‘Horror’ dishes to die for when in Vietnam

Besides well-known dishes like bun cha, pho, banh mi, there are Vietnamese dishes that might look or sound scary at first but tastes worth-dying-for.

Sand worm omelette with eggs, tangerine zest and an inevitable ingredient of worms (Photo: VNA)

Birds roasted as a whole may look haunting to many foreigners (Photo: VNA)

Though looking terrifying, eel is a familiar ingredient in many tasty Vietnamese dishes (Photo: VNA)

With its rich nutrition, silkworm cocoon is a familiar dish in Vietnamese family meals (Photo: VNA)

Voles is a specialty in many localities across Vietnam, especially the Mekong Delta region (Photo: VNA)

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