Pho Hoa Born in the 60-70s of the last century, Pho Hoa is a frequented address of many gourmets. Here, the broth is simmered from the bone along with the thin, chewy noodle soup to make the right bowl of pho. Compared to other restaurants, Pho Hoa has a taste closer to the taste of Saigon people. In addition to beef, the shop has many different types of pho for diners to choose from such as chicken, beef balls, pork rolls… Address: Pasteur, District 3 Opening hours: 5-23:30 Price: 85,000-95,000 VND Photo: Agirlaboutchicago Thanh Xuan noodle soup Located in a small alley in District 1, the noodle shop for more than half a century is always crowded with diners. The shop scored with dried crab noodles served with sauce and crispy pate chaud. Here, the taste of noodles is made according to the traditional recipe, so it is different from other places. My Tho noodles are boiled to keep the clarity and toughness. The bowl is full of shrimp meat, crab claws, topped with a sauce that will surely warm your stomach in the morning. Address: Ton That Thiep, District 1 Opening hours: 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m Price: 30,000-70,000 VND Photo: Mysteriousaigon, rio.thefoodlist_ Hoa Ma Pan Bread One of the oldest “names” in Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Ma pan bread has been around since the 60s of the last century. Here, a full mixed pan includes 2 omelets, spring rolls, fish cakes, cinnamon rolls, bacon, sausages, onions… All are heated before serving diners. . To combat boredom, the shop has an extra plate of pickles for you to eat. However, the price for each piece of bread here is relatively high. Many diners commented that because there is no dipping sauce, if you are not used to it, you will feel the dish is a bit dry. Address: Cao Thang, District 3 Opening hours: 7-10h Price: 50,000-60,000 VND Photo: Eatwithcheesie Porridge for Miss Ut Located on Co Giang Street, the shop is more than 80 years old and is a familiar stop for many diners. The bowl of porridge here is considered full. Porridge seeds are roasted before cooking to expand but not be crushed, delicious to eat. Porridge is cooked in the old Saigon style with fresh blood added directly to the pot, so eating is different from other places. In addition to porridge, liver, blood, young intestines, sausages, stomach… are handled well, so when eating, there is no smell. If you are afraid to eat some ingredients, you can tell the owner when ordering. Address: Co Giang, District 1 Opening hours: 6-14h Price: 40,000-70,000 VND Photo: Tebefood, lanwiththi Thieu Ky noodle family Starting from a simple noodle burden in the 1930s, Thieu Ky became the oldest and most famous restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. The bowl of noodles here is appreciated for its authentic Chinese taste. The broth has a sweet, fatty taste of stewed bones, delicious hand-made noodles served with signature shrimp cakes and spicy satay. The restaurant serves char siu noodles, heirloom oyster sauce noodles, and dumplings filled with fresh shrimp. Recently, the restaurant has received many comments about the uneven quality of the food. Small space, seats and quite limited parking are the minus points of the restaurant. Address: Le Dai Hanh, District 11 Opening hours: 6:30 to 22:30 Price: 40,000-60,000 VND Photo: Ansapsaigon, im.lucass.

Opened as far back as 1958, Hoa Ma Bread is one of the oldest bakeries in Saigon. Initially, the bakery was located at 511 Phan Dinh Phung (now Nguyen Dinh Chieu, District 3) with a small cabinet. But only 2 years later, Hoa Ma bread moved to Cao Thang Street, District 3 and has remained until now. The name Hoa Ma bread is no stranger to Saigon people, along with the pan bread that has created the name of this restaurant. You may not know, but the owner is a Northern couple who migrated to the South. The name Hoa Ma is also taken from the name of a village on the outskirts of Hanoi. Over 60 years of development, Hoa Ma bread is always one of the top delicious dishes in Saigon that you must definitely enjoy. Although it is a very ordinary dish, but thanks to the unique way of processing, it has a special taste, so the restaurant makes many diners fascinated. Not only attracting the people of Saigon to eat, there are many foreign tourists who also want to try this long-standing pan bread. Currently, Hoa Ma shop has been maintained by 3 generations in the family. The price of a piece of pan bread is 52,000 VND, while the ready-to-go sandwich is 34,000 VND. The menu of Hoa Ma bakery is simple and unchanged. The shop serves 2 “all-in-one omelets” with pan-fried ingredients and “burgers” filled with cold meats. Drinks are equally simple, only iced coffee, milk coffee and mineral water, tea… Like a beautiful color painting, Hoa Ma pan bread has a striking combination of golden egg yolk and the eye-catching burnt red-brown color of slices of meat, sausage… Besides, bread is also a factor that makes diners fall in love. Crispy bread, thick inside, fragrant. When eating, dip it with egg yolk to make sure no one can resist. In addition, each meal also comes with extra pickles to serve without being fed up at all! Hoa Ma Bread is open from 6 to 11 hours daily. But a lot of days, the shop closes early because the diners are always crowded, so you may have to go home hungry if you come late. (According to GiadinhNet)

