Vietnamese style rice

Besides disseminating about the humble life of Angolans, the Vietnamese man has blown a fresh breeze to the all-year-round hot and dry land. Pham Quang Linh, a 25-year-old lad from Vietnam, is an Asian YouTuber with a large subscriber count thanks to tenaciously uploading videos from Angola about the life of the locals and the work that he and his friends have been doing in this country. Born in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An, Linh has starred in a beautiful story in Africa. After graduating from high school, Linh left Vietnam for Angola to find a new life as a construction worker in 2016. Linh has created a beautiful story in Africa. Photo: African team “When given the choice between Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Angola, I opted for Angola. Bringing Vietnamese culture to Africa has always been my aspiration. I am very happy that the Angolan people know more about the Vietnamese culture and I want to spread it more widely in Africa,” Linh … [Read more...] about A Vietnamese warm heart for Angola and Africa: better to give unasked

Hanoi’s typical dishes with many variants always cause nostalgia for children who live far from their homeland. As famous as pho (rice noodles soup with beef), spring rolls are also a dish imbued with the “Vietnamese national spirit”: if you see spring rolls somewhere, people from the S-shaped country must be around the corner. A familiar food on a Bangui Street The typical Hanoi's dishes are prepared by Helen Green, a housewife who lives in Ho Chi Minh City The fateful meeting happened when the soldiers realized that a dish they ate on the street was so similar to the Vietnamese fried spring rolls. They weren’t wrong: it was real fried spring rolls, made by an old woman who  came from Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.Many years back in time, Vietnamese soldiers in the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic happened to meet an old woman, she was the only one from Vietnam to live in the capital, Bangui. Seventy years before, she … [Read more...] about [Quintessence of Hanoi’s cuisine] Quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine: Hanoi spring rolls

Various kinds of mooncakes with wholesale prices hovering around VND2,000-4,000 (US$0.09-0.17) apiece have been imported in large volumes from China into Vietnam ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The ingredients in mooncakes can easily go bad if they are not well preserved, posing a high health risk to consumers, according to experts. Meanwhile, designated agencies find it hard to control the quality of these products. Super cheap mooncakes As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the mooncake market is always bullish. This year, some kinds of sticky rice mooncakes originating from China are being offered on social networks at only VND2,000-5,000 ($0.09-0.21) apiece. A mooncake seller named Hong said the wholesale prices of these cakes were only VND2,000-4,000 ($0.09-0.17) each and their retail price was VND5,000 ($0.21). Her products are available for any request. "No one offers lower prices. With only over VND100,000 [$4.3], customers can buy tens of mooncakes with … [Read more...] about Dirt-cheap Chinese mooncake imports swarm Vietnamese market

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi last weekend shared a video on its Facebook page, showing the U.S. ambassador and food blogger Thuyen Vo trying the broken rice dish with grilled pork, bi (shredded pork skin) and cha (Vietnamese meatloaf with steamed pork, egg and other ingredients inside) at Moc's Restaurant in District 1. After trying the rice and the bi and the cha in his plate, using a pair of chopsticks, Knapper said in Vietnamese: "Rat la ngon!" ("Very delicious!") He said later in an embassy's statement: "It was great to have real com tam right here in Ho Chi Minh City with food blogger Thuyen Vo. She introduced me to one of her favorite com tam restaurants and told me how they make it. I hope to find some good com tam restaurants back home in Hanoi too." Com tam , usually garnished with pickled vegetables like daikon radish and carrot, is a popular breakfast in HCMC and southern provinces. The broken rice dish was also featured in a Netflix documentary series … [Read more...] about US envoy tastes Saigon’s broken rice

Vietnam’s rice remains favorite in the international market despite fierce competition. Vietnam exported nearly 4.2 million tons of rice during the first seven months of 2022, representing an increase of over 20% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD). Rice production for exports at Loc Troi Company . Photo: Nguyen Binh “Despite fierce competition, Vietnamese rice products continue to be among the favorites in the international market,” stated the ministry in a report. During the January-July period, Vietnam exported 4.19 million tons of rice for over US$2 billion, an increase of 20.5% year-on-year in volume and 9% in value. Among Vietnam’s major markets, the US recorded the highest growth with an increase of 65.3% in rice imports during the first half, followed by the Philippines with 48.6%. The Philippines remained Vietnam’s largest rice buyer and made up 44.5% of total exports. Rice demands from African … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s rice exports hit a record high

The Vietnamese stall at Hong Kong Food Expo. — VNA/VNS Photo The Vietnamese Consulate General and Viet Nam Trade Office in Hong Kong (China) is introducing a variety of Vietnamese specialities at the Hong Kong Food Expo from August 11-15. One of the most important events of Hong Kong's food and beverage sector, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council organised the expo and drew exhibitors from Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and Southeast Asia. Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong Pham Binh Dam expressed his hope that from 2023, more Vietnamese agricultural companies and products will be introduced at the event. The Head of the Viet Nam Trade Office in Hong Kong, Vu Thi Thuy, hailed Hong Kong as a promising market for Vietnamese food and beverages as it imports most consumer goods and food instead of producing them. According to the official, both sides share similarities in consumption culture, while Vietnamese products such as rice, seafood, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese specialties displayed at Hong Kong Food Expo