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Banh gai – Vietnamese multi-purpose cake
Among Vietnamese traditional cakes, “banh gai” (glutinous rice cake blackened in a concoction of edible leaves) is perhaps the most multipurpose because it can be used as an offering at wedding ceremonies, as gifts at longevity parties, as a snack, appetizer, or even a dessert.
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Vietnamese food - 'Banh gai' is made all year round but mostly in spring and winter. And it can be preserved unspoiled for a long time.
The fragrant 'gai' leaves covered with smooth white down are an indispensable ingredient. Fresh leaves are washed, boiled, squeezed out and pounded. All stems must be removed. Then the dry leaves are mixed and grounded to powder.
High-quality glutinous rice is soaked in water for about two hours, sifted and then grounded to flour. Then, the rice flour is mixed with 'gai' powder in a 5:1 ratio, and ground peanuts and molasses are added. This mixture is used to prepare the cake crust.
The stuffing is made of green beans, coconut shreds, sugar-coated lotus seeds and banana attar. The cakes, sprinkled with sesame, are then wrapped in dry banana leaves. They are steamed for about one hour.Vietnamese food 'Banh gai' is tasty treat when served cool.
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Vietnam food culture,Cheap and delicious food not a thing of the past
While many have noted a marked increase in the price of food in the capital, there are still several stalls that are locally famous for selling quality Hanoian breakfast for reasonable prices.
Lining up for sticky rice - Vietnamese food
The sticky rice stall on Hang Hom Street attracts many regular customers, charging only VND5,000. Having been in business for years, the store offers several options. Customers begin to arrive around 6am and sometimes jostle to make their orders. The store regularly sells out around 8am. Here, the price for a breakfast that can feed a whole family is equivalent to that of a bowl of noodles.
Cheap and delicious crab noodles - Vietnamese food
Another store selling crab noodles in the small alley of Phat Loc is also locally famous for cheap prices and delicious food.
These store-owners sell their delicacies for VND7,000, about a quarter of the price one would find elsewhere. The options of adding beef, tofu or pork is also an incentive for customers.
Beer stalls on Ta Hien Street - Vietnamese food
In addition to cheap breakfast, Hanoi’s Old Quarter is also home to a number of special places for drinking. Ta Hien Street is a place for lovers of bia hoi, who seem to love the view as much as the chilled glasses of beer, which cost only VND5,000.
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Vietnam food culture: 10 breweries and pubs in Ho Chi Minh City
My mission was to visit at least 8 beer establishments this day and maybe more. I landed in Saigon by 11 am and i jumped on the rented motorbike and started my mission.
I started with the closest three establishments that was a about 1-2 km from the aiport. First i visited the first Big Man beer in Saigon at 4 Phan Dinh Giot and tasted their beer. Big man beer is a German inspired brewery that has establishments in Saigon, Da Lat and Hai Phong. Big man offers a Vietnamese menu and basic service and many of their brewhouses are quite small except in Saigon.
Hoa Vien brauhaus - Vietnamese food
Hoa Vien Brauhaus (youtube clip here) at 16 Pho Qang had their first brewery in Saigon in 1995 and has since then opened up in Hanoi and Mui Ne, in total five establishments. This one opened in June 2014. All are big and well managed with english speaking managers and staff, despite that you still have a 300 ml beer for 34 000 which is the average price in most microbreweries. Both beers are more full bodied and stronger than previous Big Man beer, hints of cacao in the black beer and a slight fruityness in the blond one.
Restaurant serving Gammer beer - Vietnamese food
Nha hang 85 at 85 Thang Long, Tan Binh serving Gammer beer (youtube clip here). I drove passed this place two times before finding it, it looked so simple so i couldn’t imagine that this place had Gammer beer on tap. This is typical for Vietnam, you cant judge by the appearance here, it is the inside that counts. Gammer beer has a restaurant both in Hanoi and Saigon and also this outlet. No one spoke english here so the visit was very short and i moved on to the next place.
