Vietnamese Vegetarian Cuisine

 If you are looking for explosive flavor to tingle your taste buds then look not further than Vietnamese vegetarian cuisine. It is considered my many well heeled vegetarian food chefs to be the most sought after food on menus that have a depth of the exotic. Though the cuisine is more known for its meat fare, vegetarians will also be delighted to know that most of its signature dishes have vegetarian variants and are as tasty if not better than their meat counterparts. The vegetarian way of Vietnamese cooking is conditioned by the Buddhist culture of non violence. It is said that in the holy days of the lunar months, vegetarianism is widely practiced, and everyday recipes are adapted to make it a vegetarian affair to the delight of many.

Rice

Rice is the staple food found at almost every meal. To replace meat, Vietnamese cooking substitutes soy and tofu. Most meals have some herbs to add that extra zing. Most of those include mint, coriander, lemongrass, basil. Traditional Vietnamese vietnam banh mi cooking is known for the freshness of the ingredients used in cooking, hence fruits and vegetables are a common occurrence at every meal due to the nature of the agrarian culture. There are three main variants of cuisine in Vietnam. Cooking styles are Northern, Central and Southern. Strict vegetarians have to look out for fish sauce as in some places it can find its way into vegetarian food as it is very popular there and some cultures use it inside the vegetarian definition.