Vietnam has long been known as the homeland of an overwhelming number of noodles, from the world famous Pho to bowls of Hu Tieu sold every morning on the boats at the floating markets. Each of the dishes is a perfect combination of the noodles, the broth, and other ingredients. These dishes, without a doubt, […]
In Vietnam, mooncakes are called “Bánh Trung Thu”, which can be translated to “Mid-Autumn cake”. Traditionally in Vietnamese culture, mooncakes have been seen as a symbol of family reunions in this festive event. Through time, many varieties of the original mooncakes have been created, which are more sophisticated and well embraced. Mooncakes and festival celebrations […]
In previous blog posts, we have introduced Cốm – Vietnamese green flakes, a special ingredient of the Autumn and some amazing though easy recipes. This post presents ways Vietnamese use Cốm to make delicious desserts as a way to preserve the taste of Autumn. Bánh Cốm (Cốm cake) Bánh cốm is a Vietnamese dessert made […]
In the previous blog post Cốm – Autumn’s special gifts for Hanoian, we have written about Cốm – the unique ingredients of autumn. Throughout hundreds of years, Vietnamese have found out perfect ways to use Cốm in their meals, or in other words, to harmonize the natural sweetness of Cốm with the taste of other […]
Banh Cuon or Steamed Rice Roll is a light, delicate, and yet flavorful dish among Vietnamese street food. Banh cuon is a very light crepe often with ground pork, minced wood ear mushroom, and onions and eaten with Vietnamese ham (cha lua), steamed bean sprouts, and cucumbers. Another variation arising from a village in Northern […]
Cốm is a unique specialty of Hanoi. Hanoian appreciate this gift of Autumn as much as they call it a distinctive feature of the thousand-year-old capital. To make Cốm, there is a complicated process that Vietnamese farmers have cleverly invented and developed for hundreds years. Among all Cốm production villages, Vong village has been considered […]