Local Vietnamese Show Me How to Eat This Street Food Like a Pro

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  • čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
  • In this food travel vlog, I eat some cơm ba rọi heo quay (roasted pork belly rice) in Binh Thanh, Saigon, Vietnam. This local Vietnamese dish is a variation of cơm tấm (traditional Vietnamese broken rice), a very popular street food meal here in Vietnam.
    I sat with a local Vietnamese man from Nghệ An province in Northern Vietnam who has been living in Saigon for the last nine years and working as a software engineer. He said he eats street food from this vendor almost every day, and he showed me how to eat this dish like a pro.
    The exact location of this Vietnamese restaurant is:
    Cơm Trưa Bình Dân
    79/20 Phạm Viết Chánh
    Phường 19, Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
    I ate a full plate of delicious pork belly rice with vegetables and soup for 40k VND or $1.62.
    For any foodies traveling to Vietnam, definitely try out some of this pork belly rice!
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Komentáře • 74

  • @soidoggystyle2030
    @soidoggystyle2030 Před 3 měsíci +10

    What I really like about Vietnam is the portion size of their meals. Basically, the meals are just a little bit bigger than a meal that you might get on an airplane or from a MacDonald's happy meal. You don't really have to watch your diet in Vietnam. All you have to do is eat 2 or 3 meals per day in Vietnamese's portion sizes, and you will never have to worry about gaining any weight. This is true only if you don't drink alcohol regularly or binge drink alcohol on the weekends. I basically lost 15 pounds after spending 3 months in Vietnam while eating what ever I wanted for 3 meals per day. I even drank a moderated amount of beers during my 3 months in Vietnam as well, and I still managed to drop 15 pounds of fats from my body. The secret is not a high carbs diet, a vegan diet, a low carbs diet, a carnivore's diet, or a Keto diet. The secret is portion sizes, and walking everyday. I did no exercises in those 3 months other than walking around while sight seeing the country of Vietnam.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +5

      I completely agree...my first few months in Vietnam I ate almost exclusively Vietnamese meals, walked a lot, and dropped like 20 pounds without any "diet" or regular exercise beyond walking

    • @wed3k
      @wed3k Před 3 měsíci +3

      That and sweating so much because of the humidity. Also less processed food and sodium than america

    • @soidoggystyle2030
      @soidoggystyle2030 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@wed3k I think also the mountain of herbs and fresh vegetables with almost everything that you order at an eatery. Even the Bahn Mi cart ladies give you a ton of pickled veg, fresh veg., and fresh herbs in your $1 sandwiches.

    • @wed3k
      @wed3k Před 3 měsíci +2

      @soidoggystyle2030 unfortunately most of the street banh mi didn't come with a lot of veg but I didn't know how to ask for it due to language barrier smh

    • @soidoggystyle2030
      @soidoggystyle2030 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@wed3k You can just tip the vendor a 10,000 dongs bill while points to the vegetables and herbs that you want, and then hands back the Banh Mi to the vendor. The vendor will know what to do without one word spoken. A little extra money makes everything a little easier in Vietnam.

  • @2bisc
    @2bisc Před 3 měsíci +4

    Don't be suprised or upset if the locals don't immediately answer you or ignore what you just said. They just don't understand what you say (yet). We Vietnamese appreciate you taking time and effort to learn Vietnamese. Lots of foreigners living in Vietnam for a long time didn't bother to learn the language or gave up because it's too hard for them.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci

      cheers yeah hopefully when I get more fluent it will be easier to be understood

  • @Sandyb0ss
    @Sandyb0ss Před 3 měsíci +4

    Hi Bentley hope you well 🙂wishing have a wonderful Easter ❤ god bless 🙏

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      thank you so much. Happy Easter to you as well

  • @a_sea_oasis
    @a_sea_oasis Před 3 měsíci +8

    Nice conversation between Ben and the young Vietnamese software engineer. Thank you.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      cheers glad you liked it

