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The best way to fry up beef is to make sure that pan is smoking hot… but be warned, when the steak sizzles it also spits! Bo ne translates in English as ‘dodging beef’ but really it’s the fat you need to avoid when cooking up this treat. Thankfully the chefs in HCM City are experts and make sure nothing gets burnt!

Rice cooked in bamboo tubes is a speciality of the Muong ethnic group.

Stir-fried rice vermicelli with crab meat is a surprising combination. Fresh crab and rice vermicelli stir-fried together make the dish "crabtivating" goodness that you can never forget. It's a popular dish up north that's has travelled to Ho Chi Minh City. Are you a fan of this seafood treat?

Banh hoi is a dish made with tiny strings of rice vermicelli woven together, which combined with roasted pork and spicy dipping sauce becomes a tasty takeaway meal for office workers and parties.

The dish is an indispensable part of any special meal made from leaves, a tradition of the Mường ethnic group.

If you happen to be in Mai Châu during the rainy season, mountain snail salad is a dish you shouldn’t miss. After the rain, people go into the forest to catch snails. Snails are then mixed with crunchy papaya, herbs and chili spice, which can definitely awaken your taste buds.

Autumn Festival means it's mooncake time! But one teacher in Hanoi is putting a whole new spin on this traditional dish. Watch our video to find out how.

Bánh bèo is one of the most famous rice cake dishes in Hue, well loved for its soft, slightly chewy texture and its flavourful topping of shredded shrimp and pork crackling. It used to be served to royalty long ago, but now bánh bèo is certainly a treat that can be enjoyed by everyone.

You can find bun ca in every corner of Hanoi because of its tasty combination of fried fish, rice noodles and broth. Each restaurant has its own secret to make their dish more special. So why don't you try it to see for yourself how nice it is.

You have probably eaten chicken drumsticks or hotwings but what about chicken feet? They may sound unappetising, but grilled chicken feet is a popular snack found in many restaurants and vendors in Vietnam. Many adults can be found chilling with friends outdoor in the evening, nibbling on chicken feet and drinking a cold beer.

Whatever the weather, there’s nothing better than a nice bowl of sweet sticky rice. It may look a simple dish to make, but it’s packed full of love and attention with the recipe passed down from generation to generation.

Sui cao (jiaozi dumpling) is a beloved Chinese dish in Vietnam that can be served fried, boiled with noodles or served with oyster sauce. A small neighbourhood in D11 is well-known for its abundance of sui cao restaurants.

Hạ Long Bay is not the only thing famous in Quảng Ninh Province as this is also where the most ink-credible squid cakes are made.

Phnom Penh noodle soup is a dish of Cambodian origin, and is loved by office workers and families due to its stretchy noodle strands and savoury broth made with pork bone. 

A restaurant in Sầm Sơn makes sashimi out of fresh grouper, but with a local twist that adds flavours to the Japanese classic.

Have you ever seen a baguette this black before? Inspired by a memory of a bread specially made for coal miners in the past, one group in Quảng Ninh has created a special bánh mì with its colour as black as coal. Watch the video to learn more about it.

Although it may not be to everybody's taste, offal stew is a popular dish in HCM City due to its affordability, taste and creaminess. It can be eaten with bread and instant noodles. Are you a fan?

Black eggs are eggs preserved in clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls, giving them a black colour and jelly-like texture. Pair them with crab soup and you get a popular HCM City afternoon street snacks loved by students and office workers!