Many people have never heard of gâc fruit. However, it is widely known in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam. The gâc fruit grows on vines and generally reaches the size of a cantaloupe, and it is used as both a food and a medicine from Northeast Australia across to Vietnam. For example, in Vietnam, gâc is used in making xôi gâc for daily consumption or special ceremonies … [Read more...] about Trai Gac: Indigenous Vietnamese Health Fruit
Food
Fish sauce now a $159 mil ingredient in the financial market
The secret to great Vietnamese cooking is adding fish sauce to just about every dish. KKR, one of the world's largest US-based private equity firms, seems to have applied this to the context of investing when it decided to add a Vietnamese fish sauce company in its portfolio. The $159 million deal, announced on April 13th, was the largest private equity transaction in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Fish sauce now a $159 mil ingredient in the financial market
Consuming Whiteness: Food and (Inter)racial Politics at Your Local University
Note: The following post contains mild profanity. Read and enjoy! Image from hereVietnamese people are obsessed with food. I say so only because I love food, and, presumably, I’m the standard for all things Vietnamese. But, to indulge the whims of those who – *gasp* – question my representative Vietnameseness, I’ll recall for you a brief foray into the mysterious world of … [Read more...] about Consuming Whiteness: Food and (Inter)racial Politics at Your Local University
Happy Valentine’s Day/Single’s Awareness Day from OneVietnam Network
Alone, in company, or in love, have a love-filled day! Image from the Socola store … [Read more...] about Happy Valentine’s Day/Single’s Awareness Day from OneVietnam Network
Nom Nom Truck Mobilizes Vietnamese Cuisine – Your favorite Banh Mi now on Wheels
In recent years, food trucks have enjoyed an enormous popular resurgence. No longer just suppliers of convenient, come-to-you meals for industrious factory and office workers, food trucks have evolved into serious avenues of culinary fusion and exploration. Vietnamese food is among one of many cuisines gaining greater on-the-street exposure thanks to food trucks. At the helm … [Read more...] about Nom Nom Truck Mobilizes Vietnamese Cuisine – Your favorite Banh Mi now on Wheels