Roasted Duck Recipe (Vịt Quay)

Here we will have all the tips for the preparation, marinating and processes; hence, you can invite guests and show off your cooking skills with this Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay) dish among many Vietnamese Food Recipes. An excellent Roasted Duck must be served with crunchy skin, pink meat and memorizing smelling. Here is one of first choices of many Vietnamese Families on Tet Holiday in Vietnam.
 

 
Roasted Duck (Vịt Quay)
 

*** Tips to have an excellent Roasted Duck – One of spectacular Vietnamese Food Recipes for Tet Holiday:

The duck skin is very dry when you put it into the oven. Therefore, the duck need to be dried first, the minimum time span is overnight to 1 day or 2/3 days like Beijing recipes.
 
In order to have crunchy & shiny brown skin, malt is a compulsory ingredient. Eventhough, honey, molasses or jaggery can be used as substitutes; the final result will not be as good as using malt (melted sugar).

Ingredients:

A duck (1 – 1.2 kg)

Spices for the inside

 

1 tablespoon of mashed garlic (15-20gr)
1 tablespoon of mashed dried onions (15-20gr)
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1.5 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of five-spice powder
1 steaspoon of grinded pepper
1 tablespoon of sugar
 

Spices for the outside

3 tablespoons of malt
1 tablespoon of boiled water
1.5 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of ginger powder (or 2 spoons of mashed ginger)
1 teaspoon of garlic powder (or 2 spoons of mashed garlic)
2 teaspoons of vinegar
1 teaspoon of salt

Processes:

Step 1: Get the duck cleaned. Smash some ginger and mix with white wine. Use this to rub through inside & outside the duck (wait for 20 – 25 mins to let all the smelling goes away). Clean it with cool water then dry it inside out. If the skin is torn, you can use white thread to sew, the more stretching the skin is, the better it gets when we roast it.
 

 
 

Step 2: Mix all the spices for the inside, you can adjust this mixture according to your tastes. Use your hands to rub these spices inside the duck. For the outside, you can mix 2/3 spoon of salt with 2/3 spoon of five-spice powder, rub it on the duck skin.

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Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp Recipe (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng)

When Lunar New Year is coming, most Vietnamese people is really busy for buying food and decorations in house. They do not have much time for cooking. However, today I will introduce one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes for you guys which can save your time much more you thought. It is Grilled Eggplants with Pork and Shrimp (Cà Tím Nhồi Tôm Thịt Nướng). You should use with boiled rice to know the true Vietnamese flavor.
 

 

This dish is not only require short time for cooking, but also really delicious. It contains enough energy for all members in your family. If you want to cook one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes like this dish, please follow carefully our instruction below. Let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

2 – 3 eggplants
200gr shrimp
300gr grinded pork
5gr dried cassava vermicelli (Miến Khô – Buy at Vietnamese Markets)
Purple onion, salt, pepper, salt, sugar, fish sauce, Maggi’s stuff.

Process:

Step 1: Cut in half eggplants and bring to clean. Use spoon to scoop away all seeds. Next, soak them into cold water added a little salt in 30 minutes.
 

 

Step 2: Soak dired cassava vermicelli unti it is soft. Next, cut it short. Peel off the cover of shrimps, pull out the black line on their backs. Smash well. Mix smashed shrimp + grinded pork + sliced purple onion + cassava vermicelli + ½ teaspoon salt + ½ pepper + ½ maggi’s stuff. Marinate in 15 – 20 minutes.

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Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail Recipe (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò)

Fried Vermicelli with Saffron and Beef Tail (Bún Xào Nghệ với Đuôi Bò) is one of stunningVietnamese Food Recipes in Middle Area. Enjoy one hot dish with the great combination between beef tail and saffron will create an amazing flavor in your mouth. And I bet you cannot forget from the first time of tasting. Like me, last year, when I had a chance to visit this place, the people here introduced this dish for me. Wow, such a good choice ever.
 

 

If you are a gourmet, especially about Vietnamese Food Recipes, I suggest you should cook and taste it. When you are ready, please follow carefully our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

500gr beef tail
5 – 6 bulbs fresh saffron
Fresh Vermicelli
Coriander, salt, Maggi’s stuff, fish sauce, garlic, chili and vinegar.

