What is Vietnamese Cuisine Known For
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What is  
Vietnamese Cuisine 
Known For?
Vietnamese food is all about fresh vegetables and herbs. It is all about eating healthy and 
this is the reason  it is considered one of the healthiest cuisines in the world.
Usually, Vietnamese people love noodles – this is one unmistakable fact. However, there 
is much more to  just eating noodles when it comes to Vietnamese cuisines.
Food lovers may know this fact very well that two best and widely eaten Vietnamese 
dishes are spring rolls  and bread rolls. Rice, fresh greens and herbs play an important role 
in making Vietnamese food
Vietnamese food uses minimal oil and dairy in cooking delicious cuisines. It normally 
relies more on the  light and fresh flavours of greens. This is what makes Vietnamese 
unique and healthy at the same time.
If you are in Hong Kong and your heart craves something light and healthy, just prefer 
eating Vietnamese  cuisine. Visit Mint and Basil, in Tung Chung and order your favourite 
Vietnamese mouth drooling cuisine.
It Has Got French Flair
No other cuisine than Vietnamese in Southeast Asia 
has such a  strong French influence in its food. Even 
though, it has been  more than six decades since the 
end of French colonial rule in  Vietnam, you can still 
taste the flavours of French culture in  every fluffy 
baguette.
The perfect banh mi baguette is soft on the inside 
and crusty on  the outside. It is smeared with pate 
and loaded up with fresh  cucumber, fried eggs, meat, 
and other veggies.
Other culinary leftovers from the French colonial era 
include  coffee and creme caramel. Although coffee in 
France is served  black and hot. In Vietnam, it is 
enjoyed iced and sweetened with  condensed milk.
In Vietnamese Cuisine Soups are Clear
Vietnamese soups have an influence of both French 
as well as  Southern Chinese food culture. One such 
example is that  Vietnamese cuisines are clearer. The 
Vietnamese signature dish  Pho is made with rich 
clear beef and meat. The clear soups taste  simple 
but the best part is you can taste each element 
distinctly,  like right from the cilantro to the 
lemongrass to the long-  simmered beef bones and 
even the fish sauce.
These soups are different to Thai cuisines which 
strikes a  healthy balance between featuring the 
main ingredients and  emphasizing the flavour of 
both the broth and the sauce.
It is Definitely Not Just About Spices
Unlike some dishes in the Southeast Asia that may 
melt your  face off with extra spice like Tom Yum in 
Thailand, Sambal in  Indonesia, or Vindaloo Curry in 
India, Vietnamese cuisines are  not just focussed on 
being hot or spicy.
The goal is only to balance all the five tastes - sweet, 
salty, bitter,  sour and spice. All the tastes when come 
together makes more  balanced, aromatic and subtle 
dish. A bit of spice is there in the  dishes but it is 
never screaming hot like most of other South  Asian 
dishes.
The chefs at Mint and Basil believe that every 
ingredient has  heating and cooling properties. For 
instance, duck meat is  considered cool so it is mostly 
served in summer. Chicken is  considered warm so it 
is served in winter. It is paired with a sour  sauce 
which is also considered cool. Our chefs strive to 
create  equilibrium between all the elements in a 
dish.
When you are in Hong Kong, you can try as many Vi
etnamese  dishes as you want.
Visit Mint and Basil, you will get to see a lot of variety. 
Believe  us, you will be spoilt with healthy and 
delicious choices. The  restaurant offers not just 
Vietnamese cuisines, but entire Pan  Asian food (Thai, 
Indian, Malaysian, and of course Vietnamese) If  you 
are here for the best Vietnamese food in Hong Kong, 
you  can get more than what you might seek.
Today different cuisines travel to different parts of the 
world.  For instance, if you are in Hong Kong, you can 
eat Indian, Thai,  and what not but definitely with a 
twist. Every dish that travels  from its native land to 
other parts of the world earns a new taste  (call it a 
twist).
If you are unable to go to Vietnam and relish your 
favorite dish,  there is no need to panic because we 
have got everything to  pamper your taste buds.
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Shop K, Seaview Crescent, 8 Waterfront Rd,Tung 
Chung Hong  Kong
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