Culinary culture is the natural culture formed in life. Especially for the Vietnamese, food is not only a cultural material but also spiritual culture. Through food, people can understand the culture expressing human dignity, the cultural level of the people with the rules, and customs in the way of eating.
The culinary culture of the Vietnamese is known for its features such as harmony, diversity, low fat; Delicious flavors with a variety of combinations to increase the taste, attractiveness in the dish.
Vietnamese culinary culture
Northern Cuisine: The dish is moderately flavored, not too intense, but has a colorful color, usually not dark, spicy, fatty, sweet, mainly using diluted fish sauce, shrimp sauce. Hanoi is considered as the culinary elite of the North with delicious dishes such as noodles soup, BBQ pork with noodle, spring rolls, etc. Popular northern dishes are almost indigenous dishes and especially Hanoi street food. So to enjoy the northern food you can taste Hanoi traditional food.
Central Cuisine: Central Americans prefer dark, tasty foods. The specialty is reflected in the special flavor, spicier than the food in the North and the South. Colors are rich, vibrant, red and brown. The Central cuisine is famous for sour shrimp sauce, salted fish. Hue royal cuisine with royal cuisine style is not only very spicy, but also a lot of colors, but also focus on the number of dishes, how to place dishes.
Southern Cuisine: Due to the influence of Chinese, Cambodian, and Thai cuisine, Southern dishes tend to be sweet, spicy.
Cuisine shows the Vietnamese spiritual culture
The spirit of the Vietnamese in culinary culture is a beautiful expression of the culture of communication, the behavior between people in the meal, to please each other through the attitude of gentle behavior, education. Eating has its own rules, habits, personalities, family, and social relationships.
In the family: eat the same tray, preferably food for the elderly, or kids, showing respect, love affection. The daily meal is considered a family meal, everyone gathers together after a hard day’s work.
Social relationship: the invitation to visitors to express the culture of people in the society. When having the opportunity to eat, the host often makes delicious food, cooks a lot to treat guests. Homeowners usually pick up food to invite guests, avoid stopping chopsticks in front of the guests, and offer invitations when guests stop eating. Dinner is not only a fun but also express the typical Vietnamese hospitality.
All of this shows a culinary culture that is only available in Vietnam so that you can enjoy the essence of this culinary culture, a Vietnam food tour will give you a glimpse into the world of this culinary culture.