Process:

Step 1: Clean carefully beef tail with water added a little salt in 2 – 3 times. Chop into short pieces. Boil water, add more a little vinegar + salt into water. Next, soak beef tail into boiled water in 5 minutes and then wash again.
 

 

Step 2: Add beef tail into pot, pour water to cover all beef tail and cook until beef becomes soft. Next, put beef tail into bowl.
 

 

Step 3: Peel off the cover of saffron, smash well.

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Fried Sticky Rice Recipe (Xôi Chiên Phồng)

This Fried Sticky Rice (Xôi Chiên Phồng) is one of my favourite Vietnamese Food Recipes which is normally used with grilled chicken to enhance the flavour. The preparation for the dish is quite easy, just around 30 minutes for preparing and another 30 minutes to process. As the dish can be easily addicted, hence, Vietnamese food team suggest you to make 20 pieces for 5 – 6 people. The beans need to be doused in water for 3 – 6 hours in advance.
 

 

So, are you ready to create one of stunning Vietnamese Food Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

 

- 300gr sticky rice
- 90gr green beans (mung bean)
- 40gr sugar
- 30-50ml cooking oil
- Coconut milk (as much as you like)

Processes:

Step 1: Green beans (mung bean) & sticky rice need to be doused in water for 4 – 6 hours. In case you do not have much time to prepare then you can use warm water to push up the process.
 

Soak Mung Bean (Green Bean) in water

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Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa)

Among of five provinces in North-Central Vietnam, Thanh Hoa Province (Tỉnh Thanh Hóa) is surrounded by Son La, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh provinces on the north, Nghe An Province on the south, East Sea on the east with 102km coastline, and Laos on the west. Through this article, I think you may know more About Vietnam. 
 

 

Topography is divided into plain, coastal and mountainous regions. Hilly and mountains account three quarters of the total area. The Western region own abundant resources of forest products, and huge hydroelectric potentials. Owing to the cool climate and high rainfall, the province has annual average temperature of 24.5⁰C. Rainy season often begins in June and ends in October. 
 

 

Tourism:

Located 16km from Thanh Hoa City, Sam Son Beach attracts lot of visitors to relax and bath. Beside the beach, Sam Son offers scenic spots such as Trong Mai Rocks, Doc Cuoc Temple and Mount Co Tien. 

Tourists also like to discover Ben En National Park in Nu hu Thanh, Nhu Xuan districts. The park is a complex of tropical forests, hills, mountains, rivers, springs, and Muc Lake. With natural landscapes and diversified flora and fauna, Ben En is suitable to eco-tourism, sightseeing, and scientific studies. 
 

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Chicken Soup with Tofu and Vegetables Recipe (Canh Gà, Đậu Phụ và Rau Củ)

One hot Chicken Soup with Tofu and Vegetables (Canh Gà, Đậu Hũ và Rau Củ) bowl can make you feel better after exhasuted day from school and work. The sweetness from chicken bone, including fresh tofu, carrot and green bean will create one of stunning Vietnamese Soup Recipes for your family and your self. Here is also a good dish for your health, especially in cold days. The weather is still freaking cold around your place, right? I hope you can take care of your health as much as you can.
 

 

If you love Vietnamese Food and want to enjoy boiled rice with hot soup, I think here is a good choice. You will not regret about this decision. So, are you ready to cook one of delicious Vietnamese Soup Recipes with us? If you do want, please follow carefully our instructions below. Let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

1 – 2 fresh tofu
1 – 2 chicken legs
1 carrot
200gr green bean
Spices: salt, pepper, sugar, spring onion.

Process:

Step 1: Clean carrot, peel off the cover and cut into circle shapes.
 

 

Step 2: Clean green bean and wait to dry.
 

 

Step 3: Clean carefully fresh tofu, slice into square shapes.

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Stir-fried Rice Pasta with Beef Recipe (Nui Gạo Xào Bò)

If you wonder what you should cook for your family, especially for your kids, I think Stir-fried Rice Pasta with Beef (Nui Gạo Xào Bò) is a great choice for today. This dish is one of Easy Vietnamese Recipes from us. If you are a busy person, it not only can help for saving your time, but also can create a delicious for your children. Moreover, this dish is really eye-catching when it is combined from many color on face.
 

 

You must apply enough nutritive for each member in your family through each meal. And here is one of a good choice. It is not only one of Easy Vietnamese Recipe, this dish is really good for health. If you do want to make it, please carefully follow our instructions below and let us start cooking right now.

