Sunday, June 3, 2012
Vietnam’s impression on National Geographic
Vietnam Information - Vietnam’s beauty appears on National Graphic through pictures featuring girls in ao dai, romantic sandy banks in Binh Thuan, terraced fields in northwestern Vietnam…
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Around the world in 30 dumplings
A dumpling may "only" be a pocket of dough filled with some form of savory or sweet stuffing. That, at least, is how we're defining them for the purposes of this article.
But they're more than the sum of their parts, a marvel of world cuisine, both simple and complex, local and global, adaptable yet fixed in their home regions as cheap, tasty staples to snack on.
We're pretty sure that, among their various incarnations, there are few travelers who will not have found at least one dumpling to their taste.
But if you happen to be among that minority, here are 30 dumplings -- or their near relatives -- to change your mind.
But they're more than the sum of their parts, a marvel of world cuisine, both simple and complex, local and global, adaptable yet fixed in their home regions as cheap, tasty staples to snack on.
We're pretty sure that, among their various incarnations, there are few travelers who will not have found at least one dumpling to their taste.
But if you happen to be among that minority, here are 30 dumplings -- or their near relatives -- to change your mind.
Jackfruit (Quả Mít)
Vietnam Information - Considered a delicacy by many, the Jackfruit (Quả Mít) is a native to Asia though known to originally come from India. It could have many shapes and sizes, but generally, they are oblong or pear shaped. A single jackfruit can grow up to 90 cm long and can weigh up to 44 kg. Its exterior is usually green, and gradually turns yellowish as it ripens. Around it are numerous sharp hexagonal spines similar to the Durian, yet slightly blunted on the ends. Handling the jackfruit by hand is still possible compared to durian.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Hoi An Ancient Town
Vietnam Information - From the moment you enter the city, the mystique of an secluded ancient town isolated from the modern world will take your feeling back to old countryside society of Vietnam.
Lying on the banks of the Thu Bon River, Quảng Nam province ( in the South Central Coast of Vietnam), Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century.
Nguyen Duc Cuong - How I See You
Vietnam Information - Love the traditional beauty of women Vietnam
Song: How I See You
Artist: Nguyen Duc Cuong
English Lyrics:
How I see you - Nguyen Duc Cuong
Beauty without makeup
You look very angelic hoooooo
Dont need jeans or high heels, you chose for yourself ao dai, so fine
Like the blooming flowers giving off those colors,
they dont look half as pretty as you
Your softly blowing ao dai, representing
shining beauty from Eastern lands
Are you an angel or am I just...
Flooded in awe by you and your graceful beauty
A viet woman, in her Ao Dai
Radiating... Oriental...
woah woah
One day by chance in foreign lands she came my way
A white flutter pretty shoulders unfami-liar
A warming heat I felt complete... oh my homeland...
I love you... I miss you...
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