Tracy Vu – the owner of a mini house shared that in Ho Chi Minh City, there are now many real estates like her house, with small size and micro-degree papers. However, most families mainly consider this as a place to stay, paying little attention to living space. Before repairing the house, she spent time consulting many places about architecture, layout… but all were not satisfied. Construction before repair. After that, she consulted the micro-house projects of some Asian countries such as Korea, Japan …, along with the advice of a professional design team, Tracy Vu decided to renovate the house. It has an area of ​​only 17 square meters. The total cost of design, construction and completion is about 290 million VND. She believes that home is a nest, nurture, build, weave beautiful dreams or enjoy the sweet and bitter taste of a small family. The first floor has a kitchen, dining table and toilet. Due to the limited area, the architect did not design the living room, but used the dining table as a place to receive guests. The laundry area is located next to the kitchen cabinets. Homeowners use a machine that combines washing and drying, saving living space, without having to worry about drying clothes. Although the house is quite small, she hopes it will be an ideal living space for a young couple. A neat, tidy, comfortable home but no less luxurious and trendy. Tracy Vu’s house project was completed 6 months ago with anticipation, joy and happiness. “Home – a place to welcome you at any time, whether happy or sad, success or failure. My husband and I and our children will hold hands together to enjoy all the joys, happiness, and overcome all the sorrows in life in this first house,” said Tracy Vu. The walls of the house are painted with imitation cement, the kitchen cabinets, the stairs use white tones and are accented with the blue color of the dining chairs. Right next to the door is a small shoe cabinet. The scientific arrangement, connecting the uses like this not only saves space, but also gives homeowners a modern and comfortable life. Stairs use butter tube lights to shine, creating coziness. The second floor is used as a bedroom. The area is narrow, but the architect still arranges to put 1 bed, 1 wardrobe and 1 long desk. “The house doesn’t have a red book, so it can’t be built with an additional floor,” Tracy Vu said. Glass partitions keep the house safe and at the same time make the house larger. The desk with the same color of the wall and the wooden shelf with the headboard is the highlight for the bedroom. Homeowners use a Domino double induction cooker – a kitchen for mini-apartments. The upper part of the kitchen cabinet holds dishes and cooking utensils, keeping the room clean. Cabinet material includes moisture-proof industrial wood combined with picomat resin. The family uses a washing machine and dryer, without drying, so the small handrail is simply designed with a fence that can be pushed out and pulled in. Concrete stairs, wood paneling with a short distance, help homeowners walk without fatigue.

According to the design team H.2, the goal of the house is to design a minimalistic space outside, modern and fully functional inside. The house also clearly shows the personality of the owner, which is a romantic space, filled with green trees and raw materials. The function of the house consists of six floors. The first floor includes a parking garage and a rental shop; the second floor consists of three small apartments for rent; The third floor includes six large rental apartments. The fourth floor is the master bedroom, two children’s bedrooms, a common room; The fifth floor includes the kitchen and dining room, and the sixth floor is the homeowner’s office. The facade of Hoa’s House is made of wind cotton walls made of iron frames and cemboard leaves. In addition, the design façade incorporates green trees protruding from the upper floors. Because the land is close to the market, the owner has reserved the first floor for business rental. The upper floors, the owner wanted to have an architectural difference between the floors, so the design team created a cover with green trees combined with wind cotton walls made of iron frames and cemboard leaves. The design team shared: “The owner lives in Saigon, has a busy working time, so he wants a space to truly enjoy the resort style. This is also a warm touch in the middle of the crowded market.” Therefore, the bedrooms, toilets, kitchens, and offices all have open spaces with a view of green trees. In particular, the owner spends the fifth floor with a view of the city, so the kitchen space is open to let nature flow into the house. This open space contrasts with the quiet life hidden behind arched walls interspersed with vegetable and fruit gardens. The living area on the fifth floor includes the kitchen and dining room. All spaces are designed to be open to the outdoors. The rooftop combines an office, connected to the kitchen by a small open-air staircase in the style of three steps to create a softer space. In addition, the design team also created a highlight for the house through an arc-shaped cast wall interspersed with vegetable and fruit gardens. Furniture, floors, walls are all cement colors, bringing a close and rustic beauty like a countryside. The master bedroom has a city view. The design team prioritizes the design of bedrooms for homeowners according to the resort model. The owner’s bathroom is on the fourth floor. The bathroom is also immersed in nature by flowers and fruit trees. A room for rent on the upper floors, fully furnished and neat. The room for rent has a sleeping area in the mezzanine. The toilet area of ​​a room for rent has an open space design that integrates with nature.

Villa Nguyen Van Hao Saigon is often known as a crossroads of many cultures, the promised land of many people. From the exiled wanderers, the outcasts, to the people from all over the world looking for a place to live, Saigon has always opened its arms to support. Among them, there are many people who have made a name and left many imprints on the prosperity of this land. Merchant Nguyen Van Hao (1890-1971) is one such case. Through many ups and downs, the memory of a man from a poor background, working in Saigon doing business, selling auto parts and having a brilliant business has long since passed, but his legacy still remains. there. Building with four facades at Tran Hung Dao – Ky Con – Yersin – Le Thi Hong Gam streets, the symbol of his family’s golden age. Started in 1933 and completed in 1937, the villa is located on approximately 800 square meters of land and is designed in the popular Art Deco style of the time. Different from the sophisticated, ornate construction of colonial buildings, the outstanding three-storey building reflects the spirit of the time (zeitgeist): the 1930s was the heyday of modern, elegant architecture. elegant, luxurious and highly effective in use. According to some documents, the building’s construction material is sand mixed with latex, because there was no cement at that time, and high-grade cement tiles for the floor were also imported from France, to match the appearance of the building. Due to not being preserved and restored, Nguyen Van Hao’s villa is now degraded, with an old and gloomy appearance. Not many visitors from all over the world know about the old owner, but his name is now only saved on the walls with the words “NG.V.HAO.” But for those who love and understand Saigon, the Nguyen Van Hao villa is an important witness of a period of development of Saigon architecture. Ancient fountain in the campus of Saigon Water Supply Corporation (1882) After the announcement of permanently staying in Cochinchina (1865), the French began to lay the foundation for the Saigon planning project following the European urban model. Infrastructure issues are put on top, including the construction of a clean water supply system. The first fountain was built in 1878, the second one built in 1882 is still located on the campus of Sawaco. Ancient architecture of Saigon: Ancient fountain in the campus of Saigon Water Supply Corporation This oval fountain consists of three floors, about 25m high, above there are two stainless steel water tanks, solidly built like a fortress, and has an architectural style in harmony with the general urban planning. The highlight of the architecture is the intricately designed rows of doors and ventilation holes. The fountain ended its historic role (1966), when the water supply from shallow wells was replaced by a water supply system from the Dong Nai River. This 130-year-old fountain has officially been kept for conservation, and stands there as a historical monument of Saigon’s water supply industry. Catinat Building (1926) In Saigon, there are ancient buildings that have been renovated to suit modern lifestyles, but still retain their ancient features and architectural values. Catinat Building at 26 Ly Tu Trong is an example. The building used to be the office of many large companies, including the headquarters of the American Consulate (1930-1940). In 1941, Catinat suffered heavy damage because it became the target of Japanese bombing. In the 1960s, the Americans used this place as the headquarters of the CIA. After 1975, Catinat became an apartment building and the ground floor was used as a trading place. In recent years, young people in Saigon have given Catinat a new life by turning this place into a miniature commercial center, with shops, fashion shops, cafes… The Art Deco elements in the building are preserved almost intact, from the old brick foundation, winding iron stairs, to the old elevator that goes up and down slowly every day. But inside the rental areas are spaces with separate styles, expressing the personality of the owner. There are many controversies surrounding the preservation of heritage by changing the use, but in the case of Catinat building, it can be considered as a reasonable solution in the current situation. Saint Joseph Saigon Seminary Chapel (1867) In the heart of Saigon as it is today, there is still a place of tranquility and silence: the chapel of Saint Joseph’s Seminary, more than 140 years old. The building was designed in the Gothic style with Father Wibaux’s original intention to “symbolize the special adoration of the Seminarians”. The chapel consists of a main compartment interspersed between two auxiliary compartments using pointed arches, the outermost is a series of flat roof corridors. The rows of large and small columns intertwine to create a feeling that the space is larger than it really is. The interior of the chapel is simple but still exudes an elegant and elegant look. Although it has received little attention due to its location on the seminary grounds, this chapel is still considered an important architectural work on the heritage map of the city.

