Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Major Festivals in March 2009
 Jewelry trade Festival: March 3 - 5 (Lunar February 7 - 9)
 Avalokita Bodhisattva Festival: March 6 (lunar February 10)
 Da Trach Temple Festival: March 6 - 9 (lunar February 10 - 13)
 Voi Phuc (the elephants in a kneeling position) Temple Festival: March 7 (lunar February 11)
 Ma Temple Festival: March 8 - 9 (lunar February 12 - 13)
 Bat Trang Village's Festival: March 11 - 18 (lunar February 15 - 22)
Major Festivals in February 2009
 Giong Festival (Soc Son Temple Festival): January 31 - February 2 (lunar January 6 - 8)
 Co Loa Festival: January 31 - February 6 (lunar January 6 - 12)
 Huong Pagoda Festival: January 31 – April 9 (lunar January 6 - March 15)
 Lim Festival (Love duet singing festival): February 3 - 6 (lunar January 9 - 12)
 Con Son Festival: February 12 - 17 (lunar January 18 - 23)
Major Festivals in January 2009
 Tet Nguyen Dan (traditional Lunar New Year’s Festival): January 26 - 28 (lunar January 1 - 3)
 Keo Pagoda Festival: January 29 (lunar January 4)
 Ngoc Xuyen Village Festival: January 1 (lunar December 6)
 My Duong Festival: January 12 (lunar December 17)
 Tho Tang Festival: January 13 (lunar December 18)
 Dinh Mai Festival: January 15 (lunar December 20)
 Quynh Village Festival: January 22 (lunar December 27)
 Thuong Khe Village Festival: January 24 - 28 (lunar December 29 - January 3)
Vietnamese Cuisine
Cuttlefish Steamed with Ginger

This nutritious and delicious meal combines the sweetness of cuttlefish with pungent taste of ginger. It is very suitable to serve the dish on cold days.
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De-boned Chicken Thighs Steamed with Pineapple
The dish has a special taste because the chicken is blended with the aroma and sweetness of pineapple.
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Carp Simmered in Earthen Pot

Due to being cooked in an earthen pot, the fish is very tender and delicious with a special flavour and kept hot for a long time.
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Grilled Lang Fish

Lang fish (dwarf catfish) is a speciality in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. The fish can be prepared in different ways, such as Lang fish fried with garlic or Lang fish mixed with salads and spices. However, the grilled Lang fish is most popular because its flesh is sweet and tasty, solid and fragrant.
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Longan Coated Lotus Seed Sweet Soup
Longan Coated Lotus Seed Sweet Soup
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Hue Beef and Pork Noodle Soup
Hue Beef and Pork Noodle Soup
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Grilled Eel

For connoisseurs of seafood, grilled eel is an indispensable dish on tables. The healthy, nutritious dish is delicious with a distinctive flavour of eel and spices.
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Spring Rolls
Nem or Cha gio (Spring roll) is a typical and popular dish seen on Vietnamese tables. It is simple to make the dish with materials available at any market. Detail >>
Gourd Fried with Shrimp and Meat

Gourd is often seen in rural areas of Vietnam. It is prepared different ways. A favourite of Vietnamese is gourd fried with shrimp and meat, a delicious and nutritious dish.  It has a sweet taste of gourd, meat and shrimp and flavour of spring onion, coriander and pepper.

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: :  Published stories
.:: Grilled Chicken with Lemon Leaves(7/2008)
.:: Vegetarian Meal(5/2008)
.:: Fish Rolls with Pork(4/2008)
.:: Egg Rolls with Lean Pork Paste(4/2008)
.:: Shrimp Salad(3/2008)
.:: Beef Steamed with Chinese Cabbage(1/2008)
.:: Am Phu Rice(12/2007)
.:: Grilled Bass and Cheese Rolls(12/2007)
.:: Oysters Steamed with Lemongrass(11/2007)
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