A Vietnamese noodle vendor was sentenced to five years and six months in prison after an online video of him mimicking the signature move of Turkish chef Nusret Gokce—popularly known as “Salt Bae”—went viral. Bui Tuan Lam, 39, became famous in November 2021 after posting a parody video of himself imitating the chef celebrity by…
10-Year-Old Boy Trapped in Concrete Pillar in Vietnam Pronounced Dead
A 10-year-old boy who fell into a deep and narrow hole at a construction site on New Year’s Eve in Vietnam has been pronounced dead by authorities. Rescuers spent nearly 100 hours trying to free Ly Hao Nam from the 35-meter (115-foot) long support pillar driven into the ground, but without success, online newspaper VnExpress…
Deconstructing the Spring Roll
If you like Thai and Vietnamese spring rolls—the fresh ones that are wrapped in rice paper, bursting with vegetables and shrimp—you will like this salad. Call it a lazy spring roll salad, if you like, since it’s essentially composed of the jumble of ingredients that are traditionally wrapped in rice paper. The salad moniker (and…
Vietnamese Man Arrested in UK Raid on People Smugglers
A Vietnamese man has been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of being a high-ranking member of a people smuggling network, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The 23-year-old man was detained during a raid on a property in the Handsworth area at around 6 a.m. on Monday. He was detained by NCA officers as…
Mango and Peppercorns: The Unlikely Flavors of the American Dream
Katherine Manning was a graduate student when she began taking in refugees. She had a degree in sociology, but left career social work due to dissatisfaction with what she saw as the government’s wasteful habits. An Iowa-born Miami transplant, she had hosted Vietnamese friends in her Miami home before, but in 1975, when she saw…
Hy Vong’s Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) With Nuoc Cham
Frying the spring rolls twice results in the crispiest wrapper and also allows you to make the rolls in advance and fry them in batches, as Tung did at Hy Vong. For the bean thread noodles, she recommends Pagoda Lungkow Vermicelli. Makes about 26 spring rolls 1 pound ground pork 1 3/4 ounce dried bean…
Hy Vong’s Fish With Mango Sauce
We particularly like this mango sauce with fried snapper or grouper, but you can serve it over any kind of fish prepared any way you’d like, such as steamed, baked, or broiled. Feel free to add more peppercorns, mango, or nuoc cham to suit your taste. Green peppercorns in brine can be found at some…
Interesting Story of Vietnamese Banh Mi
What an interesting short story about ‘Banh mi’! It is one of the most popular dishes of Vietnam around the world.
This Vietnamese-Style Shrimp Po’boy Brings the Mardi Gras Flavor
Imagine, if you will, fresh Gulf shrimp, juicy and aromatic with coriander and lime, combined with all the pickled goodness of a banh mi sandwich, slathered with a spicy-sweet mayonnaise and enveloped in a po’boy bun. This is the Vietnamese-inspired po’boy that we fell in love with in New Orleans’s French Quarter and the one…
Take a Break With a Banh Mi
The humble and satisfying sandwich can be found in nearly every culture. From classic American PB&Js to hoagies and burgers, wraps and clubs, pockets and panini, and an international smattering of open-face toasts and tartines, there is a version of a sandwich for every cuisine and appetite. In honor of the sandwich and its universal…
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