At 12 noon, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Chi (67 years old, from Ben Tre) returned to a shack in Vinh Loc B commune (Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City). Due to the complicated epidemic situation, her business of selling lottery tickets has been severely affected. Going all morning, she has not sold more than half of the lottery tickets received from last night. “Selling too slow, I’m worried this month I won’t be able to pay for the room. Fortunately, the landlord has announced that he will cut my rent by half,” said Ms. Chi, adding that she would tighten spending. To save money, every day, she eats only white rice and dried fish that was given to her by a neighbor. Living in a difficult situation, she was very happy when she heard that her rent was reduced. This joy also comes to more than 300 people who are renting at Residence No. 1 (Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City). Mr. Pham Trung Hieu, the owner of the accommodation, said that during the recent Covid-19 epidemics, the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Worker Support Center and the accommodation have implemented many programs to support tenants. Currently, many motel owners have exempted or reduced rent for employees. During this epidemic, he also reduced the rent for more than 300 people staying here. “We give gifts to workers who are renting and reduce the room rate by 50%. The accommodation is supported by a sponsor of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Worker Support Center. We will organize people to come and receive free rice next Saturday,” he said. Meanwhile, in a row of more than 20 rooms for rent on Nguyen Cong Hoan Street (Ward 7, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City), Mr. Ho De is free of charge for some tenants here. This is the fourth time that Mr. De has exempted or reduced the rent. He said: “Three previous epidemics, I also exempted and reduced rent. Poor families rent here for many years, I reduce the money. For students, students with difficulties, I always free rent.” Ms. Only received a reduction in the rent of the room from the lessor. To save money, she only eats white rice with the dried fish given to her. Local people said that Mr. De’s exemption and reduction of rent is not uncommon. Because more than 40 years ago, he had taken care of, even for people with difficult circumstances, poor students to stay in free accommodation. Leave a house of tens of billions, treat tenants like family In particular, recently, he completed a will with the content of leaving 2 houses worth tens of billions of dong for the lonely elderly and poor students – free of charge. Ho Thi Nhu Quynh, a student at the University of Industry 4, who is renting here, said: “Every epidemic, Mr. De also visits and asks for the innkeepers”. “He put up a notice to give everyone a 50% discount on rent. However, when he knew which families were too difficult, he reduced them from 60-70% of the rent. Some people are completely exempted from rent by him,” Nhu Quynh said. Similar to Mr. De, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy (owner of a motel room in Tan Quy Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) also reduced the rent and space for the poor from last May. This is the fourth time that Mr. Ho De has exempted or reduced the rent. However, until this June, the epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City was still complicated, so she continued to reduce the rent. She even actively reduced the rent of her already very low business premises. Mr. Nguyen Van Tai, the tenant of Ms. Thuy’s premises, said that he and his wife rented the business front in front of Ms. Thuy’s inn to sell soft drinks. Although located in a large street frontage, crowded with people, convenient for business, Ms. Thuy rented it to him at a very cheap price. “In this epidemic, Ho Chi Minh City was separated for a long time, so I sold very little. One day, we barely sold anything, it was very difficult. Fortunately, Ms. Thuy actively reduced the rent. This has helped our family a lot during this tight time,” said Mr. Tai. Thuy shared, most of the tenants here have been with her for many years. According to each person’s circumstances, Ms. Thuy will reduce the rent differently. She said: “In the epidemic, people who work are unemployed, business people are sluggish… Therefore, their income has also decreased a lot. How can I collect enough rent? I try to reduce the rent, rent the premises so that they can help some or that part. Right now, I just want to help workers overcome the pandemic so that they can stabilize their lives and send money back to their hometowns.” Like Mrs. Thuy, Mr. Hieu said, he always considers the people who are renting with him as “family members”. When his “family” was severely affected by the epidemic, he could not sit still. Therefore, even though he knew that he would lose a large amount of income when reducing the rent by 50% for more than 300 people, he still tried to do it.

Tony Fruit office is located in District 4, HCMC, where the construction rate is high with most of the buildings being built as commercial centers and office buildings. The site is located on a junction with a glimpse of the park and the public square. However, the two main facades of the building receive direct sunlight from dusk until dawn, causing overheating problems for the interior. The idea of ​​​​”empty green block” creates an intermediate layer to shade the sun, but still exploits the open vision for the interior space. At the same time, create an outdoor garden space by cutting blocks. On the other hand, setting back the rudimentary construction creates spaces for outdoor greenery that help create a natural skin covering the facades exposed to daylight. With the green system surrounding the building, every space in the office overlooks the fresh green space, and each floor is connected with the outdoor garden, the gardens on the floors see each other, helping everyone enjoy than. The system of square louvers effectively shade the sun from diagonally into the building, while the large glazing system receives scattered light to help the building save electricity costs for lighting and cooling. Meanwhile, the setback glass receives more reflected light, which is beneficial for cooling and lighting costs in building maintenance. The green block is a possible solution in improving the working space conditions for urban buildings in cities with the same tropical environment as HCMC. Tony Fruit Office Design unit: TAA Design Lead architect: Nguyen Van Thien Architects: Nguyen Van Thien, Nguyen Van Thuan, Le Thi Huong, Le Nha Vy Area: 225 m² Year: 2020 An Yen – Image: Hoang Le

Hanoi pho Pho Hanoi has existed since ancient times, it has become an indispensable culinary culture of Hanoi people. The broth of Hanoi Pho is usually clear and sweet, with the genuine sweetness of the bones. In Hanoi, it is customary to add a little bit of MSG to the broth. Writing about Hanoi pho, writer Thach Lam once wrote in the work Hanoi hashed six streets: “ Pho is a special gift of Hanoi, not only in Hanoi, but because it is delicious only in Hanoi. “. Good pho must be “classic” pho, cooked with beef, “ The broth is clear and sweet, the cake is flexible but not crushed, the fatty meat is crispy but not chewy, the chili lemon and onion are enough. “,” fresh herbs, northern pepper, drops of lime com, and a little bit of ca cuong, lightly as a doubt “. If eating pho in Hanoi, the seller will only offer a bowl of “rustic” pho consisting of beef noodle soup and scallions, perhaps with a slice of lemon, chili or a few slices of onion. In particular, Hanoians love to eat beef noodle soup with fried doughnuts. Crispy, fragrant, crispy pancakes will be dipped in broth and served with pho. Pho Nam Dinh There are many theories that pho first appeared in Nam Dinh, where the secret to making pho broth is often passed down from generation to generation. From the mid-60s to before the 90s of the 20th century, for many reasons, Pho Nam Dinh was absent for a while in other localities. However, from the 90s onwards, Pho Nam Dinh recovered again and grew stronger. Nam Dinh noodle soup has the most distinctive features, is a type of large fiber, very thin, soft and tough, never broken. I heard it’s because they add a little dong flour when making pho. Nam Dinh Pho has a stronger flavor than Hanoi Pho thanks to its fish sauce base. The broth has scum, rich in fish sauce, beef bones and pepper. When enjoying, diners add ground chili, fresh chili, vinegar and serve with small crispy crackers. Pho Saigon With Pho Saigon, you can feel the sweetness of sugar quite clearly. In particular, many Saigon people also cook broth with chicken bones and add dried squid, perhaps because of that, the broth of Southern pho is slightly cloudy, has a fatter and more greasy taste. In the South, in addition to the main bowl of pho, they also have an extra cup of fatty water (the fat of beef bones, in some places even blood juice) to keep if customers want and sweet sauce (black sauce), red chili sauce. . Pho Saigon is usually sold with lemon, fresh chili, coriander, basil, bean sprouts (blanched in boiling water or eaten raw), thinly sliced ​​onions (can be soaked in vinegar), which are vegetables. required, usually placed separately in a plate or basket sold with each bowl of pho, guests can take whatever they like and put it in their own bowl. Nowadays, pho has become a popular and indispensable dish in Vietnamese cuisine. Pho has also become more diverse, processed in many different ways, but pho cooked in the traditional way is still the most popular not only in the country but also in many other countries around the world.

Every time my mother sends me groceries, I keep the foam boxes in the warehouse. Once moving house, I was shocked because of the number of boxes piled up or lined up in a long line. Just looking at it is enough to know how much our mother took care of us. So I have to find someone who needs a Styrofoam box to grow vegetables to donate. My daughter often eats fruits that her grandmother chooses in the countryside and sends them by bus. Every time we go back to our hometown, the food “possessed” by our grandmother and “forgotten” is always full The first thing my mother did was to immediately call the bus operator on the My Tho – Saigon route to make sure that the bus was still operating normally. That’s it, she happily called to show her daughter. This year’s epidemic season, my mother has more experience than the previous one, so she reduced the amount of food sent to us. For example, green vegetables, because the last time they sent up too much, they got waterlogged because they couldn’t eat in time, or cut the number of banh tet in case they ran out of food. Snacks are also bought by mom, have someone deliver them to the door If there’s anything in the house, I send it all, if it’s lacking, I’ll buy more. Mother advised us: “In the epidemic season, we must eat and drink enough, not to pass the word”. Fresh fish meat, cleaned, preliminarily processed, divided into portions, just enough for each meal. When I cook, I just put it in the pot or defrost it to use. Food cooked by mother, ready to be put into each jar. The chicken egg box is always carefully inserted by the husk layer. The nursery yellow papaya was wrapped in several layers of newspaper, traveled a distance of more than 70 kilometers without being bruised. Accompanying the local food is always a “user manual” written by her mother on the calendar. Mothers are careful, taking care of their children’s meals, but their meals are just too small. One day during a video call, my daughter saw it was just a slice of braised fish with sliced ​​ripe bananas. When asked, my mother said: “That’s also delicious, and now that I’m old, my stomach is uncomfortable when I eat a lot”. With food boxes like this, we don’t have to go to the market during the epidemic season Fruits, vegetables, raw food, cooked food, all… Mom works hard to make yogurt for her children to increase their strength during the epidemic season My warehouse is often piled up with boxes my mother sends me My Tho has just begun the days of separation, and her mother still sends home goods to her children. Her daughter stopped, her mother said: “Let me send you peace of mind. I order people to deliver to my house, I try to limit going out”. This time, in addition to the food, there were two sets of toys. Grandma loves me all day and is bored at home, so I went to choose for her, ignoring her daughter’s teasing: “Mom brings firewood to the forest!”. Every year in the summer, she takes care of her daughter’s grandchildren and gives her hands free Grandma’s joy is to video call her grandchildren to help her remember Now the joy of the mother is the video calls of the two grandchildren. Every time we see her like that, we’ll always praise “the food sent from abroad is so delicious” and smile happily.

