|eng| It’s about time to sum up my first trip with VTV4 as memories are getting more and more blurred and we just finished the second trip, which took place in Hue this time and I will do my best to post about it very soon. Some time ago I started a habit of taking […]

Necessity is the mother of invention and that was the case of the “rolled pho”. The pho bo vendor ran out of broth so not to waste the other ingredients he decided to roll them into a sheet of uncut pho noodle creating very popular nowadays Hanoian dish. Stir-fried beef, salad and fresh herbs taste […]

Thinking about Asia and Islands you’d most probably see Thailand or Indonesia in front of your eyes, the Philippines maybe. Hardly ever someone will have Vietnam in their mind. I wouldn’t consider it as an island destination either if I didn’t just come back from the 3rd Vietnamese island that I loved! When seeking peace, […]

It is so blissful to eat with your hands. Touching the food, kneading, tearing, licking it’s sticky, tasty juices from your fingers… Oh, how I love eating with all my senses! I found myself a simple yet delightful pleasure in Vietnam – I just love chewing on small bites of xoi forming them into doughy, […]

In a search for a bowl of good pho pay attention to what the signboards say and if you see phở cồ/ phở cồ gia truyền jump inside. Cồ stands for a family name from the province of Nam Dinh which is famous for making tasty beef noodle soup. Not every Cồ you’ll stumble upon will […]