Mark Wiens sits down at a restaurant on Vo Van Tan Street in a busy corner of downtown Ho Chi Minh City after ordering some grilled beef in piper lolot leaves. “Bo la lot,” he repeats after the chef lady in Vietnamese that is…
Mulberry Garden Restaurant in Hoi An Silk Village offers the centuries old rich, traditional cuisine of the ancient town and Quang Nam Province. The restaurant can be the last stop for visitors after they have spent hours touring the village, and there, they can…
The seventh lunar month has come. It’s time to go vegan. This month is colloquially known as the month of lonely spirits, and believed to be haunted and particularly unlucky. Influenced by Buddhism, this holiday also coincides with Ullambana, or Vu Lan, seen as…
Located within Hanoi Old Quarter, the ancient house at 87 Ma May Street, built in the late 19th century, is intact with typical architecture of ancient houses on Hanoi streets. The house consists of two main blocks linked together by a square yard in…
Banh da noodle dishes full to bursting with fish, pork, beef, herbs and bean sprouts please patrons who sit on small stools and happily eat a bowl – or two. Hoang Hung reports. Ha Noi, Old Quarter, banh da tron ingredients, mien xao dishes…
Talking about dishes from silkie, most people would think of the “silkie steamed with Chinese herbs”, a dish which is not only delicious but also highly nutritional. The dish of silkie steamed with coconut juice in Ben Tre Province – Photo: Nhat Linh But…
From 1558 to 1945, Hue was the imperial capital city of 9 Nguyen Lords, the Tay Son regime and 13 Nguyen dynasties. During those 4 centuries, Hue became an extensive complex of unique architectural and cultural relics. In 1993, the Hue imperial complex was…
Donita Richards is planning to take her children, 3½ and 1½, to Vietnam next February and wants to know what to do and what to avoid. Our Facebook fans weighed in with travel advice. Last week, we called for advice from some of the…
Take a gastronomic tour of Vietnam, but be warned – do not read this article if you are even slightly hungry. 1. Pho They call it beef noodle soup, and such it is, but it is also so much more. It is Vietnam in…
From the island-studded seas of the north to the meandering waterways of the south, Vietnam is a country defined by the diversity of its land and the generosity of its people. Halong Bay: Best for coast Once upon a time, a friendly dragon lived…
