlas

On another forum, a topic written: "39 most criticized Vietnamese dishes, reading the names makes you surprised" caused debate among many people.

Most expressed their dissatisfaction because "it's all specialties", "why are you criticizing only delicious dishes", "it's completely ridiculous"...

However, some people think that this is just an assessment of those who do not really understand Vietnamese culture, it is only for reference, there is no need to argue or make noise.

"If people criticize, that's fine. I think my own food is fine," one person wrote.