Vietnamese God

Sunday, May 24, 2009

My Sport

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I always dreamt about being a tennis professional. I love playing tennis and it's the only sport I play. I'm lucky to be able to pla...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Banh Xeo

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Last night, I looked up my Nha Trang food photos and my mouth was watering at the Banh Xeo (steamed rice pancake) photos. I decided to make ...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Weddings in the countryside

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Weddings in the countryside in Vietnam are common, even if you live in major cities and most of your friends do, too. Most people who reside...
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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Jam?

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My friends and I went to the Jam Club for the first time on a Wednesday a few months ago. It was great as I saw the small hiphop show where ...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Cooking Class

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I was invited to join a cooking class at The Hanoi Cooking Centre in Chau Long Street to cook Middle Eastern food for the first time. I hav...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Bai Dinh Pagoda

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Two weeks ago, my tennis club arranged a day trip to Ninh Binh to visit the Bai Dinh Pagoda. We'd heard that this new, unfinished struct...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Hospitality and Service In Greece

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In Greece, I was really surprised that most of the people working restaurants are middle-aged or old men. In Asia and maybe in many other co...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Hoi An

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Sorry that I haven't updated my blog for a long time. It's been a combination of being busy and laziness. I was actually considering...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Queuing

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Queuing is a nice idea that is widely practised in many western countries but it is little understood in Vietnam and certainly rare. In Hano...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ugly Betty

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This is one of the ugliest monument I've ever seen in my life. It's located in the best location in the beautiful city of Nha Trang....
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Nha Trang 2009

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I went back to Nha Trang earlier than usual this year to escape the damn Hanoi cold and to greet the beautiful sunshine in Nha Trang. I alwa...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Bangkok

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On the way back from Greece, we stopped in Bangkok for a couple of days. After the long flight, I felt exhausted and took a nap in the hotel...
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Wet Markets or Supermarkets?

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In the last few months, the local authorities have abruptly knocked down or closed quite a few of Hanoi’s wet markets. Prior to this, the mo...
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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Back Packing in Nha Trang

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Nha Trang has long been a popular destination for both local and international tourists. Its long sandy beach lined with coconut palms is th...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Turning 30+

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It's nice to be 30+ but from now on, I think I will get older and older quicker than I thought. When I was a little boy, thinking about ...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Interviewing Mr Minh/ Ty

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Craft and cottage industries receive quite a lot of attention in the media in Vietnam. Documentary programs and newspaper articles on the va...
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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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