Mang dang (bamboo sprouts)

            “Mang dang” is known as not only a favorite main ingredient for a lot of specialties of Hoa Binh but also a specialty on its own. Normally, it is boiled and soaked until sour, and then it is cooked with chicken or duck to make hot sour sweet soups that are certain to warm your belly in cold days. In addition, bamboo sprouts also are stir-fried with “me” (fermented cold rice)...

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Goi ngo sen (Lotus stem salad)

            A refreshing dish for hot days, “gỏi ngó sen” is healthy, vibrant, delicious on its own and certainly crunchy. The most special taste comes from the pure flavor and crunchy texture of pickled lotus stem. What is more, it is easy to make. The main ingredients are lotus root, carrot, tender pork, shrimp, shallot, coriander, mint, onion, and roasted peanut with the appetizing dressing...

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Goi Xoai (Green mango salad)

                        Still the similar recipe is applied, but just a little change in ingredients is enough to give birth to a new flavoring dish; what is mentioned here is a Vietnamese popular favorite named “gỏi xoài”. The main ingredient is mango that is peeled off, sliced finely, soaked in salty water for a while and then drained off. It tastes crunchy,...

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Sour soup (Canh Chua)

“Canh chua”(literally "sour soup") is indigenous to the Mekong Delta region but has spreaded widely to other part of the country. It is typically made with fish from fresh water, pineapple, tomatoes, and sometimes other vegetables such as okra or peppermint, and bean sprouts, in a tamarind-flavored broth. Canh chua is garnished with the lemony-scented herb “ngò ôm” (Limnophila aromatica), caramelized garlic, and chopped scallions, as well as other...

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Canh Rau Ngot

Preparation: For required ingredients, we need seasoning including pepper, salt, gourmet powder, sugar  and oil. In addition, we prepare mashed garlic, ground pork and “ rau ngót”. Rau ngót” is punk off to get green leaves, washed carefully in fresh water, kept dry and then crushed up that will create richer sweetness for this dish. Cooking: In cooking stage, we heat oil and stir fry mashed garlic in a pot and then add ground pork...

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Baby Clam Soups ( Canh hến)

Preparation We need to prepare required ingredients such as baby clams, Chinese squash, green onion, tomatoes, dill, fish sauce, salt and pepper. Baby clams are washed carefully several times to remove dirt, and then boiled in deep skillet for 15 minutes. All vegetables should be washed in advance and tomatoes finely chopped. Chinese squash is peeled and chopped into slices. Cooking Fried onion in oil until fragrant, then we add baby...

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Braised tilapia

This dish flavored folk, folk materials used as perch and processing is simple, is the perfect choice for everyday meals. Ingredients: - 3 perch (about 400g) - 100g bacon - Green onion, chilies - Sugar, salt, pepper - Fish Sauce - Water color - Ajinomoto MSG Recipes : 1. pre-processing - Fish cleaning. Thin sliced ​​bacon taste. - Marinate fish and meat with the 1M, 2M sauce, water color 1m, 1m head chopped scallions,...

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Snakehead celery soup

   soup is easy to eat, easy to make but difficult to forget, the sweet taste of the soup mix ecstasy of snakehead fish taste and aroma of vegetables do slightly warm food became ever more bold. Ingredients: - 250g Snakehead - 200g of vegetables need water - 2 purple onion - Pepper, salt - Fish sauce, cooking oil - Ajinomoto MSG - County wedge Ajingon Recipes : 1. pre-processing - Cleaning fish, boiled fish with...

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