Thursday 31 January 2013

Square Rice Cake with Mung Bean and Pork Belly Recipe (Bánh Chưng)


One of most popular and deliicous Vietnamese Dish Recipes in Tet Holiday is Square Rice Cake with Mung Bean and Pork Belly (Bánh Chưng). It is the soul of Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Each family in Vietnam has to have at least 2 cakes ih house. Making Banh Chung is the way to express gratitude to ancestors and homeland. It was invented by the 18th Prince of Hung Emperor in the contest of looking for new King. Moreover, the process of making Banh Chung is the opportunity to all members of family come together. Sitting around the warm fire, share past stories and prepare for New Year with many best wishes to each other.
 
banh-chung-square-cake
Banh Chung - Square Cakes
 
So, are you ready to make one of amazing Vietnamese Dish Recipes like this cake? Please follow our instructions carefully. With this cake, we need to concentrate on more than other dishes.

Ingredients:

4kg sticky rice
1,5kg mung bean (no cover)
1,5kg half lean half fat pork meat
Spices: 10gr Purple onion, pepper, fish sauce, salt, sugar, vegetable oil
Square moulds (16*16)
Phrynium leaves (Lá Dong)

Process:

Step 1: Clean sticky rice in water added a little salt. Soak through over night. Next, pour out water and wait to dry.

Step 2: Peel off the cover of purple onion. Slice small and bring to fry with hot oil. When it is fragrant, turn off the heat and separate into equal parts.

Step 3: Soak mung bean until they are soft. Bring to steam. Then, mix well with 1 part of fried purple onion (in step 2) and a little vegetable oil + salt + pepper. Next, use spoon to scoop this mixture and roll into small balls.

Step 4: Clean carefully pork meat (halt lean, half fat – you should choose this part of pig to create one of stunning Vietnamese Dish Recipes on Tet Holiday). Next, slice until square pieces and marinate with one left part of fried purple onion + 1 teaspoon salt + 1 tablespoon pepper + 1 tablespoon Maggi’s stuff + 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Wait about 30 – 45 minutes to absorb all spices and bring to fry quickly in 4 – 5 minutes.


Click Square Rice Cake with Mung Bean and Pork Belly Recipe (Bánh Chưng) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Pickling Soup with Fried Fish Recipe (Canh Dưa với Cá Rán)


If you are a busy person for preparing Tet Holiday but still want to create a heahly meal for your family,Pinkling Soup with Fried Fish (Canh Dưa và Cá Rán) are a great choice. They all come from many Easy Vietnamese Recipes. Eating when they are hot will bring a stunning flavor in your mouth and I bet you will not forget it. These dishes also can be called two of many traditional Vietnamese dishes. Serving with fish sauce added some sliced chili is perfect.
 
pickling-soup-with-fried-fish-recipe-canh-dua-ca-ran
 
Saving your time by cooking these Easy Vietnamese Recipes is a good choice. Be ready to cook them with us and you will not disappointed about this decision. Please follow our instructions carefully and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients for Pickling Soup:

Pickling (Dưa Chua) – Buy at Vietnamese Markets
1 Tomato
Spring Onion
300gr Pork Chop
Salt, Pepper, Sugar, Maggi’s stuff

Process for making Pickling Soup:

Step 1: Clean pickling in water in 2 – 3 times. Clean tomato, slice fiber. Clean spring onion and slice small.

 
pickling-soup-with-fried-fish-recipe-canh-dua-ca-ran
 
Step 2: Clean pork chop in water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Soak into hot water to reduce all ditry outside meat.
 
pickling-soup-with-fried-fish-recipe-canh-dua-ca-ran
 
Step 3: Here is the first step to create the flavor for one of Easy Vietnamese Reicpes. Heat the oil and add sliced tomato into pot and fry until it is soft. Next, pour all pork chop into pot and fry more 5 minutes.


