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Food & Drink
Vietnam Fruit Smoothies: What to Order and When
Vietnam's fruit smoothie culture runs deep — but order the wrong thing in the wrong month and you'll get frozen pulp, not fresh fruit. Here's what's actually in season.
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Travel Tips
Tet Doan Ngo: Vietnam's Kill-the-Bugs Festival Explained
On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, Vietnamese households wake early to eat fermented rice and fruit — a ritual meant to purge parasites and disease from the body.
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Destinations
Bac Ha in Bloom: A Winter Saturday Before the Sunday Market
In mid-January, Bac Ha's terraced hillsides turn white with plum blossoms a full day before the Sunday market crowds arrive — here's how to use that Saturday well.
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Food & Drink
Hanoi's Com Vong: The Autumn Breakfast You Have About Six Weeks to Eat
"Com vong" — pounded young green sticky rice from Vong village — appears in Hanoi for roughly six weeks each autumn. Here's what it is, where to find it, and how locals eat it.
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Food & Drink
Banh Nuong: A Complete Guide to Vietnam's Baked Mooncake
Banh nuong is Vietnam's baked mooncake — dense, glossy, and only around for a few weeks each year. Here's everything you need to know before you buy one.
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Food & Drink
Sinh To: A Guide to Vietnamese Fruit Smoothies
Vietnam's fruit smoothies are thick, sweet, and nothing like a Western protein shake. Here's what to order, when, and where to find the best ones.
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Food & Drink
Da Lat Strawberries: What You Actually Pay vs What You Get
Da Lat grows the best strawberries in Vietnam, but prices vary wildly between street stalls, market vendors, and pick-your-own farms. Here is how to spend wisely.
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Food & Drink
Tet Doan Ngo: The Fermented Rice and Fruit Ritual That Kills the Bugs Inside You
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Vietnamese families eat fermented sticky rice and sour fruit first thing in the morning — an old ritual meant to purge parasites from the body.
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Food & Drink
Mekong Delta Fruits Worth Trying — What to Eat and When
The Mekong Delta grows fruit on a scale that feels almost absurd. Here's what's actually worth seeking out, when it's in season, and where to taste it closest to the tree.
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