Today’s special: Google doodles Vietnam’s pho in 17 countries

Today’s special: Google doodles Vietnam’s pho in 17 countries


The image of a bowl of Vietnam’s iconic rice noodle soup with ingredients served alongside has appeared on Google’s homepage in 17 countries, marking the “Day of Pho.”

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Hung Thinh Restaurant inside Hanois Old Quarter serves cha ruoi dish for over 30 years. Photo by VnExpress/Khanh Tran

Don’t be squeamish, it’s delish: ragworm omelet in chilly Hanoi


In late autumn and early winter, when the weather gets chilly, one dish that Hanoians look forward to is ‘cha ruoi’ (ragworm omelet).

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An eggsome threesome in Ho Chi Minh, grilled and fried in porcelain


A grilled and fried preparation of quail eggs in porcelain plates has become a hugely popular dish in HCMC. Foodies can try three places that offer it in different variations.

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Banh ran man (salty glutinous rice doughnuts) is a mixture of vermicelli, minced meat, veggies, salt, wood-ear mushroom, pepper and prawn. The doughnuts are fried four to five times in different pans to make the crust particularly crunchy. They taste best when they are piping because they become a little bit hard when they cool down. One of the most famous addresses to taste the dish in Hanoi is a food stall located down a small alley on Lac Long Quan Street.

Hanoi sidewalks offer culinary warmth when it gets cold


Hanoi’s sidewalks lure people out on to the streets even when the weather gets cold with a wide range of culinary delights from hot porridge to crispy banana fries.

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World Records Association recognizes five culinary records from Vietnam

World Records Association recognizes five culinary records from Vietnam


Hong Kong-based World Records Association (WRA) has recently acknowledged five culinary records set by Vietnam, the Vietnamese record organization VietKings announced.

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A long line of customers and shippers wait their turn in front of the Huynh Hoa stall on Le Thi Rieng Street in District 1, which has been operating for over 30 years. Nguyen Quang Huy, 37, the owner, said the shop has been as crowded as before the pandemic since the city eased social distancing measures.

Ho Chi Minhese queue for $3 banh mi


After HCMC eased Covid restrictions, queues have formed every afternoon in front of a famous banh mi shop in District 1.

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The Ben Thanh Market, popular among both locals and foreign visitors, reopened October 3 after three months of closure, allowing its food court to resume business providing takeaways. Trinh owns a che (sweet soup) stall called Be Che that has been operating in the market for more than 50 years. She said she felt happy and relieved to be back in business. I find happiness when I am at the market. For now, I don’t care about profit though my business has gone down because of the pandemic.

Reopening tastes sweet for Ho Chi Minh dessert vendor


A sweet soup stall vendor in HCMC’s iconic Ben Thanh Market is happy about reopening despite business having plunged as a result of Covid-19 impacts.

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Vietnam among 16 nominees for world's leading culinary destination award

Vietnam among 16 nominees for world’s leading culinary destination award


Vietnam will compete with 15 other rivals for the world’s leading culinary destination title at 2021 World Travel Awards.

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Banh tam bi is often regarded as a popular street food dish in the Mekong Delta, Vietnams rice basket, because of its delicious and appealing taste. On a tour of An Giang that borders Cambodia, dont forget to visit this stall located near Long Hung crosscroads in Tan Chau Town where an old woman has been serving this dish on her shoulder pole. Without a signboard, advertising or table, her stall has been going strong for more than 20 years.

Mekong vendor serves up Vietnamese noodles with coconut cream for two decades


A banh tam bi (thick noodles with coconut cream) shoulder-pole vendor in An Giang Province has survived for the past 20 years thanks to word of mouth.

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Banh mi served with pork meatball topped with salted egg yolk has been highly recommended by travel bloggers as it comes from a vendor’s homemade recipe that you can’t find anywhere else. Inside the freshly baked sandwich has one piece of roasted beef, two to three pieces of pork meatball topped with protein-laden steamed salted egg yolk, and layers of pork crackling. Dont forget to put a little pickled daikon and carrots and fish sauce into the loà of banh mi to add its flavors. The stall is located at 6 Ho Xuan Huong Street in Binh Thanh District, with prices ranging from VND22,000-30,000 ($0.95-1.29).

Eight Ho Chi Minh banh mi variations worth the savor post-social distancing


With HCMC in the grips of a strict two-month social distancing order, many Ho Chi Minheers are craving for a delectable bite of banh mi.

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