Hi, going to Vietnam in April. We love to try local food wherever we travel – however I’m allergic to chili! Is it easy to ask for no chili? Or avoid chili in food? Thanks ☺️Hi, going to Vietnam in April. We love to try local food wherever we travel – however I’m allergic to chili! Is it easy to ask for no chili? Or avoid chili in food? Thanks ☺️
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Mostly you get to add your own spices etc to taste
Yes Vietnamese food is milder than Thai or Malay or Indonesian. They rarely use chilli. We really love Vietnamese food.
No chili in daytime but very spicy in night time! 🤣😂🤪😜
Sorry chilies here are the best and they put them almost everywhere. Think you’re going to the wrong place. Guess you will be stuck eating pho
if you drink a lot of alcohol beforehand it may not be easy to ask!
No. You will I unfortunately die. It’s in the air. Capscason.
You can start to learn 3 words from now:
Chili is becoming like ice. Everybody says no to it meaning everyone nowadays who wants it has to ask for it like it’s an extra, 😭
To say “no chili” or “no spicy” in Vietnamese, say “Không cay” (no spicy) or “Không có ớt” (no chili). Adding “làm ơn” (please) makes it polite: “Làm ơn, không cay”. For a stronger request, you can say “Tôi không ăn được cay” (I cannot eat spicy). Have a card made:
Download Google translate and you’ll be able to tell them anything you want.