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As the Introduction to Vietnam and Hue says, of the countless Vietnamese dishes, there are about 1300 dishes specific to Hue. Of these about 700 are popular among the Hue people. There are three ingredients almost always used in cooking: fish sauce, salt, and shrimp paste.… Read the rest
Breakfast at the Century Riverside. Don’t forget your breakfast card.… Read the rest
The Bode Restaurant is across from the LRC on Le Loi street. Quietly popular, it has been expanding steadily to the left and the right in this picture. Monks ate at the Bode almost every lunch, and next door a temple is being built.… Read the rest
The Tinh Tam Restaurant has beef, chicken, ears, and small intestines on the menu, but fear not, vegetarians, all is tofu.… Read the rest
The Tay Nguyen restaurant is on the Perfume River, to the right in this picture. To the left are two tennis courts. Usually tables are set up outside for large parties.… Read the rest
This entry is written by Sydney Plum who visited Hue in July. She and Nhi?n toured many of the Buddhist sites.
I spilled off the back of the motorbike at the foot of a stairway and watched as Nhi?n bought incense sticks and a bottle of water from the vendor, who also told her where to park her bike.… Read the rest