Click Pickling Soup with Fried Fish Recipe (Canh Dưa với Cá Rán) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Rice Ball with Purple Yam in Ginger Syrup Recipe (Chè Trôi Nước Khoai Tím)


You may know about Glutinous Rice Ball in Ginger Syrup, however, with a little change you can create a new dessert for your family. Today, I will introduce one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipesfor you guys. It is called Rice Ball with Purple Yam in Ginger Syrup (Chè Trôi Nước Khoai Tím). Here will be one of my dishes for Tet Holidays. One hot sweet soup with some sliced ginger and beautiful pruple color from purple yam will not only create a delicious dish for your family, but also is really eye-catching.
 
rice-ball-with-purple-yam-in-ginger-syrup-recipe-che-troi-nuoc-khoai-tim
 
The weather is still freaking cold these days. Enjoy this desert with your beloved family or friends is really a good decision. If you do want to make one of stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes with us, please follow our instructions below carefully.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 purple yam
200gr sticky rice flour
¼ bowl brown sugar
1 clove ginger, peele and sliced thinly
Roasted sesame
*** For filling: 200gr mung bean + ½ teaspoon salt + 1 tablespoon white sugar + purple onion.
*** For coconut syrup: 200ml coconut milk + ½ teaspoon salt + 1 teaspoon sugar + 1 teaspoon tapioca starch.

Process:

Step 1: Clean purple yam carefully to reduce all dirty around cover. Bring to steam and crush well.

 
rice-ball-with-purple-yam-in-ginger-syrup-recipe-che-troi-nuoc-khoai-tim
 
Step 2: Mix crushed purple yam (in step 1) with sticky rice flour. Next, pour slowly 50 – 70 ml warm water into this mixture (60 degree)
 
rice-ball-with-purple-yam-in-ginger-syrup-recipe-che-troi-nuoc-khoai-tim
 
Step 3: When pouring water, use your hands to mix until this mixture is soft and smooth. Cover it in 30 minutes. Depend on sticky rice flour, you can use more or less water.


Click Rice Ball with Purple Yam in Ginger Syrup Recipe (Chè Trôi Nước Khoai Tím) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Coconut Meat Jam Recipe (Mứt Dừa)



Tet Holiday is coming soon in Asia. In Vietnam, we usually eat many kinds of jams in these days. One of them is Coconut Meat Jam (Mứt Dừa). It comes from many stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes. My mom are preparing for making this dessert for my family. It is the great combination between coconut meat, sugar and milk. When my mom brings this jam to serve guests visit my house in Tet holiday, they totally fall in love with it.
 
coconut-meat-jam-recipe-mut-dua
 
If you do not have Lunar New Year in your country, you still can make it. I bet your kids will love it. You can bring this dessert to work or school and eat when you feel tired. So, are you ready to make one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow our instructions below carefully.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 coconut fruits (not too old, not too young)
500gr white sugar
250ml fresh milk (no sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla.

Process:

Step 1: Separate cover of coconut with meat. Use the knife to rake the brown layer around coconut meat until they are white.

 
coconut-meat-jam-recipe-mut-dua
 
Step 2: Clean coconut meat again carefully. Wait to dry.
 
coconut-meat-jam-recipe-mut-dua
 
Step 3: Use knife to cut around the coconut meat to create long pieces. You can have 1kg sliced coconut meat after that.


Click Coconut Meat Jam Recipe (Mứt Dừa) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Roasted Duck Recipe (Vịt Quay)


Here we will have all the tips for the preparation, marinating and processes; hence, you can invite guests and show off your cooking skills with this Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay) dish among many Vietnamese Food Recipes. An excellent Roasted Duck must be served with crunchy skin, pink meat and memorizing smelling. Here is one of first choices of many Vietnamese Families on Tet Holiday in Vietnam.
 
 roasted-duck-recipe-vit-quay
Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay)
 
*** Tips to have an excellent Roasted Duck – One of spectacular Vietnamese Food Recipes for Tet Holiday:

The duck skin is very dry when you put it into the oven. Therefore, the duck need to be dried first, the minimum time span is overnight to 1 day or 2/3 days like Beijing recipes.
 
In order to have crunchy & shiny brown skin, malt is a compulsory ingredient. Eventhough, honey, molasses or jaggery can be used as substitutes; the final result will not be as good as using malt (melted sugar).

