The owner of a famous “banh cuon” restaurant at 26B Tho Xuong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, made special steamed roll rice pancakes from red dragon fruit.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large-scale fair held in Ha Noi will introduce culinary specialities from 50 cities and provinces, including processed seafood, candy, tea and coffee, fresh fruits, spices and other agricultural products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chefs Nik Michael Imran and Sarah Benjamin have come to Viet Nam as part of the Asian Food Channel hit Cooking For Love’s second season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, Dong Tao chicken, Anh Vu fish, Emperor crabs or chia voi fish (Proteracanthus sarissophorus), are food for the rich only.

 The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam will host a week of Vietnamese and Israeli cuisine from January 18 to 24, offering chances for food connoisseurs to figure out similarities in the countries’ cooking styles.

Chef Nguyen Le Hoang Phat will represent Vietnam at the two-day international culinary competition that kicks off in Shanghai on June 26.