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According to the media outlet, the broth is simmered for hours with cinnamon, star anise, and other warm spices in order to create a wonderfully aromatic base for this rice noodle soup. It noted that Pho is among the nation’s most recognized culinary exports, although the soup is a relatively new food, wrote Andrea Nguyen, author of “The Pho Cookbook”. And while today’s Pho restaurants typically serve a wide range of flavors, beef is the original. By 1930, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth, CNN wrote. The website shared that today, pho bo remains the most beloved version enjoyed by local people, with options including the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. CNN’s list also features other delicacies such as Banga of Nigeria, Borscht of Ukraine, Bouillabaisse of France, Caldo verde of Portugal, Chorba frik of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, Chupe de camarones of Peru, Gazpacho of Spain, Groundnut soup of West Africa,...

Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” and “Make in Vietnam” chip production efforts have been highlighted by Swiss journalist Guy Mettan in an article published on online newspaper bonpourlatete.com on January 12. The article was released ahead of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, according to VNA. The article of Swiss journalist Guy Mettan. Photo: VNA In the early 2000s, the author visited Vietnam several times to prepare for a book on the Geneva Accords, which ended the war and restored peace in Indochina in 1954. The author was fascinated by the remarkable changes in the country since then. The article mentions that 2023 was a busy year for Vietnam, with its “bamboo diplomacy” policy and efforts to become a new hub of the semiconductor industry. Vietnam took full advantage of the opportunities brought by the international situation, increasing its foreign activities and st...

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung speaks at the press conference. Source: Vietnam’s embassy The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has hosted a press conference to announce the Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 and the celebration plan for the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (March 23, 1973) and 10 years of the strategic partnership between the two countries (January 2013-2023), VNA reported. The January 14 press conference saw the attendance of Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi, President of the City Council of Rome Svetlana Celli, among other Italian officials. Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung stated that the embassy will coordinate with Italian agencies and localities to organise celebration activities in Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice, Napoli and other cities throughout 2023. Such activities are expected to open up cooperation opportunities, deepen the strategic partnership and fa...

As many as 50 units put their various culinary products on display at the festival, including processed food, raw materials used in food processing, as well as machinery and equipment for production and packaging. Aside from introducing quintessential cuisine to the community, festival is to fully tap into the culinary industry’s potential, create a healthy playground for young people, and contribute to fostering the start-up eco-system whilst accelerating socio-economic development. The Vietnam Culinary Forum 2023 is also held as a platform to discuss orientations for the development of the night-time economy and cuisine aimed at retaining international tourists. In addition, business representatives in the F&B (Food & Beverage) industry have also mapped out a strategy to promote smart tourism with a specific focus on the development of the green culinary trend. The function aims to introduce culinary culture, craft products, regional specia...

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone invites PM Chinh to step on the podium while military bands play the national anthems of Vietnam and Laos. Both leaders later review the guard of honour. Earlier, right after arriving in Vientiane, Chinh lays a wreath at a monument dedicated to Laos’ unknown martyrs in tribute to Lao people who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the country, as well as for Vietnam’s independence, freedom and reunification. The two leaders pose for a group photo. This is the first official visit to the neighbouring country by PM Chinh and his first overseas trip this year. PM Chinh is also the first foreign leader to visit Laos since Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone took office. Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh hold talks immediately after the welcome ceremony. Both sides discuss a score of measures to step up political-diplomatic and...

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center hosted the “Thuong tieu” (neu pole erection) ceremony on January 14 at Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue. The neu pole erection for the Lunar New Year is a traditional practice of the Vietnamese, and also an important etiquette to welcome the new year of the Nguyen dynasty court. Source: tcdulichtphcm.vn The nearly 20-metre bamboo pole was carried by ten costumed soldiers in a procession, where it was put up to the backdrop of ceremonial music and smoke from burning incense at the Ancestral Temple. The erection of the Neu pole on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, marks the beginning of Tet. It coincides with the day when the Kitchen Gods are believed to ride carp fish to the Heavens to report on events from the past year. Similar Neu pole erecting ceremonies will also be held at different places from now to the last day of the lunar year. The event follows the ancient royal custom of the N...

When the weather turns colder, Hanoi is covered in peach blossoms for the Lunar New Year. Tet foods are the most distinctive and diverse Vietnamese foods, best representing and reflecting traditional cuisine. Here are five restaurants serving traditional Vietnamese cuisine that you should try during Tet, Vietnam’s most important holiday. Restaurants to Celebrate Lunar New Year Like a Local in Hanoi 1. Tam Vi 2. Cau Go Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant 3. Xoi Com 4. Cua hang mau dich so 37 5. To Uyen Claypot rice 1. Tam Vi Tam Vi is a restaurant dedicated to the home-cooked style of Northern Vietnam, especially old Hanoi. The menu, which is not very large, features most of the dishes that Vietnamese people have at their home. On its Facebook page, Tam Vi suggests any guest visiting the restaurant those days should try their set menu featuring most of the indispensable dishes for the Tet celebration in the North of Vietnam. It includes banh chung, bamboo shoot soup,...

The State President receives international delegations and friends to visit Vietnam and attend activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. Photo: Thu Ha At the meeting, international delegates evaluated the Paris Peace Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam, signed on January 27, 1973, as an important victory for Vietnam’s diplomacy, receiving the support of many people with exciting activities around the world. The delegates also shared unforgettable memories, enthusiastic support that international friends have for Vietnam in the resistance war for national independence and reunification, including the time of the Paris Conference as well as in the renovation, construction and defense of the Fatherland of Vietnam today. Delegates said that they still regularly inform people about the righteous resistance war of Vietnam in the past and its strong development today. They also called for international support ...