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The Food Hygiene and Safety Agenc, under the Health Ministry, has issued a warning about Polychlorobifenyls-infected sausages of a company named Ballering. The Agency said that according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), Ballering sausages were exported to many countries, including Vietnam. This kind of sausage was processed from pork originated [...]
In addition to pilgrimages and adventure tours, discovering culture through culinary festivals can be an interesting experience for travelers. The “My homeland festival”, an annual culinary and culture festival organized by Saigontourist Holding Company, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Binh Quoi Tourism Village, is an opportunity for tourists to learn about the significant [...]
The largest coffee cup in the world, made by Bien Hoa Vinacoffee, will be on display at the second Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival from December 10-14 at the Biet Dien Museum in the Central Highlands’ city of Buon Ma Thuot. In showing the world its largest cup of coffee, Vinacoffee wants to send [...]
A yearly food festival named Taste of the World is scheduled to take place in the Van Thanh Tourist Park in HCMC from this Friday to Sunday. The festival, organized by the city’s department of culture, sport and tourism, will be opened from 3 p.m to 10 p.m. every day. Twenty hotels and [...]
Pho (noodle soup) is one of Ha Noi’s most iconic dishes. Few people in the capital haven’t sat down to a bowl of the steaming soup, with beef, chicken or tripe chunks floating in it – perfect to ward away the winter chills. According to writer Giang Quan, pho sellers first appeared on the [...]
Tet is Lunar New Year Festival and regarded as the most important and biggest Vietnamese holiday. The actual “New Year’s Day” is celebrated for four days from the New Year’s Eve. Everyone must have a positive outlook and be happy during this period. It is a time for family members to get together, exchange best [...]
Vegetarian food is becoming more and more popular in Vietnam. The first month of the lunar year is traditionally a good time for vegetarian dining as it is when Buddhists pray to Buddha for good things in the New Year and eat a healthy, vegetarian diet to counteract the effects of the fatty food consumed [...]
A poor harvest in one of the nation’s main watermelon growing areas means there may be a shortage of the large juicy fruit during the coming Tet holidays. Watermelon farms in several provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta where this fruit is mainly grown have had a smaller than usual spring-winter harvest, according to [...]