7 delicious Vietnamese dishes but foreigners are afraid
According to The Culture Trip, Vietnamese cuisine has many famous dishes. However, do.g meat, sidewalk coffee… are dishes that many foreign tourists hesitate to enjoy.

1. Blood soup is a dish that makes many Westerners belch when they come to Vietnam. The main ingredient is fresh animal blood (duck or pig, goat) mixed with fish sauce or salt and then mixed with minced meat and cartilage. The writer of The Culture Trip said that blood pudding is a potential dish with many harmful bacteria, easy to cause poisoning and should be avoided if you are not used to eating it.


2. Do.g meat is a familiar dish to Vietnamese people. However, The Culture Trip said that many markets in Vietnam sell meat of unknown origin. The main source of meat – obtained from Stolen Do-gs.

3.The Culture Trip ranks sidewalk grilled meats on the list of dishes that Westerners shy away from. Although Vietnam’s street food is loved by many foreign tourists, not all restaurants use fresh, clear meat. This magazine advises readers to be cautious when enjoying seasoned, processed grilled skewers.
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4. Coffee drinking culture of Vietnamese people is also praised by many foreign newspapers. However, sidewalk coffee is rampant in many places, it is impossible to avoid the risk of being filled with impurities, chemicals that create odors and create toxic colors. The Culture Trip advises visitors to enjoy coffee at reputable shops, observing the preparation process.

5.In Vietnam, frog is a delicacy that visitors can enjoy comfortably without worrying about safety and health. On the contrary, tourists should not eat toad meat because the skin of this animal contains toxins that directly affect health. Even so, many families in Vietnam still consider toads to be delicious, and toads are a tonic for children.

6.Although raw vegetables are a popular accompaniment to many dishes in Vietnam, The Culture Trip recommends that visitors use cooked vegetables. This travel magazine said that raw vegetables in many places in Vietnam use chemicals while growing, eating raw can be harmful to health.
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7. Also according to The Culture Trip, tourists should not eat unpeeled fruit when coming to Vietnam. During the cultivation process, many fruits are used with pesticides. This magazine said Vietnamese fruits are diverse and delicious, but you should be careful when using fruits that can eat the skin like guava, mango, apple.



