Eating Vietnamese Street Food and Vietnamese Desserts | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Travel Vlog 2019

pork

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option while chicken is often less expensive.

baguette

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread offers more fiber and nutrients.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a common substitute for those avoiding fish.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Chicken is a more affordable protein, while tofu is plant-based.

Arrive at a street vendor in Ho Chi Minh City and select ready-made dishes.

Order two plates of rice and five different dishes including garlic stir fry vegetables, marinated bamboo shoots, soy chicken, meat loaf, and stir fried frog.

Taste the frog leg and describe it as tasting like chicken with a curry sauce.

Eat the meat loaf with rice and comment on its fatty texture.

Try the soy chicken and compare it to chicken from Australia, noting the texture.

Taste the garlic fried vegetables after not having vegetables for five days.

Enjoy iced tea that is refreshing and free of charge.

Describe the dessert as iced sweet soup with coconut milk, red beans, and white beans.

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