Food Detective / Vietnam / Bò lúc lắc
Bò lúc lắc (shaking beef)
Cubed beef tossed in a very hot wok, served with rice or fries and salad.
- Kind
- Meat, Rice
- Cooking
- Stir-fried
- Taste
- Salty, Filling meal · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Seared outside, tender cubes inside
NAME
What the name means
- Bò
- Cattle; in dish names, beef
- lúc lắc
- To swing from side to side
- Name says
- "Shaking" beef
- Actually
- Cubed beef tossed in a very hot wok, served with rice or fries and salad.
Word sources: bò, lúc lắc
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Beef
- Usually included
- Vegetables
- Sometimes added
- Rice
- Varies by region or shop
- Fish sauce
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Oyster sauce, Tofu & soy
- Usually seasoned with oyster sauce and soy sauce — oyster sauce matters for shellfish allergies.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (VND).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One serving
- Budget
- —
- Typical
- —
- Premium
- —
Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- Không cho tôm
- No shrimp, please
- Không cho hải sản
- No seafood, please
- Không cho nước mắm
- No fish sauce, please
- Không cho đậu phộng
- No peanuts, please
- Không cho thịt heo
- No pork, please
- Không cho trứng
- No egg, please
- Không cay
- Not spicy, please
- Tôi bị dị ứng
- I am allergic to … (add the ingredient)
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Shaking beef (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.