Ms Vy’s Morning Glory Cooking Class in Hoi An, Vietnam
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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The Yin Yang of Vietnamese Cooking
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 […]
Travel Theme: The Luminous Lanterns of Hoi An
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 […]
Coracles in Vietnam; How Do They Stay Afloat?
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 […]
Christmas in Vietnam
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. […]
Cau Lao, the Recipe for the Famous Pork & Noodle Dish of Hoi An in Vietnam
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 […]
Travel Theme: Kumquat, an Orange Fruit from Vietnam
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 […]
Vietnamese Pancakes from My Cooking Class in Hoi An
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 […]
Vietnamese Salad Rolls (or Fresh Spring Rolls)
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 […]
‘Weird and Wacky Foods’ from Vietnam
“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 […]
