Hang Than street has been well-known for providing wedding ceremonies with offering trays. The street sells Banh Com, an indispensable offering, is considered one of Hanoi’s specialties. Visitors come here to buy specialties such as Banh Com, Banh Phu The [...]

The following is a list of some of the most typical snack foods that have become a part of winter in Hanoi. 1. Grilled corn Cold winds of a winter nights come along with the scent of grilled corn, which [...]

In Vietnam, “Banh Phu The” (conjugal cake) is a special cake, which symbolises the loyalty of a husband and wife… The conjugal cake is normally served at Vietnamese weddings and used as a wedding invitation or taken by the man’s [...]

Western culture considers that eating a dog is not good, but there will be no problem with other sorts of animals, as long as they are not called pets. However, for the vast majority of people on Earth, cultural values [...]

This simple dish sold in country markets has become a favorite breakfast of many Hanoians. People can find this dish in small stands o­n any street in Hanoi. The stands are always crowed with diners. Hanoians can enjoy this dish [...]

“Ô mai” is produced for traditional method, since chosing material, the company also send staff to gardens in Hung Yen, Hai Hung, Hoa Binh, Lai Chau in order to gather all crop of kinds of sour fresh fruit like plum, [...]

In Vietnamese New Year party, beside traditional dishes, no family can forget to make a tray of “Mut Tet”, a cup of tea, betel and areca ready to entertain their visitors. “Mut Tet” refers to fruits or vegetables that have [...]

On the Tet traditional tray of food according to Vietnamese culture, with traditional dishes such as Chung cake, chicken meat, spring rolls and so on, “giò” is one of the dainty morsels. Today, when “giò” almost become daily food and [...]

When we say that Vietnam is warming with reds these days, we aren’t making a political statement, of course. We’re talking about wine. With the easing of government restrictions, both commercial and cultural, the past ten years have seen a [...]

The owner skillfully lifts the cap of the tea cozy, takes out the tea pot, and then pours the hot tea into a small cup. The owner then hands the cup of steaming tea to the customer. Unlike northerners, who [...]

In Hanoi, you can find the simplest corner bar on Earth with tiny plastic stools on the sidewalk, small tables on the ground, laden with glasses of beer. Come to Vietnam to try Vietnamese beer and see how men drink [...]

Sugar-cane juice is a type of drink commonly found in Vietnam as a refreshing drink during the hot Vietnamese climate. In the hot weather like Vietnam, people know sugar-cane juice as a natural beverage that is delicious and cheap. Therefore, [...]

Whoever coming to Vietnam and most Southeast Asian countries (such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia) is much fond of a special condiment – Fish sauce (or nuoc mam in Vietnamese). It is a staple ingredient of numerous food like curry and [...]

The best rice noodles have only two ingredients: rice or rice flour, and water. Rice vermicelli are thin, translucent noodles that are similar to cellophane noodles, with which they are often confused (rice vermicelli are made from rice; cellophane noodles [...]

The cake is a rice ball made of glutinous rice mixed with cudweed (khuc)-most important ingredient and filled with green bean paste, pork, and spices. Cudweed grows during lunar January and February, when the drizzling rain lasts all day, and [...]

Any Vietnamese person is pleasantly surprised to find the word nem in the French dictionary Grand Larousse, which gives it the following definition: “pâté imperial de petite taille” (small-sized imperial patty), with this additional information: “specialité vietnamiene” (a Vietnamese specialty) [...]

If Pho is compatible to linguine in shape, Bun is more like spaghetti. Bun thang is one of the most popular yet hidden fares in Hanoi and one can hardly find it outside of the Old quarters or a few [...]

Rice rolls (banh cuon) are produced everywhere in Vietnam. But those made in Hanoi have their specific characteristics. In most ancient days, Thanh Tri, a suburban village of Hanoi, was famous for its rice rolls. The rolls of this village, [...]

Initially, green rice cakes were wedding cakes and they were also designed to replace the wedding cards announcing the wedding. The cake is made from green (unripe) glutinous rice which is stir-fried with fat and sugar, while its core is [...]

This is a specialty of Hà Nội and more precisely of Chả cá Street (Fried Fish Street). Hà Nội now has several shops selling this dish, but non ancient days, this was a street where were sold paints, and therefore [...]