Vietnamese God

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Ha Long Bay Part I

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I took a two day, one night boat trip to Ha Long Bay with Vega Travel this week for a short break. Halong Bay is such an amazing place for a...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Prawn and Banana Fried Spring Rolls

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This spring roll is one of the most popular choices at my workplace. See if you can make them at home. Ingredients Medium size prawns: 100g ...
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Saturday, August 19, 2006

KFC Arrived In Hanoi

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I can't believe the government has accepted KFC in Viet Nam, first in Ho Chi Minh city a few years ago and now in Ha Noi. It seems that ...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

My Work Place

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Over the last few months, Wild Rice restaurant where I work has had quite a few parties booked and I have had to arrange some of them. The t...
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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Key Cut

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I broke my motorbike key the other day and I decided to have a new one cut. When I think back to about 10 or 15 years ago, there used to be ...
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Friday, August 11, 2006

Emperor Restaurant

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Why do people always say go to the Emperor Restaurant? Because, it’s won the best fine dining awards for Hanoi several times. That's a g...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Dining Out - Cha Ca La Vong

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Nga, one of my very old friends from Nha Trang, who lives in Saigon now came to Hanoi last week. It was one of the hottest days of the summe...
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Monday, August 07, 2006

Shouting Tofu

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If you don't mind trying street food and you have only 10,000Vnd in your pocket, then this lunch is for you. That's fried tofu with ...
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Thursday, August 03, 2006

Rules

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Stop at a red light ? That's a big question in Viet Nam where a very high percentage of people don't follow this basic rule. This i...
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Aqua Restaurant And Cafe

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Aqua is a small beautiful restaurant and cafe which serves French style food, especially very good seafood and salad. This place looks more ...
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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Tam Dao - Three Islands

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My friends, Misa and I went to Tam Dao last weekend to get some relief from the noise, dirt and the motorbike horns in Hanoi and of course...
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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Plastic Surgery

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Looking at this man doing his service reminds me about 15 years ago when I got my first ID card. I had to go to a special shop to have the c...
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Bach Dang Ice Cream

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I'd heard heaps about Bach Dang ice cream before but this was the first time I tried it. I don't really know how many branches of Ba...
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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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