Ingredients:

½ bag of rice pasta (You can buy at Asian Market)
300gr sliced beef
200gr pea fruit
½ onion
Spring onion
Maggi’s stuff, pepper, salt, sugar, oyster oil.

Process:

Step 1: Boil the water. Next, add all rice pasta into pot and boil until they are soft. Pour on basket, wash immediately through cold water to make sure they will not stuck together. Wait to dry.
 

 

Step 2: Clean beef, and slice thinly. Marinate with 1 little salt, pepper and oyster oil. Mix well and wait about 15 – 20 minutes.

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Hoa Binh Province (Tỉnh Hòa Bình)

The next post i will introduce About Vietnam is Hoa Binh Province (Tỉnh Hòa Bình). It is a mountainous place in the North. It is bordered by Phu Tho and Ha Tay in the north, Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa in the south, Ha Nam in the east, and Son La in the west. The topography is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The annual average temperature varies between 23 and 25^oC.
 

 

Tourism:
 
The culture of Hoa Binh combines several ethnic groups with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. Tourists especially enjoy the ethnic specialty dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled meat. At night, visitors can stay in stilt houses at Lac Village in Mai Chau Valley, enjoy watching traditional dancing, music performances (bronze drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing and dancing. The remote Muong, Dao, Tay minority villages draw visitors who like study the life of ethnic groups. Beautiful brocade and forest products are interesting souvenirs.

 

Mountainous terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes, Ret Cave, Pu Nooc Primitive forest and many clean springs are suitable for swimming, climbing, walking, and hunting. Visitors are also fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in Vietnam. Boating on Da River is an enjoyable feeling. Apart of these, scientific tests have shown that the mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good for drinking, bathing and treatment.
 

 

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Lao Cai Province (Tỉnh Lào Cai)

Today, I would like introduce you Lao Cai  Province (Tỉnh Lào Cai) to help you understand more About Vietnam. Located in North-West Vietnam, Lao Cai is surrounded by Yunna (China) on the north, Lai Chau Province on the west, Ha Giang Province on the east and Yen Bai, Son La provinces on the south.
 

 

Lao Cai's terrain is divided into main kinds following: valley, low and high mountainous. With 3,143m in height, Fansipan is considered the highest peak of the Indochina Peninsula. The province has 107 rivers including Red, Chay and Nam Mu rivers... The province also owns 31 types of mineral, of which apatit, cooper, iron are most valuable.
 

 

The remarkable feature of Lao Cai is biologic diversification. There are 2,000 kinds of flora, 442 kinds of birds and animals... of which 60 kinds of animals only found in Lao Cai, 9 kinds of floras only found in Sapa. So that Lao Cai owns a treasure of valuable and rare genes, making up 50% rare floras in Vietnam.
 

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Son La Province (Tỉnh Sơn La)

Do you want to know more About Vietnam? Through this article, you may have more information about it. Son La  Province (Tỉnh Sơn La) belongs to North-West Vietnam, shares border with Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Lai Chau provinces on the north, Dien Bien Province on the west, Phu Tho and Hoa Binh provinces on the east and Laos on the south.
 

 

The province has many mountains, rives and mineral sources. Abundant water supply is suitable to hydroelectricity. Moc Chau Plateau is an ideal place to breed milk cow, plant tea and fruit. Annual average temperature is about 21^oC. The weather is cold, dry in winter and hot in summer.
 

 

Tourism:

Son La owns following interesting sites. Son La Former Prison and Museum preserves revolutionary remains and exhibits precious objects introducing the historical and cultural traditions of the 12 ethnic groups living in Son La. Stretching out 150m long, Tham Tet Toong Cave is a wonder of nature. Along the walls of the cave, there are numerous stalactites and stalagmites. Ban Hin (Hin ethnic minority hamlet) is marked by the traditions and culture of the Thai. There, tourists enjoy drinking ruou can and watching xoe dance by Thai women. Then visitor like to go to Yen Chau Site to try special bananas, longans and mangoes.
 

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Food for Luna New Year in Vietnam (Part 2)

Today, I will continue to introduce about Food for Lunar New Year in Vietnam for your guys. I will tell some specific Traditional Vietnamese Food in 2 left areas in my beautiful country. They are Middle and Southern Areas. Hope you guys will not miss a chance to taste it when visit Vietnam in these days.

