The decision for our travel to Nha Trang actually stemmed out from having to utilize my expiring air miles, and since I’ve always enjoyed food in Vietnam having visited Saigon many times and Hanoi once, a new destination to my
Banh mi, or bread in Vietnamese, was developed in the 1950s as Vietnam’s own interpretation of baguette. It is a classic marriage between ingredients from both East and West – baguette, pate, and mayo from their French colonial times, and
My style of travel usually involves minimal planning with a few points of interests we’d visit, and pretty much winging it rest of the way. After all, it’s always more exciting to have a bit of surprises and a sense
One of the more improbable thing I heard about Hanoi (or Vietnam in general) while doing research about the place prior to visiting was this “free food tour” thingy, cos you know, in my mind, how can anything truly be
When it comes to Vietnamese food, pho usually gets all the glory, and to be fair, before I stepped foot on Hanoi, I too did not know the existence of this arguably superior Vietnamese dish – Bun Cha. Bun Cha
One of the reasons I’ve been to Vietnam 9 times prior to this trip was due to work. Back then, we were developing a pretty complicated web based program with a team of programmers based in Ho Chi Minh City,
Next on Vietnamese Street food introduction is Chao Vit, or Vietnamese duck porridge. A classic dish that I had for the very first time during this trip to Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese Duck Porridge stall by Chu Manh Trinh
Got bored with the Vietnamese Street Food series yet? Well, there’s more! In this installment we’re checking out Gá»i cuốn, or Vietnamese Spring Roll. Che Minh Khai, one of the many eateries near our Airbnb Contrary to popular belief, spring
Continuing with the introduction in Vietnamese street food, today let’s talk about bo kho, or the Vietnamese beef stew. Thus far, everything dishes in this series is from the same 4-day December 2016 trip to HCMC, and they’re mostly common
You can just about find a street food vendor near every busy intersections in Ho Chi Minh City, the set up varies, but more often than not they have these tiny tables and chairs seemingly set up for kids of