Nao Beer Saigon - Vietnamese food
Nao beer at 247 Hoang Hoa Tham is a small pub that has one blond and one black beer on tap for a very cheap price, only 15 000 vnd for a 300 ml glass. Beers are lighter and good refreshers when its very hot outside but much value for the money. Both beers are more dry than fruity and a shorter finish. The name of the beer is Budman beer but are quite similar with Big Man beer.
Lan Anh club Saigon - Vietnamese food
breweries, pubs, beer - Vietnamese food
After this i aimed at Golden Prauge at Lan Anh club, 291 Cach Mang Thang, district 10 (youtube clip here) which was a long ride. I switched from bike to taxi here after after all beers. Here i got surprised to see that they have green beer on the menu except the regular blond and black Czech styled beers that they brew. The green beer is a blond with blue curarao liquer in it and served at festival times which take place every week. Staff were dressed in some Czech insired cloths and you can rest your eyes on a old wolkswagen if you get tired of watching all the dancing. The beers are good and price too, just below 30 000 vnd, both are little more than 5% strong.
Big man beer - Vietnamese food
I reach Big Man beer at 1 Pham Viet Chanh (youtube clip here) and this one is easy to find, just in a big roundabout. This one was also very easy to visit, after presenting my self and a paper on vietnamese about beer tasting and my blog, staff got nervous and asked me to leave when they saw my camera. No English speaking staff here either, so i gave up and moved on towards district 7 and a newcomer in town.
Goldmalt - Vietnamese food
Goldmalt at 40 Nguyen Thi Tap (youtube clip here) is brand new and situated in a quiet area by a small river, i also saw a group of guys training their falcons here in the park. Fresh air, fresh beer and a fresh place, The brewery is already in action but the kitchen is not ready yet but will be soon. Goldmalt has 10 brewpubs in Hanoi and have been expanding lately. Their concept is smaller breweries and has plenty of local regulars. For people who like Guinnes, ales and stouts, Goldmalt and Hoa Vien are good options in Saigon while if you prefer lighter lagers and German black beer, Big Man Beer, Gammer and Lion could be your choice.
Here i also met the legendary owner of Goldmalt, Mr Long who has spent 20 years in Czech Republic before he started to build a company here in Vietnam. He lives in Hanoi but this day he was here to meet the water supplier. Goldmalts water is brought from a dwell in Hoa Long about 80 km from Saigon. Mr Long explains that the water in Saigon has high levels of iron and clour which still affects the taste despite that they filter the water before brewing.
Lion Saigon- vietnamese food
Lion brewery Saigon Lion at 11-13 Lam Son Square is the most central brewery and easy to find. Here they brew two German styled beers in a big beer hall. Come here during evenings and weekends to enjoy a buffet or just a few beers, you wont meet so many locals here, more tourists and expats due to the central location. Black and blond beer, lighter body than in Hoa Vien and Goldmalt and more dry than fruity with good strenght and off course a nice foam to attract all foam-loving Germans who can’t to drink beer without foam.
German brewery Saigon - Vietnamese food
A short ride from here you can visit Brauhof Nguyen Du at 97 Nguyen Du which is another German inspired brewery but much smaller. Prices are higher here and you can have German styled beers on tap and basic service, a good paus before you head for the next place.
Gammer beer - Vietnamese food
Gammer at 107 Pasteur (youtube clip here) beer is intense but quite cozy and more what you expect how a brewpub shall look like. Here you can see the brewing set in the middle of the restaurant and you can also sit outside. But make sure to book a table here during weekends, it can be quite busy here and specially when they have live perfomances and loud music played outside. Both beers have a dry after taste and reminds a bit of the dryness in Belgian beers and has about 5 % ABV. There is also a Gammer beer in Hanoi (youtube clip here)
Czech food in Vietnam- Vietnamese food
my way back i was a bit hungry so i made a stop again at Hoa Vien and had some ribs and delicious potato patties together with a couple of beers before the flight back to Hanoi. I drank mostly the black beer which i found more tasty than a Guinness and good with food. Service here was excellent. I took a Xe Om and was at the airport 7 PM, just to experience that the flight was delayed. At the airport i drank a half can of tiger beer but couldn’t finish it after having so many better beers during my day.
