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09
26
2018
Bánh bột lọc is a popular dish in Việt Nam’s north and central regions. These clear dumplings cooked in banana leaves are said to have originated in the former imperial capital city of Huế.
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08
21
2018
Steamed rolls made of rice flour, locally known as bánh cuốn, are a popular dish across Việt Nam.
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08
06
2018
Banana flower salad, a popular dish in Việt Nam, is known in the North as nộm bắp chuối and as gỏi bắp chuối in the South.
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02
07
2018
This village prepares thousands of clay pots stuffed with fish to ship across the country and overseas for Lunar New Year.
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12
22
2017
Hue city is well known for having simple, yet sophisticated dishes.
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12
20
2017
Among the myriad Vietnamese dishes made with rice, be it main courses, side-dishes or snacks that are meals in themselves, the softest gluey texture belongs to the bánh giò (rice dough dumpling with minced pork and wood ear mushrooms inside).
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11
23
2017
To renowned French Chef Sakal Phoeung, the most important factor in opening and maintaining a successful restaurant anywhere in the world is the right balance of hardware and software.
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11
06
2017
When all the talking is done, the two sweethearts of central Vietnam have prepared something for everyone.
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11
04
2017
Nom da trau (buffalo skin salad) and nhot xanh cuon bap cai (green elaeagnus latifolia) wrapped in cabbage, are unique and tasty specialties of the ethnic Thai group in the northwestern province of Son La.
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10
30
2017
Fresh salmon hotpot and BBQ heaven await as you dance through the clouds in Sa Pa.
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10
18
2017
Any gourmet worth his salt knows that side-dishes are crucial value additions to most meals, and some of them are so tasty that they are as important, if not more so, than the main dish.
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10
13
2017
The best traditional Vietnamese dishes, from north to south.
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10
10
2017
The Northern most province in the country is no longer a “remote area” in the tourism sense of the word.
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09
26
2017
Nha Trang delicacy bánh ướt Diên Khánh is often missed by visitors, who often only know of the province for its numerous beaches.
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09
25
2017
Fried fish has become a can’t miss dish for visitors to Hanoi. Among hundreds of fried fish restaurants in the capital, La Vong is the oldest and most famous, retaining its original taste over the past century.
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08
24
2017
Throughout Vietnam, chicken rice has evolved to meet the tastes of different regions.
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08
07
2017
Forget the beaches and jungle for a second, and get your chops around a bowl of this.
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07
31
2017
It’s not strange to find yourself standing in line waiting for a crispy pancake at this restaurant.
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07
20
2017
Global diners seem to have developed a taste for Southeast Asian flavors.
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07
15
2017
Being the successor of the famous tea and having many years of research on tea, artisan Hoang Anh Suong shared about tea and culture of enjoying tea in Vietnam as well as the art of tea in Vietnamese culture.
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07
10
2017
People from the north of Viet Nam are not familiar at all to star-berries but with southwestern locals, seeing fresh or sweetened star-berries means to look at a piece of their hometown image.
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07
04
2017
Just like rice, fish sauce is a staple of almost every dish in Việt Nam. “For Vietnamese people, a meal without fish sauce is considered incomplete”, culture expert Trần Ngọc Thêm once wrote in his book Việt Nam Culture Foundation.
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06
21
2017
An unusual feature of Vietnamese cuisine is the ownership that people – chefs, restaurant owners, gourmets or just the “common man” – display for a dish, and the stories that they are prepared to share.
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06
10
2017
Banh cuon (steamed rolled rice pancake), banh my (Vietnamese sandwich) and Mon Hue (Hue cuisine) are gaining even more popularity as they are being served at better restaurants.
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05
30
2017
The beginning of summer is when plums are bearing all over Northern highlands of Vietnam. Because of harsher climate, Northern fruits are not as diverse and as the South’s but it does not mean quality of those is much different.
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05
23
2017
Vietnamese people have long taken pride in their bánh mì.
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05
20
2017
Vegetarianism is not about religion or something complicated, vegetarianism is about keeping fit and staying healthy. These days vegetarian meals can be a fine culinary art.
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05
17
2017
Nobody likes a dry throat or a thumping headache after drinking, so Lonely Planet suggests a few ways to heal a hangover.
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05
16
2017
Chef Vo Quoc is quite well known although he is not any restaurants’ chef cook.
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04
26
2017
Because noodles are just the beginning.
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04
25
2017
Mắm tép, shrimp paste, and nem chua, fermented pork, may sound quite intimidating dishes, but don’t let the pungent smell prevent you from trying these interesting specialties of Ninh Bình Province.
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04
04
2017
For the Ê Đê people, no meal is really complete without a fruit that is a rare ingredient in other cuisines – cà đắng – bitter eggplant.
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04
03
2017
The spices that raising up gastronomical stream inside us are so plentiful. The mellow and unforgettable strong taste of them, however, just can be counted on fingers. The fruits of A. Tonkinensis swaying in late summer, are among them.
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03
25
2017
Officials say it will provide better publicity, but vendors don't buy it.
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03
18
2017
Danang is a food paradise with a wide variety of classic dishes available from local restaurants and food stalls at bargain basement prices. Averie Nguyen picks out some of the must-try dishes.
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03
15
2017
Delectable and eye-catching, exotic cuisines from across the borders are growing more popular in Vietnam, especially among younger generations. This surge in popularity of international food is contributing to an increasingly dynamic and diverse Vietnamese culinary culture.
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03
13
2017
It has now become common knowledge that the best one-day getaway from Hà Nội is Ninh Bình Province.
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03
13
2017
People in Hue city prepared hundreds of dishes for Tet holiday, and how they preserved all of them from before Tet until 15 days later was a piece of art.
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03
10
2017
These eateries are open well into the small hours to serve hungry night-owls.
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03
07
2017
Once a sleepy backwater, Hanoi’s Tay Ho district has rapidly metamorphosed into a buzzing neighbourhood. Here’s our insider’s roundup of the best restaurants and cafes in the area.