Vietnamese God

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Fish On The Roof

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I went to the market, bought some veggies and invited some good friends over to have grilled fish kebab at my new house. JC brought some may...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

SEA Games

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The SEA Games are the Southeast Asian Games which happen every two years in November for about a week. Only known in this region, it is a gr...
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Sunday, December 04, 2005

New Abode

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West Lake has such a beautiful and peaceful surrounding atmosphere. I can't believe how quiet it is in the evening. I fell in love with ...
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Saturday, December 03, 2005

Pork On The Stick

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Grilled pork on a stick with chilli, lemongrass and fish sauce is a common snack for Hanoians which is easily seen on almost every street in...
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Thursday, December 01, 2005

Old Quarter 01

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The Old Quarter in Hanoi includes 36 classic streets with over 2000 years of history that makes it just so special. Located between Hoan Kie...
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Guess What?

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When you ride around Hanoi, sometimes strange things hit you or pass right in front of your face and shock you. Don't worry, these are o...
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Monday, November 28, 2005

Broom Walking Shop

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There are lots of organizations helping blind people to make lots of different products such as brooms, incense, feather dusters and tooth p...
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Saturday, November 26, 2005

Bird Flu Effect

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Due to the bird flu, lots of people are losing their businesses and money. I talked to a lady who sells my favourite duck eggs near my work....
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Thursday, November 24, 2005

Flesh Meat

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One of my friends from the province of Thai Binh told me that it is famous for cat meat. They kill thousands of cats every day and there are...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Viet Thai Corn

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Thai corn and Viet corn are so popular in winter in Hanoi. The sellers will try to tell you that they are selling Thai corn instead of Viet ...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Appreciation day

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Teacher's day is one of the special days in Viet Nam which is on the 20 November. Most teachers recieve heaps of gifts, flowers or their...
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Monday, November 21, 2005

Chilli Cold Cold Cold

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The freezing north west wind is coming to Hanoi giving everyone the chance to dress up in their winter clothes. This is one of the best time...
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Sunday, November 20, 2005

Happy Season

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From October to January is the wedding season in Vietnam. Many couples and their families are busy making plans for their special days. Fro...
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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Hanoi Snack

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Mixed vermicelli with beef, crab meat, mushroom, tofu, celery, sliced pig's ear mince wrapped in banana leaf, and bean shoots is one of...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Feeling Gingseng

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From 6000Vnd that you can get a cool refreshing gingseng drink with lots of small square or round agar with different shape and colours righ...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Bee Into Health

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Occasionally seen in Hanoi are men and women riding bicycle with at least two big bee's nests into the city. These bee's nests are f...
Monday, November 14, 2005

Chip Chip

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A very simple ad hangs on the tree with names and prices for crispy fried bananas, crispy fried sweet potatoes and crispy fried corn, deep ...
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Saturday, November 12, 2005

Floating Dead Fishes

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These days, for some reason there are a lot of dead fishes floating in Truc Bach Lake. There are lots of people collecting the dead fishes. ...
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Friday, November 11, 2005

Pavement Pounders (Part 10)

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Đánh gi ầ y is my story today. This is a strange story of the street perhaps doesn't happen in other countries. For 2000Vnd, you can hav...
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Thursday, November 10, 2005

Holey

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One of the hardest work in Hanoi is the coal seller. You can see heaps of them riding around streets on a very simple bicycle without hand b...
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Van Cong Tu
Van Cong Tu is a food blogger and local hospitality industry insider from Nha Trang currently living in Hanoi. He has an enormous passion for his country's food and culture. Tu's blog, cheekily named Vietnamese God, is where he started to document his food and culture adventures in 2005. Tu's quirky observations also found their way into Pathfinder magazine and Vietnam's TimeOut. Tu's experience managing some of Hanoi's finest dining establishments along with his special interest in street-food (he's shared many hours trawling the street stalls and markets with stickyrice blogger, Mark Lowerson) make him the genuine, local authority on Hanoi's food scene.
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