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  • Quảng noodles, cao-lầu, and Hoi An chicken rice might steal the heart of APEC visitors
    11 10 2017

    Quảng noodles, cao-lầu, and Hoi An chicken rice might steal the heart of APEC visitors

    Feature dishes from Hue, Da Nang, or Hoi An are significantly memorable based on their harsh taste and rustic flavors. Interestingly, they all share similar characteristics, which are either rolls or mix, and all spicy.

  • Vietnamese Food: The Ultimate Food Guide
    10 13 2017

    Vietnamese Food: The Ultimate Food Guide

    The best traditional Vietnamese dishes, from north to south.

  • This Is the World's Best Gelato
    09 20 2017

    This Is the World's Best Gelato

    An Italian competition to find the best gelato in the world has come to the conclusion after three years of searching, that when it comes to perfect ice cream, there's no place like home.

  • Sauce – Tiny Yet Substantial Element of Vietnamese Cuisine
    09 11 2017

    Sauce – Tiny Yet Substantial Element of Vietnamese Cuisine

    Food sauce is indispensable, that’s what most Vietnamese diners think. Without appropriate sauce, the dish can’t be complete.

  • Gastronomic Adventure with 2-Star Michelin Chef Thierry Drapeau
    08 01 2017

    Gastronomic Adventure with 2-Star Michelin Chef Thierry Drapeau

    If you have never experienced haute cuisine, especially on a luxury cruise in Halong Bay, Haute Cuisine on High Seas – the convergence of essence – is an event that gourmets cannot miss.

  • 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.

  • On The Hunt for Hanoi's Perfect Bun Cha
    07 10 2017

    On The Hunt for Hanoi's Perfect Bun Cha

    One woman’s journey to a bun cha paradise, where there are no charred bits or salty sauce.

  • 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.

  • Beyond Pho: 9 Amazing Vietnamese Dishes You Need to Know
    04 26 2017

    Beyond Pho: 9 Amazing Vietnamese Dishes You Need to Know

    Because noodles are just the beginning.

  • Smelly but Delicious: The Dishes of Ninh Bình
    04 25 2017

    Smelly but Delicious: The Dishes of Ninh Bình

    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.

  • A True Taste of Mi Quang
    04 25 2017

    A True Taste of Mi Quang

    Among the unique dishes in Quang Nam, Mi Quang (Quang noodle) seems to be the famous dish that attracts visitors to this central province.

  • 70 Years of Food Porn at Lowly Noodle Stall
    04 24 2017

    70 Years of Food Porn at Lowly Noodle Stall

    With its first generation of customers now in their 90s and many having departed this world, a ‘hu tiu’ stall has managed to stand the tests of time, delivering the essence of southern street gastronomy for the last seven decades.

  • The Diverse Cuisine of Muong Minority
    03 30 2017

    The Diverse Cuisine of Muong Minority

    Hoa Binh province is hometown of bountiful minorities as Dao, Tay, Thai, Mong, in which Muong minority is the most crowded community there.

  • The “Natal Grass” of Quynh Nhai
    03 24 2017

    The “Natal Grass” of Quynh Nhai

    Many Thai people in Quynh Nhai District have managed to take boats to this area just to get some Mieng trau grass and enjoy the taste of their homeland.

  • Women's Day: A day to recall and to honor all female chefs in culinary world
    03 08 2017

    Women's Day: A day to recall and to honor all female chefs in culinary world

    On the way to success, there is no trace of lazy WOMEN. Everyone needs to work hard to succeed and in some special fields, women just need to work harder.

  • Cuisine – Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity
    03 04 2017

    Cuisine – Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity

    From French style meal, traditional Washoku cuisine of Japan, Croatian culinary art of ginger biscuits, to having raw fish and wine in winter festival in Belgium, culinary culture has been recognized more and more by UNESCO.

  • Nam Queo’s wife and the dowry of hometown
    03 04 2017

    Nam Queo’s wife and the dowry of hometown

    In 2014, Nam Queo’s wife enrolled in The Golden Spoon contest. The first time was not easy for all. She got nothing tangible but she knew what to learn and where to begin.

  • The Amazing Natural Sweetener From The Forests
    03 03 2017

    The Amazing Natural Sweetener From The Forests

    It’s so amazing how Mother Nature tricksily hides a natural sweetener, which tastes similarly to MSG, in tips of amazing trees.

  • Bánh cuốn - a delight to one’s sense of smell and taste
    02 21 2017

    Bánh cuốn - a delight to one’s sense of smell and taste

    With a history stretching back thousands of years, bánh cuốn (rolled cake) still proves to be a popular choice for diners in Việt Nam, and has even inspired some of the country’s renowned writers.

  • 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.

  • Crab soup for the Hải Phòng soul
    02 06 2017

    Crab soup for the Hải Phòng soul

    When poet Nguyễn Thụy Kha, a Hải Phòng native, penned these verses, he was speaking for all the people of the port city who never fail to get nostalgic for this particular dish when they are away from home.

  • Toronto chefs aim to transform the city’s Vietnamese cuisine
    02 04 2017

    Toronto chefs aim to transform the city’s Vietnamese cuisine

    Last fall, David Huynh, one of the owners of the West End cocktail bar Civil Liberties, went on a research trip to Vietnam, his parents’ homeland. There, in Ho Chi Minh City, he met many relatives for the first time and celebrated with a ...

  • 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.