Ingredients:

A duck (1 – 1.2 kg)

Spices for the inside
 
1 tablespoon of mashed garlic (15-20gr)
1 tablespoon of mashed dried onions (15-20gr)
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1.5 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of five-spice powder
1 steaspoon of grinded pepper
1 tablespoon of sugar

 
Spices for the outside

3 tablespoons of malt
1 tablespoon of boiled water
1.5 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of ginger powder (or 2 spoons of mashed ginger)
1 teaspoon of garlic powder (or 2 spoons of mashed garlic)
2 teaspoons of vinegar
1 teaspoon of salt

Processes:

Step 1: Get the duck cleaned. Smash some ginger and mix with white wine. Use this to rub through inside & outside the duck (wait for 20 – 25 mins to let all the smelling goes away). Clean it with cool water then dry it inside out. If the skin is torn, you can use white thread to sew, the more stretching the skin is, the better it gets when we roast it.

 
 roasted-duck-recipe-vit-quay


Click Roasted Duck Recipe (Vịt Quay) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp Recipe (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng)


When Lunar New Year is coming, most Vietnamese people is really busy for buying food and decorations in house. They do not have much time for cooking. However, today I will introduce one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes for you guys which can save your time much more you thought. It is Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng). You should use with boiled rice to know the true Vietnamese flavor.
 
grilled-eggplant-with-pork-and-shrimp-recipe-ca-tim-nhoi-tom-thit-nuong
 
This dish is not only require short time for cooking, but also really delicious. It contains enough energy for all members in your family. If you want to cook one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes like this dish, please follow carefully our instruction below. Let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 eggplants
200gr shrimp
300gr grinded pork
5gr dried cassava vermicelli (Miến Khô – Buy at Vietnamese Markets)
Purple onion, salt, pepper, salt, sugar, fish sauce, Maggi’s stuff.

Process:

Step 1: Cut in half eggplants and bring to clean. Use spoon to scoop away all seeds. Next, soak them into cold water added a little salt in 30 minutes.

 
grilled-eggplant-with-pork-and-shrimp-recipe-ca-tim-nhoi-tom-thit-nuong


Click Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp Recipe (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail Recipe (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò)


Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò) is one of stunningVietnamese Food Recipes in Middle Area. Enjoy one hot dish with the great combination between beef tail and saffron will create an amazing flavor in your mouth. And I bet you cannot forget from the first time of tasting. Like me, last year, when I had a chance to visit this place, the people here introduced this dish for me. Wow, such a good choice ever.
 
fried-vermicelli-with-saffron-and-beef-tail-recipe-bun-xao-nghe-voi-duoi-bo
 
If you are a gourmet, especially about Vietnamese Food Recipes, I suggest you should cook and taste it. When you are ready, please follow carefully our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

500gr beef tail
5 – 6 bulbs fresh saffron
Fresh Vermicelli
Coriander, salt, Maggi’s stuff, fish sauce, garlic, chili and vinegar.

Process:

Step 1: Clean carefully beef tail with water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Chop into short pieces. Boil water, add more a little vinegar + salt into water. Next, soak beef tail into boiled water in 5 minutes and then wash again.

 
fried-vermicelli-with-saffron-and-beef-tail-recipe-bun-xao-nghe-voi-duoi-bo
 
Step 2: Add beef tail into pot, pour water to cover all beef tail and cook until beef becomes soft. Next, put beef tail into bowl.
 
fried-vermicelli-with-saffron-and-beef-tail-recipe-bun-xao-nghe-voi-duoi-bo


Click Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail Recipe (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Fried Sticky Rice Recipe (Xôi Chiên Phồng)


This Fried Sticky Rice (Xôi Chiên Phồng) is one of my favourite Vietnamese Food Recipes which is normally used with grilled chicken to enhance the flavour. The preparation for the dish is quite easy, just around 30 minutes for preparing and another 30 minutes to process. As the dish can be easily addicted, hence, Vietnamese food team suggest you to make 20 pieces for 5 – 6 people. The beans need to be doused in water for 3 – 6 hours in advance.
 
fried-sticky-rice-xoi-chien-phong
 
So, are you ready to create one of stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:
 
- 300gr sticky rice
- 90gr green beans (mung bean)
- 40gr sugar
- 30-50ml cooking oil
- Coconut milk (as much as you like)

Processes:

