Though different from pho in many ways, there is one trait banh gio (pyramid-shaped rice dumpling) shares with this popular dish: Hanoians can eat each of them at any time of the day. A plate of steaming banh gio sold at a stall on a street corner can be a quick breakfast. It can also be a decent mid-afternoon snack.
'Tao pho' (sweet tofu pudding) is a very common and popular sweet dessert made from soy beans. Tofu pudding has the smooth, creamy texture of a light flan, but the taste of soy milk.
Modern life and technology have brought many comforts to human kind. Many children in big cities miss out on childhood joys, replaced by lavish and hi-tech toys such as smart phones. However, for many people, simple and ordinary toys like bamboo dragonflies still hold some luster.
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has long been a convergence point for people from different parts of the country who want to move to the country’s economic hub to earn a living and settle down. Those people living far from their birthplace often remember not only their families, relatives and countryside landscapes but also hometown specialties. And Ba Hoa Market in HCMC has long been…
Grapefruit pudding is a popular dessert in Can Tho City. Although this dish is widely available all over Viet Nam, the porridge made in Can Tho has a special flavor that can be found nowhere else.
(TITC) - Located about 200km to the west of Ha Noi, at an altitude of over 1,000m, Moc Chau Plateau in Moc Chau District, Son La Province is an ideal destination in the journey of exploring the Northwest region thanks to its cool and fresh atmosphere, endless green tea hills, gardens of plum and apricot trees and various flowers, etc.
A green tea island in Thanh Chuong District, central Nghe An Province has recently become a destination attracting a large number of visitors.
I have traveled a lot and been absorbed by many attractive places. However, back to the hometown in Gia Lai Province, I could not help being astonished at the beauty of Bien Ho or T’nung Lake (sea on mountain) and have to admit that it is the most beautiful lake having lured a large number of both domestic and international tourists by its crystal clear…
Vietnamese cuisine doesn't win any points for complexity. Many of dishes can be made using materials and ingredients that can be found right in the garden, and “chuoi dau om” is one of the most popular.
Located 60 km from Ha Noi, Phu Lang Village in Que Vo District, the northern province of Bac Ninh, is one of the oldest pottery centers of the Red River Delta. Due to the recession of products made with traditional techniques, villagers are now changing to make pottery fine art ones. The change not only helps popularise rural landscape and lifestyle of Kinh Bac villagers but also…
Once taking a sightseeing tour to the central cities of Hue and Da Nang, beach lovers should not miss a chance to drop by Lang Co Beach, an attractive tourist destination renowned for wonderful landscapes, long white-sand dunes and blue seawater.
As one of the most familiar foods in Vietnamese family meals, dishes made from goby fish are believed to have originated from rural areas surrounded by rivers and streams. Due to the availability of the fish, there are dozens of ways to cook goby fish. However, one of the most classic and common ways is braising goby fish with turmeric.