Eating Jellyfish Noodle in NHA TRANG thinking about moving here 🇻🇳 VIETNAMESE FOOD

Everyone was wrong about Nha Trang - it is AMAZING. It was a beautiful drive from Dalat to Nha Trang with breathtaking, winding roads and stunning views of the surrounding mountains. But I realized Nha Trang has changed so much since I visited 15 years ago.
Once we arrived in Nha Trang, we headed straight to Bun Cha Nguyen Loan to try their famous jellyfish noodle. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! The combination of the chewy vermicelli noodles and the tangy fish sauce was a taste sensation.
Now, let's talk about the weather in Nha Trang in June. Everyone says it's horrible, but I have to disagree. While it is hot at around 30C, it's also peak fruit season for dragonfruit, mangosteen, lychee, and other tropical fruits. It's a great time to indulge in these delicious treats!
We also stopped by CCCP Coffee for a quick caffeine fix. It's a Russian themed communist style cafe which reminded me of the very popular Cong Coffee, found all over Vietnam. The coffee was strong and delicious, just what we needed to keep us going for the rest of the day.
Here I contemplated living in Nha Trang vs Bali. Both places have their pros and cons, but Nha Trang has a unique charm that I just can't resist. Good food, views, internet and safety. You can't beat it.
Before sunset we headed to Nha Trang Beach to soak up some sun and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Smoked octopus at a beach club was pricey compared to local standards but worth it. It was the perfect way to end our day in this amazing city.
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00:00 Nha Trang
00:47 Driving Da Lat to Nha Trang
01:39 First Impressions
02:54 Bun Cha Nguyen Loan
03:52 Jellyfish Vermicelli
05:39 Nha Trang Weather
06:22 CCCP Coffee
07:43 Living in Nha Trang vs Bali
09:14 Traveling Vietnam in June
10:14 Nha Trang Beach
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[@ayngelina]

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[@user-kj6vy1dn7r]

Yes, very very a long time I have not yet there I like nha Trang so much, thank you and have a good weekend

[@ayngelina]

Thank you! You too!

[@20luzer52]

It's GREAT that a Western person like you enjoying seeing locals enjoy their vacation spot. I've seen too many videos of us Westerners making the remark "there's a lot of Vietnamese here" as if it's something that should not be. It's their country, why wouldn't they enjoy it. The other thing I think many people that are not familiar with VN will ask is how come the beach is so empty. I lived & worked in VN for 9+ years and really like their approach. VN locals get up REALLY early to go to the beach, around 5am or so. They exercise, swim until around 6:30am then they go home, clean up, have breakfast then go to school or work. That leaves the beach near empty in mid AM noon and early PM for us sun worshiping tourists to enjoy the blazing hot sun. By 4:30pm, after they get out of school and work, the VN locals will come to the beach to exercise, play and socialize then by 6pm they go home to eat dinner as a family or go out to their many many restaurants. It's a great and healthy life style. Most importantly, large beach cities like Nha Trang, Da Nang, Ha Long City, they have completely open public access beaches for everyone, young and old rich and poor, to enjoy. They don't zone it off exclusively for expensive hotels/resorts where only rich foreign guests can enjoy and deprive their people of their own lovely beaches. Some time, capitalism can and should take a backseat to a more social/communal philosophy.

[@ayngelina]

I think the difference is I went to Vietnam to experience the country not hang out with other foreigners on the beach while the only locals I meet are people serving me. But I think that travelers change with age and experience. When I first came here in 2008 I thought meeting people from Europe and Australia was cool…but now im not interested. Instead I’m thrilled that so many Vietnamese speak English so we can interact because my Vietnamese is terrible 🤣 but I love it when kids approach me to talk and practice or people give me advice. Vietnamese people are so hospitable and really treat foreigners so well.

[@tanngo87]

1. Capitalism and socialism have different strengths and weaknesses. I personally think the selective combination of the two to create a better new society

[@ayngelina]

I think we'd get along.

[@truckn]

I found your content because I searched for NHa Trang as we will be there for the month of FEB. We are currently in Thailand at my wifes home town. I see you are also Canadian. Nice video.

[@ayngelina]

Thanks so much! Where is your wife from in Thailand?

[@michaelreid8857]

Nha Trang looks like a mix of Paradise and development! Looks so cool. I can’t blame you for drinking so much Cafe. Vietnamese food and Cafe is the best! You do such a great job, your really making me desire returning!

[@ayngelina]

Oh thank you! I was really surprised by Nha Trang, I know a lot of expats in Vietnam like to slag it but in my very short time there I thought, ok I definitely want to come back when I need a beach break.