Recently, Thai jackfruit is considered a staple crop in some southern provinces. In particular, in the past 4 years, commercial jackfruit has been purchased by traders from their gardens to export to China at high prices. The high price of jackfruit means that every day, traders come to the garden to buy and collect jackfruit, and people who do “smells for hire” also appear from there. Unlike jackfruit storks, who lead into the garden to buy jackfruit, those who smell jackfruit are the people who accompany traders to the garden to determine the age of the jackfruit and take on the job of picking jackfruit for the garden owner. Thanks to these people, traders can find and buy old, delicious and quality jackfruit gardens, reducing the risk of buying young jackfruit or jackfruit with lots of black fiber. People who smell “famous” jackfruit can earn millions of dong a day. But according to Mr. Le Van Ngoc (resident in Tan Phu town, Dong Phu district, Binh Phuoc province), this profession is not for everyone, if the fruit is still young and has bad taste, no one dares to hire it anymore. . The strange profession of mixing salt into water and cooking it on a giant pan People often dry sea water to get salt. But in Ben Tre, there is a strange job that is to mix salt in water and put it on a giant pan to boil it. The fire stove cooks massive salt the size of a huge and fiery pan (Photo: Dan Tri). Ms. Nguyen Thi Ninh (owner of a salt factory in Dai Hoa Loc commune, Binh Dai, Ben Tre) told Dan Tri newspaper that from a young age she had seen her grandparents cook salt, then her mother also cooked salt, in the hamlet there were also many people. salt cook. She was taught to cook salt since she was a girl and has kept the job until now. “This job is very hard, always working with hands and feet, only taking a break when the stove is off, the only advantage is that I take the initiative, rain or shine, I have a job,” said Nhinh. Rare earth lotus species in 600-year-old pagoda in Hanoi VOV information, Boi Khe pagoda (Tam Hung commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi) has undergone 600 years of history and is recognized as a special national relic. Notably, in the temple grounds, there are three lotus plants with unique and rare pure white flowers. These precious lotus trees have existed for hundreds of years in the temple grounds. According to Ms. Pham Thi Quyet, a resident of Boi Khe village, lotus is grown in some places in the North of our country but rarely blooms. In Boi Khe pagoda, land lotus blooms regularly, each tree only blooms about ten flowers. For that reason, this place has attracted many visitors to visit the temple and admire this rare flower. Strange jackfruit tree in Ben Tre produces 200-300 fruits At the Ben Tre province’s delicious fruit contest in 2018, many visitors were delighted and surprised to admire a bunch of strange jackfruit 23 consecutive fruits, each weighing from 2-2.2 kg with a very special aroma. separate. The owner of the above jackfruit tree is Mr. Nguyen Van Xoi (living in Phu Phung commune, Cho Lach district). Mr. Xoi said in the Popular Science Newspaper: “This is a native jackfruit named To Tan, this jackfruit tree was given as a gift by a friend 25 years ago. Jackfruit has fruit all year round, delicious taste very strange, large, fleshy, flat seeds, very beautiful turmeric yellow color. Since planting until now, I have not applied any organic or inorganic fertilizers at all. Each year the tree gives 200 to 300 fruits”. Golden apricot tree over 100 years old with unique shape sets a record in Vietnam The yellow apricot tree over 100 years old has a very unique shape in the city. Sa Dec (Dong Thap) has just been set a record by the Vietnam Record Organization for “Single Edition in Vietnam”. The hundred-year-old golden maid (Photo: Dong Thap newspaper) According to Dong Thap newspaper, this old maid is owned by Mr. Vu Duc Dong (living in An Hoa ward, Sa Dec city). The unique feature that creates a different value in this apricot tree is that it has a single branch reaching up to 5m, a rare form in Vietnam. The apricot tree is shaped like a maiden, looking very soft with its branches reaching out as if welcoming spring, so the owner named it “Nhung Xuan Khanh Hoi”. 50-year-old pan bread shop attracts diners in Saigon Hoa Ma Bread is one of the oldest bakeries in Saigon. This brand of bread dates back to the 60s of the last century. Thanks to the unique processing method and special flavor, Hoa Ma bread makes many diners fascinated. Not only attracting the people of Saigon to eat, there are many foreign tourists who also come to enjoy this long-standing pan bread. The price of a piece of pan bread is 52,000 VND. Strangely, hot pot ‘sighs’ in the West, guests ‘sweat’ enjoy it Dan Tri newspaper said that islet hot pot (also known as breathing hot pot or coal hot pot) is a “famous” delicacy of the western provinces. The reason for this name is because people have to use a specially designed aluminum pot, specialized for cooking hot pot, is an islet pot. Attractive islet hot pot dish (Photo: @heofood). Depending on each locality and the conditions of each family, the ingredients for making hot pot are different. But regardless of the region, in the islet hot pot, there are always typical ingredients such as pork liver (or pork heart), chicken gizzard (or duck), grilled pork chop shaped like a cana, flower cake, etc. Not only is it different from other hotpot dishes in the recipe, but the islet hot pot also has some special processing secrets to create a “famous” flavor. Strange chickens like massage, drink wine, cost millions each Birdwatchers in the West have recently raised a movement to raise “athlete chickens”. This breed is quite small when an adult male weighs only about 400g, but they have a very beautiful feather color. In particular, the “athlete chicken” has an imposing posture, likes massage, and drinks garlic wine, costing tens of millions of dong/head. This breed of chicken is called Serama chicken, originating from Malaysia. About Vietnam, because of their unique standing, they are often called “athlete chickens”. Purebred Serama chickens only have yellow color, coming back to Vietnam, they are crossed with bamboo chickens, so they have many other colors. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)