• Enjoying Banh Canh noodle soup in Tra Vinh Province

    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

    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 (pt sandwiches on French...

  • Vietnam - A New Asian Food Star

    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)

    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...

  • Cong cake (Tube cake)

    Cong cake (Tube cake)

    22/10/2011 02:06

    This is a popular traditional cooking in Can Tho city. The cake is called Cong cake because the tool used to make this cake looks like a tube. The cake is made predominantly from glutinous rice flour, wheat flour, shrimp and green beans. The recipe is also simple. Rice flour and wheat...

  • Grilled shrimp paste-a whole ocean in one bit!

    Grilled shrimp paste-a whole ocean in one bit!

    17/09/2011 01:35

    Is it easy to make ? If you have chance to see how Vietnamese people make a good grilled shrimp paste, you will notice that its process is not so difficult or time-consuming. Firstly, boil the pork fat, drain and finely dice then, put shrimp, garlic, scallion, egg white, sugar,...

  • Cha ca La Vong (grilled minced fish)

    Cha ca La Vong (grilled minced fish)

    17/09/2011 01:33

    The long history… In ancient days, there was a street selling paints, called the Paints Street. The Doan family, located at house No, 14 of this street, hit upon a new idea that sold fried fish pie served with soft noodles and seasoning. Encouraged by the appreciation of...

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