    • @a_sea_oasis
      @a_sea_oasis Před 3 měsíci +1

      Hi Ben. Although PM youtube channel got more subs and views but you started much later. I found your videos soothing, informative, and peaceful. PM is too eccentric 😆 haha. As a former Saigonese who has lived in California 2/3 of my life. I appreciate the flashback of my vibrant birth city . Your Saigon accent is impressive and easy to understand, so please keep talking with the locals in the Vietnamese language.
      When you come back to 🇺🇲 for a visit, check out Little Saigon in Orange County and in San Jose of the Bay Area.
      Best wishes.
      I am awaiting your next video.
      I loved watching the amazing narrow alleys of Vietnam.
      Thank you.
      🙏☘️

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@a_sea_oasis awesome thank you so much

  • @steves.9440
    @steves.9440 Před 3 měsíci +3

    It seems you are an easy person to strike up conversations with total strangers. That's a very good trait, especially beneficial on all your videos and many places you visit. I, too, like speaking with the locals, although my Vietnamese language is very limited. Wish I had your knack for the grasp of the language. Still I find it easy to communicate no matter the language barriers. Remembering my very early encounters during my time at Phu Bai back in '68. Continuing to enjoy your videos.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Very cool yea I enjoy meeting new people and talking with them. My grandpa was in that area in 1969 (he passed in 2013). Would have been cool if you two had met.

    • @steves.9440
      @steves.9440 Před 3 měsíci

      @@BigTimeBentley Sorry to hear of your grandpa's loss. Yes, I would liked to have met up with him. I know he is "alive" in your memories, though.

  • @laurale8155
    @laurale8155 Před 3 měsíci

    I find Vietnamese people are friendly & easy to chat to. U agree? Btw, I love your t-shirt so cool!

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      yeah absolutely...some of the friendliest people in the world

  • @ianking9425
    @ianking9425 Před 3 měsíci

    45,000 VD or @$1.65 won't even get a small French fry at McDonalds...a 0.25 ounce beef jerky is $2-3!!! I'm just too excited for my trip there either in October or next March!!! Keep up the awesome work on your stellar channel Tyler.

  • @user-mv2hn6jf7i
    @user-mv2hn6jf7i Před 3 měsíci

    it sounds good

  • @tangytaku_
    @tangytaku_ Před 3 měsíci +1

    what you can buy $1.65 in America for your hungriness...a very affordable meal in vietnam .yummy bro

  • @loveviet2007
    @loveviet2007 Před 3 měsíci

    I like the dish so much

  • @VuTang858
    @VuTang858 Před 3 měsíci

    Can’t wait for my upcoming trip. Solo

  • @beegaming8919
    @beegaming8919 Před 3 měsíci +1

    what is my favorite vietnamese street food...hands down, "ga di bo". thanks for the vid.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci

      what does ga di bo mean?

    • @thompsonnguyen1870
      @thompsonnguyen1870 Před 3 měsíci

      Chickens are free cages. They allow to walk in the farm. It's good meat, Tyler.

  • @Nathan-pm8mh
    @Nathan-pm8mh Před 3 měsíci +1

    Tyler, I wanna see your reaction and convo with a person from Hue speaking with that accent.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +3

      Maybe I'll go up to Hue and do some videos

    • @leehaseley2164
      @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

      Hue and Da Nang accents were very hard for me.

  • @TheNamDude
    @TheNamDude Před 3 měsíci +1

    Fun interaction with the young guy. I think he was eager to practice his English. I ate at the Bun Bo Hue place once or twice a week. Pretty good!

  • @lancao9978
    @lancao9978 Před 2 měsíci

    Ngon

  • @ThienNguyen-eg4dh
    @ThienNguyen-eg4dh Před 3 měsíci

    yummy! thanks for sharing!

  • @hoobeydoobey1267
    @hoobeydoobey1267 Před 3 měsíci

    Really nice of the young man to invite you to sit with him. You're good at sparking conversation with strangers. I miss traveling overseas. Always a lot of noise, sounds, and voices. The smell of land of coming in from the sea was invigorating and told of human activity. I'm impressed at how easily you pick up the native language. I'd never be able to do it. I've tried Spanish and couldn't. So what does the rest of your day look like?

