I have heard about the Japanese tea ceremony a lot but have not actively sought out and have not had the opportunity to interact with knowledgeable people. Luckily, I was able to get acquainted with Hanna – a Vietnamese living in Japan and Oshima – a Japanese. Both of them are instructors who teach Ikebana…
I first knew Curry Shika about a year ago by a friend. Later, I was introduced to the store owners by a friend who was working as a scullion there. That day was Tuesday. I remember correctly because every Tuesday, the store was closed, so my friend was off from work. He came to my…
Tapas – it’s written the way you pronounce it – [tapas]. In Spanish cuisine, tapas are small portions of food, appetizers or light snacks for lunch – snacktime – dinner, or simply are snacks when drinking. Tapas are varied, and can be hot or cold dishes. Tapas are served as a bridge to make the…
Vietnamese cuisine uses a lot of spices and seasonings which diverse from the South to the North. Most of the main dishes are “slow cook” dishes (slow cooking) such as braised foods, soups (phở, bún bò – beef noodle, bún thang – noodle with chicken, ham, eggs, shrimps, onions and shrimp paste, bún riêu…
1. With my current job, I have to go, have to taste, have to study every day, but not to stay at a place and imagine everything. Every time I experience a new dish, I’m happy all day. For example, the 100 days Grain-Fed Flank Steak in Pullman – a 100-day-old Black Angus beef dish…
To celebrate our three-year wedding anniversary, we decided to hold a small beach party for only two of us. But instead of choosing a resort on the beach, we booked a room at a homestay located right on Ham Thuan Nam beach – about 4 kilometers from Ke Ga Cape and prepared everything for this…
When I was in elementary school, my whole family were busy so we rarely had meals together. Usually when I went home from school, I would eat first with my grandmother to have time to study and then go to bed early. My mother came home from work late, so my father would wait for…
When I was little, in my village, any home selling fish sauce can be known right away, because I could hear the typical smell from afar. Sometimes, my mom told me to hold a 75ml bottle (banana leaf button) to go to buy fish sauce. Every time I went to his house, I wondered if…
Tam Nguyen chicken restaurant is located on the way to the Golden Valley, starting to welcome guests at 10am and closes at 12pm. Guests who want to eat there must reserve 1 day in advance. After making a reservation by phone, the guests must transfer money to the owner to make a deposit. The owner…
Many years ago, my family used to eat G. or B. cream cakes (two famous bakery shops in Saigon from the years 50 – 60), but in recent years, there have been many new and modern bakeries with young, modern and out-standing quality cakes, so the long standing bakeries’ cakes suddenly became boring. However, among…
