Banh Da Lon or “pig skin cake” is a Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk, water, and sugar. It is sweet and gelatinously soft in texture, with thin (approximately 1cm) colored layers alternating with layers of mung bean, durian, or taro filling.
International visitors to Viet Nam in October estimated 812,017 arrivals, decrease 0.1% over last month and up 23.2% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 10 months reached 8,077,397 arrivals, increase 25.4% over the same period last year.
During two days of October 30-31, Dam Sen park is decorated in spooky style with a ghost street, zombie island, pumpkin garden and witch house.
The northern province of Thanh Hoa has been fertilised by alluvium from the Ma River for thousands of years, therefore its agricultural sector has strongly developed. Using an abundant resource of agricultural products, the locals create many delicious dishes, including Banh cuon (steamed rolled rice cakes).
As an important occasion for the Dao Do (red Dao) ethnic community in the northern province of Yen Bai, the harvest festival has been preserved for hundreds of years.
Ru Cha Islet is one of the few places in central Hue City that people can experience the autumn leaves of cha (excoecaria agallocha – a mangrove species) trees. The islet has become a must-visit destination for photographers around the country.
Tro Xuan Pha (Xuan Pha Dance), originating from the central province of Thanh Hoa, has become one of the seven new national intangible cultural heritages, according to a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A folk music festival featuring artists from across the country opened at Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province on September 27.
More than 40 photos on Da Nang city tourism were on display at an exhibition which opened in the framework of the 5th Asian Beach Games 2016 (ABG 5) on September 24th.
A bronze drum has been unearthed near the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO world heritage site in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
A bronze drum has been unearthed near the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO world heritage site in the central province of Thanh Hoa.
A programme with the theme of “Ha Noi – the cradle of cultural heritage” has been held in Paris in an effort to introduce Ha Noi’s and Viet Nam’s cultural essence as well as recent tourism policies.