What is it? Betel plant has its origin in Southeast Asia and has a lot of medical uses. The betel plant is part of the pepper family and includes two varieties, piper sarmentosum and piper betle. For culinary intention, Vietnamese people just use the piper sarmentosum leaves- also called La Lot or wild betel leaves. In this dish, the ground beef is wrapped in wild … Continue reading Betel Leaves Wrap Beef
What is it? As a tropical country, Vietnam is favored with natural conditions for growing vegetables especially aromatic herbs. Summer roll dish was created thanks to this preference, a delicacy combine of meat, vegetables, rice vermicelli wrapped in rice paper served with special sauce dip. Offering “a freshness” on the taste buds, this dish is suitable for a hot day or when you want to … Continue reading Vietnamese Summer Roll
What is it? This sticky rice dish has the sweet chewy taste from glutinous rice, the exquisite aromas and flavors of pandan leaves/coconut and a distinctive beautiful green color. They can be served as dessert or as part of a main course. In the way of a Vietnamese, sticky rice will be eaten along with a mixture of roasted peanut/sesame/salt. Pandan Sticky Rice (Xôi Lá … Continue reading Pandan Sticky Rice
What is it? As you may know, this dish is the most popular dish of Hue city where is also known as an ancient city in Vietnam. With the entire simple ingredient, you will have a wonderful and preferred dish for your family on the weekend. This is a special dish because it can play as an appetizer but can also eat instead of rice … Continue reading Water Fern Cake With Pork And Shrimp Rinds
What is it? Palolo is the name of a creature that looks like a worm from brackish water. Palolo season is really short, beginning from September to October and they are only available in Hanoi and some coastal area in North. Looking at the palolo, almost people do not think they could be made to an ultimate delicious Vietnamese dish – the Fried Palolo Pie. … Continue reading Fried Palolo Pie
What is it? Lotus Root Salad is a simple, yet refreshing Vietnamese salad consists crunchy pickled lotus roots and carrots, tender pork and shrimp, dressed with sweet and sour fish sauce and roasted peanuts. This salad is so light, so easy to prepare and is going well with greasy dishes like grilled meat or fried foods. Vietnamese Lotus Root Salad (Gỏi Ngó Sen) – photo … Continue reading Vietnamese Lotus Root Salad
What is it? From many stunning Vietnamese sweet soups, Longan and Lotus Seed Sweet Soup is considered as a quintessence, a harmony of heaven and earth. This is a nourishing sweet soup with natural sweetness, nice fragrance and high nutritional value which can easily satisfy your thirst as well as refresh your mind. Longan and Lotus Seed Sweet Soup (Chè Sen Long Nhãn) – photo … Continue reading Longan and Lotus Seed Sweet Soup
What is it? Have you ever heard of pupae (the young silk worm)? Well it may shock you but it can actually be eaten if you know how to prepare it. Push aside your fear and you can enjoy its amazing taste in the end. The juicy, sweet, nutty, rich taste of roasted pupae blends with aromatic lemon leaves; just a small bowl of roasted … Continue reading Roasted Pupae With Lemon Leaves
What is it? Vietnamese Turmeric Fish With Fennel is a famous dish in Hanoi. This ancient treat is a speciality from one of the 36 streets in the Old Quarter. Some small pieces of fish fillet marinated in turmeric and galangal, fried and served with generous topping of fennel on a sizzling hot pan is what you can imagine of this dish. The rich flavor … Continue reading Vietnamese Turmeric Fish With Fennel
What is it? Tender Beef Stew is a dish that Vietnamese people enjoy in the weekend when they are in no particular rush. A bowl of aromatic tender beef, potatoes and carrots dipped with fresh hot out of the oven French baguettes can complete a satisfying meal whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner. Vietnamese Tender Beef Stew (Bò Sốt Vang) – photo by Ngô Quang Hà (Flickr) … Continue reading Vietnamese Tender Beef Stew
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