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Eat & Drink like the locals, Ho Chi Minh City
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Eat & Drink like the locals: Another Cup Please
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  • By Unknownsu on May 5, 2003
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  • Coffee Filter - Ho Chi Minh City
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    You may not know it, but Vietnam is now the second largest coffee producer in the world. Unfortunately, much of it is a very low quality but you can find some very good high quality coffees. Visit one of the many shops where you can taste the coffees before buying. Roasted and brewed, the beans produce a smooth, strong drink. Make sure you sip it slowly. The wait is worth it, particularly if you are nibbling a Vietnamese pastry. Vietnamese coffee is also served over ice and is deliciously refreshing on a hot day.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Best Won Ton Soup Anywhere!
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  • By Blatherwick on October 10, 2004
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  • Soup Shop - Ho Chi Minh City
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    I'm going to hate myself for this. This little gem has the best won ton soup anywhere. I can eat 3 bowls per night easily at this place. The price is only 8,000 dong for a won ton soup with egg noodles and vegetables. The family that runs the place makes the noodles during the day and opens up for 5 pm

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  • Address: 176 Co Giang

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Delicacy
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  • Updated By Unknownsu on May 7, 2003
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  • Snakes, Frogs and Rats - Ho Chi Minh City
    Snakes, Frogs and Rats
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    Ever wanted to try a few Asian delicacies since you are in South East Asia? Well, the Vietnamese are renowned for their tasteful yet unpleasant source of food including snake, rats, frogs, dog, etc. Feeding 80 million mouths is indeed not an easy task therefore finding rare and exotic foods come without difficulty.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Vietnam's food capital
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  • Updated By dinhyen on April 16, 2003
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  • The KFC in Diamond Plaza, all free-range chicken - Ho Chi Minh City
    The KFC in Diamond Plaza, all
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    Restaurants seem to be the number one entrepreneurial pursuit here. You can find food everywhere, from sidewalk peddler to corner deli to upscale floating restaurant. Those who are concerned about digestive tract infection should stick to sit-down establishments, however. And even then you shouldn't consume anything that isn't cooked or bottled. That said, my companions and I didn't have any problems, even though we let loose towards the end of our trip. We only wish we had let loose earlier :)

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Great food at dirt cheap prices
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  • Updated By Fondest_Memories on March 11, 2003
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  • There are no shortage of restaurants in Ho Chi Minh city. If you are the type that would eat anything that doesn't kill you. Then you'll enjoy many of the casual restaurant in the city. Personally, I would prefer the food from a casaul restaurant than those big luxurious ones, and more casual are more pleasant for your wallet. You can find cusual restaurants anywhere in the city. Although, it's a lot easier to find a good restaurant with a local, it's not necessary. All you have to do is take a walk down the street and you are bound to find a restaurant. Most dishes in Vietnam range from 15,000-30,000VND which equate to about $1-2USD.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Try the Fresh Spring Rolls!!
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  • By Unknownsu on September 8, 2002
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  • Eat & Drink like the locals - Ho Chi Minh City
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    I tried to avoid the larger restaurants and ate most of my meals at vendors or open-air stalls. In Vietnam, food is everywhere! No matter where you stand in Vietnam, there is food within a stone throw away.....just be on the lookout for the word 'Pho' which is the Vietnamese main dish, noodle soup.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Yum
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  • Updated By dinhyen on April 15, 2003
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  • I had seconds - Ho Chi Minh City
    I had seconds
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    This is what my grandma made me one day, for breakfast(!) I gained a disturbing number of pounds coming back.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Ho Chi Minh City Restaurants Tip (Untitled)
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  • By travelmad478 on August 25, 2002
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  • In Saigon, we had everything from incredible French pastries to a delicious clear soup with shrimp and spinach. Go figure. I wish I could remember names and locations of restaurants, but since I was there in 1996 my suggestions would probably be outdated anyway.

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: The Chinese district, CHOLON,...
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  • By drolkar on August 25, 2002
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  • The Chinese district, CHOLON, is a good place to go for Chinese food.

    The omni-present Vietnamese dish is pho or noodle soup, which comes in many varieties. Coffee is usually served with evaporated milk and is therefore very sweet. The bread and croissants are probably the best to be found in Asia, no doubt thanks to the influence of the French !

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    Eat & Drink like the locals: Hawker's Center Pho Mua Sam
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  • Wow! More Food! - Ho Chi Minh City
    Wow! More Food!
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    Hawker Food Centers abound around asia and here in saigon, there is no exception, but prices here are the cheapest! (even cheaper than Bangkok, thailand! and Hongkong being the most expensive) off course the choices here are less than the other countries hawker centers but you could not beat the price here! Opens 6:00 pm to 1:00 am everyday!

    example is Goi Cun (Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls) at 2,500 VND (for 6 pieces at $ 0.17!), Cha Goi Re (Fried Spring Rolls) at 15,000 VND ( $ 0.90) even cheaper than in Pho 24 wherein Fried spring rolls cost 25,000 VND!, my favorite Cua Lot (Deep Fried Soft Shelled Crab) for 6 pieces at 40,000 VND ( $ 2.40) while in vietnam house restaurant it costs 75,000 VND!, Tom' Hap Dua' (Steamed Tiger Prawns in Coconut Juice) at 30,000 VND ($ 1.85) for 9 pieces! while in Ngoc Suong Marina it costs 70,000 VND!. If you are a super el cheapo, I would suggest the Dui' Cha Gien' (Vietnamese Fried Chicken Leg) at only 14,000 VND ($ 0.81). A Bottle of the Famous Ba Ba Ba or Saigon Beer is 10,000 VND ( $ 0.62 ). What To Pay: for a glutton like me, I've Spent 200,000 VND but if you are a light eater, then 20,000-50,000 VND will be suffice! Buy anything you fancy here and eat it, it is not bad to pig out once in a while since prices like these are unbeatable elsewhere! then go on a diet after you arrive back to your country!

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  • Address: Pho Mua Sam, Le Loi st. District 1, Saigon, Vn
  • Directions: Pho Mua Sam, Le Loi st. District 1 (Beside Benh Thanh Market) , Sai gon, Vn

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