Cao Bang Bitter Tea - New feature of Viet tea culture

Cao Bang Bitter Tea - New feature of Viet tea culture

Bitter tea or Che Khom in local language is the valuable, rarely and precious, special plant of Cao Bang province.
Two thousand years ago, quintessence of the sky and earth is crystalized in the leaf of Cao Bang bitter tea. The bitter tea is growing naturally in forest. The grown up plant can be 30 meters [...]

Van Village’s Wine

Van Village’s Wine

The Van Village’s wine is famed for its great delicacy and flavor.
The local people regard it as an indispensable beverage for festivals and New Year celebrations or as an offering. The wine is produced from high-quality fragrant glutinous rice grown in the fields of Van Xa Village, Van Ha Commune, Viet Yen District, combined with [...]

Fresh Green Tea

Fresh Green Tea

It will be a shortcoming for the place and people if forget to mention to fresh green tea in Phu Tho’s gastronomy. Among dozens of tea products, Phu Tho people have choose a simple and natural drink to serve friends and guests. It is Fresh Green Tea.
Talk about the fresh and tonic drink, every one [...]

This tonic is so refreshing in the heat

This tonic is so refreshing in the heat

Nuoc sam, a type of drink prepared from herbal plants, is one of the most popular drinks of Asians when the heat is at its worst. In Ho Chi Minh City, nuoc sam is usually sold from handcarts vendors set up on the pavements along busy streets.
Under the scorching sun, passers-by buy a glass of [...]

A Hue Cup of Tea

A Hue Cup of Tea

Tea drinking is an age-old habit in many parts of the world. Different people at different times have their own ways of drinking tea. But consuming tea is not only a way to quench one’s thirst: for some, it is an art form and a religious practice. In Viet Nam, as well as in certain [...]

Coffee with cell phone and net

Coffee with cell phone and net

Located in a quiet quarter, I-Fone has not only coffee but also mobile phone and internet services. This is why it is called “the three-in-one rendezvous”.
You’re visiting Vietnam and want to phone your relatives, friends or partners but your mobile phone is not compatible with the networks in Ho Chi Minh City not only to [...]