Cauldron cake It is loved by diners by its crispy crust, soft and smooth inner dough, not greasy, and full and rich filling. The old bakery on Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street (District 5) is one of the rare places serving this dish. Guests can choose to buy quail egg or salted egg cake. When enjoying the cake, you just need to add chili sauce to complete the taste. The price of each cake is only about 15,000 VND. Image: Nguyen Thanh Truc . Green bean fruit cake With beautiful shapes, bright colors, it is a familiar snack for many generations of Saigon’s childhood. Le Van Sy Street (District 3) is the address for you to find and buy this delicious dish. Diner Thanh Thao shared: “Mung bean cake, in addition to fruit, now also has the form of lovely animals. The cake is shaped quite large, inside the filling has raisins to help prevent boredom. I have the opportunity to eat again and still addicted. like when I was a kid.” Price from 90,000 VND/box. Image: Banhtraicaydauxanhchausg . Jaggery beef cake Ingredients include flour, eggs, jaggery. The mixture is put in a small aluminum pan, baked quickly so that the cake is golden, thin and fragrant. This childhood-reminiscent gift has the characteristic sweetness of jaggery, a little fat from the egg and the soft porosity of the flour. In addition to the traditional type, sellers at the shop on Nguyen Trai Street (District 5) also add green tea sauce, strawberries, chocolate or cheese. Image: Canquetsaigon . Pig skin cake With sweet green bean paste, fragrant pandan leaves have long been a familiar specialty of the people of the South. The bakery in Thanh Thai (District 10) is a suitable rendezvous for diners to order this dish, priced at 30,000 VND/box. Image: Hukha.foodaholic . Pineapple beef cake The form of spongy cotton, the sweet taste is also a suggestion not to be missed if you want to enjoy the snack of your childhood. A full piece of cake, fragrant with pandan leaves, adding a little sesame salt is suitable for morning energy. You can buy cakes in front of the Student Culture House (District 3) between 6-10pm every day. Image: Ansapsaigon . Chestnut cake It has a shell similar to a pia cake but is drier, the highlight is the toasted sesame covered on the surface and the chestnut puree. On the personal page, the account Kaiwaii.food shared: “The filling is quite dry, but still has the fatness and characteristic aroma from chestnuts”. The cake is not only suitable for children but also for adults when sipping with tea. Guests can visit the chestnut bakery on Nguyen Trai Street (District 5) or order through the app for door-to-door delivery. Image: Kaiwaii.food. Shrimp rice paper is the taste of childhood for so many people. Loan shop on Phan Dinh Phung street (Phu Nhuan district) is one of the few places attracting young people to buy this dish. Simple ingredients include rice paper served with onion fat, peanuts and dried shrimp, soft, seasoned and seasoned. Price from 5,000-10,000 VND/pack. Image: Samlacareview . How to fry crispy spiral potatoes for snacks at home Spiral-shaped crispy potato pieces are suitable for family members to enjoy at home. You can see how to do it below.

Mango pickled in sugar This snack is very popular with women because of its attractive sweet and sour taste. In addition, this dish is also a healthy snack option, which does not make you fat but also provides many vitamins. Mango pickled sugar is usually made from raw mango, soaked with sugar, little salt and sometimes a little chili to enhance the taste. A jar of mango soaked in sugar can be preserved for a very long time, so you can store it in the refrigerator to eat gradually. Mango soaked in sugar has an attractive sweet and sour taste. (Illustration) This dish can be canned for long-term preservation. (Illustration) Cake mix It can be said that mixed rice paper is the most famous snack in Saigon. Although mango is not the main character, but without this important ingredient, mixed rice paper is no longer “addictive” so much. The sweet and sour taste is unbelievably harmonious with the tongue-slicing spicy taste of satay and the salty taste of shrimp salt. Just add a few toppings such as beef jerky, quail eggs, roasted peanuts and sprinkle with herbs, and you have a delicious dish for an afternoon meal. Raw mango is an indispensable ingredient in mixed rice paper. (Illustration) The sour taste of mango helps to balance the tongue-tearing spicy taste of satay. (Illustration) Mango salad Salad is a common word to refer to mixed dishes with the participation of southern fruits and wild vegetables, and most salads have more or less the presence of mango, such as dried beef mango salad, mango salad with pig ears, mango salad with shrimp and meat… Usually Saigon people eat mango salad as an appetizer at parties. However, because the nature of the mango salad is also “light”, many people have turned it into a street snack. Just remove the sophisticated boiled meat, instead, dry beef and fried garlic, add a little onion fat and you’re done. From a party dish to a street food, mango salad still makes many people drool every time they remember it. (Illustration) Mango salad is often served with dried beef, dried shrimp,… (Illustrated photo) Mango shake In fact, in terms of “essence”, mango shakes taste no different from other mango dips and mixes, but “old bottles of new wine”, in addition to required spices such as chili salt, Tay Ninh salt, many sellers Also mix a little satay, shrimp paste, onion fat or fried garlic. In addition, the shaking helps the mango to absorb more spices. Depending on the taste, some people like raw mango shakes, others like medium ripe and there is no shortage of people who like to eat fully ripe mangoes. Up to now, although the “mango shake fever” has somewhat subsided, this dish still persists in taking root in Saigon thanks to an extremely stable number of diners. Mango shake used to cause fever for a long time. (Illustration) This is still a snack that is loved by young people. (Illustration) Raw mango with sugar sauce, fish sauce, chili salt… Mango itself is already an attractive dish loved by Saigon people, so there is no need to be too fussy, mango can be combined with any spice. However, the most popular ones are chili salt, Tay Ninh salt, fish sauce mixed with sugar, etc. Raw mango has always been a favorite snack, especially with “union friends”. The position of live mango in the world of junk food can be said to be sustainable over the years, going from the generation of grandmothers and mothers to the current generation of schoolgirls. This snack appears on most fruit carts standing in front of schools or offices… And usually these carts have at least 2-3 types of sauces and condiments. different for you to choose. Raw mango dipping sauce. (Illustration) Raw mango dipped in Tay Ninh salt. (Illustration)

Reportedly, the old building was remodeled into short-term resort apartments to attract nature-loving tourists in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. To make a difference for the building, the architects had to find a way to break down the rough lines of the previous concrete facade, turning them into a green oasis in the crowded city with winding lines. soft. At the same time, instead of expanding the built area of ​​the previous work, the architects decided to keep the large void of the site, respecting most of the existing plants and creating space for many people. more stuff. Structural columns and beams were left in place, while all unnecessary elements were removed to create more space for daylight, greenery and natural ventilation. The undersides of the balconies are lined with wood, which adds a natural look to the building. Lush vines descend from the building’s undulating balconies, creating a green façade that brings in fresh air and relaxation. The balconies overlook the pool on the ground floor and have the same curves as the building’s exterior, where guests can soak in the tranquil surroundings. At night, the lights cast shadows on the upper balconies. A curved path leads guests through the lush courtyard and into the lobby, where large curtain walls blur the line between inside and outside. Onion designed lighting system is installed on the concrete floor and on the ceiling, guiding guests to their private apartments. Inside the apartments, the architects have clad the rooms with traditional, eco-friendly materials such as rattan, wood and local stone. In the bedroom, there is a transparent sliding glass door design so that guests can enjoy the green balcony. Furniture in the room is mainly made of wood to create a friendly and cozy feeling.

