A local artisan keeps the family secret of making a Hanoi’s specialty, the Phu Thuong steamed sticky rice.

Mantis shrimp rice noodle soup, with simple ingredients bringing the taste of the sea, has become another famous specialty of Quang Ninh.

TasteAtlas, a website dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants around the world, recently honoured the Vietnamese baguette, known locally as Banh Mi, as one of the 50 best street foods in the world.

From a simple ingredient, corn, Quang Ngai’s locals have created delicious corn spring rolls (ram bap) with a crispy crust and sweet filling

Enjoying coffee in the Old Quarter area is a hobby of Hanoians, regardless of social status or character. Here are the four oldest cafes in Hanoi compiled by The Hanoi Times.

The dish attracts dinners with its tasty flavours from steamed rice, green beans, pork skin, powdered grilled rice, fresh herbs and cucumber threads.

There are several delicious Hanoi specialties available in its vicinity that any traveler should try when visiting Hoan Kiem - the iconic lake of Hanoi.

Phu Yen tuna belly salad is listed as a hard-to-find delicacy, as some locals have never had a chance to enjoy the dish.

Vietnam is famous for its delicious seafood, Pho (noodle soup), and Nem (spring rolls), earning it a spot among the top 10 for Best Food in The World, according to readers of Canadian magazine The Travel.

In late September-early October, people in Tu Le, Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province enter the green rice flakemaking season.

Pho (noodle soup) might be Vietnam’s most famous dish, but there are plenty of siblings of the world-famous delicacy worth slurping down.

Coconut candies are not just helping locals earn an income but are also introducing Ben Tre’s cuisine to the world.

Crab paste rice noodles are popular in Vietnam but are served differently in the northern province of Nam Dinh. Salted figs are added to the dish to create fig rice noodles (bun sung).

March 24 is expected to be observed as the Day of Banh Mi (Baguette) in honour of the Vietnamese cuisine both at home and abroad.

Mussel vermicelli in Quang Tri’s Mai Xa Village has been recognised as one of the top 100 of Vietnam’s outstanding specialties.

Sweet drinks made from ‘sau’, a fruit which is known scientifically as Dracontomelon, are a popular heat-relieving drink in Hanoi during the hot summer.

Quang Ninh is widely known for the UNESCO world heritage site, Ha Long Bay, but few know about its famed crab noodle soup.

Among all versions of the iconic Vietnamese sandwich, the spicy banh mi of Hai Phong might be the smallest, but don't let that fool you into thinking it's any less than its larger siblings.

Street food lovers in Vietnam do not miss banh trang nuong (baked rice pancake with full toppings) and pizza hu tieu (full topping on crispy noodle base) as the dishes bear the creativity of Vietnamese people.

Although rice noodle is available everywhere in Vietnam, it tastes somewhat different in the central province of Binh Dinh, and is called rope-like rice noodles by the locals.