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Essay About Vietnamese Food

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Living in a new place can be a tough thing. One of the hardest things in my life is to move along from my home country to study in Vietnam because I have to adapt myself to the new environment. After nearly two years of being in Vietnam I have found out that the unique of Vietnamese culture, friendly people, beautiful and attractive places make Vietnam charming and unique. But if you asked me what do I like most in Vietnam, undoubtedly my answer would be the food. Vietnamese food is well-known all over the world. It is influenced from both east and Southeast Asian, as well as French cuisine, Vietnam truly has an international food culture, capable of pleasing all kinds of palates. Base on my two-year experience in Vietnam, here is the my …show more content…

The delicious of the food comes from the freshness of the ingredients!. So it is crucial to ensure that each ingredient is still fresh. Moreover, the food is rich in the use of fresh vegetables, herbs, spices and aromatics for the favor. It is said that the best and most distinguishing features of Vietnamese food is the delicate, flavorful, colorful fresh herbs known, as a whole, as rau thơm. For example, in order to make a delicious fresh spring roll (gỏi cuốn) you just to find the freshest thing you can imagine: a jumble of crunchy raw vegetables, soft, aromatic leaves and cool, squidgy noodles, all stuffed snugly into a feather-light rice wrapper. Secondly, Vietnamese food is not just delicious, but it is also really healthy!. As I have mentioned above, the main ingredients are usually fresh vegetables so those of Vietnamese food are low in fat, gluten-free and plenty of vitamins and minerals. They are the perfect food to give your sufficient energy, boost your immune system, help losing weights. Pho can be a good example the healthy food. Giant bowls of pho noodle soups have between 300 and 600 calories each, and less than 3g of fat per serving, which means you could eat one every day for lunch or dinner as part of a calorie controlled, low-fat

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