Vietnamese Cuisine - Part 1 Condiments Vietnamese usually use raw vegetables, rau sống, or rau ghém (sliced vegetable) as condiments for their dishes to combine properly with each main dish in flavour. Dishes in which rau sống is indispensable are bánh xèo and hot pot. The vegetables principally are herbs and wild edible vegetables gathered from forests and family gardens. Leaves and buds are the most common parts of vegetables used. Most of the vegetables have medicinal value. Rau sống includes lettuce, raw bean sprout, herbs, shredded banana flower, green banana, water spinach, mango bud and guava leaves. Pairing Chicken dishes are combined with lime leaves. Crab and seashell dishes are combined with fishy-smelling herb and perilla. Dishes reputed as "cold" or "fishy-smelling", such as catfish, clams, or snails, are combined with ginger or lemongrass. Sauces Mắm tôm (shrimp paste) Nước mắm (fish extract) can be used as it is or mixed wi...
The littlest things that take me there