• Feeling with Wild Gamboge Fruits

    Feeling with Wild Gamboge Fruits

    There are always some delightful secrets hidden in rustic appearance in the world of wild plants. A lively example is gamboge fruit.

  • Salt from Forests

    Salt from Forests

    Nutgall trees (Rhus Chinensis) particularly grow in Chu Moray Reserve Area. Nutgall fruits are the main spice to season buff in important celebrations or religious activities of Highland people, such as weddings, celebrating new crops or new houses.

  • Banh mi, queen of street food

    Banh mi, queen of street food

    During my short stay in Paris two years ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see long lunchtime queues of French eaters waiting for Vietnamese sandwiches. Although the Vietnamese employees worked away quickly preparing the sandwiches, the volume was so high that customers had to ...

  • Saigon Chefs cooking with... Leaves

    Saigon Chefs cooking with... Leaves

    The very first day of southern semi-final round (The Golden Spoon Contest 2016) was saved for the most ardent competition, which is among 10 host teams of Ho Chi Minh city.

  • A brief history of fish sauce – Vietnam’s favorite condiment

    A brief history of fish sauce – Vietnam’s favorite condiment

    The salty, flavorful sauce made from fermented fish that is popular across Southeast Asian countries, most notably Vietnam, may trace its origin to an ancient Roman colony in Africa.

  • Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table

    Fateful meeting with Highland cuisine on 5-star party table

    There were lots of surprises within 3 days in Dien Bien, having a food tray with nearly 20 strange-hearing yet delicious dishes. Famous spices of the Northern Highlands were Doi seed, Mac Khen, Mac Mat leaves, and another interesting seasoning called “cham cheo” which ...

  • Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables

    Wild fruits create remarkable tastes on deluxe party tables

    Salt fruits, chicken-gizzard fruits, So fruits, and saffron were used as special spices to create remarkable tastes for deluxe dishes.

  • Autumn “Bánh Căn” - rice pancake with pork and shrimp

    Autumn “Bánh Căn” - rice pancake with pork and shrimp

    Whilst friends always told me that “Bánh căn” is available all year round, I think these small cakes are best in the autumn. Plus at this time Nha Trang city is always at its best.

  • “Chè lam” cake from my childhood

     “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.

  • Excited about the taste and color of southern cuisine

    Excited about the taste and color of southern cuisine

    The semi-final round – southern region, 2015 Golden Spoon contest took place in Ho Chi Minh City over October 27 and 28.

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