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This is my third time in Vietnam, although the last few times were pre-Covid. I always stick to Vietnamese food, predominantly from street food vendors and I have never been sick so I thought I’d share some food advice as I see questions about this all the time:Street food is the best (and cheapest!) way of eating. There’s nothing to be scared of, just choose places with queues of locals and you’re all good 😊The ice is fine – nobody wants to make anyone poorly, you’ll be able to tell the places with bad hygiene practices from how busy they are (as above). Same for washing of vegetables and salads. Don’t drink from the taps though, bottled water is still necessary!Sanitise your hands before eating. And use a lime to clean chopsticks before using them.Try the local delicacies wherever you go, they’re delicacies for a reason – for example, bun cha in Saigon doesn’t hit the same as it does in Hanoi. It’s’s worth researching what each area is famous for, you won’t be disappointed!
This is my third time in Vietnam, although the last few times were pre-Covid.
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Sam “ice” is still something to watch out for ! thanks for the post.
👍 so if bun chao is best in Hanoi what is best to try in Sapa, Da Nang, Hoi An and HCMC? 😊
Really good advice and street food some of the best meals we had 🙂
We arrived home yesterday from a one month trip to Vietnam.
I find I get an upset tummy whenever/wherever we travel, not from the food but just from travelling and the change in routine etc.. I believe a lot of people confuse this for food poisoning, when infact it’s just travel tum- which they then avoid all the street food, which is a shame. (And before people comment, yes that may not always be the case, but in my experience I always get travel tummy regardless of what I eat/drink). We’ve been in Vietnam for almost 3 months and have enjoyed lots of delicious street and restaurant foods
Tiny plastic stools and more than 80% locals is my tip for the best and cheapest food! Also some Vietnamese bickering in the back helps 😅🤣
I think the street food looks smells disgusting definitely getting food poisoning with it
A bit parochial