[@EllisWR]

Oooo we had jellyfish bun ca for the first time the other day and it was delicious such an interesting texture. Your Vietnam videos are great!

[@ayngelina]

Oh now that sounds interesting in bun cha. And thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate you taking the time to write a comment 😊

[@surendarkrishnamoorthy0824]

Woww, amazing and nice capture mam, Congratulations🎉🎉🎉, you so beautiful❤❤❤. I like this delicious food🍲🍲🍲.

[@ayngelina]

So nice of you, I appreciate the kind words.

[@kellyloitran7092]

love your channel Ayngelina! keep up the great work thanks for sharing

[@ayngelina]

Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it 😊

[@sannguyen814]

NHA TRANG BEACH IS AMONG THE MOST 29 BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN THE WORLD

[@ayngelina]

Oh where was this named?

[@kushal809]

This looks amazing 😍😍 love your videos ❤️❤️

[@ayngelina]

Thanks so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it.

[@kushal809]

@@ayngelina your content is amazing 🤩🤩 appreciate your efforts 🙏🙏😊

[@vantinhnguyen9297]

Enjoy your great trip in Vietnam. Love watching your video!

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much! Do you have any recommendations for me?

[@vantinhnguyen9297]

@@ayngelina If you love nature landscape, you can visit Ha Long bay, Ninh Binh or Ha Giang. 😀

[@ayngelina]

Thanks so much!

[@sangtrinh805]

Love 79 nha trang. 🏖❤❤

[@ayngelina]

Any other advice for what to see in Nha Trang

[@oakspines7171]

Nha Trang is beautiful and has all levels of affordability. A few popular places besides what you show here are, the Ponagar Cham towers, the main cathedral, and the stack boulders (Hon Chong). These are close to each other; however, I do not see many Westerners there but mainly Vietnamese and Chinese tourists in the recent years. Not sure why.

[@ayngelina]

Oh thank you I’m going to check that out next time

[@nguyenvuong2215]

Sister is great!!!

[@ayngelina]

Thanks 🙏

[@nicolearmanno]

Wow! You made Nha Trang look good 😂 it’s the Vietnamese version of our Gold Coast here in Australia. I will be in Vietnam in 4 weeks time for my second visit. Can’t wait 😀

[@ayngelina]

I would love to visit Australia.

[@nicolearmanno]

@@ayngelina please do. I will cook you lunch and we can check out some great Brisbane eats. My son is cheffing at one of the worlds best Ennotecca’s right here in Brisbane!

[@ayngelina]

That sounds heavenly

[@brucet1043]

@@ayngelina Welcome to down under Australia. I also live in Melbourne.more safe than in VN.

[@ayngelina]

I don't find Vietnam unsafe at all. But I would love to visit Melbourne as I've heard it's an amazing city. Also I just started watching the Netflix series FISK set there.

[@earthling6969]

You are the few foreigners who pronounced Nha Trang correctly (almost) 👍 I've been there few times and I like it.

[@ayngelina]

I know it was a bit off. I really tried to listen to other people and noticed the N is a bit different, but I think Trang is supposed to be pronounced like Chang?

[@briantravelman]

Don't be too hard on yourself. Vietnamese is an extremely difficult language as almost none of the words sound as they're spelled. I remember some comedian made a joke before about how Nguyen sounds NOTHING like what it's spelled, and there was a Cambodian kid in my class who swore thar Khmer is pronounced Ka Mai, but I've NEVER heard any Cambodian pronounce it that way. And you can't expect people to know about every language. Vietnamese isn't a mainstream language.

[@ayngelina]

No and I think people are pretty kind about it. Vietnamese know its a tough language so in most situations any effort means people know you care at least to try. But it's one of the hardest for sure. I actually just realized the way to drag on the word for "thank you" means "shut up" and can understand why people in rural areas giggled when I said it.

[@20luzer52]

Big thumbs up for trying the jellyfish. Not everyone can eat it so it seems like you're very open minded about food. That makes traveling a lot more enjoyable.

[@ayngelina]

As long as it’s not an endangered animal or unsustainable seafood I’ll try anything

[@jeffnorris7789]

Beautiful!

[@ayngelina]

Thank you! I'm just surprised so many expats in Vietnam slag the city when it really ticks so many boxes I have for my perfect place to retire.

[@Olivia-bq1ko]

We really enjoy watching your videos. You are the only non-Vietnamese person in Vietnam that my husband enjoys watching. I think your lipstick is beautiful, which one do you wear.

[@ayngelina]

Wow thank you for such a kind compliment. I wear Burt’s Bees tinted chapstick in Rhubarb and Watermelon depending on the day.