*** In Middle Area, Vietnam:

Hue’ s Sour Shrimp (Tôm Chua)

Sour shrimp is selling widely around in not only Vietnam but also some country like Thailand. However, Huế’s sour shrimp is the best Traditional Vietnamese Food. In just one food, you can taste the sweet fleshy of shrimp, the fat and delicious of meat, spicy of chili, garlic, sour of star fruit and wine of banana. All of it will bring the Tết’s flavor to you. The making of this food is quite difficult, so I suggest the best way is go to the supermarket and buy one.
 

 

*** Southern Area, Vietnam:

1) Pickled Bean Sprouts (Dưa Giá):

This Traditional Vietnamese Food is an unforgettable food of southern residents. It is more delicious if you eat it with stewed meat or girdled-cake. In Luna New Year’s Day, every food is fatty and oily, so pickled bean sprouts are a food that balances them.
 

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Hau Giang Province (Tỉnh Hậu Giang)

Next post About Vietnam, I will introduce about Hau Giang Province (Tỉnh Hậu Giang). It belongs to Mekong Delta. It borders with Can Tho City, Vinh Long Province on the north, Bac Lieu Province on the south, Soc Trang Province on the east, and Kien Giang Province on the west. Hau Giang is located on complicated network of rivers, springs, and canals such as: Hau, Cai Tu rivers, Quan Lo, Phung Hiep, Xa No, Xang Nang Mau canals. 
 

 

Climate:

The climate is harmonized with few of storms. It is hot, humid all year. Rainy season lasts from May to November, and dry season lasts from December to April. The annual average temperature is 27^oC.
 

 

Tourism and Economy:

Hau Giang has advantage of growing rice and fruit tree as well as rearing aquaculture. The province is famous for Phung Hiep Floating Market. From seven branches of Mekong River, hundreds boats join in floating market to sell various fruits and other things like other market. The name 'Phung Hiep snake market' is well-known to foreign tourists. Visitors from over the world come to that market to taste snake liquor and to see the dangerous snake dance.
 

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An Giang Province (Tỉnh An Giang)

From many places About Vietnam, you may know An Giang Province (Tỉnh An Giang) is located to the west of the Mekong Delta between the Tien and Hau rivers and shares a 100km border with Cambodia in the north- west. It also shares border with Dong Thap Province in the east, Cantho City in the south-east, and Kien Giang Province in the south-west.
 

 

An Giang has two main types of topography: midland areas and low mountains. The low mountains is Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) in Tinh Bien and Tri Ton districts. Vinh Te Tunnel runs along with the province's border in the west, which connects from Chau Doc to Ha Tien.

Climate: 

An Giang is divided into two seasons: the rain (from May to November), and the dry (from December to April next year). The annual average temperature varies 27^oC. The highest temperature is 35^oC- 37^oC from April to May and the lowest ones is 20^oC- 21^oC from December to January next year. The annual rainfall is 1,400-1,500mm. 
 

 

Tourism and Economy:

An Giang is main province in rice output. The province also has corn and aquatic products as basa fish, shrimp, cuttle... An Giang is also renowned as traditional handicraft such as Tan Chau silk, Chau Doc fish sauce and other consume products. Especially, long-standing handicraft weaves fabric industry of Cham ethnic group.
 

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Dong Thap Province (Tỉnh Đồng Tháp)

The next post in menu About Vietnam, Dong Thap Province (Tỉnh Đồng Tháp) is on the Mekong Delta, one of three Dong Thap Muoi provinces. It shares its border with Cambodia on the north, Vinh Long Province and Can Tho City on the south, An Giang Province on the west and Long An, Tien Giang provinces on the east.
 

 

Dong Thap has quite developed system of canals for watery transportation and irrigation. The province has about 10,000 hectares of forestland. Cajuput is specific tree of Dong Thap Muoi region. There, the system of fauna and flora are multiform with many valuable kinds: tortoise, turtle, snakes, fishes, shrimps, pythons, storks, birds, rice, lotus, water lily, grass, and alga especially red headed cranes.
 

 

Climate: 
 
The province has tropical climate, plentiful fresh water in the whole year-round, rich and populous land with verdant fruits trees in all four seasons. There are two obvious seasons: rainy season from May to November; dry season from December to April. Average annual temperature is about 27⁰C. The average annual rainfall is 1,174 -1,518mm.
 

