Bánh xèo, literally “sizzling cake”, named for the loud sizzling sound it makes when the rice batter is poured into the hot skilletare Vietnamese savoury fried pancakes made of rice flour, water, turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts. Southern-style bánh xèo contains coconut milk and certain Central […]
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A good dish for cold days in Vietnam, “bánh gối” intrigues guests at first sight for its pretty baby pillow shape and its colorful sauce. Like most cakes in Vietnam, bánh gối is not baked but deep fried to create a charming yellow pastry skin, crispy and fragrant. Firstly, water and rice flour are mixed
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Thang Long, which is Ha Noi’s centre nowadays, was chosen by Ly Thai To, the founding king of Ly Dynasty, as the capital of Dai Viet Kingdom (nowadays Vietnam) since Autumn of 1010. Thang Long means ascending dragon, symbolizing the will and thirst for independence of the Vietnamese people after more than one thousand years
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Name of ethnic group: Thai (Tay, Tay Dam, Tay Khao, Tay Muoi, Tay Thanh, Hang Tong, and Pu Thay) Population: 1,328,725 people (Year 1999) Locality: Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, and Nghe An provinces. Customs and habits: The Thai worship their ancestors, the heavens, the earth, ban, and “muong”. They also hold
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