[@user-dg8iz8pv7k]

Welcome to Việt Nam

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@user-dg8iz8pv7k]

@@ayngelina bún chả . Canh bún . Bún rêu. Phở . Bánh mì . Bánh bao . Bánh ướt . Bánh cuốn . Bánh xèo . Bánh khọt . Bò kho . Lagu . Hủ tiếu. Bánh canh . Bánh canh sắt . Bánh canh cua . Bún đậu. Bún thịt nướng. Chả giò . Nem nướng. Vvv ……

[@ayngelina]

These are all on my list of things I want to eat!

[@lizcarlyle2477]

Your so brave! Beautiful trip!

[@ayngelina]

Thank you Liz you’re always so kind.

[@grifsfoodandtravel]

Man, those noodles looked amazing. Looks like a very peaceful beach town.

[@ayngelina]

These tie for my favourite noodles along with the ones I share called cao lau

[@grifsfoodandtravel]

@@ayngelina Looks so delicious and such a great value. We were joking about how much you can eat in one day in Vietnam, compared to just a train ride here in Japan...lol.

[@ayngelina]

Even now as I plan the last three months of the year the anticipated costs hurt compared to Vietnam

[@grifsfoodandtravel]

@@ayngelina Totally agree, being that I've spent last month in Singapore and now in Tokyo. Two of the most expensive places to travel...yikes.

[@ayngelina]

A month in Singapore! I don't even know if I could do a week. But I really want to see your Tokyo series as I've been thinking of a stop there before I head back to Canada in December.

[@junito2899]

I just checked my 2008 USSN Mercy schedule online to see where I was during my time in Vietnam during the navy and this was the exact area… not sure since it’s been 15 years ago, exactly the same time frame as yourself. I am not currently in Vietnam, but hoping to visit and stay at least for a year; of course knowing that I need to do border runs every 3 months which will make you explore regardless.

[@ayngelina]

Very cool! I think 90 day border runs keep things interesting although the 30 days really made our trip complicated but hey then we wouldn’t have gone to Thailand

[@marilynaguilera6227]

Chào mừng đã đến Việt Nam và cảm ơn Anh chị đã chia sẻ những video rất đẹp về Nha Trang Khánh Hòa,ẩm thực và đường phố... tất cả rất sống động và dễ thương dưới góc quay khác lạ,tình câm đặc biệt dành cho Việt Nam, chúc Anh chị những kỳ nghỉ nhiều niềm vui hạnh phúc và bình an♥️♥️♥️💕

[@ayngelina]

cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều, bạn có bất kỳ đề xuất nào cho các món ăn truyền thống hơn hoặc những thứ cần xem không?

[@nguyenvuking8461]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ayngelina]

Thank you!

[@PepperPrincess]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ayngelina]

Thank you!

[@LongPham-ts4bi]

omg i was borned in Nha TraNG !!! I havent been back for a while:( . There are so many good foods in Nha Trang

[@ayngelina]

What else should I eat there for traditional food, I want to go back.

[@xiangyao8588]

haha, I follow you fr Sumatra to Vietnam, last month we went to lake Toba, you shall also go to Laos, it is so close to Vietnam and so underrated

[@ayngelina]

thank you so much! I definitely want to go to Laos as well but I have to make a quick trip back to Canada to see my family and then will be back in South East Asia. What do you recomment in Laos?

[@xiangyao8588]

@@ayngelina try the Thakhek loop

[@ayngelina]

oh what is that?

[@xiangyao8588]

@@ayngelina it is a round trip, you can drive the motorbike for 3 or 5 days, a lot to see and visit during the trip, in the middle of Laos

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@ivanquituisaca7942]

How are you, looks like a nice place there. enjoyed

[@ayngelina]

Ivan so good to hear from you. Nha Trang is a lovely place to spend some time.

[@kazehikaru24]

Thank you for loving my city. I'm glad to know you have amazing experience here. You could try coconut water and sugarcane juice, as well as nem nướng next time :">

[@ayngelina]

I will definitely be back. Do you have suggestions for more local restaurants?

[@kazehikaru24]

@@ayngelina you could find coconut water or sugarcane juice in nearly any stall in many streets, but stalls on the roads near the beach will cost you more, so it's best to always ask for the price first if you're craving a tropical drink at the beach. For nem nướng, I used to eat at nem Vũ Thành An (at 15 Lê Lợi Street) -- food quality is still fine for my taste, but service quality is not as great as I experienced. Nem bà Sáu (at 2 Tô Vĩnh Diện Street) is better imo (2 only disadvantages are the shop is small and they only open from 1pm in the afternoon so if anyone wants nem nướng as brunch, they'll have to wait). At bà Sáu's shop, you could have the food be rolled by yourself or the owner could roll them for you and all you need to do is eating the rolled dish; while at Vũ Thành An, you will need to roll the food by yourself. Both shops have their own style and are worth to give a try.

