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Sun World Fansipan Legend goes vibrant with northwest cuisine festival

NDO/VNA – The northwest cuisine and cultural space festival opened at the Sun World Fansipan Legend tourism site, Sa Pa town in the mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 8.

Ca Mau Crab Hot Pot

Ca Mau is an area with many canals so it is rich in aquatic products such as crabs, fish and shrimp. With available materials, local people make many tasty dishes, including crab hot pot.

Jackfruit Salad in Central Vietnam

Jackfruit salad is a common dish of the people in Central Vietnam and it has now changed a little to become an unforgettable specialty. Traditionally, jackfruit salad consisted of jackfruit, peanuts and basil. Now however, several ingredients such as pork, shrimp and tofu have been added to increase its flavour.

The Cold Food Festival in Vietnam

It is unknown when banh troi and banh chay (white sticky rice balls) became a popular food during Han Thuc (Cold Food) Festival which falls on March 3 of the lunar calendar. Some people believe that the custom of making these cakes appeared in the dynasty of Hung kings to commemorate Mother Au Co who gave birth to 100 eggs which hatched 100 sons.

Learning how to make sweet soup of black sesame seeds in Hoi An

An event demonstrating how to make xi ma phu (sweet soup of black sesame seeds) will be organized at the home of Ngo Thieu, a 106-year-old xi ma phu maker in Hoi An City, on June 19.