Step 1: Green beans (mung bean) & sticky rice need to be doused in water for 4 – 6 hours. In case you do not have much time to prepare then you can use warm water to push up the process.

 
fried-sticky-rice-xoi-chien-phong
Soak Mung Bean (Green Bean) in water

fried-sticky-rice-xoi-chien-phong
Soak Sticky Rice in water
 
Step 2: Next, Green beans are steamed thoroughly and mashed. Mix sticky rice with green beans.
 
fried-sticky-rice-xoi-chien-phong


Click Fried Sticky Rice Recipe (Xôi Chiên Phồng) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Wednesday 30 January 2013

Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa)


Among of five provinces in North-Central Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa) is surrounded by Son La, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh provinces on the north, Nghe An Province on the south, East Sea on the east with 102km coastline, and Laos on the west. Through this article, I think you may know more About Vietnam
 
thanh-hoa-province
 
Topography is divided into plain, coastal and mountainous regions. Hilly and mountains account three quarters of the total area. The Western region own abundant resources of forest products, and huge hydroelectric potentials. Owing to the cool climate and high rainfall, the province has annual average temperature of 24.50C. Rainy season often begins in June and ends in October. 
 
thanh-hoa-province
 
Tourism:

Located 16km from Thanh Hoa City, Sam Son Beach attracts lot of visitors to relax and bath. Beside the beach, Sam Son offers scenic spots such as Trong Mai Rocks, Doc Cuoc Temple and Mount Co Tien. 

Tourists also like to discover Ben En National Park in Nu hu Thanh, Nhu Xuan districts. The park is a complex of tropical forests, hills, mountains, rivers, springs, and Muc Lake. With natural landscapes and diversified flora and fauna, Ben En is suitable to eco-tourism, sightseeing, and scientific studies. 

 
thanh-hoa-province
 
Cam Luong Fish Spring is another interesting place in Thanh Hoa, The stream contains thousands of fish that no one dares catch it. Fish in the stream have red mouth and fins, and brown scales, resembling carp. Please come to this place to play with fish, visit beautiful caves and grottos, watch dancing performances of Muong people and enjoy traditional Lam rice (Cơm Lam) and Can wine (Rượu Cần). 


Click Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Chicken Soup with Tofu and Vegetables Recipe (Canh Gà, Đậu Phụ và Rau Củ)


One hot Chicken Soup with Tofu and Vegetables (Canh Gà, Đậu Hũ và Rau Củ) bowl can make you feel better after exhasuted day from school and work. The sweetness from chicken bone, including fresh tofu, carrot and green bean will create one of stunning Vietnamese Soup Recipes for your family and your self. Here is also a good dish for your health, especially in cold days. The weather is still freaking cold around your place, right? I hope you can take care of your health as much as you can.
 
chicken-soup-with-tofu-and-vegetables-recipe-canh-ga-dau-hu-voi-rau-cu
 
If you love Vietnamese Food and want to enjoy boiled rice with hot soup, I think here is a good choice. You will not regret about this decision. So, are you ready to cook one of delicious Vietnamese Soup Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow carefully our instructions below. Let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

1 – 2 fresh tofu
1 – 2 chicken legs
1 carrot
200gr green bean
Spices: salt, pepper, sugar, spring onion.

Process:

Step 1: Clean carrot, peel off the cover and cut into circle shapes.

 
chicken-soup-with-tofu-and-vegetables-recipe-canh-ga-dau-hu-voi-rau-cu
 
Step 2: Clean green bean and wait to dry.
 
chicken-soup-with-tofu-and-vegetables-recipe-canh-ga-dau-hu-voi-rau-cu
 
Step 3: Clean carefully fresh tofu, slice into square shapes.
 
chicken-soup-with-tofu-and-vegetables-recipe-canh-ga-dau-hu-voi-rau-cu


Click Chicken Soup with Tofu and Vegetables Recipe (Canh Gà, Đậu Phụ và Rau Củ) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Stir-fried Rice Pasta with Beef Recipe (Nui Gạo Xào Bò)


If you wonder what you should cook for your family, especially for your kids, I think Stir-fried Rice Pasta with Beef (Nui Gạo Xào Bò) is a great choice for today. This dish is one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes from us. If you are a busy person, it not only can help for saving your time, but also can create a delicious for your children. Moreover, this dish is really eye-catching when it is combined from many color on face.
 
stir-fried-rice-pasta-with-beef-recipe-nui-gao-xao-bo
 
You must apply enough nutritive for each member in your family through each meal. And here is one of a good choice. It is not only one of Easy Vietnamese Recipe, this dish is really good for health. If you do want to make it, please carefully follow our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

½ bag of rice pasta (You can buy at Asian Market)
300gr sliced beef
200gr pea fruit
½ onion
Spring onion
Maggi’s stuff, pepper, salt, sugar, oyster oil.

