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Downtown Saigon street to set the table for ASEAN food fest

Downtown Saigon street to set the table for ASEAN food fest

A food festival featuring signature ASEAN dishes will be held November 24-27 on downtown Saigon's Le Loi Street, which has been freed from the shackles of a metro construction site.
There's the banh mi and there are these variations in Saigon

There's the banh mi and there are these variations in Saigon

Vietnam's banh mi has achieved well deserved renown as a delicious street food staple, but Saigon offers the quintessentially Vietnamese sandwich with fillings far more appetizing than the standard one.
November 19, 2022 | 05:30 am PT
Don't duck this Vietnamese porridge, says TasteAtlas

Don't duck this Vietnamese porridge, says TasteAtlas

International food magazine TasteAtlas has selected Vietnamese duck porridge among 10 must-try duck dishes in Asia, calling it a popular choice on colder days of the year.
November 16, 2022 | 08:35 pm PT
This dragon chicken in northern Vietnam can cost you $200

This dragon chicken in northern Vietnam can cost you $200

A man from the northern province of Hung Yen has made a fortune by selling salted boiled chicken using his hometown's rare breed - dragon chicken.
November 12, 2022 | 05:44 pm PT
Forget midnight fridge raids, just step out onto Saigon streets

Forget midnight fridge raids, just step out onto Saigon streets

Saigon residents don’t have to consider midnight fridge raids to satiate night-time cravings when they can just step out and feast on favorites like com tam, sticky rice and porridge.
November 12, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Saigon sidewalk stall puts bread on the table for 70-plus years

Saigon sidewalk stall puts bread on the table for 70-plus years

A northern-style banh mi brought to HCMC more than 70 years ago still gets hundreds of customers lining up for it every day.
November 11, 2022 | 11:04 pm PT
Vietnam's pho, coffee feature in popular South Korean TV reality show

Vietnam's pho, coffee feature in popular South Korean TV reality show

A popular South Korean reality TV show that follows the adventures of celebrities featured Vietnamese pho noodle soup and coffee in a recent episode.
November 11, 2022 | 10:01 pm PT
Noodle soup stall scripts a 60-year story stretching from Guangdong to Saigon

Noodle soup stall scripts a 60-year story stretching from Guangdong to Saigon

Ms. Chanh has spent the better part of three decades running a hu tieu (thick rice noodles) stall in downtown HCMC after learning the trade from her uncle.
November 9, 2022 | 04:53 pm PT
Balut among world's worst rated egg dishes

Balut among world's worst rated egg dishes

'Trung vit lon,' or duck eggs with embryos inside, has been listed among the 10 "worst rated egg dishes" in the world by international food magazine TasteAtlas.
November 9, 2022 | 12:59 am PT
6 newly-opened bars, restaurants in Saigon expat hub

6 newly-opened bars, restaurants in Saigon expat hub

American magazine Travel + Leisure called Thao Dien area in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 its "coolest neighborhood" where a series of newly-opened bars and restaurants add vibrancy to the expat hub.
November 5, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Chinese soy noodles: Far East culinary gem a southern Vietnam treat

Chinese soy noodles: Far East culinary gem a southern Vietnam treat

Chaozhou soy noodles is a classic Chinese delicacy created by diaspora from Chaozhou in Guangdong Province that foodies shouldn't miss out on.
November 3, 2022 | 05:57 pm PT
Hot cakes: Saigon salted steamed chicken sells out in an hour

Hot cakes: Saigon salted steamed chicken sells out in an hour

A stall selling salted steamed chicken in Saigon sells out so fast that many customers start queuing up early in the morning to avoid disappointment.
November 2, 2022 | 05:53 pm PT
HCMC frog porridge stall wins over hearts and bellies

HCMC frog porridge stall wins over hearts and bellies

A sidewalk frog porridge stall in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been the place to go for the city's foodies for nearly a decade, serving over 1,000 a day.
October 29, 2022 | 11:35 pm PT
Hanoi eatery stands out with fragrant, fatty waterbug sauce

Hanoi eatery stands out with fragrant, fatty waterbug sauce

A steamed rice rolls stall in Hanoi has made a mark for itself with a dipping sauce made with waterbug extract and fish sauce, keeping its patrons happy for five decades.
October 29, 2022 | 05:37 pm PT
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