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[[Shark fin soup|Shark fins]] are imported in massive amounts by Vietnam. | [[Shark fin soup|Shark fins]] are imported in massive amounts by Vietnam. | ||
[[Anthony Bourdain]], the host chef of [[Travel Channel]]'s ''[[Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations]]'', wrote in April 2005: "...everything is used—and nothing wasted in Vietnam." | [[Anthony Bourdain]], the host chef of [[Travel Channel]]'s ''[[Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations]]'', wrote in April 2005: "...everything is used—and nothing wasted in Vietnam." Animal parts that are often disposed of in many Western countries are used fully in Vietnamese cooking. Organs, including lungs, livers, hearts, intestines and bladders of pigs, cattle, and chickens are sold at even higher prices than their meat. Chicken [[Testicles as food|testicles]] and undeveloped eggs are stir-fried with vegetables and served as an everyday dish. | ||
Many of the traditional northern Lunar New Year dishes such as ''{{ill|thịt đông|vi}}'', ''[[giò thủ]]'', and ''canh măng móng giò'' involve the use of pig heads, tongues, throats and feet. Pig and beef tails, as well as chicken heads, necks and feet, are Vietnamese favorite beer dishes. ''Bóng bì'', used as an ingredient in ''canh bóng''—a kind of soup, is pig skin baked until popped. Steamed pig brains can be found almost everywhere. Also in the northern part of Vietnam, different kinds of animal blood can be made into a dish called ''[[tiết canh]]'' by whisking the blood with fish sauce and cold water in a shallow dish along with finely chopped, cooked duck innards (such as gizzards), sprinkled with crushed peanuts and chopped herbs such as Vietnamese coriander, mint, etc. It is then cooled until the blood coagulates into a soft, jelly-like mixture and served raw. | Many of the traditional northern Lunar New Year dishes such as ''{{ill|thịt đông|vi}}'', ''[[giò thủ]]'', and ''canh măng móng giò'' involve the use of pig heads, tongues, throats and feet. Pig and beef tails, as well as chicken heads, necks and feet, are Vietnamese favorite beer dishes. ''Bóng bì'', used as an ingredient in ''canh bóng''—a kind of soup, is pig skin baked until popped. Steamed pig brains can be found almost everywhere. Also in the northern part of Vietnam, different kinds of animal blood can be made into a dish called ''[[tiết canh]]'' by whisking the blood with fish sauce and cold water in a shallow dish along with finely chopped, cooked duck innards (such as gizzards), sprinkled with crushed peanuts and chopped herbs such as Vietnamese coriander, mint, etc. It is then cooled until the blood coagulates into a soft, jelly-like mixture and served raw. |