Bean there, done that - An introduction to Mung Bean cake
Today, we share another part of our traditional cuisine, a particularly sweet part. These are Mung Bean cakes a.k.a Banh Dau Xanh in...
Fly me to the moon - on a banyan tree!
The big day is approaching; the moon is getting ever brighter and closer. The Mid-Autumn Festival is only a few days away. It is time for...
A very Vietcentric Mid-Autumn Festival!
Every year, around the last week of August, children in Vietnam would start getting restless. One reason is because summer is close to an...
Fly me to the moon – with an elixir of immortality !
If you read our last post on Moon cake, where I confessed my singular, discriminatory love for sweet moon cakes, perhaps you are...
Fly me to the moon – with a bite of the moon cake !
Every year, around the last week of August, children in Vietnam would start getting restless. One reason is because summer is close to an...
Keep calm and drink Vietnamese beer !
How do people in Vietnam like their beer? What types of beer are there? Find out more!
Sticky business – An introduction to Xôi
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Americans go for supersized pancakes, a stereotypical English breakfast would comprise...
More than iced tea, the story of Vietnamese Lemon Iced Tea a.k.a Tra Chanh Ha Noi
As foreshadowed in our last blog post, we will be discussing a recreational activity unique to the Hanoians, Tra Chanh Chem Gio (Banter...
THE DAY OF THE DEAD - VU-LAN (or YULAN) FESTIVAL
The most spiritual day of July of the Dead is the 15th. That is the worst as well as the best day of the month. It is the worst day...