To travelers, readers and friends.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that 2012 brings you Happiness, Health and much Prosperity!
All the best wishes from Tuan – Vietnam Travel Blog
Posted: December 24th, 2011 - Under Catalogue: Others.
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I am kind of believer for best foods are not coming from 5 star restaurant. It is especially true for Vietnamese food. You are not really known of Vietnamese courses until you got into a Vietnamese family. Somebody said ‘Every family in Vietnam has a professional chef’ It is also deadly true!
Vietnamese people eat differently at home. Some of the famous courses that apparently represented for Viet food culture are rarely eaten at home. They are good, wonderful but Vietnamese somehow can not cope with them daily. They have a different menus to cheer up the family members. What are they?
Broth
A meal without broth will be unusual in Vietnamese family food, broth could be simple like morning glory both or cabbage broth, if they have time, they will make more completed courses like fish broth or oyster broth. Broth course in also the most difficult courses to make in Vietnam food.
Rice
Vietnamese is the World most rice eater. They eat about 300kg rice per year. This is a must and the most favored food for Vietnamese. Rice will be served on the bowl and people mix with other course to eat.
Omeletes
Westerners normally eat omelettes at breakfast, Vietnamese eat this course at home for lunch or dinner. It normally cooked with pork, onions and come along with a bit of fish source.
Morning Glory
Most eaten in north of Vietnam, normally boil and deep with fish source. It is good for teeth (less Northern people having problem with teeth, my friend doctor said so), it is more popular in the summer and always eaten with Vietnamese small egg – plants. It is traditional Vietnamese countryside meal.
Another course for rice
Vietnamese often set a course for rice bowl, it makes a good sense though, as rice itself is very light and flavor – less, making a salted courses like fried pork, fish with fish source or shrimp sauteed would make a better combination.
If you join a group tours in Vietnam, the restaurant always offer 9 to 12 courses menu. Vietnamese normally don’t eat that much in daily life, 4, 5 courses are maximum. Courses are changing everyday based on seasons and particular favor of each family.
Viet Value Travel offers tour to visit local family and enjoy the meal with local people. You will not only understand the local life but also experience what authentic of Vietnamese foodies are!
Posted: December 7th, 2011 - Under Catalogue: Culture, Food.
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A warmly greeting to all Vietnamese teachers from a tricky schoolboy! I wish you all a good health, happiness on this special occasion.
Personally thanks to my high school teachers who had been so patient and forgiveness, cared so much for my studying, encouraging me much when I was there. I wish I might have paid more attention on those cares that I supposed to.
Happy Vietnamese Teacher Day!
Posted: November 21st, 2011 - Under Catalogue: Others.
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No comment!
Oh, actually one: it’s the way it is!
Posted: October 31st, 2011 - Under Catalogue: Others.
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Writing about Vietnamese food is always interesting, but I rarely do it as language barrier. I am trying something today and choose one of our very special food – Mam Tom (Shrimp sauce or paste)
After collecting small shrimp from the ocean, people wash it and crush it. Dry it up for few days before add a special enzyme from a leaf. Keep it for few months for fermented before use. It takes a few months to make it and you can also keep it for few months in dry condition.
Mam Tom is widen eaten in Vietnamese daily meals, most popular in Northern part of Vietnam. Vietnamese eat it with tofu, noodles, pork or dog meat… The easiest way to recognize it is its smell. It will be very hard to smell for people who not familiar with it. It’s stinky!
Vietnamese people believe that Mam Tom helps them to avoid ghost or evil, keeping it at home brings luck and safe for family (trust me: not for kissing 
).
Mam Tom can be considered to Vegemite from Australia (I can’t stand it!), many people like it and hate it. I still suggest you try once or two, it can be found anywhere in Hanoi sidewalk. Trying Mam Tom is one of 2 things you must do to get impressed by locals: Eating Mam Tom and pronounce the word of ‘Ngon’ like locals. You will pass the test to join Vietnamese community then !
Sample of recipes for Bun Dau Mam Tom (Hanoian Specialty)
Ingredients (served for 4):
Process (20 minutes):
Deep fried tofu while fine slice chilly, lemon grass. Put Mam Tom into a bowl then add 2 spoon of sugar, some chilly and lemon grass. Squeeze lemon on and mix well. Lastly, add couple of spoon of hot oil. Served with noodles and fried tofu and oregano.
Posted: October 14th, 2011 - Under Catalogue: Food.
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