Process:

Step 1: Boil the water. Next, add all rice pasta into pot and boil until they are soft. Pour on basket, wash immediately through cold water to make sure they will not stuck together. Wait to dry.

 
stir-fried-rice-pasta-with-beef-recipe-nui-gao-xao-bo
 
Step 2: Clean beef, and slice thinly. Marinate with 1 little salt, pepper and oyster oil. Mix well and wait about 15 – 20 minutes.
 
stir-fried-rice-pasta-with-beef-recipe-nui-gao-xao-bo


Click Stir-fried Rice Pasta with Beef Recipe (Nui Gạo Xào Bò) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Hoa Binh Province (Tỉnh Hòa Bình)


The next post i will introduce About Vietnam is Hoa Binh Province (Tỉnh Hòa Bình). It is a mountainous place in the North. It is bordered by Phu Tho and Ha Tay in the north, Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa in the south, Ha Nam in the east, and Son La in the west. The topography is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The annual average temperature varies between 23 and 25oC.
 
 hoa-binh-province

Tourism:
 
The culture of Hoa Binh combines several ethnic groups with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. Tourists especially enjoy the ethnic specialty dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled meat. At night, visitors can stay in stilt houses at Lac Village in Mai Chau Valley, enjoy watching traditional dancing, music performances (bronze drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing and dancing. The remote Muong, Dao, Tay minority villages draw visitors who like study the life of ethnic groups. Beautiful brocade and forest products are interesting souvenirs.

hoa-binh-province-tinh-hoa-binh
 
Mountainous terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes, Ret Cave, Pu Nooc Primitive forest and many clean springs are suitable for swimming, climbing, walking, and hunting. Visitors are also fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in Vietnam. Boating on Da River is an enjoyable feeling. Apart of these, scientific tests have shown that the mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good for drinking, bathing and treatment.
 
 hoa-binh-province-tinh-hoa-binh


Click Hoa Binh Province (Tỉnh Hòa Bình) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Lao Cai Province (Tỉnh Lào Cai)


Today, I would like introduce you Lao Cai  Province (Tỉnh Lào Cai) to help you understand more About Vietnam. Located in North-West Vietnam, Lao Cai is surrounded by Yunna (China) on the north, Lai Chau Province on the west, Ha Giang Province on the east and Yen Bai, Son La provinces on the south.
 
lao-cai-province
 
Lao Cai's terrain is divided into main kinds following: valley, low and high mountainous. With 3,143m in height, Fansipan is considered the highest peak of the Indochina Peninsula. The province has 107 rivers including Red, Chay and Nam Mu rivers... The province also owns 31 types of mineral, of which apatit, cooper, iron are most valuable.
 
lao-cai-province
 
The remarkable feature of Lao Cai is biologic diversification. There are 2,000 kinds of flora, 442 kinds of birds and animals... of which 60 kinds of animals only found in Lao Cai, 9 kinds of floras only found in Sapa. So that Lao Cai owns a treasure of valuable and rare genes, making up 50% rare floras in Vietnam.
 
lao-cai-province


Click Lao Cai Province (Tỉnh Lào Cai) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Son La Province (Tỉnh Sơn La)


Do you want to know more About Vietnam? Through this article, you may have more information about it. Son La  Province (Tỉnh Sơn La) belongs to North-West Vietnam, shares border with Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Lai Chau provinces on the north, Dien Bien Province on the west, Phu Tho and Hoa Binh provinces on the east and Laos on the south.
 
