Food & Drink

Fish soup for the soul
10/02/2012 02:46
A simple, rural dish carries the flavor of the best offerings from�Vietnam�’s rice fields Rice vermicelli and anabas soup in Hai Tu Quy Restaurant in�Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 It is always a good time to eat rice in�Vietnam. But something else that grows...
Savoring banh beo in Hue style
07/02/2012 02:55
My friends from around the country who normally visit Hue city City usually call me in advance to take them to enjoy banh beo (rice cake) in Hue style prepared in small bowls. � Why does this rustic and simple cooking have such a strong attraction on people? Well, to enjoy...
Feasting on bun mam in Da Nang City
07/02/2012 02:46
Located in a small alley in Tran Ke Xuong Street in Da Nang's Hai Chau District is a row of stalls selling bun mam (vermicelli with salted fish sauce) – a true southern delicacy. I enjoyed very much the bun mam (vermicelli with salted fish sauce) in the southernmost Ca Mau...
Enjoying Banh Canh noodle soup in Tra Vinh Province
07/02/2012 02:40
Ben Co Banh Canh restaurant belonging to Hai Hen, 4 kilometres�� from Tra Vinh town in the Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh, is a gastronomic delight for customers not only in Tra Vinh Province but also neighboring provinces. Nguyen Thi Diep, daughter of Hai Hen prepares to...
HCMC listed among best cities for street foods
04/02/2012 01:49
cooking s-49ab.jpg" alt="" width="450" /> "banh xeo", one of Vietnamese famous foods beside "pho," "banh mi," and spring roll “Saigon's street foods range from the savory soup known as pho and the French colonial–influenced banh mi (p�t� sandwiches on French...
Vietnam - A New Asian Food Star
15/11/2011 04:53
Recently, Vietnam cooking has been mentioned as internationalized words such as: Pho, Nem or Chung cake. One New York newspaper sees Vietnam as a "new Asia food star" which has high potentials to rank among top ten food over the world. Mr. Didier Corlou, chief cook at Sofitel Metropole...
Shrimp meat ball and mushroom soup (Canh mọc tôm nấu nấm)
22/10/2011 02:19
Preparation: Fresh prawn is best for the dish. If you cannot find it fresh, defrost your frozen one finely. Other ingredients include green onion, mushroom, salt and pepper and of course, fish sauce. Cooking Prawn shell is removed and cooked with grilled onion and ginger for...