Vietnamese God

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Saigon Part I, 2006

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I left Hanoi on a rainy day for Saigon to visit my friends, my sister and also to attend my best friend's wedding. It seems too much for...
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Monday, May 22, 2006

Amateur Compitition

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Tennis is my favorite sport ever and I always feel like playing no matter what the conditions. Since I moved to Hanoi four years ago, I star...
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Sunday, May 21, 2006

116 Years Vietnamese Hero's Birthday

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May 19 is a very special day as it's Ho Chi Minh 's birthday and this day is stuck deeply inside every Vietnamese heart, respectful ...
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Friday, May 19, 2006

Coral For Lunch

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I went to Coral( San Ho) restaurant for lunch with some of my friends, a fantastic restaurant for seafood. I tried my favorite fresh spring...
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Monday, May 15, 2006

New Noodle Shop

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There is a new noodle shop in Ngo Thi Nham street which looks very clean and nice, in a big house called Square Noodle( Pho Vuong). It is a ...
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Friday, May 12, 2006

Sugar Cane - Ice Cream

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Sugarcane juice and ice cream are two the best choices for summer time in Hanoi, where the day starts cool but from about 8am, the weather c...
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Monday, May 08, 2006

Work Problems

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Speaking English is a passport for whoever wants to work in a restaurant, hotel, or in the tourist industry in general, even just for a norm...
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Friday, May 05, 2006

May Day At Lenin Park

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On the long weekend, I didn't feel like going away because most places are crowded and expensive. So, I decided to go to Lenin Park near...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

My Work Place

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Working in hospitality requires lots of special skills particularly when working in a high class hotel or restaurant. Wild Rice is well-know...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006

A Better Life?

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Coming to big cities wishing for a new, better life is a common dream for countryside people in Viet Nam. If you follow my blog, you would h...
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Thursday, April 27, 2006

Public Kissing

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The title seems very sensitive even silly. Yes, I agree but I like it. In Viet Nam, it's quite common for people of the same sex to walk...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Food In Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City- Nha Trang City

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It's really hard to write a small post about food in three different areas, which is the reason why I'm just going to mention about ...
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Friday, April 21, 2006

Bread In Town

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"Hot bread here" is a very popular announcement from the bread sellers which can be heard all day, from about 5 am til late at nig...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Sauteed Prawns With Peanuts and Tamarind Sauce

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This rich dish is one of the most popular on our menu at Wild Rice. Sweet, sour and nutty. Try the recipe. Ingredients : Medium size prawns:...
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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Summer Time

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Summer is coming to Hanoi with the heat rising up to 40*C one day last week. God, I can't stand it. I have been trying to avoid the heat...
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Friday, April 14, 2006

Traffic in Viet Nam

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I have just written about the traffic in Viet Nam at Global Voices. To read more, please click the following link : Here .
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Thursday, April 13, 2006

Guess What?

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Why do some Vietnamese people dry orange skins or grapefruit skins for? Yes, they don't want to waste these useful vitamins for their ha...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Skinny Houses

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Someone said "No matter how tall and skinny a building , it seems that there is always room for more storeys." This is the reality...
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Monday, April 10, 2006

Football

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To support my city football team, I invited some of my friends to go to Hanoi stadium, San Hang Day, to watch Khanh Hoa last Sunday. We wer...
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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Grilled Banana with Orange Sauce

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This is the first dessert recipe I have posted from Wild Rice, but this is the most popular. It's a simple banana which you can buy easi...
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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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