NGHỆ AN  — About 250km from Hà Nội, Quỳnh Bảng Commune in the central province of Nghệ An is home to a tasty surprise ahead. 

There’s been a drop in temperature the past few days, and that means autumn is here. But did you know this is also the time of desserts made from rice? It may be just a nice snack or a gift to give for special occasions, but there sure is a lot of hard work and effort put in to bring this tasty treat to your table.

HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s Food Hygiene and Safety Control Department has recently inspected 50 street food restaurants and taken food samples for testing, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Viet Nam’s growing tourism industry and thriving economy have drawn interest in the country’s hotel and resort market from investors across the region, making Viet Nam one of the most talked about markets in Asia Pacific.

Nguyen Thi Duyen, 35, from the rural commune of Duc Thuong in Ha Noi, spends an extra VND500,000(US$21.5) on milk after her 11 year-old son was said to be “shorter than others” in his class.

HÀ NỘI — Winner of MasterChef Poland 2018, Ola Nguyễn, will showcase popular dishes from the central European country during the “Polish Gastronomy Week”. The event, organised by Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Hà Nội, will take place from November 8-15 at the rich-history hotel.

Gỏi củ hũ dừa (coconut core) salad is a specialty of Bến Tre, the home of coconuts in Việt Nam.
Củ hũ dừa can be found in the tops of the trees, hidden inside the branches.

When I run out of ideas for something new for lunch, I always start to crave bit tet (Vietnamese style beef steak) on the famously crowded Hàng Bài Street in Hà Nội.

HÀ NỘI — A batch of Vietnamese organic cocoa powder has been shipped to Japan and will be sold in Okinawa and Hamamatsu prefectures.