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Vietnamese Vegetarian Culture, Food and Life

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  It will be a mistake if you talk about cuisine issue without mentioning to  vegetarian food   especially it has become a virtual part in our daily life. Among countries in the same area, Vietnam is a bright spot for this kind of cooking culture that attract lots of tourist come to explore and enjoy. Let explore it with   Hue Food Tour . Cooking and enjoying  vegetarian food  is one of the most appreciated customs in Vietnam. You will find this thing easy to understand if you know that Buddhism is the Vietnamese’ s main religion that requires followers to use different kinds of vegetables as daily food instead of killing living things. Despite the fact that these rules in nowadays are not as strict as in the past, lots of people always try to eat vegetarian food in the first and fifteenth day of the month that made from some ingredients such as fresh vegetables, beans, peanuts, etc. On the other hand, thanks to tropical climate, the growing of vegetables i...

Vietnamese Eating Habits Travel Guide

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  Knowing the Vietnamese via the way they eat is one of the most interesting topics to the travelers, so here are some facts about  Vietnamese eating habits   that might interest you. It is up to you to follow the locals’ ways or not, by using chopsticks for example, but the knowledge in advance from   Hue Food Tour   can make your journey more exciting than ever expected. #1: Three Major Meals In Vietnam The locals have three major meals including breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but note that there is no fixed time for these meals. This means each family might eat at their preferred periods, and this also varies due to the regions, from urban to the countryside. This might sound strange to some of you that there are no coffee or tea breaks between the meals. And, the major component of almost every meals is the rice. In general, people have breakfast before 09:00 AM and the food might be sweet or salty, which can be Vietnamese sandwich, “Pho” (noodle soup with be...

Appetizing Vietnamese Street Food – Bun Thit Nuong

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  One of the most appetizing Vietnamese street foods is  Bun Thit Nuong  that indulges almost any gourmet’s palate. If you have a delicate palate, give this kind of street food a try in any corner of streets along Vietnam. At the very first glance, a bowl of bun thit nuong looks very eye-catching and delicious. The tasteful mixture of many ingredients including garnishes, grilled meat, noodles, peanuts, etc. As usual, the grilled meats are placed on the top of noodles while some vegetables poke through the underneath. The way each component supplements each other make  bun thit nuong   the great street dish in the south of Vietnam. The name of bun thit nuong is vastly displayed on many signboards along Vietnamese streets. Join   Hue street food tour   with   Hue Food Tour  to explore more   Bun Thit Nuong . What Makes Bun Thit Nuong Tasteful And Mouthwatering? Since preparing the Vietnamese Street food “Bun Thit Nuong” is not d...

Coconut Rice – The Special Culinary Trait Of Hue

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  The Hue cuisine has long been linked to Vietnamese royal senses, and today the Hue residents have created a new version to enchant gourmets worldwide:  the coconut rice . To make this specialty, the delicious rice is cooked in a pool of coconut. On completion, the rice is aromatic, appetizing, and greasy.   Hue Food Tour  is here to show you all information of coconut rice. About Coconut Rice in Hue The rice is usually served in a half coconut, which looks very luscious. Just put the appropriate volume of rice in the half coconut whose flesh is removed already. Then, the rice is spiced deliciously and then steamed. The newly cooked coconut rice is hot and aromatic enough to make connoisseurs mouth-watering. There may add some colorful ingredients to the rice set, making it very eye-catching and savory. You should you a spoon to eat the rice set directly from the coconut instead of taking it out and then put it into a bowl. That helps ensure the aroma and grease of ...

The Beauty Of Lotus In Hue Cuisine

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  Hue – home to Vietnamese royal cuisine, has long attracted connoisseur worldwide thanks to a broad range of special foods. For ages, the so-cool taste of the lotus has played the critical role in stating the distinctively wonderful Hue cuisine. The lotus, the Vietnam’s iconic flower, looks very charming, and if cooked, it evolves the mesmerizing flavor. Let   Hue Food Tour   show you the   beauty of lotus in Hue cuisine   here.  A Small Talk about the Lotus in Hue Hue owns many lotus ponds that help color the ancient city romantically. Besides, the lotus here is highly connected to the residents’ life. Come to Hue, people can have a short city tour watching the lotus ponds and enjoy the flower fragrance. For anybody that is interested in the cuisine field, the lotus is the great ingredient for cooking in a royal way. Especially, the lotus-based food is most favored during the summertime due to its so-cool and healthy benefits. Together with the flavorful ...

Vietnamese Spices and Herbs

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Vietnamese spices and herbs  are important things when you want to cook the real Vietnamese food. Come to Vietnam, foreign tourists are not only impressed by a small country with shape of S but brave, but also by Vietnamese people’s culture from clothes to behaviors, etc. and especially cuisine of people here. They are surprised by and interested in Vietnamese’s types of food. A simple reason is that Vietnamese dishes’ flavor is different from theirs. The Vietnamese use not only flavors such as salt, sugar, pepper, onion, garlic but use herbs- a plant whose leaves, flowers and seeds are used to flavor food for pleasant smell, for dishes. There was a French Newspaper “decode” distinctive flavor of Vietnamese dishes. It gave an explanation for why Vietnamese’s dishes were loved by tourists: The other countries usually use spices to cook, but none of country use herbs to flavor for dishes like in Vietnam”. Herb is one of main spices in Vietnamese food recipes. Besides, herb is al...