Posts Tagged ‘ Ingredients ’

Always tasty, always healthy 

October 8, 2011
Always tasty, always healthy 

Pickled mung bean sprouts helps cool the body, and its sourness helps the body digest fat more efficiently, according to herbalist Hoang Duy Tan. One of the dishes that is good for you, tasty, goes well with every other dish and is always available is the humble mung bean sprout. It can be found in [...]

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Fish artisans 

September 27, 2011
Fish artisans 

Praised fish artisan Tran Huy Thoa said he has to store up thousands of earthenware pots to meet the increasing order every lunar new year. The locals of the northern province of Ha Nam’s Nhan Hau riverside village are fish artisans, who export thousands of cooked fish every year nationwide and overseas, including to China, [...]

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Postnatal treats 

September 24, 2011
Postnatal treats 

Enjoying green papaya simmered with pig’s trotters for seven consecutive days can help a woman after giving birth increase the quality of her breast milk, according to local herbalists. After giving birth, a woman’s body is weak and it loses vitality as it heals. The loss of blood and strength, and often doses of antibiotics, [...]

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Yummy, healthy summer treat 

September 20, 2011
Yummy, healthy summer treat 

   Longan and lotus seed sweet soup is a summer favorite and it is believed to help release stress and promote deep sleep. Everyone knows that the best time to eat fruit is when it is in season. Blessed with tropical abundance, Vietnam has several fruits in season throughout the year. And whether you have [...]

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Over the moon 

September 11, 2011
Over the moon 

  One mother always makes the Mid-Autumn festival specialties herself – and revels in the experience “What kind of lantern will your mother buy for you?” “An electric one, I guess. The candle-lit one could be dangerous. The paper could catch fire. What about you?” “I would also like an electric one, but I don’t [...]

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Iron boost for anemic children 

September 3, 2011
Iron boost for anemic children 

Children with iron deficiency are recommended to eat eel porridge once a day for 15 days. A lack of iron is the usual cause of anemia in children. Their faces, lips and nails become pale, and their muscles get flabby. They are often tired and fidgety, too lazy to play, and don’t want to eat. [...]

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Lean toward pork 

August 5, 2011
Lean toward pork 

  Lean pork is an excellent source of protein, thiamin, vitamin B6, niacin, iron and, to a lesser extent, riboflavin, potassium and zinc. And it’s low in fat to boot. In 100g of lean pork, there is 29g protein and just 6g fat. Herbalists Bang Cam and Vu Quoc Trung, have created the following lean [...]

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A bite of Hue in Saigon 

June 11, 2011
A bite of Hue in Saigon 

  Hue food reminds one of not only sophisticated royal dishes but also simple culinary delights made of the best ingredients from river, green field and mountain in this former capital of Vietnam. Be it a royal dinner or a simple bánh bèo, Hue food does not merely fill the stomach, it delights discerning palates [...]

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A treat for everyone

October 15, 2009
A treat for everyone

The overflowing pancake known as banh xeo is as Vietnamese as it gets yet even foreigners rave about it after the first mouthful. Banh xeo is a delicious concoction that resembles an omelet at first glance but is actually a rice-flour pancake colored yellow by turmeric and filled with pork slivers, shrimp, egg, mung beans [...]

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A treat for everyone

October 10, 2009
A treat for everyone

Banh xeo anywhere is characterized by the aroma of the rice and turmeric in the batter, and the taste of the spiced up filling The overflowing pancake known as banh xeo is as Vietnamese as it gets yet even foreigners rave about it after the first mouthful. Banh xeo is a delicious concoction that resembles [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...