On these days of social distancing, foodies should order food delivery services to limit gathering in crowded restaurants. Vermicelli, shrimp vermicelli, spring rolls, shallot soup, banh xeo, grilled spring rolls are culinary suggestions not to be missed during the time you work from home. Don’t lie The specialty of Cha Lui originates from the land of La Gi (Binh Thuan). The main ingredients include rice paper which is cut into small rectangular pieces, wrapped in shrimp paste with minced meat. “Lui” is a word used to refer to the practice of skewering bamboo sticks through a piece of cake and baking it on a charcoal stove. Crispy fried rice is often served with rice paper rolls with cucumber, lettuce, mango and herbs. The dipping sauce is made from sweet fish sauce mixed with tomato puree, tamarind juice, and ground peanuts. Diners commented: Nguyen Vo: “The rolls are firm, the filling is full”. About Lang: “Fresh vegetables, crispy spring rolls and delicious spring rolls. The price is quite affordable”. Citastyfood: “I ordered a meal consisting of grilled beef with guise leaves, grilled spring rolls, fried spring rolls, vermicelli, raw vegetables with attractive dipping sauce. Only about 100,000 VND, you have a full meal for 2 people.” Rice vermicelli, shrimp vermicelli Rice vermicelli and shrimp vermicelli are famous dishes in Binh Dinh. For vermicelli, a bowl of pounded rice with broth is usually served separately, and the vermicelli is served separately. When eating, people add rice water to the vermicelli little by little, adding herbs, roasted peanuts, broken rice paper … Shrimp noodles are impressed by the taste of the broth, the sweetness of fresh shrimp, fragrant from pepper and crispy of rice paper. Diners commented: Foodee_nh3e8e7i: “Brilliant rice vermicelli, frugal shrimp vermicelli. The restaurant should fry the fish cakes with less fire, it will be better”. Citastyfood: “The special bowl of rice vermicelli has a combination of vegetables, grated cucumber, peanuts, fish cakes, fried rice nuggets with rice rice soup. Strange taste, fat, mix the ingredients to create harmony. , cool bar. Vermicelli with shrimp, beef, fish cake and fresh squid. The price is suitable for the quality”. Pancakes Quang Ngai pancakes are small in size, crunchy or soft depending on customers’ requirements. The filling usually contains bean sprouts, green onions, shrimp and meat. During the time at home to avoid the epidemic, you can enjoy the dish with your loved ones by spreading rice paper, adding pancakes, cucumber, green mango, raw vegetables and then rolling it up and dipping it with chili garlic fish sauce. Diners commented: Hang Lam: “Quang Ngai style pancakes, white rice flour, not mixed with turmeric or coconut milk. The fish sauce is a bit salty. Each cake includes 1 shrimp with a little bacon, bean sprouts. Raw vegetables served with gotu kola, strange mouth. and less bored, but not very clean.” Thao Tran: “I have ordered here 3 times and the quality of the dish is stable, the right style of Quang Ngai pancakes, less oil, so I don’t get bored”. Hukha.foodaholic: “The cake is not eye-catching but fragrant, the shell is slightly burnt. The filling consists of small shrimp, meat, bean sprouts, dipped with salty fish sauce. Overall the dish is not too excellent, the shell is not very crispy.” Chives soup cake Shallot soup cake is a rustic specialty in Phu Yen. The right dish for you to recharge during “work from home” days. The broth is cooked from fish bones for a sweet taste, not much fat. Fried fish cakes, quail eggs are indispensable ingredients in a bowl of green cake soup. Diners commented: Thu Huyen: “The bowl of banh chung is full of shallots but the taste is not pungent. The filling includes fish cakes and mackerel, dipped with sweet and sour sauce, fragrant with lemon leaves. The rice flour noodles are mixed with the broth to taste.” Tran Hanh: “The restaurant uses Phu Yen chives in the soup cake. These chives have small stalks, fragrant but not pungent. The lemon peel dipping sauce is quite delicious.” Lien Khong: “The noodles are small, clear and flexible. The portion is full of green chives, sweet taste, delicious fish cakes, mackerel and quail eggs. When eating, guests can dip the fish balls with a thick green dipping sauce. the restaurant’s features. The price is right.” Baked rolls Grilled spring rolls are a specialty associated with the land of Ninh Hoa (Khanh Hoa). On hot sunny days in Saigon, a piece of thin rice paper rolls with fragrant grilled spring rolls with herbs, cucumbers, mangoes, bananas… and mixed with fish sauce, bring a culinary flavor that attracts all diners. Diners commented: Tran Thanh Gia Huy: “Delicious spring rolls, delicious dipping sauce, clean vegetables”. TrucQuynh Junmi: “Crispy hot spring rolls, lots of meat, not mushy like many other places. Rich vegetables with chives, lettuce, mango salad, chili, garlic, rice paper. The fragrant peanut sauce is the highlight. emphasis of the dish”. Make a rich cauliflower salad for dinner Cauliflower or cauliflower is a food that contains many healthy nutrients. Housewives can refer to the method below to have a new broccoli salad for the family.

Located in a densely populated urban area in Ho Chi Minh City, the house was created with the desire to create as much space as possible, providing an interesting living atmosphere. The architect’s idea was to rearrange the allowable space by taking 2 internal spaces from the main block, dividing them into smaller blocks and attaching them back to make a balcony. In this way, the architect created an empty space that allows wind and natural light to flow to every corner of the house while keeping the required area. The house is 5 floors high, including 7 rooms, including 2 atrium rooms with private yard. These 7 rooms embrace 2 spaces inside with some balconies facing the outside. The interior void offers a private courtyard, a laundry balcony and a ventilation shaft. Meanwhile, the outside balcony along with the double-layer brick creates a “dual leather” facade that protects the townhouse from tropical weather. The location of the balcony and the trees are randomly studied to help the building have something in harmony with the surrounding context. The bedroom is simple and bright. The terrace is designed with many green plants. Photo source: Hiroyuki Oki Video: House 25m2- opportunity to have a house for many people? Source: VTV24

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)

Leaving a stable job, Ms. Trang Sula traveled to find the quintessence of traditional cuisine to promote to Hanoi’s diners. Many people regretted when she left her leisurely office job to travel around caves and alleys to learn about the typical dishes of each region and bring them back to Hanoi. But for Ms. Trang Sula, it is her passion, the job that makes her most excited and happy. The diverse climate and terrain help Vietnam have a rich traditional cuisine. However, to promote these dishes to people at home and abroad is not an easy task. Ms. Trang Sula has traveled everywhere, searching and choosing the most delicious and attractive dishes in all parts of the country to bring back to Hanoi. Passion for traditional cuisine is the motivation for Ms. Trang Sula to keep the soul of the rustic dishes of the three regions of the country. She confided: “I have a special love for regional specialties. But love alone is not enough. I have to let people know about those specialties. I have to let people see that my country is rich. So yes, I went everywhere and brought all the specialties and quintessential dishes back to Hanoi for everyone to enjoy.” Saigon vermicelli is transferred directly by plane from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi to serve diners She shared that many customers favorably call her “the queen of banh gio” because of the “miracle” she has created with the delicious, rustic cake of the Northern Delta. Every day, she sells more than 1000 gio cakes to customers. Through her meticulousness and determination, she creates something special and interesting. For example, vermicelli and banh chung in Saigon are very difficult to bring out of Ho Chi Minh City, but she managed to bring them to Hanoi. Now, diners can enjoy authentic Saigon food right in the heart of Hanoi. Ms. Trang Sula has crossed thousands of kilometers of Saigon’s soup cake to contribute to the richness of Ha Thanh cuisine Many people have become loyal customers of Ms. Trang Sula. Diners will have a “food tour” throughout the three regions thanks to her ingenuity and passion for traditional cuisine. Interestingly, the dishes provided by Ms. Trang Sula still retain their native flavor. Diners can feel the rustic, rustic but delicate from those traditional dishes. Keeping the typical, pure and “primitive” flavors of the dish when brought from distant lands to Ha Thanh is not an easy task. It requires careful, meticulous, thorough and elaborate use. Above all, her love and passion for the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine has helped Trang Sula achieve that “unthinkable”. You will be surprised and delighted to enjoy food from far away HCMC in its original style and taste. Ms. Trang Sula shared that she is cherishing many bigger plans and ambitions with traditional cuisine, continuing to spread her love for traditional Vietnamese cuisine.

