Enjoy the unique black bánh mì of Quảng Ninh

Although white and different shades of brown are the usual colours, one bakery is breaking the mould.

The Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk has announced the cancellation of its biennial coffee festival scheduled for March next year due to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak.

A century ago, a woman from Thượng Trạch Village married a man in Liên Chểu Village, Triệu Sơn Commune, Triệu Phong District, connecting the fate of the two villages by the craft of vermicelli-making and an environmental problem. 

For veteran Hoàng Minh Bình, gỏi lá (leaf salad) is a speciality of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum because the dish carries the deep characteristics of the mountain.

The beef hotpot with its sour, sweet broth mixed with fragrant coconut juice and vinegar is unforgettable.

Musician Nguyễn Quang Long is well-known for his devotion in reviving xẩm (blind busker’s singing). Actually, he’s also a researcher of various types of traditional performing arts. He speaks with Minh Thu about the works behind the curtain.

Originated in central Việt Nam, hến xúc bánh đa (stir-fried baby clams with sesame rice crackers) is an authentic dish, an easy appetiser and popular beer accompaniment.

You won’t find Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn in the fields growing potatoes, but the President of the of Farmers’ Association of Đức Trọng District in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng is known among friends as ‘potato’.

A man who lives on an island in the central province of Quảng Ngãi loves crabs. Phạm Văn Công noticed that many were being caught when they were about to have babies.

More rice farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang have switched to other crops as part of efforts to adapt to climate change.