Following are 15 amazing photos of outstanding construction works in Hanoi that have contributed significantly to changing the appearance of the capital city in the new era. The Vietnam National Conference Center is one of…
Grilled corn is of some of the most typical snack foods that have become a part of winter in Hanoi. The scent of grilled corn coming along with chilly winds of winter nights always brings…
Hanoians of all ages head for West Lake at 5am every day to exercise. On Ve Ho Street, hundreds of people do various exercises in small groups. The grassy area of several hundred square meters…
Unlike the feast of the hot version of ‘bun oc’ is cold snail soup, which is almost unique for its utmost simplicity. One serving, costing VND30,000 (US$1.28), involves two bowls, one each of noodles…
Nearly every Hanoian knows about ‘chao trai’, or mother-of-pearl rice porridge, which has been appreciated for its rich and aromatic flavour for decades. Although it’s easy to cook very few people know how to cook…
Right around this time, Hanoi’s dreary monsoon rain becomes a pleasant drizzle. Few dishes compliment this change of seasons better than ‘banh duc nong’- a thick, savoury rice porridge lovingly beaten out by tough old…
The Hanoi Department of Tourism has called on locals and tourists to vote for the city as the world’s leading city destination in 2018 as part of the World Travel Awards. Hanoi in autumn Hanoi…
In April 2015, Bún Chả Hương Liên was just like any of the other noodle shops in Vietnam’s 1,000-year-old capital. Saigon beer bottles kicked around between blue plastic stools and cigarette smoke wafted through the…
When people think of Vietnamese noodles, pho and bun bo Hue (Vietnamese Spicy beef and pork noodles) are those that usually come to mind. However, in Vietnam, we have many other noodle dishes, Bun thang is one of those (another…
Tay Ho District is known for housing Hanoi’s largest freshwater lake, called West Lake. It’s a huge body of water – it has a circumference of 17km – and there are plenty of historic places…