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10
19
2018
The "symphony of a sandwich", as Bourdain called it: discover the Vietnamese sandwich in its birthplace, Hoi An, and where to eat the best ones worldwide.
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10
13
2018
A primer on dishes from different locations in Vietnam that will whet the appetite of both visitors and locals.
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05
2018
1:1 ratio of fat to flour, that’s the basic start to a classic roux, a French paste that’s used to thicken numerous sauces, from white sauce to Espagnole.
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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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09
19
2018
In Vietnamese cuisine, nem rán (fried spring rolls) and nem cuốn tôm thịt (fresh shrimp and pork rolls) are among the most popular and tasty of the hundreds of local dishes that residents and foreigners alike enjoy.
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08
23
2018
Everything you need to know about the popular and widely consumed saltwater fish: find out some numbers to discover some curiosities about tuna.
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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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07
18
2018
What is Prickly Pear? 26 interesting facts and figures about this delicious fruit used in several Mexican specialities and beverages.
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06
27
2018
CNN will be broadcasting a short film on Hà Nội in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East from June 16 to 28.
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05
17
2018
The central coastal province of Phú Yên, a land of immense green grass fields scattered with yellow flowers and stunningly beautiful cliffs abutting the blue sea, is a highlight on the tourism map of Việt Nam.
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05
12
2018
After two days of intense competition, Japanese chef Hideki Takayama has emerged victorious at the Bocuse d’Or Asia-Pacific 2018 held in Guangzhou, China and will now head with his team to the final in Lyon in 2019.
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04
06
2018
Nothing could be more different from fast food, the American way, than the traditional Vietnamese diet.
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03
29
2018
Each place in Việt Nam is known for its local produce and specialities – Hà Nội is famous for phở, bún bò from the central city of Huế and nem nướng Cái Răng from the southern province of Cần Thơ.
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01
2018
World Food Trends in 2018 were forecasted by experts from all over the world and reliable food web sites, based on a number of factors, including people’s interest to the food, especially, how good the dish is to public health.
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02
27
2018
The Lunar New Year begins February 16. It is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Asia.
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02
24
2018
Tết custom demands different sorts of cake to offer to the earth, heaven and ancestors.
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01
31
2018
As Tết approaches, a group of gourmets from Hà Nội is visiting the northern province of Cao Bằng to seek the best miến dong (canna vermicelli) to make cellophane noodles. The rhizomes of the plant are full of starch.
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01
30
2018
Everyone knows that Quang Ninh is famous for its scenery, its people, its culture. But not many people know about a unique food that can only be found there.
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01
20
2018
With its peculiar taste and scent, broken rice has long been considered a favorite by people of all ages and economic backgrounds in Saigon, and only in this city can its true flavor be found.
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01
18
2018
Many food lovers from other countries agree that Vietnam still has more foods to discover besides the globally famous 'phở' and 'bánh mì'.
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01
18
2018
Nature has particularly bounteous in Hậu Giang, providing water loaded with minerals that is home to the most delicious thác lác fish (clown knife fish) compared with other regions in the country. The flesh is fragrant, firm and crisp-skinned.
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01
17
2018
It’s the classic Robin to Batman of local food; fish sauce has long been the unsung hero.
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01
04
2018
What is star anise? 26 interesting facts and figures about this spice having a huge variety of uses and purposes, from culinary to digestive.
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01
03
2018
Every late Autumn, when sunbeams gently light up trees, turning them yellow, and light cold front approaches in the north, the rươi (seaworm) season begins, as it has done for a thousand years.
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01
03
2018
Stefan Nguyen loves introducing Americans to Vietnamese food.
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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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14
2017
The stall is packed every evening thanks to its hearty soup sided with century eggs.
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12
14
2017
Cold wind, check. Sweater, check. Money, check. It's time for your meals to get 'quacky.'
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12
11
2017
Mr. Bui Ngoc Thai puts on his plastic gloves and carefully mixes the thin layers of lean pork meat, lard and skin with some salt, MSG and thinh, the golden roast rice grounded into a brownish powder.
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11
2017
Banh mi Hoi An (Hoi An-style bread rolls) has been listed among the world’s Top 10 sandwiches by Austrian travel website Traveller, together with well-known American cheeseburgers, English bacon butties, and Japanese Katsu Sando.
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12
08
2017
Every cook on the line has their go to tricks, from saving a few precious seconds here and there to pulling a sauce back from the brink.
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12
01
2017
Food is at the very heart of Vietnamese culture.
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11
29
2017
There's no arguing: Hanoi is a street food mecca.
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11
25
2017
Follow the locals to nameless roadside eateries as the cold snap bites in Vietnam's capital.
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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
21
2017
Growing up in Nordjylland, Denmark’s northernmost region, chef Anh Le didn’t meet many other Vietnamese people.
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11
20
2017
In Korea, the secret sauce has long been gochujang. From kimchi to bibimbap to Korean BBQ, gochujang is a favorite among chefs everywhere, and is poised to soon become as big as Sriracha.
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11
18
2017
Northwest Highlands are a huge treasure of food. In addition of seasonal produce and protein sources, the nature here has been protected by the living habits of the local minorities, from Thai, Mong, Dao, to Tang Mien.