Nem Nướng, a Vietnamese kind of pork sausage.

Vietnamese Pizza and Sparkling Heretics

Tom Hewson, 09.12.2021

Our columnist wonders if straying from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier in sparkling wines is like having local versions of pizza.

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I once visited the finest pizza restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Getting good cheese in Vietnam is hard, so the owners started making their own from buffalo grazing in the highlands of Đà Lạt. A tangy burrata arrived whole, like a water balloon ready to pop, surrounded by a crust perfectly leopard-spotted with char and deep with creamy, tangy sourdough flavour. But what about those hoping for some local influence? Perhaps a coconut base, topped with fragrant Nem Nướng?

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