Ho Chi Minh City: Food Tour by Scooter with Eleven Tastings

Taste the best 11 foods offered by Saigon's local food stands. Travel around the city on the back of a scooter, taking in hidden gems and more. Try foods, such as Banh xeo and Banh mi made before your eyes. Choose your departure time: at 1:00PM(afternoon), 5:30PM, 6:00PM or 6:30PM(evening). We can take good care of vegetarians, dietary restrictions, the senior and the children

*Detailed Itinerary:

After hotel pickup by scooter, zoom off your first stop for an appetizer. Sit like a local at the food stall eating 1#banana sticky rice before attending a small cooking class where you will make your own 2#Banh xeo (mini savory crispy pancakes), rolled up with 3#grilled beef wrapped in betel leaf.

Then, take a walk around the street food heaven in District 10 to taste 4#shredded pork crispy rice and 5#fried bao buns. At the next stop, immerse yourself in the biggest flower market of Saigon and try the best 6#Vietnamese pizza, 7#grilled crackers, and challenge yourself with 8#snails stuffed with pork.

Next, venture into the oldest apartment area to enjoy sugarcane juice and 9#Hue beef noodle soup before stopping for fantastic 10#Banh mi. Finally, head for 11#dessert with different flavored caramel flans and jellies before heading back to your hotel. Especially your guides(also your drivers) are local students who are excellent licensed drivers, well-trained and fluent in English

*11 tastings menu:

1.Mini sizzling savory pancake (Bánh xèo):
Ingredients: Rice flour, coconut milk, egg, and turmeric powder
Fillings: Shrimp and pork, bean sprouts, and mung beans
Served with mustard greens, lettuce, herbs like: Thai basil, purple mint, amparella leaf, fish sauce

2.Grilled beef wrapped in betel leaf (Bò lá lốt):
Served with: Vermicelli, rice paper, green banana, star fruit, fish sauce with pineapple
 
3.Fried bao buns (Bánh bao chiên):
Ingredients: Wheat flour, yeast, baking powder, milk, sugar
Fillings: Wood ear mushroom, minced pork, quail eggs, spring onions
 
4.Shredded pork crispy rice (Cơm Cháy Chà Bông):
Ingredients: Crispy rice, shredded pork, shrimp flakes

5.Grilled banana sticky rice (Chuối nếp nướng):
Ingredients: Ripe bananas, sticky rice, coconut milk, sesame seeds

6.Hue beef noodle soup (Bún Bò Huế):
Broth ingredients: Beef bones, lemongrass, shrimp paste, pineapple
Other ingredients: Beef brisket, crab sausage, spring onions

7.Vietnamese pizza (Bánh tráng nướng):
Ingredients: Grilled rice paper, quail's egg, corn, pork sausage, shrimp flakes

8.Snails stuffed with pork (Ốc nhồi thịt):
Ingredients: Snails, minced pork, lemongrass, pepper, shallot,...

9.Grilled rice paper cake (Bánh phồng nướng):
Ingredients: Rice milk, wheat flour, coconut milk,...

10.Saigon's signature baguette (Bánh Mì):
Fillings: Pork sausage, pate, butter, pickles, herbs, cucumber, chilli,...

11.Dessert:
Caramel flans, jelly, or yogurt in many different flavors

-Drinks: Bottled Water, Iced tea and Sugarcane Juice with kumquat or local Beer