Vietnamese Street Food: Cm Bnh Dn - Typical Rice and Side Dishes

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When it comes to Vietnamese street food, theres a meal called cm bnh dn, which means commoners rice and curry, and its about as basic and filling as you can get. Read the full post: There are all sorts of different delicious street foods to eat when youre in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, from snacks to sweets to piping hot bowls of steaming noodles. And as much as I love to slurp down bowls of hot noodles, Im actually really a rice man, and theres nothing I normally enjoy eating more than dishes along with rice. Luckily, in Saigon, theres a Vietnamese street food called cm bnh dn (com binh dan, which actually translates to commoners rice and side dishes, and youll find it all over the city, especially are street food stalls, and especially during lunch. Just link in Thailand, Malaysia, or parts of India, one of the main restaurant types is one that serves a spread of pre-made curries, which sit out and wait for customers. When a customer arrived, he / she, gets a plate of rice, and typically the food is served directly over the rice, a selection of different dishes that look good. Alternatively, if youre looking to order bigger sized portions, you can normally get side dishes, with a separate plate of rice, and since I was quite hungry this day, thats what I decided to get. On this day that we made this video, we were actually just walking around the neighborhood streets of Saigon, not too far from our hotel, and we were hungry. I had eaten plenty of bowls of noodles, and I was in desperate need of a rice meal, so thats why we stopped here. There were about 20 different dishes available at this cm bnh dn restaurant, many of them the major typical dishes that youll find at this sort of Vietnamese street food stall throughout the city. There were some fried fish, some curried fish dishes, quite a few stir fried items, and some soups as well. I really enjoyed the beef when I was in Vietnam, so the first dish I chose was a sauteed beef dish, thin sliced of beef, fried with bell peppers and onions. It was quite good, the beef was tender and salty and it went well with the rice. The next dish Ying and I chose was a sauteed squid dish, the squid was fired with tomatoes and cucumbers. It was quite plain, yet it was good, mostly because of the fresh and soft squid. Ying also got an order of a piece of fish, which tasted to me like some kind of tuna, as it was firm and meaty. It was kind of plain, but perhaps cooked in a little bit of soy sauce and sugar to make it slightly sweetened. By far, the dish of the meal for me was a piece of tofu, which looked like it may have been deep fried, which was stuffed with minced pork and then doused in a thick tomato sauce. It was kind of like meatballs and spaghetti, but with the extra bonus of tofu wrapped around the pork meatball. This was easily my favorite dish of the meal, and it went so well with my plate of rice, and the other dishes of this very normal cm bnh dn meal. Cm bnh dn is the most basic of all Vietnamese street food meals, its very popular especially with those looking for a big filling meal, and its especially known as a workmans, or working class meal. When I was in Saigon, I enjoyed many meals of com binh dan, and each place served a similar variety of dishes just like this. You can go to thousands of street food restaurants serving com binh dan throughout Saigon, but this restaurant is right off Vuon Chuoi on So 2, in Ho Chi Minh City
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Linzey Molina
There's awesome Mark, with another bomb food review. Mark can i ask you, something? Is there any way you could give me a shout out on your next food review it would make my year complete 2014 it would really be appreciated. I enjoy all your videos from day one Mark, you bring passion, commented, love, respect, to the foods you review for all of us to enjoy here on YouTube. With respect always Mr. Molina from San Diego California
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Vinh Huynh
Mark Weins. I love your shows. Those are the places I would visit if I come back to Vietnam. You must visit city Mo cay Nam and Ben tre. There are 2 places I would recommended. At Mo Cay Nam, Ben Tre, there is a place sell Nem Nuong. (Only 1 in the city) It's the best Nem Nuong in the countryIn Ben tre City there is a PHO restaurant called, Anh Hong. It's super delicious You will not be disappointed.
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Bloopiewhale
You should try some noodle soups in Vietnam. Such as Bun rieu (in 3 thang 2 Ly Thuong Kiet) or bun Bo hue. I had a chance to visit Vietnam last summer and got to try these amazing noodle soups. around Lu Gia in Ly Thuong Kiet there's a place that sell beef serve on a sizzling plate also a small plate of salad, egg, paste, and baguette. Hope this will give you new experience in Vietnam.
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paul farr
Hi Mark. Fair play to you mate for eating the raw beef in blood. A step too far for my taste I reckon. Did it taste metallic? Enjoy your vids very much. I spent quite a bit of time in SE Asia. When I was in Thailand I travelled around a lot checking out noodle soup in every place we ate in. Massive variety Paul, East Yorkshire, England.
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Như Lê
oh my god, Mark your addiction to chilli is just like my uncle's =) he lives in the country side and everytime he eats at a restaurant or vendor he'll ask the owner for extra chillies because he would eat a whole one with each spoon full of rice =) watching you eat makes me miss him so much _ thanks alot for your love to Vietnamese food
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Bao Ho
I was born in Vietnam, came to the states when I was 7, now I'm 15. I went to Saigon about 2 months ago, my aunt always took me to fancy restaurants instead of street foods because she said it's not good, the food in the restaurants were okay, then I ate com tam somewhere on the streets, and wow, it tasted way better
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woo tang
Mark how did you order that? Did you use a Vietnamese translator app? Or did you order in English? Thats problem for me when I travel to areas of any city that is not in the tourist area, how do you do it if you dont have a local with you, my best meals anywhere I travel to were at places they dont speak English.
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Ti Âm
That so yummy food, hey mark do you know why there call the name com binh dan restaurant, because cheaper than no one else and this restaurant can serve for student and people work low income can much paid the food cheaper. thank mark your video you do good job and more video.
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Haiyang Hu
hey man, nice video and i believe youve enjoyed A LOT in VN, becasue I just did and dying to visit it again BTW, you really can eat spciy food and chew chilli raw, Im from China but still cant do that ) Hopefully I can visit Saigon again soon with my Vietnamese GF, cheers
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Ramza
Everybody should do a video like Mark when travelling. It's really satisfying and enjoyable to see the places, foods, atmosphere and firsthand experience. Unfortunately he's the only one on youtube right now and wish he did more food videos. No pressure lol
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