[@ayngelina]

This is awesome, thank you for the advice.

[@kazehikaru24]

@@ayngelina My pleasure :">

[@joanfelix8362]

Nha Trang là nơi tuyệt vời để nghỉ dưỡng nhưng để khám phá ẩm thực thì bạn nên ở SaiGon hoặc Hà Nội😊

[@ayngelina]

bạn nói đúng, cả hai đều là những thành phố ẩm thực tuyệt vời

[@hieple85]

Đà nẵng city the best in Vietnam

[@ayngelina]

I would love to know what you recommend there? What should I see? Any specific foods to eat?

[@nttrannn]

I hope u guys didn’t miss Phong Nha, those massive caves there r just amazing too see ;)

[@ayngelina]

I did 🥺 I heard you could only see them by a tour…

[@nttrannn]

@@ayngelina nope only the biggest cave system aka Son Doong. Other caves that made by nature millions years ago open for ppl just need to buy ticket which is affordable. I’ve been all around VN and Phong Nha easily on top 5.

[@ayngelina]

Oh man I misunderstood! I definitely need to turn back to visit.

[@ExpatGringo]

Octopus 🐙 Rules! If you go back in 5 years it will look like Toronto! Vietnam is a real up and Comer. Thanks❤

[@ayngelina]

Well hopefully not like Toronto as I love the low rise neighbourhoods.

[@zambranito23]

Tra-i-do-ra ya no haces videos de Ecuador. Te aprovechaste de nuestra gente

[@ayngelina]

Espero que esté bromeando. Volveré algún día, pero también tengo muchos otros países que quiero visitar.

[@zambranito23]

nos usaste a todos los ecuatorianos, y cuando empezó la criminalidad a crecer te fuiste de nuestro querido pais @@ayngelina

[@ayngelina]

eso no es cierto en absoluto, me fui mucho antes de que comenzara el crimen en la costa. Pero nunca fui un expatriado, he estado en Ecuador cinco veces. Salgo y vuelvo dependiendo en lo que estoy trabajando para mi sitio web y canal de youtube. No significa que no volveré de nuevo.

[@thithachnguyen8913]

What not to love about VN , just wonder why people want to leave the country 😂!

[@donlye7698]

You could ask their leaders

[@ayngelina]

You could say that about every country, even my own.

[@Tommytranwildchild]

Cccp coffe. Lol! Its communist

[@ayngelina]

What else can ya say?

[@QuyenNguyen-vv5lb]

*_Chúc Aygelina du lịch Nha Trang vui vẻ_* !

[@ayngelina]

cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều, bạn có bất kỳ đề xuất nào cho các món ăn truyền thống hơn hoặc những thứ cần xem không?

[@Danlentct]

@@ayngelina bạn có thể hỏi người địa phương về phở, bún bò, bánh căn, bánh cuốn, nem nướng, chả ram (aka chả giò, nem ráng).

[@ayngelina]

cảm ơn vì những gợi ý

[@xuanthietvu999]

Bạn thích sống ở Việt nam ư, nếu vây: Nhà vườn cây có thể về miền Tây Nam bộ hoặc Tây Nguyên. Khi hậu biển nhiệt đới ấm quanh năm thì Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang, Bình Thuận. Bốn mùa ở miền Bắc thì Hải Phòng, Hạ Long, Hà Nội. Nhưng ở Miền Bắc thời tiết khá đỏng đảnh và khá khắc nghiệt đối người nước ngoài như mùa xuân ẩm thấp, hè thì nống bức... xin chào các bạn đã đến Việt nam. Where do you come from ?

[@ayngelina]

I’m Canadian 🇨🇦😊

[@ric44n]

Cong means Communist. Viet Cong or VC as American soldiers used to call it.

[@ayngelina]

Thanks for chiming in to let me know.

[@HaiTran-ns4fe]

sorry to tell you, yelly fish was from china. watch out what you eat when you travel to 3rd country. and watch food from china.

[@ayngelina]

Well a lot of western seafood comes from China as well so you can’t escape that. How do you know the jellyfish come from China?

[@Danlentct]

Fisrt of all, it is jellyfish, not yelly fish. Your name looks like a Vietnamese name, but you don't know nothing about jellyfish, or maybe other seafood in Vietnam either. Do not expose your ignorance by being judgmental about the origin of something that you do not have a clue what it is!