Chuyen Ky rice noodle shop Address: Ton That Dam, Ben Nghe, District 1, HCMC Price: 40,000-180,000 VND The shop is located in the Old Market on Ton That Dam Street, District 1. Chuyen Ky rice bowl has existed for more than 70 years, is considered the oldest in Saigon with the style of cooking rice in a small bowl. Thanks to the unique and sophisticated way of cooking, the rice here is flexible and fragrant. Compared to other rice noodle shops, the bowls at this address are made from a pottery kiln dating back decades, with old designs. Chuyen Ky Rice Shop sells dozens of dishes from beef, chicken, shrimp, fish, squid, pork kidney … processed in many different ways. In particular, the shop does not cook it, but where customers order it, they will cook it. Photo: Ancungbepcoha. Diners rate: Binh Phan: “The dish is very delicious, hot and delicious. Many traditional dishes, the portion is quite good for normal eating. Slightly higher prices.” Ten Ten: “Food is prepared according to the Chinese way but is reduced according to the taste of the Vietnamese people. The food is also varied. The price is ok in my opinion. I eat mixed fried noodles, boiled chicken, fried chicken with spinach + water is also 300,000 VND for 2 people. Ba Ha broken rice Address: Hung Phu, District 8, HCMC Price: 35,000-65,000 VND The shop has been operating for more than 20 years and is one of the most crowded broken rice restaurants in Saigon. Broken rice here is famous for fish cakes, salted eggs and chicken thighs. The highlight, attracting diners to the restaurant is two dishes with strange salted egg rolls and fried chicken thighs with rich fish sauce. If you want to try salted egg rolls, you have to come early. The shop opens from 16:30, but until about 5 pm, the egg rolls are gone. Photo: Hatmydiscover, Mysteriousaigon. Diners rate: Lan Nguyen: “Rice rice and salted egg rolls cost 47,000 VND, delicious marinated ribs, quite large. Salted egg rolls are like 1/4 large minced meat ball with salted egg in the middle, which is also quite delicious.” Hai Vuong: “In general, the meat is quite delicious, soft, not too thick. In addition, the dipping sauce is very tasty and not too sweet or salty. I visited with my friends to eat here twice, the next time I ate more special rice with salted egg custard. However, there is a parking fee.” Chicken fried rice with fat 142 Address: Ba Dinh, Ward 10, District 8 Price: 30,000-60,000 VND Located near the foot of Nguyen Tri Phuong bridge, the restaurant attracts a large number of diners to enjoy fried chicken rice. Chicken rice has big thighs, crispy skin, soft meat, fried rice is not sick. The space of the restaurant is airy, clean, and is highly appreciated by many diners. In addition to fried chicken rice, the restaurant also has a diverse menu such as fried noodles, seafood rice… Photo: Ansapsaigon. Diners rate: Biboaa: “The lunch box is super full. Chicken rice with garlic sauce is the most popular dish, the chicken thighs are super big, the meat is tender, the skin is crispy. Mixed seaweed soup with squid, kidney, pork liver, meat and beef balls, the taste of water depends on the day, I feel a bit salty.” Thy Nguyen: “Order many times, the quality is impeccable every time. Full delivery, food arrived still hot. Freshly fried chicken, not dry, a big piece is very filling.” Ba Ghien broken rice Address: Dang Van Ngu, Phu Nhuan District Price: 30,000-100,000 VND Ba Ghien broken rice is a familiar address for young people of the 9X generation. The restaurant is known by many people for its pork ribs overflowing with rice. Although the food is cheap, the quality of the food is highly appreciated by many diners. You can order more egg rolls, omelets, sausages, shumai balls, skins, pickles… The special thing is that the shumai section here is added with a bit of strange vermicelli. Photo: Cknhowmein, Motngaybabua__. Diners rate: Quy Dang: “Rice is small and ribs are plentiful. The taste is just right, the fish sauce is normal, the bitter melon soup or the vegetable soup is quite a lot. The price is quite high, a portion of rice with sausage ribs is 82,000 VND.” Khai Doan: “My rice restaurant was taken by a friend to eat since I arrived in Saigon more than 20 years ago, so far it still retains its own characteristic of a very large grilled rib.”

If you don’t want to waste time cooking after a day of studying or working, you can order food through apps to have it delivered to your door. Mixed noodles, udon or spaghetti with delicious and attractive flavors at the following restaurants will help diners have a quality dinner. Udon noodles Udon noodles are a typical dish in Japanese cuisine. Udon fibers are usually large, tough, and milky in color because they are made from a mixture of flour, water and salt. The highlight of the dish is the sweet broth made from soy sauce, mirin and dashi soup (extracted from fish meat, vegetables and seaweed). Kake beef udon and tan tan miso are the two most popular dishes at the restaurant. In addition, you also have the opportunity to choose from many other flavors such as Japanese curry, bukkake egg beef, spicy pork, spicy seafood or sukiyaki. Diners commented: Thao Nguyen: “I ordered a delivery service, the deliciousness did not decrease, the shop packed the food carefully”. Iamfoodtester: “The seafood udon consists of shrimp, squid, clams, and poached eggs. The broth is sweet, the noodles are fresh, and not mushy. Beef udon is dry, when eaten, the egg yolk is greasy.” Chillbi: “I ordered fried breaded pork curry udon. The beef is a bit crumbly, the pork is easy to deflate so you should tell the staff to keep it separate. The broth is quite greasy, eats quickly.” Seafood fried noodles Stir-fried noodles with chewy and slightly crispy noodles, fresh seafood, green vegetables and rich sauce bring you a light meal. Diners commented: Citastyfood: “Seafood stir-fried noodles have eye-catching colors from many ingredients. In addition to shrimp, squid and beef balls, the meal also has a lot of vegetables and onions to help fight fatigue. On a hot day, you should order more bar tea dishes the shop’s cool for refreshments”. PASTA Spaghetti (or spaghetti) is a favorite dish of many people. In addition to the familiar minced beef sauce spaghetti, you can experience equally attractive mushroom cream sauce at the following restaurant. The highlight of the pasta section here is a combination of cheese balls or cheese rolls. 4 cheese balls cost 10,000 VND, cheese rolls cost 19,000 VND/2 pieces. Diners commented: Cat Tuong: “Paspa with cheese balls is a unique dish that has never been found anywhere else outside this restaurant. Fatty cheese, rich and delicious minced beef sauce noodles. Everyone should choose a serving with 2 beef balls for quality. than”. Noodles mixed with chicken skin and garlic sauce Mixed noodles are street food that attracts young people. Noodles are usually blanched in boiling water, drained, and then mixed with spices and sauces. If you’re thinking “what to eat tonight?”, the dish of noodles with poached egg, crispy chicken skin, lettuce, onion, and fat at the back restaurant will give you a strange dinner. Diners commented: Minh Anh: “The food is good, but the service is too slow”. Citastyfood: “Mixed noodles are not too dry, chicken skin is crispy, seasoned to taste, fatty egg yolk. A quality meal, enough to satisfy”. Mixed noodles On cool evenings, the restaurant’s noodles mixed with shrimp, omelets, sausages and vegetables wake up the taste of many diners. This is a suitable culinary suggestion when you are tired of soups and water. Diners commented: Citastyfood: “Noodles are not dry, absorb spices, ingredients are full”. Tebefood: “Indomie noodles are mildly spicy, the noodles are cooked just right. Sausages, fish balls, bok choy, omelets are harmoniously combined”. Learn to make cold noodles mixed with kimchi and served with poached eggs Noodles are cold soaked and then mixed with spicy kimchi mixture, with egg yolks will surely satisfy family members.

The carpet of yellow oil flowers that are flooded with flowers is a sign of the coming summer, and the season of memories returning. I like the feeling of wandering early in the morning through the central streets of Saigon, looking up at the swirling oil rain and then walking down and down on the interconnected oil carpets that cover the streets. Oil falls at most twice a day, once in the morning when the morning sun pours in golden honey, once when the sun is out in the early afternoon. The oil is neither brilliant nor fragrant, the figure is fragile, the calculation is gentle, knowing the fate of the countryside, as soon as he left the branch, he hurriedly whirled around to entertain passersby. Even though life only dances once, it’s short in a hurry and then throws itself in peace. All in exchange for only one passerby is satisfied. As a photographer, I also like to look at oil through the lens of a camera, in which all around is darkness, only the oil is bright, I shoot to save the best moments of oil for viewing and sharing. share with you here. As a little bit of gratitude to each other because we are destined to meet. I kept walking around this corner, and suddenly saw a worker cleaning and collecting oil. I took a picture of her and then got to know her, her name is Dung has 10 years working in this park. Being a “smart” person, I was easy to get acquainted with, just a little bit and the two sisters talked happily. Eight stories at a time I asked her: Do you hate oil? Because she shed too much, she is tired. She laughed: Why hate! It fell, you just got the scan! Oh my God! What are you talking about, so charming! In a place where even an inanimate object is sentient, and a sentient person is so adorable, how can I leave. Huh! Try to get up early to wander around and watch the dances of oil. Remember, each oil wing only dances once in a lifetime and when you see it: That moment is just for you! Come with me, once, wandering on the edge of life, watching the petals of oil whirl and fly:

