Banh da ke covered with sugar crystals from the street vendor, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Millet snack at the Cat Ba Market, Cat Ba Island Millet – one of the new superfoods, queen of detoxing diets, mono-diets, proteins packed friend of vegans and vegetarians. When I bring its name somewhere outside of Poland or health conscious […]

A taste for banh cuon comes to me in phases. I can forget about it for months until I wake up one day knowing that there is nothing else I want for breakfast than those delicate, rice pancake rolls. That is when I go to one of those two places, billowing out steam, buzzing with […]

What can be surprising about banh mi? It’s all about the same ingredients which most of the time would be bread roll (obviously), cold cuts, pate, fried egg, cucumber, coriander and sometimes pickled carrot and papaya shreds, yet somehow it is never boring and always makes for a fun meal. And that is not only […]

An old couple, a little square at the back of a busy, tourist street in the epicentre of Saigon and a strong coffee aroma. While they last the world seems to be at peace. It was six years ago when I had my first, black, thick robusta with velvety milk and ice cubes here while […]

My love of Vietnam was born on the streets. Here, the street is where you live, play, cook, eat, argue, haggle, go on dates, pick your nose and teeth. I just love it! And although this way of living outside of home (where it’s usually quite narrow and crowded) is the proper to most countries […]