I started with the closest three establishments that was a about 1-2 km from the aiport. First i visited the first Big Man beer in Saigon at 4 Phan Dinh Giot and tasted their beer. Big man beer is a German inspired brewery that has establishments in Saigon, Da Lat and Hai Phong. Big man offers a Vietnamese menu and basic service and many of their brewhouses are quite small except in Saigon.
Hoa Vien brauhaus - Vietnamese food
Hoa Vien Brauhaus (youtube clip here) at 16 Pho Qang had their first brewery in Saigon in 1995 and has since then opened up in Hanoi and Mui Ne, in total five establishments. This one opened in June 2014. All are big and well managed with english speaking managers and staff, despite that you still have a 300 ml beer for 34 000 which is the average price in most microbreweries. Both beers are more full bodied and stronger than previous Big Man beer, hints of cacao in the black beer and a slight fruityness in the blond one.
Restaurant serving Gammer beer - Vietnamese food
Nha hang 85 at 85 Thang Long, Tan Binh serving Gammer beer (youtube clip here). I drove passed this place two times before finding it, it looked so simple so i couldn’t imagine that this place had Gammer beer on tap. This is typical for Vietnam, you cant judge by the appearance here, it is the inside that counts. Gammer beer has a restaurant both in Hanoi and Saigon and also this outlet. No one spoke english here so the visit was very short and i moved on to the next place.
Nao Beer Saigon - Vietnamese food
Nao beer at 247 Hoang Hoa Tham is a small pub that has one blond and one black beer on tap for a very cheap price, only 15 000 vnd for a 300 ml glass. Beers are lighter and good refreshers when its very hot outside but much value for the money. Both beers are more dry than fruity and a shorter finish. The name of the beer is Budman beer but are quite similar with Big Man beer.
Lan Anh club Saigon - Vietnamese food
breweries, pubs, beer - Vietnamese food
After this i aimed at Golden Prauge at Lan Anh club, 291 Cach Mang Thang, district 10 (youtube clip here) which was a long ride. I switched from bike to taxi here after after all beers. Here i got surprised to see that they have green beer on the menu except the regular blond and black Czech styled beers that they brew. The green beer is a blond with blue curarao liquer in it and served at festival times which take place every week. Staff were dressed in some Czech insired cloths and you can rest your eyes on a old wolkswagen if you get tired of watching all the dancing. The beers are good and price too, just below 30 000 vnd, both are little more than 5% strong.
Big man beer - Vietnamese food
I reach Big Man beer at 1 Pham Viet Chanh (youtube clip here) and this one is easy to find, just in a big roundabout. This one was also very easy to visit, after presenting my self and a paper on vietnamese about beer tasting and my blog, staff got nervous and asked me to leave when they saw my camera. No English speaking staff here either, so i gave up and moved on towards district 7 and a newcomer in town.
Goldmalt - Vietnamese food
Goldmalt at 40 Nguyen Thi Tap (youtube clip here) is brand new and situated in a quiet area by a small river, i also saw a group of guys training their falcons here in the park. Fresh air, fresh beer and a fresh place, The brewery is already in action but the kitchen is not ready yet but will be soon. Goldmalt has 10 brewpubs in Hanoi and have been expanding lately. Their concept is smaller breweries and has plenty of local regulars. For people who like Guinnes, ales and stouts, Goldmalt and Hoa Vien are good options in Saigon while if you prefer lighter lagers and German black beer, Big Man Beer, Gammer and Lion could be your choice.