  • Vietnamese culinary competition in the eyes of the States media
    01 23 2017

    Vietnamese culinary competition in the eyes of the States media

    Another leg of Taste Quest had passed; the 4th edition of The Golden Spoon Awards had come to an end but the influence that it left behind is still wide and deep.

  • LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick
    12 06 2016

    LIVE: Black boxes – Treat or Trick

    This morning, Dec 6th 2016, 15 excellent teams had gathered at Military zone 7 Gymnastic (HCMC) to compete the championship of TGSA 2016. Who would encode the black box and conquer the jury to win the highest place?

  • Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food
    11 17 2016

    Sublimated Dishes from Traditional Food

    With intention of honoring famous brands of Nuoc Mam (fish sauce), such as Khai Hoan and Hung Thinh, La Veranda Phu Quoc team created an impressive varied menu from traditional dishes.

  • Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit
    11 14 2016

    Dishes Carry a whole Southwestern Spirit

    “Every time is a difficulty but our team is always persistent since we have been cheered and loved. We want to bring our hometown rustic dishes onto party tables in order to affirm values of humble countryside products.”, unbosomed chef Phan Thi Hong Nhi ...

  • Expectative Golden Dishes
    11 07 2016

    Expectative Golden Dishes

    From their regional specialties, team 81’s chefs – Muong Thanh Lao Cai hotel – varied and created to delicious and exotic dishes.

  • Taste of hometown through the journeys
    11 01 2016

    Taste of hometown through the journeys

    “One of the most interesting thing as being TGSA’s judge is to meet good old teams, to see your relentless passion to cooking carreer, and to be surprised by your ardent and creative dishes.” This is judge Kim Xuan’s comment about team no.44 – ...

  • Southern Golden Dishes: Rustic yet Amazing Taste
    10 30 2016

    Southern Golden Dishes: Rustic yet Amazing Taste

    Bringing particular wild leaves and fruits, 27 teams from the South of Vietnam (southwest, southeast, middle-south, and middle-highland) rocked the semi-final round of The Golden Spoon Contest on October 26th and 27th 2016.

  • Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside
    10 26 2016

    Flourish Vietnamese rustic dishes from the countryside

    First time being at The Golden Spoon Award, Thang Loi 1 Restaurant (An Giang province) impressed the jury by fried Mắm (fermented fish) rolls. This year, in both preliminary and semi-final round, they really tickles the jury’s fancy with their bold, even risky creation ...

  • Golden Recipe: A contemporary artwork of Viet Nam cuisine
    10 15 2016

    Golden Recipe: A contemporary artwork of Viet Nam cuisine

    The Northern regional semifinal of the Golden Spoon Awards, with “Golden Recipe” as the theme, is not only a fusion of Asian and European, traditional and modern gastronomies but also a convergence of audio and visual depictions of Northern and Northern Central cuisines.

  • Chef Phan Duy Quy: The taste quest from hometown
    09 17 2016

    Chef Phan Duy Quy: The taste quest from hometown

    Those who attended the prelim of the Golden Spoon Awards 2016 for Northern regions, must be impressed by the assiduity of chef Phan Duy Quy. There was a story behind his taste quest that is not known by many people.

  • The taste quest from hometown
    09 09 2016

    The taste quest from hometown

    Those who attended the prelim of the Golden Spoon Awards 2016 for Northern regions, must be impressed by the assiduity of chef Phan Duy Quy. There was a story behind his taste quest that is not known by many people.

  • Vietnam Central - Highlands cuisine: the contrasting colors
    08 18 2016

    Vietnam Central - Highlands cuisine: the contrasting colors

    Geographic settings, climate, culture and ethnicity have created its own definition for Vietnam cuisine. The culinary of Central - Highland is not as delicate as northern cuisine, as diverse as southern cuisine, it is simple but it contents a deep philosophy and has its ...

  •  “Chè lam” cake from my childhood
    05 20 2016

    “Chè lam” cake from my childhood

    While digging into a bowl of “chè lam” you can feel the softness of the sticky rice, the sweetness of the honey, the spice of the ginger and the richness of the peanuts as the cold of December melts away.

  • Press Release - Final Round of the 2015 Golden Spoon Contest
    05 20 2016

    Press Release - Final Round of the 2015 Golden Spoon Contest

    December 2, 2015 - The final round of the 2015 Golden Spoon contest took place at Minh Sang Plaza, Binh Duong province with 15 of the country’s best teams running the gauntlet to the final prize.

  • Golden Spoon attends the Taste of the World Festival
    05 20 2016

    Golden Spoon attends the Taste of the World Festival

    On the afternoon of December 6th, an exchange program called “Discover the Journey of Vietnam Spices” took place in 23/9 Park in HCM City. This featured winning Chefs from the Golden Spoon Contest

  • Traditional Vietnamese cuisine goes international
    03 13 2016

    Traditional Vietnamese cuisine goes international

    The greatest happiness in my life is to see the first evidence of a traditional Vietnamese dish becoming integrated into international cuisine. Vietnamese dishes are now ready to be presented on luxury party tables.

  • Why don’t you sell Vietnamese foods?
    03 11 2016

    Why don’t you sell Vietnamese foods?

    The 5 criteria that Golden Spoon aimed for has been turned into real action, as Mr Minh Ngoc Ly returned to Vietnam. He returned armed with a decision of starting a new journey which whilst challenging, is also full of energy and hope.

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