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Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn Vietnamese-Food. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn Vietnamese-Food. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng
Although culinary art in Asian countries have long been globally admired for numerous delicious and elaborately-ornamented dishes, Vietnamese cuisine still win the heart of numerous food-aholics (food lovers) nationally and internationally due to its fresh ingredients, refreshing taste and exquisite decoration.
      
To make crispy persimmons, you can prick the calyx with a needle then soak the fruits in water mixed with wood ashes or quicklime. Don’t forget to change the water everyday than after 3-5 days, you will have the tastiest crispy persimmons.
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Located in the heart of Hanoi Old Quarter, Ta Hien Street, in the French colonial time called Géraud, is two-hundred-meter street, intersect with Hang Bac Street and Hang Buom Street. This street was named the “international crossroads” because there are many foreign tourists and has been included in the list of “places have to go in Hanoi” when traveling overseas of the foreigners. People reminds to it as a place for tourists to be able to feel the soul of Hanoi, which is simple and the intersection of the old and the new, of the East and the West.
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“Western Street” – but the popular dishes in this street are completely Vietnamese. From the luxury restaurant chain to the sidewalk shops, go to anywhere, visitors can feel the essence of Vietnamese cuisine in general and Hanoi cuisine in particular.
In the morning, at the beginning of Ta Hien Street, there is a noodle soup shop which has sold for long time. The bow is full noodle and tasty broth with delicious meat balls, fragrant mushroom, a bit pepper will bring to the visitors the first experience of an extremely rustic dishes.
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In the lunch time, Ta Hien Street is suddenly crowded with a little strange. Because here, there is a good restaurant of noodle soup with beef, which is not least than the Bun Bo Nam Bo shop in Hang Dieu Street. The visitors pass though the restaurant, who were not intended to eat, find out that it is difficult to resist the aroma emanating from the garlic and beef pan.
bun-bo-nam-bo
The noodle bowl is simple with fried onion, fresh vegetables, fried beef with the seasoning, add a few teaspoons of roasted peanuts and the sour, sweet sauce. The five-spice powder is harmony, made the appeal cannot be denied.
Going to the afternoon, visitors will surely impressed by a unique and rare cuisine: Grilled Quail with honey sold only in this street. The meat quails are marinated, stacked look very nice. The meat is processed in place right in front of the restaurant attracts countless tourists gaze over here.
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Quail marinated ingenuity, along with technical virtuosity barbecue not only have fragrant scent of spices but also retain the natural sweetness of the meat quail, and the bones are also brittle that can be eaten. Adding some basil leaves for the taste up, a fresh and cool fruit disk, so that customers have pleasant memories to share their friends about Hanoi, Vietnam.
And mention Ta Hien Street, it cannot fail to mention the beer sidewalk. Every afternoon, the pubs’ signs are close to each other along the streets. Every beer shop here is always crowded, both the foreigners and the domestic customers.
Unlike other street in the Old Quarter, even at night, Ta Hien Street is more boisterous. Known as the “international crossroads”, foreign guests choose this place where to sip the specialty “Cool Beer” and talk to friends with a very affordable price, with the right price for the domestic customers.
the-busiest-street
The “characteristic snack” of Ta Hien Street is basil roasted peanuts, enjoyed with the fresh beer is the wonderful way. Besides, you can order the fried fermented pork and fried potatoes with sugar also sold in this street.
In addition to the amazing food, the busy life style, especially at night, make the characteristic, the bustle and the attraction of this street. If suddenly, one day you want to enjoy a bit of the life of the residents’ international crossroads “, go to Ta Hien Street, it will give you a new feeling about the life and the people.
Featuring the hot climate all-year-round, the Mekong Delta area is considered the homeland of a countless number of distinctive tropical fruits in Vietnam. As having the chance to travel around this area, in addition to enjoying many unique local specialties and visit floating markets, never forget to discover at least one among these three largest fruit orchards, especially if you are a fruit lover.
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Cai Be fruit orchard

Fruit orchards in Vietnam
Lo Ren Star Apple Fruit Orchard
Cai Be fruit orchard of Tien Giang Province is a very large producer of fruit in Vietnam for both domestic needs and exports. As paying a visit to this place, you will immediately be fond of vast green space and quiet atmosphere created by countless fruit trees. Together with that is the wonderful flavor of various types of fruit specialties like Lo Ren star apple, Cai Be oranges, Tan Lap pineapple, green grapefruit, and so on.
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Fruit orchards in Vietnam
Cai Be floating market in Tien Giang Province
When hanging around great orchards of Cai Be, tourists often pass by Cai Be floating market – the largest wholesale fruit market in the Southwest area of Vietnam.

