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Vietnamese traditional dress Filed under:
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31
Oct
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The Vietnamese traditional dress, "Áo Dài", is one of the most elegant and beautiful dresses for women. It’s very simple, consisting of a close-fitting blouse, with long panels in the front and back, that is worn over loose white trousers. An Áo Dài can be worn with a Nón (conical hat) or a turban of the ...
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Most typical dishes on the Mid-autumn festival in Hà Nội Filed under:
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28
Oct
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The specialty for the Mid-Autumn festival in Việt Nam is moon cake - Banh nuong (baked cake) and Banh deo (sticky cake). These are small cakes (150-200g) usually made in square molds with decorative patterns on the surface, although recently moon and carp shape versions have begun to appear in Hà Nội. The taste of moon cakes ...
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Snail noodle soup Filed under:
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28
Oct
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In Hà Nội, people usually eat snail noodle soup (Bun oc) for breakfast or lunch rather than dinner. And for some reasons, home-cooked snail noodle soup seems less delicious than those served at a street stall, on a familiar pavement, at a street or market corner where a vendor has settled for years. No one knows ...
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Fried shrimp fritter in West Lake Filed under:
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27
Oct
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One of the specialties in Hanoi City is Banh tom Ho Tay (fried shrimp fritter in West Lake). Its way of processing is rather simple. Fresh shrimps caught in the West Lake is covered with wheat flour and fried with oil. It is eaten with sweet, sour and spicy fish sauce, vegetable pickles for ...
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Enjoy cha ruoi in Hanoi Filed under:
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25
Oct
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Cha ruoi is a popular meal in Hanoi when the autumn leaves turn yellow. Cha ruoi is not available all year round. Ruoi is a type of sand worm that can only be found from the end of September to the middle of October. The short season is why Hanoians regard cha ruoi as a special ...