Category — Vietnam

For hopefully a long Summer, YumSugar describes how to make these deliciously cooling coffee popsicles.

Using Vietnamese-style coffee - with sweetened condensed milk and strong coffee, (traditionally served over ice), its simple to make. This is one way to have a hot drink, cool.

How to make Vietnamese-Style Coffee on a Stick

Via CraftZine

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Buddhist monks and believers from around the world attend a ceremony marking United Nations Day of Vesak to celebrate Buddha’s birthday in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 14, 2008.

This is the first time that Vietnam is hosting an international gathering of Buddhist leaders, scholars, and state dignitaries.

Via Activate.us

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Argh - do you have a yearning for Snake Wine?! Check out this experience from a writer at 40cozy.

“Snake wine is made by taking your best Vietnamese whiskey, and then going out in the jungle and finding a snake. Along the way you pick up any roots, herbs, scorpions and whatever other tasty tidbits you want to add. You take your snake, whiskey and random goodies, put them all together in a great big jar and let them sit there covered for about six months. At the end of six months its ready to drink.

“The Vietnamese say snake wine is good for all kinds of things. Its the medicine of the people. Some say its “good for your banana”, while others say it cures rheumatism and arthritis. Others just tell you it gets you nice and drunk. There is no question, however, that after drinking snake wine you feel it. You feel it in your veins and in your mouth and in your head. Everything has a hard-to-explain buzz to it. And the flavor… what can I say about the flavor? Probably the best way to describe it is it tastes like rotten scales and whiskey.”

Read more at 40cozy.com

Via NotCot

Technorati Tags: alcohol, cuisine, Snake wine, Vietnam

This amazing fish dish comes courtesy of my friend Martyn U’ren, whilst on his travels in Vietnam. The presentation is pretty unique with serving the fish upright - I wouldn’t want to touch it for both destroying the beauty of it and collapsing the dish itself!

Update : Martyn has just informed me that this is an elephant ear fish which he ate in the Mekong Delta in South Western Vietnam.

Technorati Tags: cuisine, elephant ear fish, fish dish, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Eek! Fresh frog legs at Ben Thanh Market (Saigon, Vietnam).

Check the Oishii Eats blog for a couple more gorgeous photos

Via Tastespotting

Technorati Tags: Ben Thanh Market , cuisine, frogs legs, Saigon, Vietnam, vietnamese market

In the rehabilitation center for disabled children in Thuy An, near Hanoi, children, whose parents fought in Agent Orange infected regions, are cared for.

Photo by Roland Schmid

Via Photo.net

Technorati Tags: child, Hanoi, photography, Thuy An, Vietnam

ImagineFX have posted an interview with Vietnamese artist Hoang Nguyen.

From ImagineFX.com:

“I’m trying to capture a mood or a moment lost in time. That’s most appealing to me.”

Marcel Proust believed that art could be used as a key to unlock memories hidden from our recollections. Hoang Nguyen is coming round to the same conclusion.

Technorati Tags: art, fantasy art, Hoang Nguyen, ImagineFX, Vietnamese

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It’s the Year of the Pig, so of course the first thing that springs to mind is a pet pig right? This site has some info I didn’t know about why pigs (specifically Vietnamese Pot Belly pigs) make great pets.

Top 10 Reasons Pigs Make Great Pets

1. Price is around the same amount as a pedigree dog or cat
2. Non-allergenic in most cases
3. Clean and odor-free
4. No fleas
5. They are about the size of a medium sized dog
6. Long life span (12-20 years)
7. Non-destructive, unlike a puppy
8. Quickly trained: litterbox, tricks, walking harness, etc.
9. Low maintenance: annual vet visit, generally stronger immune system than a dog or cat
10. Intelligent, Social, and Communicative

Hm. For some reason, I would still prefer a dog or cat..

Remember, a pig is for life, not just for new year…

Look! Ahh.. Year of the Dog hands over to Year of the Pig!

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