Cai Mon fruit orchard

Located in Ben Tre province, fruit orchards in Cai Mon district definitely is a great tourist attraction that visitors should not miss out as touring this southwestern province. It has renowned for a variety of fresh and delicious tropical fruits such as durian, longan, rambutan, plum, green grapefruit, etc, of which Hai Hoa green grapefruit and Chim Hoa flat-seed durian are must-try local specialties.
Fruit orchards in Vietnam
A very large durian orchard in Cai Mon – Ben Tre
Particularly, if you want to get lost in “the kingdom of fruit” and enjoy as many kinds of fruits as possible, let’s get to Cho Lach commune – one of very impressive destinations in the Mekong Delta tours.

Vinh Long fruit orchard

Fruit orchards in Vietnam
A colorful rambutan orchard in Vinh Long Province
Vinh Long Province has been well-known nationwide for very large grapefruit and rambutan orchards. As coming to this land and trying Binh Minh Nam Roi grapefruit – a crunchy and sweet grapefruit, and Binh Hoa Phuoc rambutan – the most delicious type of rambutan in Vietnam, visitors will feel so refreshed and just want to have more. After the rambutan season finishes in October, there are lots of other tropical fruits for tourists to enjoy like durian, longan, mango, and so on.
To Vietnamese people, Banh Mi has become an essential part of their eating habit, a great choice for breakfast or for any extra meals during the days. For foreigner tourists, it has opened a new chapter of flavor, brought a distinct taste out of standard sandwich.
Banh Mi presents the perfect combination of Western and Vietnamese cuisine. it carries the full features of a modern dishes that can satisfies even the busiest people with limited time to enjoy their meals. Incredibly tasty, inexpensive, nutritious, these words are what can be said about Banh Mi, explaining why it becomes so addictive to eat.
Banh-Mi
The Best Bánh Mì -Vietnamese Sandwiches
The sandwich began with colonialism over a century ago, when the French first brought its baguette toVietnam. As time went by, Banh Mi was born in the creativity of Vietnamese bakers with the new unique recipes that greatly enhances flavor delivery. Banh Mi is the combination of pork, pate, refreshing veggies (cucumber, carrots, cilantro, etc.), herbs and mayonnaise, stuffed into a thin-crisp baguette. It is however possible to customize your sandwich with different filling options depending on your regional location and the local cuisine. The most common are Vietnamese cold-cuts, grilled pork, roast chicken, headcheese, pork sausage and various vegetables.
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Vietnamese baguette sandwiches, called Banh Mi, have attracted a loyal fan base like never before
Although Banh Mi is not served in a fancy restaurant but more often in a small traditional shop, its amazing taste has tempted many people to make a return visit. In fact, people remember this delicious sandwich with its own original Vietnamese name without having it translated into their language. Banh Mi has become a phenomenon, a proper noun which was added to the Oxford English Dictionary on March 24, 2011. It has truly made its way to be popular in many countries and one of the best street food in the world.
David Farley, a Food/Travel Writer once said in BBC that Banh Mi was a pretty magical sandwich. It is definitely a must-tried food for anyone who gets a chance to visit Vietnam.
A list of most popular local foods that should not be missed in Hanoi, take a look and find out what are they.
1. Xôi xéo: (Xoi Xeo Hanoi)
Chances are you will encounter this dish in almost every outdoors market. There are even two restaurants dedicated fully to this dish in the Old Quarters. Xoi xeo is sticky rice topped with ground de-hulled mung bean and fried onion. Sometimes it can be served with eggs or steamed chicken breast on request. The serving is really filling and it is good for any time of the day but most Vietnamese have it for breakfast or lunch.
xoi-xeo
Xoi Xeo Hanoi
Where to try:
Xoi Yen is a all time local favourite sitting just North of Sword Lake (Hoan Kiem lake) on Nguyen Huu Huan street. Ask anyone in the area and they all know what you are referring to. The price varies, without chicken, a bowl of Xoi xeo costs you about 50 cents. Have it with a glass of soy milk and you have more energy boost than a box of granola bars! (Read more about Xoi Xeo).
2. Bánh cuốn:
If the French has this famous delicious crepe made of wheat, egg and dairy products; Vietnamese and particularly Hanoian is proud of their steamed crepe from rice flour and water. A savoury meal, the inside stuffing contains ground pork, wood-ear and seasoning. Most street chefs make the dish right at door so look for a place that steams are coming up high. Banh cuon is served with nuoc mam, a mixture of fish sauce, sugar and lime.
banh-cuon
Vietnamese Banh Cuon
Where to try:
Banh cuon Gia An – Ba Trieu street (opposite to Vincom tower) is a more upscale restaurants specializing in Banh Cuon. The price is not that big a difference (about $1.5 for a serving) compared with other street vendors (about 50-70 cents). Banh cuon there is made without preservative and of high hygiene condition. You can ask for a vegetarian option as well. (Read more about Banh Cuon Vietnam).
3. Phở (Noodle soup):
This universally famous food is best enjoyed in Hanoi, where it was “invented” in the early 20th century. Pho- or rice noodle soup- is omnipresent in Hanoi, appearing anywhere from street vendors to high end restaurant chain Pho 24. Some is served with chicken and some with beef. Each type of meat entails a variety of sub-dish, using from beef tenderloin to beef brisket, chicken wing to chicken thigh. The tip is, look for the place where locals gather the most and you know where you should order and sit down.
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Noodle soup
Where to try:
Pho Bat Dan is a famous local restaurants famous for its pho bo (beef rice noodle soup). Located in the Old quarter “jungle”, the store easily stands out for the long line of people waiting to be served. You are highly recommended to join the local, line up for the pho bowl and bring it to a selected table to eat (Read more about Pho).
4. Bún thang:
If Pho is compatible to linguine in shape, Bun is more like spaghetti. Bun thang is one of the most popular yet hidden fares in Hanoi and one can hardly find it outside of the Old quarters or a few special restaurants scattering across the city. The chicken broth is artistically done and the dish is beautifully served. Bun thang is a harmonious blend of color- the yellow of sliced egg; the white of bun; the off-white of chicken and the green of onions and herbs.
bun-thang
Where to try:
Bun thang Ba Duc on Cau Go street is a great place to try the dish. This street vendor has a limited number of seats on the pavement but you will be surprised how many people can fit in the two storey old house behind the stall. Enjoy bun thang in such a setting gives the meal enormous highlights in your trip to Hanoi.
5. Cha ca La Vong:
You think you have read about this name somewhere and yes, you are right. Cha ca La Vong is listed as one of the top 100 things you gotta try before you die by many cuisine experts. It is exquisitely grilled fish served with bún, peanut, green onions, dills and shrimp paste. The fish is carefully chosen so that there are not too many bones and fishy smells. A glass of bia hoi or tra da will definitely give your meal more flavour.
Cha-ca-La-Vong

