In addition to food offerings, visitors can enjoy traditional performances, including water puppetry, hat boi (classical drama), ethnic musical showcases, street magic, folk games, and craft village demonstrations. A marketplace reflecting Vietnam’s highland fairs is also recreated.
Hanoi’s Tet feast are signature dishes, such as neatly wrapped spring rolls, diamond-shaped slices of cha que (cinnamon pork rolls), a tender boiled chicken adorned with a rose, and perfectly cut squares of green Chung cake (glutinous sticky rice), bowls of bamboo shoot soup and pork skin and vegetable soup, and other delicacies.
The northern province of Dien Bien is well-known not only for the Dien Bien Phu Victory which "resounded across the five continents and shook the globe" 70 years ago but also for many typical dishes of ethnic groups living in the province.
A Vietnamese street food festival was held recently in District 5, Paris. The evet was held by the Vietnamese Association and the Vietnam Youth Association in France.
Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup sold in almost all street corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 most popular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.
The ancient riverbank town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam, which used to be a trading post with historical richness, was recently reviewed by The Travel website as an ideal place for foreign visitors who want to see the exotic culture of Vietnam.
Even during the social distancing period, Hanoi is still beautiful with its rich culinary culture through drawing which evoke love and nostalgia thanks to an initiative of the Urban Sketchers Hanoi group.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is not only well-known for its beautiful landscapes but also special foods that have won the hearts of many visitors at home and abroad.
To the people in Western Vietnam in general, fish sauce has been around since the time when their ancestors discovered this land. Fish sauce is also a must-have food for tourists who come here.
CNN recently says more than pho, there are 5 dishes every visitor to Hanoi needs to try. They include fish cooked with turmeric and dill, fish and crab noodle soups.
International reporters who are in Hanoi to report on the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, expressed their desire to learn more about Vietnam’s culture and people.
Three Vietnamese treats including "bun rieu" (noodle soup with freshwater crab), snails and "banh mi" in Hoi An have been listed among the top 21 dishes of the year by the Australian travel website Traveller.
A Vietnamese student in Australia has launched a YouTube channel named Vuong Anh’s Cooking Journey to introduce Vietnam’s tourist spots and dishes from many regions.
A gastronomy festival showcasing the diversity of Vietnamese and international cuisines will be held on December 10 at the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound in Hanoi.
