| Ẩm thực Phương Nam | uhm tuhk foo-uhng nahm | [ʔəm˨˩˦ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ fɨəŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | "Southern Cuisine", the restaurant | The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| áo dài | ow yigh | [ʔaːw˦˥ jaːj˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | the long tunic | Bánh Xèo and the Long Table |
| Bạch Đằng | baht dahng | [ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaŋ˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | the ice-cream parlour | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| Băng Cốc | bahng kohk | [ʔɓaŋ˧˧ kəwk͡p̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | Bangkok | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| bánh mì | bahn mee | [ʔɓan˦˥ mɪj˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | bread; the baguette sandwich | Kuwait, Dubai & Qatar · Vietnam · Kimchi & the Asian Table · Around the World · Liver Pâtés, Parfaits and Mousses · Pâté, Terrine and the Family · Bánh Xèo and the Long Table · The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Breakfast at Ten Past Six |
| bánh phồng tôm | bahn fohng tohm | [ʔɓan˦˥ fəwŋ͡m˨˩ tom˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | prawn cracker | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| bánh xèo | bahn seh-oo | [ʔɓan˦˥ sɛw˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | sizzling rice-flour crêpe | Bánh Xèo and the Long Table · Breakfast at Ten Past Six · The Pavement Grill |
| bún thịt nướng chả giò | boong tuht noo-uhng chah yaw | [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨt̚˨˩˨ nɨəŋ˦˥ caː˨˩˦ jɔ˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | rice noodles with grilled pork and spring roll | The Pavement Grill |
| cá hú | kah hoo | [kaː˦˥ hʊw˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | a river catfish | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| cà pháo mắm tôm | kah fow mahm tohm | [kaː˨˩ faːw˦˥ mam˦˥ tom˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | pickled eggplant with shrimp paste | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| cà phê sữa đá | kah fay shoo-uh dah | [kaː˨˩ fej˧˧ ʂɨə˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | iced coffee with condensed milk | The Coffee Program · The Coffee Shop & Bakery · Brewing · What People Put In It · The Bean · Origins, Regions & Climate · Cơm Tấm Mộc · Gift Baskets: Three for a First Grinder, and Seven Built on Beans, Honey and Cups · Honey in Coffee · Iced Coffee and Ice · Prices and Customers: Mid-Michigan Markets, Roasters and What People Pay · The Drinks: Pour-Over, Press, Phin and Egg Coffee at a Stall · The Numbers: What It Costs to Start and What a Market Day Can Earn · The Stall: Layout, Kit, and the Cookies and Jam Beside the Coffee |
| chả giò | chah yaw | [caː˨˩˦ jɔ˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | fried spring roll | The Pavement Grill |
| Chợ Lớn | chuh luhng | [cəː˨˩˨ ləːŋ˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | Saigon's Chinese quarter | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| cơm tấm | kuhm tuhm | [kəːm˧˧ təm˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | broken rice | Vietnam · Southeast Asia: Sticky Rice, Jasmine, Nasi Lemak and the Terraces · Cơm Tấm Mộc · Breakfast at Ten Past Six |
| Đà Lạt | dah lahk | [ʔɗaː˨˩ laːk̚˨˩˨] wiktionary.org · Saigon | highland city | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| đàn tranh | dahng trahn | [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | a plucked zither | Bánh Xèo and the Long Table |
| đập niêu đất | duhp nee-oo duhk | [ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧ ʔɗək̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | the smash-the-clay-pot game | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| đồ chua | doh choo-uh | [ʔɗow˨˩ cuə˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | pickled carrot and daikon | Vietnam · Breakfast at Ten Past Six · The Pavement Grill |
| Đồng Nai | dohng ny | [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ naːj˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | province east of Saigon | Cơm Tấm Mộc · Bánh Xèo and the Long Table · The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| Đồng Tháp Mười | dohng tahp muh-ee | [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ tʰaːp̚˦˥ mɨj˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | the Plain of Reeds | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gà ăn mày | gah ahng my | [ɣaː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ ma(ː)j˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | beggar's chicken | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gà đập đất | gah duhp duhk | [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | clay-baked chicken | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gà đập lu | gah duhp loo | [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨ lʊw˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | chicken in a broken jar | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gà đập niêu | gah duhp nee-oo | [ɣaː˨˩ ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨ niw˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | chicken baked in a sealed clay pot | The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gà nướng đất sét | gah noo-uhng duhk shehk | [ɣaː˨˩ nɨəŋ˦˥ ʔɗək̚˦˥ ʂɛk̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | clay-baked chicken | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| gấc | guhk | [ɣək̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | a red-fleshed gourd | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| gỏi | goy | [ɣɔj˨˩˦] wiktionary.org · Saigon | salad | Cơm Tấm Mộc · Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| hấp | huhp | [həp̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | steamed | Elsewhere: The Rest of the Family · One Dish, Three Names, Half of Asia · The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| kem trái dừa | kehm try yoo-uh | [kɛm˧˧ ʈaːj˦˥ jɨə˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | coconut ice cream in the shell | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| kho | kaw | [kʰɔ˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | to braise in caramel and fish sauce | Southeast Asia: Sticky Rice, Jasmine, Nasi Lemak and the Terraces · Cơm Tấm Mộc · Around the World · Pickled Eggs |
| Long Thành | lowng tahn | [lawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | district of Đồng Nai | The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| lùi | loo-ee | [luj˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | back | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| mắm | mahm | [mam˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | fermented fish or shrimp | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| mắm chưng | mahm chuhng | [mam˦˥ cɨŋ˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | steamed fermented fish | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| mắm tôm | mahm tohm | [mam˦˥ tom˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | fermented shrimp paste | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| Như Lan | nyuh lahng | [ɲɨ˧˧ laːŋ˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | the bakery | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| nước chấm | noo-uhk chuhm | [nɨək̚˦˥ cəm˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | dipping sauce | Vietnam · Cơm Tấm Mộc · Bánh Xèo and the Long Table · The Pavement Grill |
| nước mắm | noo-uhk mahm | [nɨək̚˦˥ mam˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | fish sauce | Beyond Vegetables: The Protein Ferments · Cơm Tấm Mộc · The History of Worcestershire Sauce · What's Actually In It |
| phải | fy | [faːj˨˩˦] wiktionary.org · Saigon | right | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| phở | fuh | [fəː˨˩˦] wiktionary.org · Saigon | rice-noodle soup | Vietnam · Heads, Feet and Tails · Beyond the Grain: Rice Products · The Day in the Middle of Nowhere · Breakfast at Ten Past Six · Chinese New Orleans and the Chop Suey Houses · The Cousins: Yock, Yat Gaw Mein and Dirty Yak |
| Phú Quốc | foo wuhk | [fʊw˦˥ wək̚˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | island in the Gulf of Thailand | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| rau răm | row rahm | [ɹa(ː)w˧˧ ɹam˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | Vietnamese coriander | The Day in the Middle of Nowhere |
| Sài Gòn | shy gawng | [ʂaːj˨˩ ɣɔŋ˨˩] wiktionary.org · Saigon | Saigon | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| sườn nướng | shoo-uhng noo-uhng | [ʂɨəŋ˨˩ nɨəŋ˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | grilled pork chop | Vietnam · Southeast Asia: Sticky Rice, Jasmine, Nasi Lemak and the Terraces · Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| thịt luộc tôm chua | tuht loo-uhk tohm choo-uh | [tʰɨt̚˨˩˨ luək̚˨˩˨ tom˧˧ cuə˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | boiled pork with soured shrimp | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| thịt nướng | tuht noo-uhng | [tʰɨt̚˨˩˨ nɨəŋ˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | grilled pork | The Pavement Grill |
| tiến | tee-uhng | [tiəŋ˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | forward | Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| tôm khô | tohm koh | [tom˧˧ kʰow˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | dried shrimp | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |
| trái | try | [ʈaːj˦˥] wiktionary.org · Saigon | left | Cơm Tấm Mộc · Gà Đập Niêu — the Chicken You Have to Break Out |
| trứng ốp la | truhng ohp lah | [ʈɨŋ˦˥ ʔop̚˦˥ laː˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | fried egg | Cơm Tấm Mộc |
| xôi | soy | [soj˧˧] wiktionary.org · Saigon | sticky rice | Như Lan, the Market, and the Ice Cream |