Here i also met the legendary owner of Goldmalt, Mr Long who has spent 20 years in Czech Republic before he started to build a company here in Vietnam. He lives in Hanoi but this day he was here to meet the water supplier. Goldmalts water is brought from a dwell in Hoa Long about 80 km from Saigon. Mr Long explains that the water in Saigon has high levels of iron and clour which still affects the taste despite that they filter the water before brewing.
Lion Saigon- vietnamese food
Lion brewery Saigon Lion at 11-13 Lam Son Square is the most central brewery and easy to find. Here they brew two German styled beers in a big beer hall. Come here during evenings and weekends to enjoy a buffet or just a few beers, you wont meet so many locals here, more tourists and expats due to the central location. Black and blond beer, lighter body than in Hoa Vien and Goldmalt and more dry than fruity with good strenght and off course a nice foam to attract all foam-loving Germans who can’t to drink beer without foam.
German brewery Saigon - Vietnamese food
A short ride from here you can visit Brauhof Nguyen Du at 97 Nguyen Du which is another German inspired brewery but much smaller. Prices are higher here and you can have German styled beers on tap and basic service, a good paus before you head for the next place.
Gammer beer - Vietnamese food
Gammer at 107 Pasteur (youtube clip here) beer is intense but quite cozy and more what you expect how a brewpub shall look like. Here you can see the brewing set in the middle of the restaurant and you can also sit outside. But make sure to book a table here during weekends, it can be quite busy here and specially when they have live perfomances and loud music played outside. Both beers have a dry after taste and reminds a bit of the dryness in Belgian beers and has about 5 % ABV. There is also a Gammer beer in Hanoi (youtube clip here)
Czech food in Vietnam- Vietnamese food
my way back i was a bit hungry so i made a stop again at Hoa Vien and had some ribs and delicious potato patties together with a couple of beers before the flight back to Hanoi. I drank mostly the black beer which i found more tasty than a Guinness and good with food. Service here was excellent. I took a Xe Om and was at the airport 7 PM, just to experience that the flight was delayed. At the airport i drank a half can of tiger beer but couldn’t finish it after having so many better beers during my day.
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Vietnamese food culture: Xa Dan dessert shop hits the sweet spot
Vietnamese food - Vietnamese che usually comes in flavours like black bean and lotus seed, but this shop offers more modern styles. Hoang Ha report
Sweet success: The shop is particularly crowded on hot days and warm evenings
If you've tasted the Vietnamese food dessert or snack called che (pudding), you may be familiar with the black bean, green bean, maize and lotus seed varieties. But Che Bat Xa Dan owner Nguyen Lan Huong creates more unusual flavours.
I first visited the shop on a hot day, when it was already crowded with customers. In front of the shop, about 30 people were sitting at plastic tables, sampling flavours like bo (avocado), mit (jackfruit), xoai (mango) and matcha (Japanese green tea).
Made from avocado, black agar and milk, the avocado che (VND15,000) was aromatic and a bit sweet. Holding the cool green bowl, I couldn't help but devour spoonful after spoonful, prompting the server to scold me. "It's better eaten slowly," Huong said.
She was right. When savoured at a leisurely pace, the buttery flavours melted in my mouth.
My friend wanted to have another bowl, but I reminded her that we had others to sample.
Creative twist: Che Bat Xa Dan creates different flavours of desserts such as bo (avocado), mit (jackfruit), xoai (mango) and matcha (Japanese green tea).
Next came che dang- Vietnamese food (bitter) (VND15,000), the most popular variety. To make this dish, black agar leaves are cooked with a number of medicinal herbs. After the mixture cools and sets into a jelly, it's cut into pieces and put into a mix of ice cream and coconut juice. The result has a light coolness that dissolves in the mouth.
