Coming to Saigon, you will be lost in the culinary paradise with countless delicious dishes such as: Mixed rice paper, burnt rice, Northern Thao quail egg crab soup, grilled glutinous banana, quail egg mango… Each dish is bold. flavor and bring the characteristics of Saigon land. Referring to Saigon cuisine, it is impossible not to […]
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Jun
Jun
Cơm tấm or com tam (US: /kʌm təm/; Vietnamese: [kəːm tə̌m]) is a Vietnamese dish made from rice with fractured rice grains. Tấm refers to the broken rice grains, while cơm refers to cooked rice. Although there are varied names like cơm tấm Sài Gòn (Saigon-style broken rice), particularly for Saigon, the main ingredients remain […]
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May
May
This is one of the popular soups in the south of Vietnam, especially in areas there is a large number of Khmer population. The Phnom Penh noodle soup originated in Cambodia but was created by Chinese immigrants. The soup looks like Phở, but when you taste it you will discover a few differences between Phở […]
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May
May
“There are flowers in the green fields, there are also flowers blooming on the branches, each flower, each color… Not the flower of sorrows, I am the flower of smiles” (Excerpt from “Living like flowers”). No matter where you come from, wherever you are, you have the right to shine and contribute. The lotus was, […]
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Apr
Apr
Well-seasoned noodle soup with crab meat at a Saigon shop has long enchanted locals despite its unusual price tag. A food stall at 84 Dinh Tien Hoang Street in District 1 has been a popular address for crab dishes in Saigon for 27 years.
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May
May
Where is Saigon? And are there any cultural or political implications of referring to Vietnam’s largest city as “Saigon” instead of its new official name, Ho Chi Minh City? The short answer: No, you can safely still refer to Ho Chi Minh City as Saigon while traveling there.
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May
May
Pham Ngu Lao Street in Ho Chi Minh City is on the western edge of District 1 and is renowned as the place where most backpacking travelers stay during their holiday. A 25-minute taxi ride from Tan Sot Nhat International Airport, it comprises numerous lanes and back alleys through the main thoroughfares include Pham Ngu […]
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May
May
This excellent Fine Arts Museum is housed in two buildings that were once the French Ministry of Information. Treasures abound, including ancient Champa stone carvings and some astonishing effigies of Guan Yin, the thousand-eyed, thousand-armed goddess of compassion.
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May
May
Ho Chi Minh City’s Cholon is Vietnam’s largest Chinatown with roots dating back to 1778; it’s also a place of great historical and cultural importance. Chinese minorities hid here from the Tay Son and subsequently had to rebuild the area twice following an attack with as many as 70% estimated to have died trying to […]