son-la-province
 
The province has many mountains, rives and mineral sources. Abundant water supply is suitable to hydroelectricity. Moc Chau Plateau is an ideal place to breed milk cow, plant tea and fruit. Annual average temperature is about 21oC. The weather is cold, dry in winter and hot in summer.
 
son-la-province
 
Tourism:

Son La owns following interesting sites. Son La Former Prison and Museum preserves revolutionary remains and exhibits precious objects introducing the historical and cultural traditions of the 12 ethnic groups living in Son La. Stretching out 150m long, Tham Tet Toong Cave is a wonder of nature. Along the walls of the cave, there are numerous stalactites and stalagmites. Ban Hin (Hin ethnic minority hamlet) is marked by the traditions and culture of the Thai. There, tourists enjoy drinking ruou can and watching xoe dance by Thai women. Then visitor like to go to Yen Chau Site to try special bananas, longans and mangoes.

 
son-la-province


Click Son La Province (Tỉnh Sơn La) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Food for Luna New Year in Vietnam (part 1)


Luna New Year or Tet Holiday is an important and sacred time of Vietnamese people. Today I would like to introduce some Traditional Vietnamese Food  in Northern, Middle and Southern Vietnam at this time. I hope this post can help you to find some ideas for your own Tet Holiday. In this post, I will instroduce 3 best dishes in Northern Area for you guys. 

1. Pickled Welsh Onion (Muối Củ Hành)

For the long time, this Traditional Vietnamese Food has existed in every Vietnamese’s meals in Luna New Year. It is quite easy to make, so I would like to guide you how to make it in this article. Firstly, you have to collect the old welsh onion, hard and then cut away its tail, only keeping the roots. Next, you mash them in the ash water which includes borax in 2 days and 2 nights. 

 
pickled-welsh-onion-muoi-cu-hanh
 
After that, pick up and take off the roots and the crust of them. Following, put into one box and then adding some salt. Remember, you have to can the box carefully, do not let the wind go inside. After 2 weeks, you can take them out and put into another box. In this new box, pour the vinegar sugar together. Next 3 days, you can enjoy it.
 
pickled-welsh-onion-muoi-cu-hanh
 
2. Frozen Meat: (Thịt Đông)

Frozen meat is a typical food of Northern Area. However, it is considered one of most Traditional Vietnamese Food due to it has a long history and existing every Luna New Years’ time. The main ingredient of this style of food is pork. The making of this food is easy, but it is quite weird. 


Click Food for Luna New Year in Vietnam (part 1) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn

Food for Luna New Year in Vietnam (Part 2)


Today, I will continue to introduce about Food for Lunar New Year in Vietnam for your guys. I will tell some specific Traditional Vietnamese Food in 2 left areas in my beautiful country. They are Middle and Southern Areas. Hope you guys will not miss a chance to taste it when visit Vietnam in these days.

*** In Middle Area, Vietnam:

Hue’ s Sour Shrimp (Tôm Chua)

Sour shrimp is selling widely around in not only Vietnam but also some country like Thailand. However, Huế’s sour shrimp is the best Traditional Vietnamese Food. In just one food, you can taste the sweet fleshy of shrimp, the fat and delicious of meat, spicy of chili, garlic, sour of star fruit and wine of banana. All of it will bring the Tết’s flavor to you. The making of this food is quite difficult, so I suggest the best way is go to the supermarket and buy one.

 
sour-shrimp-tom-chua
 
*** Southern Area, Vietnam:

1) Pickled Bean Sprouts (Dưa Giá):

This Traditional Vietnamese Food is an unforgettable food of southern residents. It is more delicious if you eat it with stewed meat or girdled-cake. In Luna New Year’s Day, every food is fatty and oily, so pickled bean sprouts are a food that balances them.

 
pickled-bean-sprout-dua-gia
 
2) Pickled Chinese Scallion (Củ Kiệu):

You can buy pickled scallion heads everywhere like supermarket, store, but I think making it by yourself is better. Firstly, mashing it in the ash water for one night, next clean and take away the roots and leaves. Then, drying them for next 4 hours and then chilling it with sugar. Finally put them in the pot for next 10 days. To make them is more colorful and beautiful; you can add some dried carrot.


Click Food for Luna New Year in Vietnam (Part 2) to see more

From VietnameseFood.com.vn