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Thanks for the compliments...that day I think I edited some videos and watched a movie with Trang

  • @binhkyla1252
    @binhkyla1252 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks you share this video! 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🇺🇸🇻🇳

  • @user-xk3rg3in3t
    @user-xk3rg3in3t Před 3 měsíci

    That meal looks delicious

  • @susansoto8002
    @susansoto8002 Před měsícem

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @NeuroticFilmsOficial
    @NeuroticFilmsOficial Před 3 měsíci

    Hi, whatching your videos makes miss Vietnam :( where´s this neighborhood?

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      this is the Pham Viet Chanh neighborhood in Binh Thanh District, Saigon, Vietnam

  • @LD_Rural_Life
    @LD_Rural_Life Před 3 měsíci +1

    Bạn ở Sài Gòn à Hãy về hải dương tôi mời bạn đi ăn 😊😮🎉❤

  • @ric44n
    @ric44n Před 3 měsíci +1

    Com binh dan = rice/meal for the common people/the working class.

  • @linunguyen1575
    @linunguyen1575 Před 3 měsíci

    😋😋😋😋😋❤️❤️

  • @leehaseley2164
    @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Rice isn't counted in pellets, Tyler!😂😂😂😂😂😂 It is grains.
    That really does look like some fantastic food.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Lol I stand by the idea that rice doesn’t count as carbs

    • @leehaseley2164
      @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

      @@BigTimeBentley 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @leehaseley2164
    @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

    Would you consider doing a beer and food video from a bia hoi place, by any chance?

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Most definitely. Any bia hoi place or a specific one?

    • @leehaseley2164
      @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

      @BigTimeBentley there are a few Ha Nói places in district 1 and 4?

    • @leehaseley2164
      @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

      @BigTimeBentley there is a big place right on the corner of Turtle lake in district 4 called YoYo beer garden. I tried to go there last month but almost everything was shut in the run-up to Tết

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@leehaseley2164 nice. There’s a place here in Binh Thanh too I might check out that does bia hoi.

    • @leehaseley2164
      @leehaseley2164 Před 3 měsíci

      @@BigTimeBentley sounds brilliant, mate 👌

  • @user-mv2hn6jf7i
    @user-mv2hn6jf7i Před měsícem

    Where are you now Tyler?

  • @sontruong2301
    @sontruong2301 Před 3 měsíci

    😎👍

  • @user-mv2hn6jf7i
    @user-mv2hn6jf7i Před 3 měsíci

    This young Vietnamese boy he works in software he works on computers

  • @ChrissieSM
    @ChrissieSM Před 3 měsíci +1

    You look slimmer with tighter fitting t-shirts rather than the loose ones.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Haha it’s interesting but I feel fatter in the tighter fitting clothes but you’re not the first person to tell me I look slimmer in that size shirt

  • @AAsoberlife
    @AAsoberlife Před 3 měsíci +1

    Life is simple - we can get in are on way at times. As recovering alcoholic - I was my worst enemy.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +2

      hope you're doing well amigo

    • @AAsoberlife
      @AAsoberlife Před 3 měsíci

      @@BigTimeBentley Yes- amazing now. Can't wait for my trip... Vietnam, Cambodia and China

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@AAsoberlife gonna be awesome 🤙

  • @benquach3127
    @benquach3127 Před 3 měsíci

    Yo Tyler, can I ask u something? How are the apartments in "Pham Viet Chanh"? (I've explored the area a bit and I think I love it). The reason I ask is cuz I m considering moving to PVC. I'm in Phu Nhuan now. But I really like PVC cuz there are local foods and western foods and bars. IMO, better then Thao Dien, plus TD is far and also expensive. Please advise.

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I agree with you that PVC is more appealing than TD for a more local feel...I don't know much about the rental market here besides that I'm paying about $550 a month for an airbnb...I haven't looked at longer term rentals in this area. I have a friend who lives in this area maybe I can tour his apartment one day

  • @ChrissieSM
    @ChrissieSM Před 3 měsíci

    The food looks good. Can you get a fork and a knife in these restaurants?

    • @BigTimeBentley
      @BigTimeBentley  Před 3 měsíci

      I never see them but maybe if you ask for them you can. I wouldn’t count on it though. You can ask them to cut up the meat for you.

  • @YMinhLe
    @YMinhLe Před 12 dny

    Bự con quá