Vietnamese Recipes

Browse our Vietnamese recipes for favorites including pho, egg rolls, rice crepes, noodle bowls, and nem nuong.

Staff Picks

Sample Vietnamese Cuisine

Often referred to as the lighter side of Asian cuisine, Vietnamese dishes include light soups, stir-fries, and noodle bowls featuring fresh ingredients and fragrant spices.

5 Classic Vietnamese Dishes

Vietnamese cuisine features endless variety and extraordinary flavors.

Basil Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Rating: 4.5 stars 3
Made from a simple combination of rice flour, water, and salt, rice paper has about 30 calories per 8-inch round--that's 80% less than the same size flour tortilla.
By Robin Bashinsky

Banh Mi Pizza

If you're craving extra protein, try cracking 2 eggs over the cheese just before baking.
By Jamie Vespa, MS, RD

Bun Bo Hue Is the Umami Breakfast Soup of Your Dreams

The Vietnamese staple balances sweet, salty, sour, and umami in just the right measure
By Helen Freund

Thai Tea Pie

Warmly spiced Thai tea mix—which you can purchase at an Asian market or online—stars in this show-stopping, no-bake pie.
By Ivy Odom

Vietnamese Chicken Feet

This dish is inspired by the Asian street food scene and it has a unique and truly authentic quality to it. Chicken feet are essentially crispy and fatty just ike certain sections of a chicken wing, but with a tougher texture. This unique dish is sweet, tangy, spicy, and heavy on the char from being carmelized over a grill pan. Serve with lime wedges and let cool for a few minutes before serving.  Chicken feet can easily be found at any Asian or Latin market. Also, reserve the boiling water if desired to make a great homemade chicken stock. 
By Robin Bashinsky
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Inspiration and Ideas

Vietnamese Grilled Pork Skewers (Nem Nuong)
Nem nuong embodies the perfect balance of meatiness, spiciness, sweetness and saltiness. The rich, savory bacon and the warm spices of cinnamon and star anise in the five - spice powder pair beautifully with the fresh, lively herbs.
Garlic-Miso Pork Noodle Bowl
Pick up unpasteurized miso—fermented soybean paste—for the best probiotic boost. Look for it near the refrigerated tofu products at your grocery store.