PHO

This is traditional breakfast of  Vietnamese. It was made from beef and some vegetable made special tasty…. PHO (Vietnamese pronunciation: [fəởː] ) is a Vietnamese noodle soup, usually served with beef  or chicken. The soup includes noodles made from rice and is often served with Thai basil, lime, bean sprouts that are added to the soup by the diner. PHO is served in a bowl with [...]

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Rice in Vietnam

Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. Vietnam is an agricultural country with eight out of ten Vietnamese living in rural areas and making their living by growing rice. Many Vietnamese people say their country looks like two rice baskets placed at two ends of a pole.  Rice is a staple food for half the world’s population and its cultivation is dated back some 7,000 years ago in Southeast [...]

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Overview

Vegetables and fruits Much of Vietnam is lush and fertile due to an extensive river system, which includes the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta. This makes it ideal for growing a wide range of vegetables and fruits, which are eaten in abundance. Commonly eaten vegetables include cabbage, garlic, scallions (spring onions), carrots, bell peppers (capsicum), chilis, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, [...]

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Vietnam Food Culture

Because Vietnam is a typical wet rice country, rice is strongly worshipped here. Visitors to Vietnam will surely maze with the number of dishes made from rice: steamed rice (com) in daily meals, glutinous rice cake (square cake or banh chung), rice noodle, rice vermicelli, steamed rice pancakes (banh cuon) and many other ones. A common fish sauce bowl is also a very interesting image that can be [...]

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