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This tonic is so refreshing in the heat, nuoc sam, a type of drink prepared from herbal plants, is one of the most popular drinks of Asians when the heat is at its worst. In Ho Chi Minh City, nuoc sam is usually sold from handcarts vendors set up on the pavements along busy streets.
The country of Vietnam in the shape of “S” lies on the eastern rim of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia.
At the beginning of the Bronze Age, the Viet tribe groups had settled down in the North and in the north of Central Vietnam. There were about 15 groups of Lac Viet tribesmen living mainly in the northern highland and delta and a dozen Au Viet groups of tribesmen living in Viet Bac, the northern ...
Special food of Vietnam, Nem ran (Spring rolls) Nem ran (called cha gio in the south) is a much-appreciated speciality, although it is very easy to prepare. Since long ago, nem ran has been a familiar dish on the menu at all households during the New Year’s festivities, at family parties, and at ...
Rice is particularly important in Vietnamese society that it has been called the essence of its culture. It is almost impossible for Vietnamese to imagine a meal without rice.
Festive activities are living museums in which typical cultural values of the nation have been preserved for centuries.
During Tet, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold cooking contests that may sound simple, but follow strict and complex rules: Cooking in the wind and rain. Tu Trong Village, Thanh Hoa Province has a temple dedicated to the 11th century warrior Le Phung Hieu.
Bat Trang is an ancient village situated on the northern bank of the Red-river, about eight kilometers from the center of Hanoi with seventy-two white ground hillocks and Chu Dau china of Hai Duong province.
There are many traditional handicrafts made in Vietnam such as ceramic, bamboo products, lacquer-ware, mother-of-pearl inlaying etc.
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