Che Bat Xa Dan - Vietnamese food
Address: 245 Xa Dan Street, Dong Da District, Ha Noi
Tel: 0904343839
Price: VND15,000-17,000
Hours: 10am-12am
Comment: Delicious desserts
Despite its name, the bitterness is gentle and appealing. My father used to say that in the summer, eating bitter melon or bitter vegetables would cool you down and make you feel healthy. He was right. I got a virtuous feeling from the medicinal flavour.
We moved on to matcha pudding (VND17,000), which Huong claims she was the first to make in Ha Noi. The owner says she tried to mix several foods in her refrigerator, such as matcha tea powder, sugar, agar and ice cream, and this was the result.
"To my surprise, customers loved my matcha pudding. They enjoyed the fragrance of tea, as well as the green colour, saying it stimulated the appetite," she says.
After sampling a bowl, we could see why it was so popular. The nutty flavour of lotus seeds combined with the taste of matcha and coconut milk, creating an entirely new sensation. Standing up, we felt as if we had eaten a meal in a bowl.
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Vietnamese-style fast food
Located on a busy corner of District 1's pretty Ham Nghi neighborhood, Nhu Lan Bakery http://vietnamesefood2014.blogspot.com/(vietnamese food) , has been famous for its fresh, flavorful bread since it opened in 1972.
Banh mi at Nhu Lan Bakery, Ham Nghi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
The bakery's owner, Nguyen Thi Dau, started her career by selling bread on a small pushcart.
By that time, sandwiches had become a popular and convenient snack for city-dwellers. Vietnam's French-style baguettes were the key to the success of the Vietnamese sandwich, or banh mi. The bread was soft, but also firm and often a little salty. It was most commonly served with soup, meat or fish.
Cassava at Nhu Lan Bakery
But in those days, it was not uncommon to see Saigonese munching on plain bread as well.
Dau made her bread less salty than other varieties and her bakery became known for its thicker, spongier insides, and crispier crusts. The flavor hasn't changed much over the decades, but these days, there's more meat.
Nhu Lan's sauces aren't oily and their pâté is delicious and super-fatty.
The place is a giant shop, filled with cold cuts and chả lụa (Vietnamese pork sausage -vietnamese food )
Apart from the bread, the bakery boasts a variety of other snacks, like cassava steamed with coconut juice and served with sesame salt, a favorite of both locals and foreigners. Nhu Lan's rice cracker with pork floss has also made a name for itself.
For breakfast, those who don't want bread can also enjoy bún mắm (rice vermicelli with fermented fish broth) and bún riêu(shrimp crab tomato soup with rice vermicelli).
Nhu Lan also sells head cheese, roasted duck, roasted chicken with honey, and roasted suckling pig.
One can buy the food and open a buffet at home.
The bakery also sells sweet desserts such as grilled banana.
NHU LAN BAKERY- Vietnamese food
50-64-66-68 Ham Nghi Street, District 1
363-365-367 Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3
The cakes are stuffed with combinations of mung beans, lotus seeds, roasted chicken and fish fin, which are each marinated in different ways
Nhu Lan Bakery also produces many vegetarian cakes as well as low-fat varieties.
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Vietnamese food culture- Five most popular trends of Hanoi cafés
Mentioning Hanoi, people may immediately think of a cultural space with various etiquettes and customs from the old time. Although tea is a big thing, coffee and the way people enjoy it are also among the most recognizable characteristics of this ancient capital city. Beginning a day with a cup of hot coffee is an indispensible hobby of many working Hanoians, though each one has his or her own way in his or her own favourite place. And unlike major capital cities elsewhere in the world, coffee in Hanoi is hardly found in chain with standard menu, but very versatile and unique. Coffee houses spread anywhere from sidewalk to office building, from being colorful to attract teenagers to offering more human-animal interaction in the busy Hanoi.
Sidewalk cafés
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Sidewalk cafe on Nguyen Du Street is a popular gathering place
Appearing in Hanoi since the first years of 19s, during colonial time, street café is undoubtedly the most popular choice of Hanoians to enjoy a cup of coffee. Here, there is no light, no candle, no flower nor beautiful bartenders; people can only see simple installation with little chairs and even no tables, a lot of noise and even dust.
