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Cha ca La Vong – grilled minced fish

Hanoi now has several stores selling Cha ca La Vong, but none of them can be equal to the Cha Ca Road’s in terms of...

Cao lau Hoi An – Hoi An vermicelli

Cao Lau is the foremost traditional Hoi An food. Visitors to Hoi An always remember Cao Lau, which was considered by...

“Banh Chung” – The soul of Vietnamese New Year

 “Banh Chung” (square glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people during Tet (Lunar...

The unique Banh Xeo in Vietnam

Like the salad roll, the “banh xeo” is a do-it-yourself dish that involves the messy but delicious process of...

“Mua Vu Lan” – Mother’s Day in Vietnam

Westerners have Mothers’ Day to be proud of, the Vietnamese treasure their seventh full moon of lunar calendar...

“Danh du” (Swings)

Danh du” (Swings) have been traditional game at Vietnamese village festivals for centuries. The game is most...

Mam Ngu Qua – sends Tet traditional flavours

For a long time, together with horizontal lacquered boards engraved with Chinese characters, parallel sentences written...

Longevity custom features Vietnamese native culture

Longevity wishing ceremony is to wish an elderly person longevity. That is a Vietnamese custom, when their grandparents...

Traditional Women Hairstyles in Northern Vietnam

The “khan dong” is a black piece of fabric wrapped around a girl’s long hair so that it forms a tube around...

Vietnamese Lunar Calendar

Though today, people in Vietnam use the western calendar for most practical matters of daily life, the old system still...

A traditional craft village in Thai Binh

Throughout centuries, traditional crafts and craft villages have been existed and developed as an integral part of Thai...

Parallels and Fireworks in Tet

Composing, challenging and displaying parallels represents an elegant cultural activity of the Vietnamese people. On...