Vietnam Culture
Lau mam (Mixed vegetable and meat hot pot)
At present, Lau mam folk dish in the past hundred years – become a luxurious specialty in the South. Chau Doc fish sauce made from fresh-water fish, a kind of sweet- smelling and greasy fish, which must be as required … Read more
Durian (Sau rieng)
You may wonder why this kind of fruit has to bear such a austere name sau rieng (ones’own sorrows). If you are curious enough, let’s travel to orchard provinces in southern Vietnam and the locals are likely to recite to … Read more
Ca kho to (Dry-boiled catfish)
Fish, which used to prepare for the dish, can be catfish, anabas or snake-head fish. Necessary spices include dry garlic, fresh lemon, onion, chilly, sugar, glutamate, fish sauce, grease, and a spoon of pepper and wine. Although Ca kho to … Read more
Com (Grilled green rice)
Every autumn, around September and October, when the cool north-westerly wind brings a cold dew, the sticky rice ears bend themselves into arches waiting for ripe grains because these rice grains are at their fullest and the rice-milk is already … Read more
Shrimp fried pancake of West Lake
Although Bánh tôm (shrimp fried pancake) is available almost everywhere in the country, it is best at Nhà hàng Hồ Tây (Hồ Tây Restaurant) on the bank of Trúc B. While diners await the arrival of the hot fried shrimp … Read more
Banh cuon (Rolled rice pancake)
Banh cuon is popular to Vietnamese as disk for breakfast. The cake preparing process includes grilled rice which is steamed and oil-spread to have sweet-smelling. Banh cuon is prepared available. Leaves of cake put on plate as the customers ask … Read more
Cha ca La Vong (La Vong grilled fish pies)
Cha ca La Vong is a unique specialty of Hanoi people, therefore one street in Hanoi was named as Cha Ca Street. Cha ca is made from mud-fish, snake-headed fish, but the best one is Hemibagrus (Ca lang). Fish bone … Read more
Bun thang
Dishes made of soft noodle soup are diverse such as vermicelli and fried chopped meat, Bun Thang, vermicelli and sour crab soup, stewed vermicelli and boiled lean meat, etc. The popular dish is vermicelli and sour crab soup whilst Bun … Read more
Bun bo gio heo (Beef and fork soft noodle soup)
Preparing Bun bo gio heo is very skillful. Pig leg is clean-shaved, chopped into even slices with adequate bone, meat and skin, mixed with lean beefs, and soaked with salt, pepper, fish sauce, dry onion and spices. Bun bo gio … Read more
Banh trang cuon thit heo (Dry pancake roll with pork)
A big plate of fresh vegetables with a peppery-hot red chilly, a plate of boiled lean and fat meat, a bowl of fish sauce, and a plate of dry pancakes are displayed on the dining table. Customers have to serve … Read more
