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Food & Drink
Banh Giay: History, Variants, and Where to Find the Real Thing
The round white rice cake that pairs with banh chung in Vietnam's founding myth — a guide to what banh giay actually is, how it's made, and where to eat it.
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Food & Drink
Che Troi Nuoc: History, Variants, and How to Order It Right
Floating mung-bean dumplings in ginger syrup with a pour of coconut cream — che troi nuoc is one of Vietnam's oldest desserts and still one of its best.
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Food & Drink
Ruou Nep: Vietnam's Sticky-Rice Wine, From Festival Ritual to Everyday Jar
Fermented glutinous rice wine — ruou nep — is central to the Doan Ngo festival and quietly present at tables across Vietnam year-round. Here's what it is, how it's made, and where to find it.
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Food & Drink
Banh Khuc: The Mugwort Rice Ball Hanoi Sells from Bicycles at Dusk
A deep dive into banh khuc — the dense, herb-green glutinous rice ball stuffed with mung bean and pork fat that vendors hawk through Hanoi's alleys every evening.
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Food & Drink
Banh Tet La Cam: Can Tho's Purple Tet Cake
Can Tho's 'banh tet la cam' is a glutinous rice cake dyed deep purple with pandan-adjacent la cam leaves — a Mekong Delta twist on the classic Tet staple.
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Food & Drink
Com Lam: Bamboo-Tube Rice and the Campfire Dishes of Vietnam's Highlands
Com lam — rice steamed inside green bamboo over an open fire — is one of northern Vietnam's most distinctive highland dishes, simple in technique but deeply tied to Tay, Muong, and H'Mong cooking traditions.
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Food & Drink
Ruou Nep: Vietnam's Fermented Glutinous Rice Pudding
Ruou nep is a mildly alcoholic pudding or drink made from fermented glutinous rice, particularly beloved in northern Vietnam. Learn how it's made, its regional varieties, and where to find it.
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