Street food

According to the travel website, Ho Chi Minh City came in third place thanks to its range of cheap dishes that have an average cost of just £1.77 per dish. The southern metropolis also has high a quantity of street food vendors. Some of the most popular foods found in the city include pho, banh mi, known as a Vietnamese baguette in Western countries, and goi cuon, a type of fresh spring roll. The index ranks cities based on four factors: number of vendors; affordability; number of street food experiences or tours; and sanitation./. VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City among best cities for street food worldwide

On the first day of the opening week, the street attracted many visitors. Around 114 shops are allowed to operate along the street with diversified products such as souvenirs, footwear and clothes and food and drinks with local specialities. The street is opened from 6:30 to 11:30 pm from every Friday to Sunday. After this time, all shops have to stop their business activities. They are also required to strictly conform to environmental protection regulations. The 200-metre street runs from Tran Phu Street to Vinh Market. The week to mark the street's inauguration will last until October 10, including many arts programmes. Specialities of many other localities are also sold at the street.  … [Read more...] about First pedestrian street in Vinh City opened

U Hoa Restaurant is located in a French-style villa with a beautiful garden where birds sing all day. Even at first sight, it offers an escape from the noisy streets and hectic life. Hoa Lu’s rare goat meat Goat hotpot 'Com chay' - a tasty dish of Ninh Binh Five must-try dishes in Hue City Đậu chiên trứng muối (fried tofu with salted eggs) Wooden furniture, ceramic tableware and decorative objects embrace images of Hanoi's landscape and flowers. I visited the restaurant on a summer day with my family for lunch. The cool space with excellent food and smiling staff left me feeling more than satisfied. U Hoa Restaurant was founded by Ms Hoa. I don’t know her full name and I didn't get the chance to meet her, but the name of the restaurant is endearing as “U” (pronounced "woo") is the way Vietnamese people in the north affectionately address their mums or older women. Hoa started the business from a small food shop where … [Read more...] about U Hoa Restaurant – a tranquility for enjoying Vietnamese food

PATNA – At least 20 children died and dozens were taken to hospital with apparent food poisoning after eating a meal provided for free at their school in the Indian state of Bihar, the education minister said on Wednesday, sparking violent protests. Police said the children, aged eight to 11, fell ill after consuming a lunch of rice, soybean and pulses on Tuesday. The school, in the district of Chapra, provided free meals under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the world's largest school feeding programme involving 120 million children. Education minister M.M. Pallam Raju said a school cook had also died. The initial death toll of eight shot up to 20 on Wednesday. The exact cause of the deaths will be known only after the postmortem examinations and food sample tests, doctors and state officials said. "As soon as my boy returned from school, we rushed to the hospital with him. He was vomiting and he said his stomach was aching," said Raja Yadav, the father of one schoolboy. Dozens of … [Read more...] about Food poisoning kills at least 20 children in India, sparks protests

Street of Havana, Cuba - Photo:Xinhua This market center to operate under the name of "Mercabal" will for the moment, only have clients from the non-agricultural cooperatives, explained the Domestic Trade Minister, Mary Blanca Ortega. The Mercabal sells beans, cigars, soft drinks, beer, sugar, salt, jam, hamburgers, sausages and chicken. Blanca Ortega added that "when conditions are right," the markets will offer their products to the "workers of the gastronomy units", formerly managed by the state, but which was delivered to its employees to manage since 2008, as part of the reforms in the country, as cited by the daily "Granma." The newspaper said that the market was part of the reordering process of trade to satisfy one of the most frequent demands of those working in the new types of state management in the country. When proper conditions are created, the Mercabal will expand to other provinces, depending on the amount of "self-employed" (private) workers existing in these … [Read more...] about Cuba opens 1st wholesale food market for private sector