However, drinking coffee on pavements has gone to the heart of coffee holics in this city, where people can watch the busy life of Hanoi and express any feeling or laugh out loud carefree of interruption, since everyone coming to such coffee shop with the same purpose. Frequent customers of street cafe is also the most diverse, with both office staffs, students and sometimes housewives.
Ones may doubt about the quality of coffee on pavement shop but don’t worry because these shops have appeared long enough to prove their stable position. From subjective view of a coffee holic, I can say confidently that street coffee is the cheapest but the best quality of this drink in Hanoi. Most famous street café shops are Giang on 39 Nguyen Huu Huan, café Nguyen Du, Tonkin, café Dao Duy Tu or café Thai Phien.
Office Cafés
Ciao Cafe on 2 Hang Bai street is a good option for hanging out with colleagues
This category is named “Office Café” because besides coming to drink coffee, customers of these shops seeking for a professional decorated ambiance; beautiful view; excellent service to work, read newspaper or books; discuss serious or business matters; or simply to have quiet moments for a cup of coffee fleeing from the hustle and bustle of social life.
Most of the upmarket coffee shops in Hanoi follow this style, usually on top or inside a high-star hotel with stunning overview from the above of Hanoi of lying silently inside the lush green of a garden giving relaxing glimpse to its customers.
In addition, for such high quality coffee shops, there are live music performances daily or weekly is another plus point for ones’ consideration.
Teenagers’ Cafés
Cookie Jar - 79D Ly Nam De - is hot spot for Hanoi teens who love romance
This type of coffee shop has been expanded dramatically in recent year which is especially invented for teenagers and the youth. Coffee is no doubt the main course of these shops but their menu usually composed of vitamins, yogurt, cocktails and fast-foods. The interior of teen café is well decorated by wall painting with animated themes creating a hilarious but cozy ambiance for teenagers to either gossiping or studying effectively. To comment, this coffee style is more entertaining than enjoying coffee.
Themed cafés
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Cat Cafe - One of the many themed cafes in Hanoi
Pursuing market demands and standing out from the others, coffee shops in Hanoi are now designed in specific themes. Those themes are very diverse which may vary from an address for people with the same interest like pets’ coffee for animal lovers or antique coffee for ones who are interested in collecting antiques.
To select out the most unique theme cafés shop in Hanoi, Bird Cafés on Nguyen Du Street is no where can be found in the world. Here, thousands of rare species of birds creating melodious orchestras are displayed in front of the very eyes of customers. Besides sipping a cup of coffee to power up oneself, contemplate beautiful birds and listen to their songs is another way to dismiss stresses.
Another very special coffee shop in Hanoi is Art Coffee on 76 Quan Thanh Street, whose theme is antiques. The shop seems to be a small stadium preserving antiques of all regions in Vietnam of different dates. Art coffee is really a meeting-place of all archaeology lovers in not only Vietnam but also foreigners with the same interest.
Sidewalk cafés
Sidewalk cafe on Nguyen Du Street is a popular gathering place
Appearing in Hanoi since the first years of 19s, during colonial time, street café is undoubtedly the most popular choice of Hanoians to enjoy a cup of coffee. Here, there is no light, no candle, no flower nor beautiful bartenders; people can only see simple installation with little chairs and even no tables, a lot of noise and even dust.
However, drinking coffee on pavements has gone to the heart of coffee holics in this city, where people can watch the busy life of Hanoi and express any feeling or laugh out loud carefree of interruption, since everyone coming to such coffee shop with the same purpose. Frequent customers of street cafe is also the most diverse, with both office staffs, students and sometimes housewives.
Ones may doubt about the quality of coffee on pavement shop but don’t worry because these shops have appeared long enough to prove their stable position. From subjective view of a coffee holic, I can say confidently that street coffee is the cheapest but the best quality of this drink in Hanoi. Most famous street café shops are Giang on 39 Nguyen Huu Huan, café Nguyen Du, Tonkin, café Dao Duy Tu or café Thai Phien.
