January 3, 2012
Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]
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August 5, 2011
A plates of fried crickets. Insect restaurants are becoming more popular in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. “One worm is enough to spoil the soup (Con sau lam rau noi canh),” goes a popular Vietnamese saying. The saying has got it all wrong, many gourmets in Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhâCity say. Creepy [...]
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