Where to try:
Cha ca La Vong restaurant on 14 Cha Ca street is renowned nationally and internationally for its tradition and quality of serving the dish. It is much more expensive than other local food but the fact that you are sitting in one of the oldest house in Hanoi, served by the most traditionally styled chef is all worth it. ($6-8, with drink).
The first thing tourists experience when they arrive in a country is the food. They can learn a lot from what they eat. It can explain the cultural values of a nation.
Vietnamese Pho
Vietnamese Pho

A long queue of customers at a Pho shop is a familiar sight for residents in the ancient quarter of Hanoi.


On a day close to the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, this restaurant received a group of special guests.
They are international chefs from the US , France and Indonesia . Despite the long queue, they showed no sign of impatience. For them, tasting Vietnamese Pho is an experience that cannot be missed.
After enjoying the traditional Vietnamese dish, the chefs asked a local cook to take them to a market to discover what goes into the dish. They also learnt to cook some other traditional dishes.
People working in tourism say food is one of the most important attractions for tourists.
Nguyen Quoc Ky, CEO of Vietravel, said that two of the world’s top ten street dishes belong to Vietnam and it indicates that local cuisine is likely to become a national tourism trademark.
It can be said that Vietnamese cuisine already has a firm place in international friends’ hearts.
Cook Phan Thi Tuyet stressed that Vietnamese traditional food is a balance of yin and yang.
She said international students at her cooking class share the view that Vietnamese food is a wonderful harmony of meat and vegetable and that it is not too hot or too heavy and that is good for health.
Vietnam ’s cuisine was ranked third in a list of the 10 healthiest ethnic cuisines compiled by CNN. It stands after only that of Greece and California fresh food. It shows how highly Vietnamese cuisine is valued around the world.
There is nowhere in Vietnam that so many types of sticky rice - or “xoi ” present like they do in Hanoi . But standing out among the various kinds, “xoi xeo” is not only creative art with a sophisticated combination of ingredients and color but the sophistication even leaks out to its odd name.

Amazingly attractive with its bright yellow color, “xoi xeo” is sold in every wet market or may even be right on the street corner early in the morning. The seller keeps “xoi xeo” warm in a bamboo basket which is carried on the shoulder or fastened behind the bicycle. “Xoi xeo” is a special dish for breakfast, especially with students and manual laborers thanks to its rather low price, its fulfillment and palatability.