Office Cafés
Ciao Cafe on 2 Hang Bai street is a good option for hanging out with colleagues
This category is named “Office Café” because besides coming to drink coffee, customers of these shops seeking for a professional decorated ambiance; beautiful view; excellent service to work, read newspaper or books; discuss serious or business matters; or simply to have quiet moments for a cup of coffee fleeing from the hustle and bustle of social life.
Most of the upmarket coffee shops in Hanoi follow this style, usually on top or inside a high-star hotel with stunning overview from the above of Hanoi of lying silently inside the lush green of a garden giving relaxing glimpse to its customers.
In addition, for such high quality coffee shops, there are live music performances daily or weekly is another plus point for ones’ consideration.
Teenagers’ Cafés
Cookie Jar - 79D Ly Nam De - is hot spot for Hanoi teens who love romance
This type of coffee shop has been expanded dramatically in recent year which is especially invented for teenagers and the youth. Coffee is no doubt the main course of these shops but their menu usually composed of vitamins, yogurt, cocktails and fast-foods. The interior of teen café is well decorated by wall painting with animated themes creating a hilarious but cozy ambiance for teenagers to either gossiping or studying effectively. To comment, this coffee style is more entertaining than enjoying coffee.
Themed cafés
Cat Cafe - One of the many themed cafes in Hanoi
Pursuing market demands and standing out from the others, coffee shops in Hanoi are now designed in specific themes. Those themes are very diverse which may vary from an address for people with the same interest like pets’ coffee for animal lovers or antique coffee for ones who are interested in collecting antiques.
To select out the most unique theme cafés shop in Hanoi, Bird Cafés on Nguyen Du Street is no where can be found in the world. Here, thousands of rare species of birds creating melodious orchestras are displayed in front of the very eyes of customers. Besides sipping a cup of coffee to power up oneself, contemplate beautiful birds and listen to their songs is another way to dismiss stresses.
Another very special coffee shop in Hanoi is Art Coffee on 76 Quan Thanh Street, whose theme is antiques. The shop seems to be a small stadium preserving antiques of all regions in Vietnam of different dates. Art coffee is really a meeting-place of all archaeology lovers in not only Vietnam but also foreigners with the same interest.
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Vietnamese Food Culture: Pho (rice nooddle soup) - proud of Vietnamese
Vietnamese food- Pho, a typical dish of Hanoi people, has been existing for a long time. Pho is prepered not only in a sophisticated manner but also in the technique which is required to have sweet but pure bouillon, soft but not crasded noodle, soft and sweet smelling meat. Only in cold days, having a hot and sweet smelling bowl of Pho to enjoy would make you experience the complete flavor of the special dish of Hanoi - Vietnamese food.
The bouillon.
Boil 10 cups water. Burn the whole fresh onions over high heat until golden brown. Add beef spareribs or ox tail into the boiling water. Skim while cooking to make a clear broth. Add browned onion and carrots after 1 hour of boiling. Cook another hour. Then remove meat and vegetable. Strain the bouillon, season it with spices, salt, fish sause as indicated and keep boiling to server very hot soup. Add boiled water, if necessary, to have 6-8 cups of bouillon. This broth is very spicy and a little salty.
Slice tender beef finely and cooked beef coarsely. Soak dry rice noodles in hot water 10 minutes before cooking. Coolk rice noodles sparately until done (about 10-15 minutes), drain in hot water to remove the starch.
Beef soup, rare: cooked rice noodles 1/3 bowl, raw beef minced on top. Pour over them one cup boiling bouillon. Add bib lettuce, green onion and onion rings.
Beef soup, done: cooked rice noodles, cooked beef, bib lettuce, onion rings, green onion in top. Pour over all ingredients 1 cup boiling bouillon.
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