Bò bảy món, on menus often "Bò 7 món" ( in
Vietnamese
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) is a set selection of beef dishes in
Vietnamese cuisine
Vietnamese cuisine encompasses the foods and beverages originated from Vietnam. Meals feature a combination of five fundamental tastes (): sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and Piquant, spicy. The distinctive nature of each dish reflects one or more ...
. Multi-course meals such as Bò 7 món are representative of higher-end Vietnamese cuisine.
Overview
Typically the seven dishes, from first to the last course, are:
#Bò bít tết: Beefsteak, thinly sliced, served with lettuce and tomato
#Bò nướng sa tế: raw beef slices marinated in lemongrass to be cooked on grill
#Bò nhúng dấm: Raw slices of beef to be cooked in a vinegared fondue
#Bò nướng mỡ chài: Sausages made from grilled ground beef wrapped in
caul fat
Caul fat, also known as lace fat, omentum, or fat netting, is the thin Biological membrane, membrane which surrounds the organ (anatomy), internal organs of some animals, such as cows, sheep, and pigs, also known as the greater omentum in anatomy ...
casing
#Bò lá lốt: Grilled ground beef wrapped in a
Lolot leaf (very similar to a grape leaf in taste)
#Bò chả đùm: Steamed ground beef patties served with
shrimp chips
#Cháo Bò: Beef
congee
Congee ( , derived from Tamil language, Tamil ), is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice–water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal ...
The cooked beef portions are then wrapped (by the individual eating it) with
rice paper
Rice paper is a product constructed of paper-like materials made from different plants. These include:
*''Thin peeled dried pith of Tetrapanax papyrifer'': A sheet-like "paper" material was used extensively in late 19th century Guangdong, China ...
, a variety of herbs (''rau thơm), lettuce, cucumbers, and carrots and then dipped in ''
mắm nêm
''Mắm nêm'' is a sauce made of fermented fish. Unlike the more familiar '' nước mắm'' (fish sauce), ''mắm nêm'' is powerfully pungent, similar to shrimp paste. Many of the regions that produce fish sauce, for example Central Vietnam ...
''. This slightly chunky sauce is made with
anchovies
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
and has a sweet and tangy flavor, due to the
pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ...
that is often added to achieve sweetness.
This sauce is much more pungent in flavor than its cousin, ''nước mắm'' (
fish sauce
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, L ...
), and is not homogenized, allowing the textures of the original ingredients to characterize the sauce. A similar but less popular multi-course meal is the ''Cá 7 Món'' (literally "seven courses of fish").
See also
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Full course dinner
A full-course dinner in much of the Western world is a meal served in multiple courses. Since the 19th century, dinner has generally been served in the evening, but other times ranging from late morning to late afternoon have been historically ...
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List of beef dishes
This is a list of notable beef dishes and foods, whereby beef is used as a primary ingredient. Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. Acceptability as a food ...
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Vietnamese cuisine
Vietnamese cuisine encompasses the foods and beverages originated from Vietnam. Meals feature a combination of five fundamental tastes (): sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and Piquant, spicy. The distinctive nature of each dish reflects one or more ...
References
External links
Bò lá lốt recipe (Beef rolls recipe)
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Vietnamese beef dishes
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