The almost-70-year-old Francis Van Hoi is what you’d call a personality: a person who loves food and has a story to tell. “As a child, I always scolded my mother. Every meal was the same: cooked fish, cooked vegetables,…
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Eating is one of the top things to do in Saigon. With a glut of tasty dishes to sample, it’s hard to decide what to choose For a short list of the must-try food in the city, you can read below.…
Noodles were first created in China as far back as the Han Dynasty, and thanks to the Chinese, we now have pasta, ramen and bánh phở. In many ways, there’s a Chinese influence on the Vietnamese cuisine, though this view is sometimes controversial.…
You will know by now that Vietnamese cuisine consists of thousands of different kinds of dishes.…
The colonial French left in Vietnam their architecture and a handful of words: phô mai for “fromage,” the French word for cheese, or phốt for fault or the French “faute.”…
Northern Vietnam is the oldest and most geographically diverse region of the nation, with a history of occupation by China, France and Japan.…
One of the hallmarks of Vietnamese cuisine is the amount of condiments and other accompaniments you get with your dish.…
Who’s selling the best bánh mì in Hanoi? Let’s find out in this virtual tour around the capital of Vietnam…
Ho Chi Minh City‘s street food scene can be daunting for first-time visitors.…
In a Highland Coffee shop near Ben Thanh Market, Sonny Side, internet personality and host of YouTube’s enormously popular Best Ever Food Review Show, recalls some recent experiences.…