While Vietnamese mangoes are falling dramatically, from only 10,000 VND/kg, Chinese mangoes cost up to 30,000 VND/kg and attract many buyers. At noon on May 26, beside Cho Lon bus station (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), many people displayed a basket of mangoes sucking on the sidewalk to greet guests. Small, flat-seeded mangoes with eye-catching yellow color, priced from only 25,000-30,000 VND/kg, are introduced by small traders as Chau Doc mangoes. “Chau Doc mango is fragrant and sweet, so it is always expensive. Each person buys 2-3 kg, even more to eat gradually. This mango only has one season a year, you should take advantage of it to enjoy,” said Ms. Binh, a fruit trader. When PV asked, is this mango sucking? The seller immediately nodded: “It’s true that Chau Doc’s suckling mango is addicted to eating!”. According to Ms. Binh, she takes an average of 50 kg per day and always sells out very quickly. As observed, this mini mango has a compact size in the palm of the hand, each fruit weighs only about 100-150 grams, the seeds are very flat, the flesh is thick and sweet. From the outside, the mini yellow mango is only slightly better than a chicken egg. However, the owner of an imported fruit shop on 3/2 Street (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) confirmed that the mini mango sold at the market is not Chau Doc mango but originated from China. “Last month, someone offered this mango, introduced from China, but I refused to accept it. As far as I know, An Giang does not have this sucking mango variety, this mini mango “- this person said. At many roads such as Vu Tung (Binh Thanh District), Dien Bien Phu (District 3), An Duong Vuong (District 5)… Mini mangoes are also labeled by small traders as sand mango, Thanh ca mango… “Buy” Try it, sweet bag is only 20,000 VND/kg, buy 3 kg for only 50,000 VND” – the man selling the table on a trolley invites guests. My (living in Thu Duc City) said that mini mangoes of Chinese origin made her somewhat apprehensive, but because the food was quite delicious, everyone in the family liked it, so she still bought it. “This type in the room has a very fragrant smell. I have been eating for many years, so every season, I buy it and use it,” said My. According to Thu Duc Wholesale Market Management Company – the largest agricultural wholesale market in Saigon, the Chinese suckling mango has arrived at the market for a few days, earlier than usual, but the quantity is not much, so the mangoes do not go in a separate container, but together with them. some other items. The sucking mango, also known as the Chinese mini mango, has an eye-catching yellow color Compared to Vietnamese mangoes that are falling in price, leading to 10,000 VND/kg, this sucker mango, even though the goods have withered, is still over 20,000-30,000 VND/kg Mini mango has small fruit from 100-150 grams / fruit, sweet taste Mango is always expensive because many customers love it Mini sucking mangoes are labeled as sand mango or Chau Doc mango by sellers for easy selling Many people eat well, so every season, they buy and enjoy

The palm tree is one of the most widely known plants in the genus Diu. Possessing a wide canopy, the tree is planted a lot in urban areas as shade trees. In Vietnam, the tree is most commonly grown in Saigon. Around November, December every year, the chrysanthemum flowers begin to sprout and by the end of April and early May, the fruits turn brown and fall all over the streets. Brown chrysanthemum flowers in Saigon. The brown flowers, when thrown high to fall on their own, will be like a pinwheel rain pouring down the road. It is a common game of Saigon children, which everyone loves, because it is like a bride when entering the ceremony. Later, when those children grow up, every time they walk under the palm tree, raise their eyes to feel, they will immediately see their own childhood again. Saigon is a very romantic season, so those who love virtual life will not be able to ignore it. The best time to take photos of chrysanthemum flowers is in the early morning or late afternoon. This is the time when shedding the most. The most beautiful flower photography roads in Saigon can be mentioned such as Notre Dame Cathedral, the intersection of central roads: Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Le Quy Don, Truong Dinh, Huyen Tran Cong Chua…

Photo: Tea Lab Photo: Tea Lab Photo: Tea Lab Not fussy or fancy, Tea Lab attracts a lot of young people because of its simplicity and closeness. The restaurant has three different seating positions for guests to choose from: open sidewalk area, spacious indoor space and windy rooftop space. The sidewalk area offers an interesting experience when you can both sip delicious drinks and immerse yourself in the bustling street. With only a few small plastic chairs and a small table, we teenagers were able to gather “cross-continental gossip” already! Photo: Tea Lab Drinks here are very diverse with many types of milk tea, coffee to fresh tea with affordable prices for students – students. The shop also serves extra snacks to make teen gatherings more complete such as fried fish balls, chips, sausages… Sweet coffee – Saigon-style coffee space Going through a stretch of road in a small alley, you will come across this lovely, brightly lit coffee shop. The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor seating. The decor here has a bit of an old Saigon style, featuring hand-painted signs, green painted wooden doors or colorful lanterns… Photo: Sweet Photo: Sweet This shimmering, poetic space will definitely help your “virtual life” photos become impressive. The space inside brings a cozy and private feeling with dim yellow lights and old wooden tables and chairs. The blinds are shaped like a pair of birds, the scenery of the mountains… brings a sense of antiquity and luxury in the right style retro . Photo: Sweet Drinks at Sweet Coffee are “comfortably” priced with a variety of drinks such as coffee, fresh juice, lemon tea…

Rolled rice paper 1 m A restaurant in the alley of Truong Chinh Street, Tan Binh District, serving curious dishes, rice paper rolls 1 m. Different from regular rice paper rolls, this giant version is for 2-3 people to eat, priced at 30,000 VND/piece. The roll is full of traditional toppings such as dried shrimp, mango, laksa leaves, avocado, and eggs. In particular, the accompanying sweet and sour sauce is the highlight of this unique dish. Photo: Ho Nguyen Linh Phuong. Many diners expressed their enjoyment when experiencing this dish. Food blogger Tebefood shared: “You’ll know after you go, it’s even longer than imagined. One part consists of 3 pieces of rice paper put together, can eat about 2 people. The rice paper is a bit dry, those who like to eat sticky can love it. The house sauce is sour and sour, especially the owner gives a lot of butter, so it’s quite fat.” The restaurant has local delivery. In addition to 1 meter long rice paper rolls, you can order shrimp and meat salad rolls, dried papaya salad with black beef, beef… here. Noodle salad with vermicelli A small noodle shop hiding in an alley for 16 years on Nghia Hoa Street, Tan Binh District is the place to serve this attractive salad. The taste of traditional vermicelli noodles is wrapped in compact salad rolls. Different from the hot noodle dish, the vermicelli roll salad is cool and suitable for cooling off in the summer. The layer of rice paper is dipped in the broth to make it soft and flexible, then add the familiar ingredients of the capital noodle dish such as fried tofu, boiled water spinach, spring rolls, crab sauce… Fried onions are sprinkled on top of the spring rolls. , served with tamarind fish sauce. Dipping salad rolls in tamarind sauce, diners will feel the sweet and sour taste, strangely fragrant. In addition to spring rolls costing 5,000 VND, you can buy and take home vermicelli and noodle soup here. Photo: Thuy Van. Black dish from bamboo charcoal The dishes made from bamboo charcoal attract foodies because of its strange black appearance. From desserts to savory dishes, you have a wide selection of black dishes in HCMC. Originated from Quang Ninh mine land, bamboo charcoal bread impress diners with the black crust and filling. From 20,000 to 45,000 VND, you can enjoy “dark bread” with fillings such as squid rolls, broken crab, shrimp shumai, grilled chicken, grilled beef with cheese and roasted pork… Nguyen Thai Binh Street ( District 1) and Pham Ngoc Thach (District 3) are the places to serve this dish. Photo: Ruahaman, lien_lieng. Attractive from appearance to taste, bamboo charcoal sandwich with salted egg sauce is a strange and delicious snack that is loved by young people in Saigon. Crispy sandwiches, strangely filled with bamboo charcoal, combined with fat, fluffy salted egg sauce. The food court in Ho Thi Ky market is the place to sell this dish for 10,000 VND/piece. Combo “dark cuisine” including fish balls, chicken cartilage, pudding attracts diners. The restaurant on Le Van Sy street, Phu Nhuan district, serves this dish for 59,000 VND/meat. With a mysterious black color, bamboo charcoal cake is an upgraded version of Vung Tau street food. Cake flour is mixed with bamboo charcoal to help create color, basic fillings such as crab sticks, eggs, oysters, shrimp. Sweet and sour fish sauce, raw vegetables help diners not get bored. A mixed dish costs 55,000 VND, sold at a restaurant on Tran Dinh Xu Street, District 1. Bamboo Charcoal Pearl Coconut Ice Cream attracts foodies with its impressive fatty taste. Coconut ice cream with bamboo charcoal flavor, greasy taste, served with chewy pearls. The address on Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, is the place to sell this unique dish. Noodle milk tea Vermicelli, a common ingredient in noodle dishes, is found in the novel milk tea drink. The shop on Ta Quang Buu Street, District 8, is where you can enjoy this type of milk tea. Milk tea is mixed with Taiwanese style, combined with black pearls, thread pearls, vermicelli… Vermicelli is made from coconut jelly. When eating, diners will feel the crunchiness and fat. A special feature of this milk tea is that when enjoying, in addition to a straw, diners have to use chopsticks to pick up the vermicelli topping. Photo: Luu Anh Khoa.