“Xoi xeo” is regarded as one of the hardest-to-cook “xoi”, despite the fact that it is concocted from ingredients which are very popular and familiar with Vietnamese. The ingredients for making “xoi xeo” remain the same everywhere: glutinous rice, turmeric powder, mung bean, shallot, and some liquid fat. The turmeric powder, mixed with water and glutinous rice, will create the natural yellow for the dish. Mung bean, after being carefully chosen and peeled; is steamed, pummeled and then rolled into small balls. Travellers often are amazed at the sight of the seller skillfully smashing those balls inside their palms, covering the base with yellow thin layers of bean.
xoi xeo
xoi xeo
         

On top of the portion lays brownish crunchy deep fried shallot. To complete the taste of “xoi xeo”, the seller will add a tablespoon of liquid fat. The yellow of the turmeric rice and bean, the brown of shallot, the distinctive green of banana leaf mix and match perfectly, and combine to make an eye-catching “xoi xeo”.

Some people, especially children, like eating “xoi xeo” with much mung bean or fried shallot while other may enjoy theirs with lot of “ruoc”- smashed and fried salted pork. A warmly large portion of “xoi xeo”, wrapped in banana leaf and old newspaper, first thing in the morning, which runs for a mere 5000-7000vnd can keep one full until late noon. 

In the cold weather, the brazier is used to prevent the oil from being frozen. “Xoi xeo” is exceptionally favorite dish in winter because the bright yellow and the liquid fat make people feel warm and cheerful. 

Nobody knows where “*xoi xeo*” came from and why it has such a weird name “xeo”; as in Vietnamese, “xeo” is used as an impolite way when telling people to go away. Abnormal as it is, “xoi xeo” is still a unique part of Hanoi’s cuisine that is loved by many people, both locals and foreigners.
One Passion Ice-cream glass in summer days is never better. Who agrees with me? From many interesting Vietnamese Dessert Recipes, I would like to introduce this one to you. It is such an amazing dessert for yourself and family in weekend.

 
Passion fruits contain many vitamines including Vitamin C which is really good for health. It prevents many sicks in summer season. Let us start making one of stunnig Vietnamese Dessert Recipes together ok?

Passion Ice-cream (Kem Chanh Dây)
Passion Ice-cream (Kem Chanh Dây)


Ingredients:

8 passion fruits
200ml water or fresh milk
White sugar
100ml whipping cream
6 gelatin leaves

Process:

Step 1: Cut in half, to scoop to get their meat, smash gently, filter to get away seeds. Soak gelatine leaves in cold water in 10 minutes. Then, bring to cook until it melts completely. Mix passion water in step 1 with gelatine. (Do not throw away theirs covers)


Step 2: After put whipping cream in fridge in 10 – 15 minutes, mix well by mixer.


Step 3: Pour slowly mixture passion in step 2 into whipping cream until it is smooth and soft and turn to yellow color.

Step 4: Use 3 passion fruits left, cut in half, scoop the meat and put into bowl, mix with a little sugar to decorate on top.

Step 5: Scoop this mixture into passion covers in step 1 and put into fridge in 1 – 2 hours to freeze.

Finally, you are finished one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes from us. Before serving, use a little mixed passion fruits in step 4 and pour on top. One more tip, if you do not want to use gelatine, it is ok but the mixture will not get thick like you want. The result of this dessert requires its sourness and sweetness, including the flavor of passion fruit with whipping cream. Good luck for your cooking.
Jelly is the best dessert in summer. And today, I would like to introduce one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes to you. It is called Watermelon Jelly (Thạch Dưa Hấu). It is the great combination between jelly and this amazing fruit.

Watermelon Jelly

Watermelon Jelly


Moreover, with this Vietnamese Dessert Recipes, I bet all members in your family will fall in love with it. Now, let us start making right now, ok?

Ingredients:

1 watermelon
4 vodka tablespoons
1 jelly powder (geletin)
Jello Watermelon Food Color
Sugar, water.

Process:

Step 1: Cut in half watermelon like photo below.

Watermelon Jelly (Thạch Dưa Hấu)

Step 2: Use spoon to get all meat of watermelon and put into bowl

Step 3: Take out of seeds from watermelon. Press to get watermelon water

Step 4: Mix sugar, jelly powder, jello powder together

Step 5: Pour water and watermelon water into mixture in step 4 and stir well in 2 – 3 minutes

Step 6: Pour mixed water in step 5 into 2 halfed pieces of watermelon

Step 7: Put in fridge in 4 hours before serving.

Finally, you just get one of stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes for summer days. Before eating, cut into small pieces like photo below. Trust me; you and all your beloved ones will love it. So fresh and yummy. Good luck for your cooking and have a good appetite.