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Tra Vinh Province (Tỉnh Trà Vinh)

Located on Mekong River Delta, Tra Vinh Province (Tỉnh Trà Vinh) borders Ben Tre, Vinh Long provinces on the north, Soc Trang province on the west, and East Sea on the east with 65km seaside. Here is one of places About Vietnam has a high economy in my country.Topography includes coastal plain, alluvial deposits, hundreds of mounds and sand caves, a complex network of rivers and canals. 
 

 

Tra Vinh is on tropical monsoon region. The weather is hot around the year. The dry season lasts from December to April. The rainy season is between May and November. Annual average temperature is 26⁰C. 

Tourism and Economy:

Surrounded by Tien and Hau rives and long coast, Tra Vinh's economy base on agriculture, aquaculture, fish and shrimp breeding. The province is covered by verdant plants in garden village along bank of river. 
 

 

Ba Om Pond is an attraction of Tra Vinh. It is surrounded by hillocks and many old sao and dautrees with odd shape of roots. In the afternoon, flocks of birds perch on the trees and make this area exciting and noisy. 

There are 140 pagodas of Khmer, 50 pagodas of Viet (Kinh) and 5 pagodas of Hoa. The famous ones include Ang, Sam-rong-ek, Co, Hang. Co Pagoda is home of thousands of birds including storks, Cong coc and pigeons. 
 

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Quang Binh Province (Tỉnh Quảng Bình)

Quang Binh is one of province is well known of charming landscape of mountain and sea in the North area. Throughout this article, I think you know more Quang Binh Province (Tỉnh Quảng Bình) as well asAbout Vietnam. Located in North-Central Vietnam, Quang Binh Province is surrounded by Ha Tinh Province on the north, East Sea on the east, Laos on the west and Quang Tri Province on the south.
 

 

The provincial topography is narrow and sloping from the west to the east. The area is divided into specific geological zones: mountainous, hilly and midland, lowland, coastal sandy area. The seaside stretches 116km with large Gianh and Nhat Le ports.

Quang Binh belongs to the monsoon-tropical zone. The climate is divided into two seasons. Rainy season lasts from September to March next year. The annual average rainfall is 2,000-2,300mm. Heavy rains concentrate in September, October and November. Dry season lasts from April to August. Annual average degree is 24C-26C. 

Tourism:

It is famous for many charming landscape of mountain and sea. The coast is dotted with blue water, yellow sand beaches that sparkle under forests of green willow trees. 
 

 

Every year, Quang Binh attracts a big number of tourists coming to exciting landscapes such as Phong Nha, Tien Son caves, primitive forest in Phong Nha - Ke Bang reserve, Nhat Le, Da Nhay beaches, Bang Mineral Hot Spring, etc. Among of them, Phong Nha?- Ke Bang National Park has been recognized as the World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003. 
 

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Soc Trang Province (Tỉnh Sóc Trăng)

From many places About Vietnam, situated in Mekong Delta, Soc Trang Province (Tỉnh Sóc Trăng)is surrounded by Tra Vinh, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu and East Sea. There are 72km seaside, two river mouths and 30,000ha alluvia ground. Influenced by oceanic weather, the province has two seasons: the rainy season lasts from May to November and dry season lasts from December to April next year. Annual average temperature is 27^oC. Annual rainfall is 1,840mm.
 

 

Tourism:

Soc Trang is covered by vast rice paddies, shrimp lagoons, luxuriant fruit gardens like longan, rambutan, durian, and orange. Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Hoa ethnic groups live together here. The province has 89 pagodas of Khmer group, 47 pagodas of Hoa people. Ma Toc (Bat), Khleang, Chruitim Chas, Chen Kieu, and Buu Son Tu (Set) are famous pagodas. 
 

 

Coming to there, tourists like to taste tropical fruit in My Phuoc River Islet, or join many recreation and entertainment activities in Binh An Tourist Resort. Chol Chnam Thmay, Oc Om Boc festivals, Ngo Boat Race also attract many visitors. 
From 2010-2011, Vietnamese Guinness declared top 50 Best Vietnamese Food. Soc Trang was so proud because there were 2 foods in Soc Trang were accepted. They are Pía Pastry and Lèo noodles.
 

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