Discover Hidden Gems
Discover Hidden Gems
Do you know the habit of using disposable chopsticks destroys millions of trees each year? Yeah, that’s true, especially in my neighbor country China, which produces the most chopsticks in the world. In an article by Washington Post, it’s estimated that the nation of 1.4 billion population produce 80 billion of chopstick pairs a year. And it […]
Do you want to learn how to use chopsticks? Great, I’ll show you in this article. Upon knowing how to use our dining utensils, you can savor Vietnamese cuisines, understand further about our culture, and enjoy your trip to Vietnam. Frankly, at the time of writing this article, I have used the chopsticks over 30 years. […]
When people mention Vietnamese noodles, they may immediately think of “Pho”. It’s true that Pho is a very popular cuisine in the South East Asian country, yet, there’re still many other noodle soups here, including: bún, miến, hủ tiếu, mỳ… In Vietnam’s cities, you’re easy to buy a noodle soup: in restaurants, traditional markets, supermarkets, and […]
Vietnamese dipping sauce (nước chấm or mắm chấm) is an important element in our daily meals, especially going with traditional foods. There’re many types of dipping sauce to serve with different dishes. Therefore, if you going to a Vietnamese restaurant, you may see that one gourmand has as many as five to seven bowls of dipping sauces […]
Tasting Vietnamese fish sauce (nước mắm) is a must if you want to learn about my country’s cuisine. Many researchers consider fish sauce is a typical product of my nation. The Washington Post comments that “like wine in France and olive oil in Italy, fish sauce is the prized staple of Vietnam.” Can you believe […]
There’re many weird Vietnamese foods & drinks that some of you will not even think of. They may be not so strange to Easterners, but are likely bizarre to Westerners. In this article, I want to introduce to you the strangest foods and drinks in Vietnam. Before we move on, I need to give a brief notice. […]
Coming to my country, you may see Vietnamese street food is very common in our daily living. Eating to fulfill stomach and maintain energy takes important part during trips. Foods sold along streets offer more than that, and people love them. I am going to show you 6 main reasons why people love this type […]
Have you tasted Vietnamese Banh chung (or Chung Cake)? It’s our familiar food for every family in our traditional Tet festival, especially in the north. People living in the south of Vietnam also eat a similar cake called Banh Tet. This Vietnamese rice cake is not square, but in a cylindrical shape. It has the same […]
You want to learn how to say Happy New Year in Vietnamese? You will find useful instruction in this article. Normally, it great to know how to express common phrases in another language. If you want to learn some basic Vietnamese phrases, or just a greeting in Vietnamese New Year, here we go. In Vietnamese, […]
If you see once Vietnamese New Year Celebration, you’ll know it’s the year’s most important festival in my country. During that special event, there are many things that people should do and don’t. Here the five of each for your reading. Should do in Vietnamese Tet 1. Pay tribute to ancestors Almost all Vietnamese families […]
