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  • [INFOGRAPHIC] Knowledge of Gustation
    11 08 2017

    [INFOGRAPHIC] Knowledge of Gustation

    Understanding how to combine and balance flavors is an important cooking concept that will allow you to create flavorful dishes every time you cook.

  • Foodwise: Trying Thai Specialties in Son La
    11 04 2017

    Foodwise: Trying Thai Specialties in Son La

    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.

  • Mi Quang - Central Vietnam’s “Must-Try” Delicacy
    10 16 2017

    Mi Quang - Central Vietnam’s “Must-Try” Delicacy

    Vietnam is famous for its diverse cuisine and culture and each region has its own seductive signature dishes.

  • Sauces and Herbs to Die For
    09 20 2017

    Sauces and Herbs to Die For

    Vietnamese dipping sauce and a huge variety of fresh aromatic herbs are the soul of the country’s cuisine.

  • Home Taste from Star-Berries
    07 10 2017

    Home Taste from Star-Berries

    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.

  • Fish Sauce: Much More Than Just a Condiment
    07 04 2017

    Fish Sauce: Much More Than Just a Condiment

    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.

  • Chef Sakal Phoeung: Sharing in Our Career Is Not Like Stealing Grey Matters
    07 04 2017

    Chef Sakal Phoeung: Sharing in Our Career Is Not Like Stealing Grey Matters

    That’s what chef Sakal, who won 5 rounds in Iron Chef Viet Nam and won the gold metal in MLA Black Box Culinary Challenge shared in the meeting of The Golden Spoon Club.

  • 1st Seminar: The Combination of Cuisine and Wine
    07 01 2017

    1st Seminar: The Combination of Cuisine and Wine

    Useful knowledge of modern cooking techniques, how to enjoy wine, and tips for food and wine combination really got attention from chefs.

  • A Symphony of Flavours in A Delicious Vietnamese Sandwich
    06 16 2017

    A Symphony of Flavours in A Delicious Vietnamese Sandwich

    Disparate flavours meld beautifully in a Vietnamese-style sandwich on a French baguette: savoury ground pork, sour vinegared vegetables, fresh coriander and more.

  • The South-East Asia’s ‘Unusual’ Bowl Meal
    06 16 2017

    The South-East Asia’s ‘Unusual’ Bowl Meal

    “Of all the stories in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport”, Sandip Narang, Executive Chef, Taj West End shared.

  • Rustic Countryside Food Full of Delightful Flavour
    05 19 2017

    Rustic Countryside Food Full of Delightful Flavour

    Ca phao – garden egg – is as important to Vietnamese as kim chi is to Koreans. It is a type of fruit that is often salted and served as a side dish in Vietnamese meals.

  • The Wonderful Elements of Vietnamese Cuisine That Make You’re Proud Of
    04 07 2017

    The Wonderful Elements of Vietnamese Cuisine That Make You’re Proud Of

    Among all Vietnamese cultural aspects, cuisine might be one of the most approachable and it also can represent featured, remarkable lines of the country.

  • Distinct Character in This Vietnam-Style Soup
    04 05 2017

    Distinct Character in This Vietnam-Style Soup

    Vietnamese food is considered one of the healthiest cuisines in the world; the deliciously fresh flavors are a true testament of the culture’s impeccable approach to the overall culinary experience.

  • Utterly, Bitterly Delicious Dishes by The Ê Đê
    04 04 2017

    Utterly, Bitterly Delicious Dishes by The Ê Đê

    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.

  • Tamarind fish sauce of the South and Sau soup in the North
    02 09 2017

    Tamarind fish sauce of the South and Sau soup in the North

    Among numerous Vietnamese spices, tamarind and Sau (Dracontomelon duperreanum) are irreplaceable sour spices of the cooks.

  • A taste of Southern cuisine: keo fish hotpot
    01 28 2017

    A taste of Southern cuisine: keo fish hotpot

    With an abundance of seafood, Southerners have created a wide variety of dishes featuring fish in various modes - stewed fish, grilled fish, fermented fish, fish vermicelli and, of course, the ubiquitous fish sauce.

  • Coming straight to the final with Do Son specialties
    01 25 2017

    Coming straight to the final with Do Son specialties

    A very Vietnamese menu, which was uplifted by new exotic yet rural spices and delicate decoration, helped team 34 to subdue the jury to become the only representative of Vung Tau city in the final round.

  • Sublime offerings for heaven and earth
    01 17 2017

    Sublime offerings for heaven and earth

    Việt Nam’s biggest, most important traditional festival, Tết (Lunar New Year Festival), is a time of renewal, a time to welcome Spring, a time to thank Gods and ancestors and pray for their blessings. Special dishes are made to offer the Gods before they ...

  • A taste of Southern cuisine: keo fish hotpot
    01 06 2017

    A taste of Southern cuisine: keo fish hotpot

    With an abundance of seafood, southerners have created a wide variety of dishes featuring fish in various modes - stewed fish, grilled fish, fermented fish, fish vermicelli and, of course, the ubiquitous fish sauce.

  • Shorthand for tastes: sour – spicy – sweet – nutty
    12 30 2016

    Shorthand for tastes: sour – spicy – sweet – nutty

    Taste, to some extent, means one’s dining preference. Gradually its initial meaning grows culture-related, through which helps shape each people’s traits.