“Initially, I only planned to grow vegetables and flowers to have a place for my children to admire and play. Unexpectedly, a year later, I had a green vegetable garden on an area of ​​3m2 of the balcony”, Mr. Nguyen shared. shall. Without much experience and knowledge about farming, for the past year, Nguyen has had to tinker with, learn the characteristics, and how to take care of plants. “Growing vegetables on the balcony will be much more difficult than growing on the terrace, because of the narrow area, lack of sunlight and constant cleaning. Fortunately, my balcony faces east, so it receives sunlight from morning to noon. This makes an important contribution to good green vegetables,” Nguyen said. According to Mr. Nguyen, soil is also an important factor to help plants grow well. He chose a mixed soil consisting of coconut humus, bean residue, rice husk ash and mixed with cow manure and treated vermicompost to plant trees. To create a nutrient-rich soil substrate, Nguyen mixes soil and organic fertilizer at the ratio of 60% soil plus 20% processed cow dung and 20% treated vermicompost. After that, he incubated with lime and put it in a pot. Once a week, he fertilizes vegetables once a week. “When adding fertilizer, I mix soil and fertilizer equally, absolutely no chemical fertilizers. Sometimes, I mix coffee grounds, aloe vera sap when harvesting to make fertilizer.” electromechanical engineer shared. One very important thing to keep the tree healthy is to take care and water it regularly. “If the plant lacks water, it will die or if we over-water the plant, the roots will be waterlogged,” Nguyen said. He also installed an automatic watering system for peace of mind when away from home. In addition to scallions, Mr. Nguyen’s garden also has basil, lettuce, lemon basil, mint, perilla, spinach, spinach, broccoli, aloe vera… Growing vegetables on high-rise balconies will also be attacked by insects or pests. At first, his vegetable garden had a similar situation. To protect vegetables, Mr. Nguyen uses a biological product to irrigate the plants, since then, aphids, aphids, red spiders, rollers, and snails no longer appear. Nguyen at his vegetable garden. Green butterfly pea plant. To grow a variety of plants in a narrow space, Nguyen took advantage of shelves, pots, and plastic bottles. Next, he neatly arranged the planting pots to look both beautiful and grow many different types of plants. From the day he had a balcony garden, Mr. Nguyen took advantage of the morning and afternoon to water, check for pests and diseases as well as the nutritional status of vegetables. Every weekend, his children go out to the balcony to learn about plants and how to care for them, and harvest the fruits themselves. Watch more videos: Hanoi is strangely beautiful in the rice flower season, the red color dispels the cold of Ban Tu Anh Photo: Character provided

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Pearl yogurt Originating from the coastal city of Ha Long, pearl yogurt is a favorite dish of Saigon youth. Soft yogurt, combined with flavors such as passion fruit, chocolate, green tea… served with a cup of coconut pearls makes diners fall in love. Sprinkle the pearls on the yogurt, you feel the cool, flexible, and sweet taste. If you are not picky in taste, you can choose white yogurt with pearls, priced at 25,000 VND. More unique flavors such as durian, aloe vera, strawberry, and fruit are priced from 30,000 VND. Many discount items when customers order online on the application. Some branches of Ha Long pearl yogurt in Ho Chi Minh City have take-out service: – Nguyen Gia Tri, Binh Thanh District – Tran Binh Trong, District 5 – Nguyen Tri Phuong, District 10 – Tran Hung Dao, District 1 – Cao Thang, District 3 Photo: 1201.foodiz. Milo beams The combination of Milo and pearls in the pickle dish makes the Saigon snacking society excited. Assorted jellies, pearls, milo, shaved ice are indispensable ingredients for cool dishes. Milo is slightly bitter, mixed with the sweetness of milk, mixed in the aroma of pearls soaked in sugar water and chewy, lumpy jellies. The dish is sold for about 20,000-30,000 VND/cup. Places where you can order to ship milo beams home in Ho Chi Minh City: – Monkey In Black, District 10 (7.6/10 points) – Apartment 42, District 1 (5.5/10 points) – Tan Khai, District 11 (7.8/10 points) – Ton Tan, District 10 (7.7/10 points) Photo: Mysteriousaigon. Fruit bowl Eating a lot of fruit on a hot day is not only a great way to cool off, but also helps to keep fit and beautiful skin. Fruit pickled with ice and yogurt or sauces, sweet and sour jam with shaved ice will help you avoid the heat in Saigon these days. Addresses selling fruit bowls with delivery service in Ho Chi Minh City: – Bu Bu, District 10 (7.1/10 points) – Napoli, Phu Nhuan district (7.5/10 points) – Funfarm, Tan Binh district (7.3/10 points) – Fruit bowl To Hien Thanh, District 10 (7.1/10 points) Photo: Traicayvuongtron, mysteriousaigon. Tea Tea is a dessert that is loved by many sweet lovers in the hot season. Dishes such as tea dew flute, red beans, ginseng supplements, tuber jelly, cool fruit, suitable for cooling summer days. Some addresses to order quality tea in Ho Chi Minh City: – Ky Dong Tea, District 3 (6.4/10 points) – My tea Nguyen Van Dau, Binh Thanh district (6.1/10 points) – Tea Ty Muoi, Phu Nhuan district (9/10 points) – Thai coconut tea, Phu Nhuan district (8.4/10 points) Photo: Kellydang1812. Gotu kola with coconut milk Gotu kola with coconut milk has an aromatic, cool, and attractive taste. Gotu kola is considered a heat-clearing drink, which has the effect of detoxifying and purifying the body. Combined with ingredients such as coconut milk, green beans, coconut milk, jelly… Gotu kola juice becomes more delicious and easier to drink. Drink prices range from 10,000-35,000 VND, depending on the toppings included. Many shops in Ho Chi Minh City sell gotu kola drinks to take home: – Gotu kola Plus, District 3 (9.2/10 points) – Phuc Rau Ma, District 11 (6.9/10 points) – Mixed Vegetables (many branches) – Gotu kola Flacota, District 4 (7.7/10) Photo: Rauma.flacota. Coconut Ginseng Coconut ginseng, a specialty of Can Tho, is a favorite beverage of Saigon people because of its sweet and cool taste. Ginseng water mixed with fresh coconut water, add a little fatty copra, pineapple leaves smell… The combination of ginseng, coconut and herbs creates a unique flavor for the cooling drink. Each store of ginseng juice has different recipes, depending on the place, herbs such as arhat fruit, corn silk, grass roots, coriander … Drinks are priced from 15,000 VND. The shop sells coconut ginseng to ship directly in Ho Chi Minh City: – Ba Nam Coconut Ginseng, District 3 (7.2/10 points) – Mi Dom – Coconut Ginseng Coconutty, District 1 (8.9/10 points) Photo: Cooky, samnguyen2112. Coconut kumquat Coconut octopus is a strange drink, a familiar beverage of the Saigon people. Coconut water is cool, sweet and sour, and helps to balance the taste. On a hot day, you can order food on the app to enjoy cool cups of coconut milk at home or at work. Drinks cost about 15,000-20,000 VND. Suggestions for enjoying coconut scallions delivered to your place in Ho Chi Minh City: – Miss Ut, District 4 (9/10 points) – Miss Hoa, District 3 (6.9/10 points) Photo: Now.vn_saigon.

I thought yam only appeared in family dishes, but when fried, it is one of the top street foods in Saigon. Not only keeping the purple color as well as the natural sweet flesh, this dish also has a faint fatty taste of fresh milk. Then when put on the outside of the crispy, hot fried crust, people will eat it all the time without getting bored. Illustration Fried yams do not make people feel dry but soft and moist, fragrant and easy to eat. (Illustration) Fried Sake I don’t know where this dish originated, but when combined with a layer of starch, sake is “shining” much better. Sake pieces are cut to taste and fried until they turn an eye-catching golden brown color. It’s so simple, but it has created a very “good” dish. Sake is characterized by its fat but not starchy flesh. The outside is crispy and fragrant, but the meat inside still retains its soft moisture, so you don’t have to worry about how much you eat. To increase the taste buds, people also shake with soot and cheese to make the dish delicious, sweet and sour. Illustration Sake may sound strange, but it is a popular snack for many Saigon people in the late afternoon. (Illustration) Banana Fried Pancake Fresh bananas combined with crispy crust make people want to eat forever. The banana is thick, rolled evenly and dipped in flour. After deep frying, it will create a golden crust and bring a completely new flavor. Bite into the crispy, salty crust and then touch the sweet banana inside, all intertwined to bring about a delicious and attractive flavor. The hot banana cake has just drained the oil, just blow it up and slowly sip it to feel it. The taste is popular, but it adds a special feature to Saigon street food. Illustration Fried banana cake is a popular street food in Saigon with its delicious crunchiness. (Illustration) Fried durian There are many ways to cook durian to create a flavorful dish and fried durian is one of them. People use durian meat that has been beaten into thin rice paper, then dipped in flour and deep fried in oil. The delicious and golden cake is eye-catching with a crispy crust. Although the kernel is not overwhelming, it is enough to occupy the taste buds by the characteristic passionate aroma. The dish is extremely ideal for those who are afraid of their mouth when enjoying this fruit directly. Because the cake reasonably harmonizes the crunchiness of the dough, the light fat of the durian. Illustration There is no doubt about the love of the fat people for this “passionate” delicious fruit. (Illustration)

