To the Southerners, Hoa Loc mangoes are considered the best. The mango in the Tien River Region is medium with an elongated oval shape; when ripe, it is fragrant and intensely sweet with a bright yellow skin, and smooth,…
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Hanoi in autumn is the most beautiful in the whole year. It is also the time when the glutinous rice fields start turning buds to paddy. Young rice still excreting milk while being nail-pressed, under mothers’ and sisters’ hands,…
In the Oriental perspective, the ambience of the kitchen represents the prosperity of a house, not just a place for cooking. Since time immemorial, the kitchen is a fireplace of the whole family despite its small size. It is…
Have you tried Vietnamese banh mi? Listen to what Americans say about the world’s bets street food.…
Tết Nguyên Đán or simply Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) is the most festive time of year in Vietnam as well as the busiest due to the amount of preparation required. You can easily get a sense Tet’s intense yet joyful atmosphere…
As in other Southeast Asian countries, the amazing diversity of regional cuisines in Vietnam depend greatly on the different flavours used in each location. Vietnamese cooks use a lot of fresh spices, herbs and locally grown vegetables. As the…
The history of Vietnam is as complex as it is fascinating. Travel back in time with us to the days of peasants and emperors, colonisation and revolutions to discover the lineage of some of Vietnam’s most essential dishes. Here’s how phở , bánh xèo and cà…
Have you ever wondered what Vietnamese cuisine is like outside of Vietnam? There have been numerous articles about Vietnamese food in faraway lands, such as Australia and the United States, thanks to the large Vietnamese diaspora in these places. However,…
Which image first comes to mind when you think of Vietnamese phở? A hot bowl of rice noodles in beef-bone broth, served with various additives that differ depending on geographical origin? Well, there are far more wonderful dishes made…
In April, a parliamentary working group was ready to publish a damning report on the health effects of unsafe food. The most serious accusation was not the food industry’s role in causing 26,500 hospitalisations nor its purported role in…