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Tag Archives: Hoi An

Al & I on our Bicycling Tour of Hoi An's Market Gardens

Ms Vy’s Morning Glory Cooking Class in Hoi An, Vietnam

November 23, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Our cooking class in Hoi An had the following components: a huge selection of Vietnamese-style breakfast/brunch items to try out a morning bike trip out to the market gardens of Hoi […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
A Hoi An speciality: White Rose dumpling

The Yin Yang of Vietnamese Cooking

March 5, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 10 Comments

From our cooking class in Hoi An, Vietnam, taught by Ms. Vy herself! “Crispy, crunchy, chewy, silky, soft, sweet, sour, hot, bitter, salty.” In rapid fire, Ms. Vy listed off […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food, Weekly Photo Challenge
The standard array of lanterns on every shop and restaurant in Hoi An, Vietnam

Travel Theme: The Luminous Lanterns of Hoi An

November 7, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This is the time of year when the lanterns come out and light up the night. Hoi An, in Vietnam, probably has the most lanterns used on a regular basis […]

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Vietnam
Hand-Woven Fishing Coracles Landing on the Beach at Hoi An

Coracles in Vietnam; How Do They Stay Afloat?

April 11, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

In Vietnam they make small fishing coracles out of woven bamboo strips. When I first saw them I wondered how on earth they managed to stay afloat? They didn’t look […]

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Vietnam, Weekly Photo Challenge
In Hoi An, two little girls in Santa hats lighting floating lanterns

Christmas in Vietnam

December 25, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Although Vietnam is officially an atheist country, and less than 10% of the population considers themselves Christian, Christmas seems to be loved by all, especially the festive red Santa suits. […]

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Seasonal, Vietnam
the pork is cooked in a lot of soy sauce and Chinese spices

Cau Lao, the Recipe for the Famous Pork & Noodle Dish of Hoi An in Vietnam

August 25, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

Cau Lao, one of Hoi An’s signature dishes, combines pork and noodles in an unique way. This is a Vietnamese party dish, served up on special occasions such as the Vietnamese New […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Candied Kumquat from our Cooking Class in Hoi An

Travel Theme: Kumquat, an Orange Fruit from Vietnam

August 23, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

We got a couple of kumquats as a going away present from our cooking class, and man, the first one was so sour we left the other one as a […]

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Asia, Ingredients, Travel Theme, Vietnam
Making Vietnamese Pancake in a Cooking Class in Hoi An

Vietnamese Pancakes from My Cooking Class in Hoi An

August 21, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

We sort-of made Vietnamese Pancakes twice while we were in Vietnam. I use ‘sort-of’ to describe the experience as a lot of the tricky bits had been done ahead of time, and all […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Making Salad Rolls in Vietnam

Vietnamese Salad Rolls (or Fresh Spring Rolls)

August 9, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

These tasty little morsels are called ‘Fresh Spring Rolls’ in Vietnam and ‘Salad Rolls’ here in Canada. Here’s how we made them in our cooking class in Hoi An Vietnam. The salad […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Jellyfish salad from Ms Vy's Cooking Class in Hoi An

‘Weird and Wacky Foods’ from Vietnam

May 8, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

“Now let’s try out this section ‘Weird and Wacky Foods’ which contain some popular street foods such as jellyfish, silk worms, pork belly and snails!” This was Ms Vy introducing […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food

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