we're going deep into the street food scene of Saigon.

This Vietnamese street food video

is packed with delicacies you're gonna love,

and some you might not,

but you're definitely gonna want to see them,

like coconut worms, quill egg balut, and more.

Let's go.

Alright, so check it out.

It's Trevor James, I just got into Saigon, Vietnam.

I'm so pumped because today we're going

for a full-on street food tour.

Let's check it out.

(upbeat music)

This is it.

Saigon.

The home of southern Vietnamese street food delicacies.

As you travel from Hanoi down south to Saigon overland,

you can find different street foods in each city,

and we came to search for the best street food in Vietnam.

So, our final stop was in Saigon.

Sometimes, you just gotta hit the street,

and eat at the random hole-in-the-walls

to get a true feel for the local street food scene,

and that's exactly what we did.

So, make sure to watch all the way until the end,

because we found a ton of unique

southern Vietnamese street food delicacies

that you're not gonna wanna miss.

Let's eat.

Alright, so we just got in to Saigon

and the streets are packed.

There's so much food around and I'm hungry.

Bright and early.

We're gonna go see what we can find.

First up, we found a huge bustling alleyway morning market

offering everything you can imagine.

Here, we were searching for something delicious,

and after a quick walk,

found some back alley pho that blew our minds.

It is so busy in here.

This is the morning rush.

You can see everyone is going to work.

All these motorbikes.

It's like a sea of motorbikes.

Wow.

Look at this.

It's all here.

Now, this is usually where you find the good stuff.

All the action.

Whoa, look at those squid.

Oh, yeah.

Cleaning the fish.

This lady's got a nice of bowl of soup with her chicken.

Wow.

It is busy.

Let's go see if we can get anything to eat.

So, we're gonna go even deeper into an alleyway,

see what we can get back in the deep tunnels of Saigon.

Wow, here we go guys.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Pho?

- Pho.

- Pho.

(speaking Vietnamese)

- This is where you find the soul of street food,

deep in the alleyways.

And this is where you can find the real flavors

of the countries you visit.

And here, deep in the Saigon streets,

you can taste your first bowl of pho

and be blown away with the flavor.

The broth.

(Speaking Vietnamese)

Ooh, I think that's a little oyster sauce,

some chili.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Wow, look at this.

Deep in the back alleys of Saigon

we just found a random pho joint.

Oh yeah, she put in some hoisin,

a little chili,

lots of vermicelli rice noodles.

Oh, some pretty rare beef.

Oh, wow!

Look at that.

That is gonna start the day off right.

Wow.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Whoa.

(speaking Vietnamese)

That is just worth the trip here.

That broth is quite peppery

and really, really rich,

complex and nutritious.

Oh, that beef flavor.

Oh, pho.

Oh, that is real street pho, here.

This is what it's all about,

going deep into the street scene.

And after that incredibly flavorsome pho,

we continued back to the market

to see what else we can find

and couldn't help but stop for a durian,

the incredibly pungent and stinky fruit

that's banned from many places in Asia

for it's distinct stench.

Oh, look at these.

(laughing)

Oh.

Wow.

(speaking Vietnamese)

There it is.

My first Vietnamese durian.

(woman speaking Vietnamese)

Okay. Let's try it out.

Okay.

Wow.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Okay.

Vietnamese durian.

Wow.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Look at that.

Oh, that is a tender one.

That is soft.

I prefer soft durian,

so let's try it out.

Oh.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Oh, that is actually really good.

It is so soft,

creamy, custard-y,

and sweet.

So sweet.

I love it when it's this soft mushiness.

That is the best.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Bye.

Amazing.

After that potent, custard-y durian,

we continued exploring the market

and found another classic dish.

The bun rieu.

A super smooth tomato and crab broth

rice noodle soup that's absolutely to die for.

It's found over the street corners of Saigon

and you'll love it on your first sip.

She's just making one after the other of bun rieu.

There's the vermicelli.

There it is.

I think that's like a crab cake

or a pork cake with some herbs in it,

wrapped around a banana leaf.

And then, tofu puffs,

tomatoes, blood cubes,

and I think that broth is a pork broth.

Or sorry. I think that broth is a crab broth

with a little bit of ground pork

and freshwater crab.

Oh, blood cubes.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Nice.

Wow.

Oh, and then here's the herbs.

Nice.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Oh, yeah.

This--

I've been looking forward to trying this for so long.

We have the bun rieu.

Oh, wow.

This is a classic dish.

(speaking Vietnamese)

Fish sauce?

(speaking Vietnamese)

Okay.

Oh, that's like a fermented fish sauce.