  • New ingredients appear first time on Vietnamese food map
    12 27 2016

    New ingredients appear first time on Vietnamese food map

    Given local produce from pristine mountainous regions to riverine plains, the Golden Spoon Awards competitors keep searching and exploring dozens of unique spices and herbs to enrich the national cuisine and pin down on the country’s food map.

  • Shrimp hotpot: not too sweet, not too sour
    12 20 2016

    Shrimp hotpot: not too sweet, not too sour

    It is a feature of Vietnamese culinary culture that people identify the best fruit or dish as belonging to a particular locality.

  • New Indian restaurant serves up a few novelties
    12 19 2016

    New Indian restaurant serves up a few novelties

    The latest Indian eatery in Hà Nội adds spice to the Xmas Cheer with new dishes and matching wines, writes Hari Chathrattil.

  • Enjoy “leaves festival” at Kon Tum
    12 03 2016

    Enjoy “leaves festival” at Kon Tum

    With some sliced pork belly, Bi (small sliced pork skin mixed roasted rice powder), and a bit of sautéed shrimps, the meeting of two ex-Truong Son soldiers was still fierily enthusiastic; and the “party of leaves” carried on their good old days.

  • A signature salad in Kon Tum
    11 28 2016

    A signature salad in Kon Tum

    The province of Kon Tum in the Central Highlands is famous for not only many beautiful places but also its salad which has been recognised in the list of top 10 Vietnamese specialties of Asian cuisine by the Asian Record Organisation. The signature dish ...

  • Find out what it takes to make the Golden Spoon Awards 2015’s one billion dong menu
    11 24 2016

    Find out what it takes to make the Golden Spoon Awards 2015’s one billion dong menu

    A review on the idea that made Lotte Hanoi Hotel team the new winner of the Golden Spoon Awards 2015 Final with a prestigious cup of chef and 1-billion dong prize.

  • Remarkable variation of fine seafood
    11 22 2016

    Remarkable variation of fine seafood

    Because of the promise with preliminary judges that semi-final round would have all golden dishes, the whole team 31 had spent their time looking for unique specialties from the sea and dry lands to bring to the contest.

  • Feeling with Wild Gamboge Fruits
    11 16 2016

    Feeling with Wild Gamboge Fruits

    There are always some delightful secrets hidden in rustic appearance in the world of wild plants. A lively example is gamboge fruit.

  • Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables
    11 01 2016

    Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables

    Salt fruits, chicken-gizzard fruits, So fruits, and saffron were used as special spices to create remarkable tastes for deluxe dishes.

  • Autumn “Bánh Căn” - rice pancake with pork and shrimp
    05 20 2016

    Autumn “Bánh Căn” - rice pancake with pork and shrimp

    Whilst friends always told me that “Bánh căn” is available all year round, I think these small cakes are best in the autumn. Plus at this time Nha Trang city is always at its best.

  • A choir with many tones
    10 26 2015

    A choir with many tones

    Recently everytime going down to Can Gio mangrove forest or the remote islands, like Phu Quoc or Cu Lao Cham, we usually hear stories from chefs about the spices used in the Golden Spoon contest.

  • Bai Dinh Hotel won the second prize
    10 08 2015

    Bai Dinh Hotel won the second prize

    Although this is the first time Bai Dinh hotel entered the Golden Spoon contest, the chefs showed their confidence by a clear and structured menu with modifications of rustic ingredients and specialties.

  • Chicken Rice Hoi An Style
    11 17 2014

    Chicken Rice Hoi An Style

    Chicken Rice Hoi An Style tastes delicious at any time of the year

  • “Nem chợ Huyện” a sour pork cake from the town market
    11 06 2014

    “Nem chợ Huyện” a sour pork cake from the town market

    If you go to Bàn Đồ town to see the Cham tower, try a bowl of rice noodle soup and enjoy “Bánh ít lá gai” for dessert, it’s a kind of sticky rice cake with a green bean filling.

  • I can’t wait to taste
    10 17 2014

    I can’t wait to taste

    When good quality, familiar dishes were modified and presented in a modern style many compliments were overheard, such as “Wow it is so beautiful! I can’t wait to taste it”

  • The authentic party in highland region: tasting leaves and trying flowers
    08 01 2014

    The authentic party in highland region: tasting leaves and trying flowers

    The most out-standing dish among 60 good dishes brought by 50 chefs in the foods festival in highland region is the salad made of 50 kinds of wild leaves from the jungle and other dishes made of flowers.

  • Delicacies reach all parts of the tongue
    06 27 2014

    Delicacies reach all parts of the tongue

    The surface of the tongue has a network of neurosensory receptors and nerves that help you to be able to taste. It is very sensitive so the tongue can easily recognize sweet, bitter, spicy or sour flavors.

  • Turn wild fruit into an amazing dish
    06 25 2014

    Turn wild fruit into an amazing dish

    Many creative results come about by accident. Many surprises and interesting results have been created by enthusiastic and dedicated chefs in this intense competition. For example: The “transformation” of wild fruit

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Sauces and Herbs to Die For

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