Quan “Khuc Cake” – cheap and tasty
Khuc cake is a glutinous rice ball from the Red River Delta. It’s made from sticky rice mixed with khuc leaf, and filled with mung bean, pig fat and pepper. It’s usually made during the…
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Hanoi Cathedral (St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi)
St. Joseph’s Cathedral is a church on Nha Tho Street in the Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi, Vietnam. The late 19th-century Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic style) church serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic…
Grilled Fermented Spring Roll at Au Trieu street
Fermented spring roll has long been familiar with Hanoi cuisine. Fried fermented spring rolls are well-known at Tam Thuong lane or Kim Lien market entrance, fried spring rolls with flour wrapped in front of Viet…
Keep your stomach warm in cold days with barbecued ribs at Nguyen Sieu street
The dish of fragrant and hot roasted rib served with sweet-sour dip sauce do suit to enjoy in wet cold weather of the North. Under the Hanoi’s cold weather, gatherings usually settle down around…
Bun Dau Mam Tom (Noodle with fried tofu and shrimp sauce) at Phan Phu Tien street
The eatery of noodle with fried tofu and shrimp sauce located in the beginning of Phan Phu Tien street, Dong Da district is probably one of the busiest “bun dau” eateries in Hanoi. The shop…
Hanoi: Come back childhood with sticky rice cake dipped in molasses
The sticky rice cake dipped in molasses has been associated with many of teenage’s childhood in Hanoi. Enjoying this cake, you will feel both cool flavour and sweetness of molasses. But a few years back,…
Festival of Duc Dien Village
The festival of Duc Dien village is annually held from 10th to 13rd February lunar calendar in Duc Dien village, Phu Dien commune, Tu Liem district. The festival honors The Earth King who is a…
Special Festival of Co Trai Village
Co Trai is one of six villages in Dai Xuyen commune (Phu Xuyen, Ha Tay) including Kieu Dong, Kieu Doai, Co Trai, Thuong Xuyen, Thai Lai and Da Chat. The system of temple and pagoda…
Dai Lo Temple Festival
Every year, Dai Lo temple festival is held in Dai Lo temple, Dai Lo Pagoda and Quan temple in ten days from 1st to 10th February (lunar calendar) at Ninh So commune, Thanh Tri district,…
Festival of Ba Xa Temple
The festival of Ba Xa temple is held on 12th June (lunar calendar) at Minh Duc commune, Ung Hoa district. The festival has long been held by villages such as: Thinh Cau, Thinh Bang, Thinh…