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.
Festive cuisine differs by region, which results in a unique and celebratory feature of Vietnamese culture.
"There is no object you own that is anything like your kitchen knife," writes British food writer and author Tim Hayward.
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 ...
A street meal and a beer in Vietnam can cost the same as a coffee from Starbucks, travel writers say.
If rice is Vietnam’s staple crop, xôi (sticky rice) is the nation’s choice dish, as much as the famous pho (rice noodle soup), if not more so.
Vegetarian food, mostly vegan, has become increasingly popular in Vietnam over the last few years. All major cities, including the capital, have many restaurants that serve vegan food, and their number is increasing.
Banh Tet (round glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake enjoyed by southern Vietnamese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. It is considered a variant of Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), which is more popular in the northern region.
The three main regions of Vietnam are characterised by different climate and soil conditions that result in different traditions and customs, and some of these have to do with which traditional dishes are favoured and how they are prepared when Tet, the Lunar New ...
Perhaps nowhere in the country does fish sauce smell like in Phan Thiet. It’s this ardent smell and taste of the sea that that make Phan Thiet homesick children? Each year when the pickled fish is done, the smell everybody cherishes fills the air ...
Enjoy this gallery with amazing dishes from the top 10 restaurants of Latin America's 50 Best 2018, with chef Tsumura's Maido at number 1 for the second year.
When Cedric Grolet takes out his pastry knife, millions of mouths water.
Vietnamese dipping sauce and a huge variety of fresh aromatic herbs are the soul of the country’s cuisine.