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“Chinese Brunch”, “the Asian Tapas”! True, but we need to go further. Dim Sum is a part of the Yum-cha – drink tea, an important tradition in Cantonese-speaking regions such as Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. The cuisine refers to small portions of steamed, fried, baked, savory, sweet (you name it!) dishes served with an endless amount of scented tea. In Chinese, Dim Sum means “touching the heart”, which promises a delightful tasting experience.

“Chinese Brunch”, “the Asian Tapas”! True, but we need to go further. Dim Sum is a part of the Yum-cha – drink tea, an important tradition in Cantonese-speaking regions such as Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. The cuisine refers to small portions of steamed, fried, baked, savory, sweet (you name it!) dishes served with an endless amount of scented tea. In Chinese, Dim Sum means “touching the heart”, which promises a delightful tasting experience.

The technique of cuon – hand-rolling various ingredients in rice paper has been common in Vietnamese cuisine. The idea is similar to Japanese sushi or Mexican burritos that combine many ingredients in one single wrap, but the cuon – rolls are of smaller size and usually eaten as appetizer or light snacks.
The summer rolls are served with chilli-hoisin sauce mixed with fried onion. Customers can dip the rolls directly in the sauce or use the provided small spoon to put a little bit of the sauce on top of the rolls

Gua bao (traditional Chinese: 割包; simplified Chinese: 刈包; pinyin: guàbāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koah-pau; literally: ‘cut bread’), also known as pork belly buns, ambiguously, bao, or erroneously as the bao bun (“bao” means “bun” so the translated name “bun bun” is redundant and “bao” in the Chinese language without any qualifiers is generally used to refer to baozi) is a type of lotus leaf bun (he ye bao) from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, with similar variants found elsewhere with sizeable Fuzhounese communities. It is a popular street food in Taiwan which has led to the popular misconception that the gua bao is Taiwanese in origin.

The story of Banh Mi dates to the French colonization in Northern Vietnam during the 1900s. The term “Banh Mi” at first implied only the French baguette, however, nowadays it’s also understood as a sandwich – the French baguette stuffed with various condiments such as meat/tofu, sauces and pickles and vegetables.

Around Saigon corners, you can find “outdoor grill mobile carts” where selling grilled seafood or Vietnamese style sausages (Lap Xuong).

Around Saigon corners, you can find “outdoor grill mobile carts” where selling grilled seafood or Vietnamese style sausages (Lap Xuong).