South Korean celebrities told their fans recently that they enjoy Vietnamese food, especially pho (noodle soup) and banh my (bread). Some of them have even tried trung vit lon (balut) and tiet canh (raw blood pudding).

BamBam (GOT7) in HCM City (Photo: @Bambam1A)

Appearing at the Wow-K Music Festival in HCM City several days ago, singer Siwon, a member of the Korean boyband Super Junior, spoke about his passion for Vietnamese food. The male singer said during the three days in Vietnam, he ate 12 bowls of pho as he was so fascinated by the taste of the dish.

“You think I'm joking, right? The truth is that I ate two bowls of pho this morning, and had two more for lunch. Yesterday I had four bowls, and in Nha Trang I also had two," Siwon told the Vietnamese audience.

Shindong, a male singer, and Leeteuk, lead of the boy band, joked that Siwon should run a pho shop and be called ‘Mr Pho’.

Siwon agreed with the suggestion and said from now on, fans should call him ‘Siwon Pho’. He promised to come to Vietnam more often to enjoy Vietnamese food.

Super Junior has been to Vietnam many times and its members always spend time discovering and taste local specialties.

Leeteuk revealed that he enjoyed banh mi at a well-known bread shop in HCMC. He posted an image of him eating Vietnamese bread at night and praised its flavor.

Shindong also said he is ‘addicted’ to Vietnamese banh my.

“I had banh my for breakfast this morning and I am going to use banh my again after the performance. It’s so great,” he said.

At the fan meeting in HCM City recently, Lee Jong Suk, a famous actor, said he likes Vietnam’s pho. Though he is following a diet, he ate two bowls of pho bo (noodle soup served with beef).

Lee, who visited Vietnam for the first time, said besides pho, he also likes banh my. He hopes he will have opportunities to come back, and if so, he will try com tam (steamed broken rice).

Meanwhile, BamBam (GOT7) said he decided to choose HCM City as the destination for his AREA52 World Tour because he is fond of Vietnamese food.

Before the latest trip to Vietnam, BamBam even asked his fans on social networks which dishes he should try when coming to HCM city.

Instead of having traditional dishes such as pho and banh my, the male singer this time wanted to try banh trang tron (rice paper mixed with other ingredients) and balut. He even wanted to try tiet canh, which is disliked by many foreigners.

Source: Vietnamnet Global