Vietnamese dishes submitted to Asian Records

Vietnam’s Record’s Organisation has submitted 15 of the country’s most popular dishes to the Asian Record’s…

Vietnamese sour soup

Canh chua (literally “sour soup”) is a sour soup indigenous to the Mekong Delta region of…

Cheapest beer in the world – ‘bia hoi’ in Vietnam

If you love draft beer and you also love a bargain then your mecca might be…

“Mứt Tết”, very delicious preserved fruit

In Vietnamese New Year party, beside traditional dishes, no family can forget to make a tray…

Rolled Rice Pancake or Bánh Cuốn

Vietnamese banh cuon is different from the rice rolls found at Chinese dim sum, cheong fun,…

Cha ca La Vong (grilled minced fish)

In ancient days, there was a street selling paints, called the Paints Street. The Doan family,…

Favorite snack in Hanoi – “Bun Dau”

“Bun Dau” or noodles and soya curd (we can call: bean vermicelli) is a favorite snack…

Pho – Vietnamese noodle

Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup, usually served with beef (pho bo) or chicken (pho ga).The…

Vietnamese Young Green Rice (Com)

It is freshly harvested sticky (glutinous/sweet) rice that’s been toasted to bring out its delicate flavor.…

Cao Lau Noodle

The historic trading town of Hoi An in Central Vietnam is a popular stop for tourists…

A unique “banh xeo” in Vietnam

Like the salad roll, the “banh xeo” is a do-it-yourself dish that involves the messy but…

“Banh it” – sticky rice cake

Commonly, there are two kinds of “Banh it”. The first one is “Banh it la gai”,…

“Banh Phu The”– Vietnamese conjugal cake

The conjugal cake is normally served at Vietnamese weddings and used as a wedding invitation or…

“Banh khuc”, so delicious!

The cake is a rice ball made of glutinous rice mixed with cudweed (khuc)-most important ingredient…