Rượu Quê means “wine of the countryside”, and it designates… nothing precise. Neither the seller nor the buyer know exactly what it is made of. You can only count on a mix of alcohol (rice?) probably infused with fruits and sugar, which does not say much. A common sense advice for everybody would be to… Continue reading Rượu Quê
Category: Food
Bánh Cuốn
Bánh cuốn are super thin rice crepes that are steamed, filled with minced pork and mushrooms and finally rolled. Our whole family love them! anytime my wife would visit or invite friends, especially with other French-Vietnamese couples, bánh cuốn were a sure way to please the kids and the parents too. However, making them is… Continue reading Bánh Cuốn
Awesome Cantonese Restaurant: Fu Rong Hua (Hibiscus flower)
I did not expect that. Right in the center of the capital, next to the most famous lake for tourists, would not be the spot for the most delicious food. Well maybe with foreign travelers yet to be seen in 2021, restaurants might have adapted. That one is really good: “Fu Rong Hua”, 9 Dinh… Continue reading Awesome Cantonese Restaurant: Fu Rong Hua (Hibiscus flower)
A Typical Everyday Meal
This is what we usually eat in Việt Nam: plenty of vegetables salad: either salad itself or sliced cucumber the everyday fish sauce with chilis, lime juice and sugar (center) bowls of rice, of course proteins: fried tofu in the top-left corner bottom-left: a kind of dried pork meat, fried onions and eggs omelette last… Continue reading A Typical Everyday Meal
Phở Gà
Today is a great day, because I will finally right a wrong. Let me explain. Ten years ago I was eager to write restaurants or hotels reviews on Tripadvisor, feeling it was for the greater good. I enjoyed it and earned a few badges. In 2011 during my first trip to Việt Nam, I tried… Continue reading Phở Gà
Rooftop Bar
One of the most exciting aspects of a big city is to have plenty of choice for eating out. I realized that after being unable to invite my wife for Valentine day in Switzerland, I thought we could go to a nice place for dinner. By the way, even if Valentine is not that important… Continue reading Rooftop Bar
Vietnamese Hotpot
The Vietnamese hotpot takes many hours of preparation. The stock itself around 2h, and you just cannot let it simmer and walk away to mind another business. The reason is that the cook must delicately, regularly scoop the scum for roughly one hour. The result? a clear and savory broth. The other peculiarity of the… Continue reading Vietnamese Hotpot
Dining at Aeon Mall
This is a huge, recent, top-of-the-shelf mall in Hải Phòng. Had I been teleported inside, apart from the ads in Vietnamese, I would have thought I was in Singapore. Very clean. The mask is mandatory everywhere inside and the hawkish private security will remind you as soon as you get up after your drink. Parking… Continue reading Dining at Aeon Mall
Apéritif au Canard
This was three days ago. Not much was planned that evening, but my brother-in-law surely saw a bit of cute disappointment in my eyes when he told me that the evening out with his friends was just for the next day. He has a generous heart and found a solution, without me even asking for… Continue reading Apéritif au Canard
Eating at our Aunt’s House
On Sunday at noon we were invited by my wife’s aunt in Hà Nội. She cooks really well and prepared a nice meal. See for yourself: salad, cucumber and herbs, green mango, chicken, squid with pineapple and vegetables, chayote, fried eggs “opla”, squids stuffed with minced pork meat, nems and soup. At home in Vietnam… Continue reading Eating at our Aunt’s House