The dishes that are popular with Saigon people are rolls, silkworm cakes, and baked sticky bananas. Filled dishes such as mussel porridge with bitter vegetables, hot pot with fish sauce, and banh xeo are also equally attractive suggestions. Packaging Roll The West is the land of rolls. In particular, rolls are popular snacks of the people in the West. The indispensable ingredients include vegetables, vermicelli, bacon mixed with chopped pork skin and hearing. Each book usually costs 6,000 VND. Without making a strong impression on colors or ingredients, the skin rolls have a fresh, crisp texture, rich flavor, and a cool blend. Hearing the rice smells, blends into each stalk, combined with raw vegetables, vermicelli, sweet and sour fish sauce, creating a dish that makes diners fall in love. In District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, you can easily find home delivery shops on Nguyen Trai Street, street vendors Nguyen Van Chiem, Nguyen Phi Khanh… Photo: Chanlovefoods. Silkworm cake Cake originating from the Western provinces, is a delicious, nutritious and cheap breakfast dish loved by Saigon people. Many people believe that the white, long, silkworm-like bread is eaten with pig skin, so it is called silkworm cake. Skin and coconut milk create the soul of the dish. Pork skin is thinly sliced ​​evenly, mixed with minced meat, and rice for crispy, fleshy skin. Coconut milk served with smooth consistency, full of fat, salty and sweet. A few herbs, bean sprouts, cucumber help the dish not too boring. Photo: Co2kristy. When enjoying, you sprinkle sweet and sour fish sauce on top so that the ingredients are absorbed. Rich fish sauce, fragrant coconut milk, crispy skin, cool green vegetables create an unforgettable taste. Each meal costs about 40,000 VND. Not many addresses in Ho Chi Minh City sell silkworm cake to take home. To Chau (District 3) or Trung (Tan Phu District) is a suggestion to enjoy. Bitter vegetable mussel porridge The dish seems to be simple but encapsulates the rustic flavor of Western cuisine. On a rainy day in Saigon, you can slurp a rich bowl of mussel porridge, the highlight is the bitter taste of vegetables that are memorable. The bitter vegetable mussel porridge is deodorized with the fishy smell of seafood, helping diners warm their stomachs thanks to ginger and pepper. The roasted rice porridge is thickly cooked, the seasoning broth has a characteristic sweet taste, accompanied by many mussels and bitter vegetables. You can order more crackers and eggs to serve. Photo: Nguyen Anh Kiet. Mussel porridge with bitter vegetables in Ho Thi Ky, District 10 has a door-to-door delivery service. The normal meal is 27,000 VND, especially 42,000 VND. Our chicken egg mussel porridge, Bac Thao egg mussel porridge are suggestions if you are not used to eating bitter vegetables. Pancakes Different from Northern or Central Vietnamese pancakes, Southwestern pancakes have a large size, crispy crust, embracing the plump filling. The fillings for making pancakes are very diverse such as seafood, copper shrimp, dandelion flower, coconut tofu… The cake powder is mixed with a little turmeric powder, green onion, coconut milk, creating eye-catching colors. When eating, you roll the cake with a variety of raw vegetables, dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce. Crispy crust, shrimp, fresh meat, fresh vegetables… create a mouth-watering meal. Each piece of banh xeo costs from 50,000 VND, enough for 3-4 people to eat. You can order Western pancakes home from addresses such as Co Nam (District 1), Bui Dinh Tuy (Binh Thanh District), Sammy pancakes (Go Vap District). Photo: Mrvothanhtam. Noodles with fish sauce, hot pot with fish sauce Vermicelli or fish hotpot is a familiar dish for families in the countryside. The broth is cooked from fish paste, choke fish, combined with pork belly and seafood such as shrimp, squid… Special accompanying vegetables include dandelion flower, bean sprouts, water lily, water spinach, and vegetables. bitter… The broth is rich, with the aroma of fish sauce, combined with fresh and sweet meats, seafood, and cooked raw vegetables, creating a mouth-watering meal. Each hot pot portion ranges from 200,000 to 400,000 VND. Bun mam is priced from 40,000 VND/bowl. Ba Du fish sauce hot pot (District 10, District 1), Hai Lua vermicelli (Go Vap district), vermicelli 444 (Binh Thanh district) are the addresses you can refer to. Photo: Foodholicvn, Hichiko_nguyen. Baked sticky rice This is a Western snack that is loved by young people in Ho Chi Minh City because of its soft, fatty taste. Bananas are wrapped with sticky rice, banana leaves, and grilled on a charcoal stove. When ripe, the seller will add coconut milk and peanuts. The dish is best eaten while it is still hot. A meal costs from 15,000 to 22,000 VND. The address to order grilled sticky rice in Ho Chi Minh City for sweet lovers is Chu Hai (Binh Thanh District), Vo Van Tan (District 3), Hapi Chuoi (District 10, Tan Binh). Photo: Np.kitchen, chuoinuonggiatruyen.

“Growing trees on the terrace is not simple, requires the grower to have patience and hard work. Fortunately, I am a farmer’s son. Since the age of 10, I have been gardening and farming, so I know quite a lot. knowledge of cultivation”, Ms. Nga shared. When starting to plant trees on the terrace, Ms. Nga had to tinker with the planting method herself. Previously, she saw a friend planting trees, often using bananas buried in the ground for good plants, because bananas contain a lot of potassium. At that time, she thought why not grind bananas, mix with eggs, incubate flowers and then fertilize the plants. “I have been successful with the organic method of growing plants, using “waste” as manure. Now, no tree can make it difficult for me”, Ms. Nga shared. Thanks to the application of the above method, now, Ms. Nga’s orchard is green all year round, and the fruit is sometimes hanging on the branches. In addition to using eggs, milk, bananas, soybeans, etc. to make compost, she also uses fish protein, rice bran, cow manure mixed with soapy solution, composting for plants, helping plants avoid pests. bug. Ms. Nga also uses micro-organisms, tricodema, smoked rice husks, peanut shells, and oil cakes for growing plants. For fertilizing, it must depend on each type of tree, each stage is suitable, so that the fruit tree is always full of branches. On the terrace, Ms. Nga has been growing red flesh dragon fruit for more than a year. The tree has now begun to flower. The guava tree is laden with branches thanks to the organic fertilizer made by Ms. Nga. Ripe fruit is crunchy and sweet. Since her two children went to study abroad, there are only husband and wife in the house, so for the most part, Ms. Nga grows many fruit trees. The fruit tree is laden with branches. Ms. Nga said that not everyone succeeds in planting trees on the terrace. For her, in addition to using the right planting method, she also has to have a real love for trees. Every day, when she is free, she goes to the terrace to monitor and pay attention to every corner of the tree to see if they are attacked by worms or aphids. On the days when she went home to sell goods, it was 12 o’clock at night, she still went to the garden to visit each tree and check each leaf. Nga and her husband like to eat twisted Kale, moringa, and Korean radish, so they always grow them in the garden. At the end of this litter, she nursed her own trees to replace the old litter. Juicy melon. Kale has been planted by Ms. Nga for more than two years, the tree is always fat, the leaves are green. American fig tree. Nga shared, all the trees in the terrace garden, after harvesting, will be pruned and removed all the old leaves so that the tree can grow new branches. Recently, Ms. Nga often shares photos of her garden and planting techniques on online associations and groups. Many people come to ask for the secret, Ms. Nga is always enthusiastic to guide. Tu Anh Photo: Character provided

Bread filled with pate cha, grilled meat or fish cake… offers many choices for foodies. Sip dishes with a cup of fruit tea, iced coffee or milk tea to help you have a refreshing weekend afternoon. In the context of the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, diners can choose their dishes through online food ordering applications to avoid gathering in crowded places. Khei bread This bakery in the heart of Saigon offers customers the opportunity to enjoy traditional sandwiches prepared in a modern style. The highlight is a variety of delicious accompanying sauces with distinctive flavors. The shop also wraps paper neatly and beautifully with each loaf of bread for customers to order. Bread with char siu khai with molasses, fried rice, beef with pho flavor, chicken patties with lemon leaves, shredded chicken with basil sauce, fish with laksa leaves… are some of the unique flavors worth trying here. Diners commented: Citastyfood: “Crispy loaf, full filling. The grilled meat is fragrant, soft and not chewy. The meat is tender, the sauce is slightly sour. The chicken cake with lemon leaves is fragrant and the sauce is delicious. The vegetables are delicious. sandwiched in a fresh meal, crispy and sour food. You can order more strawberry tea to cool off because of the cool taste, not too sweet.” Alley Barbeque Bread The loaf of grilled meatball sandwich is soft, with a hint of lemongrass flavor to bring the right street food taste. The sauce mixed with cucumber, cilantro and a little chili makes the dish more harmonious. Diners commented: Ansapsaigon: “The meat is marinated with lemongrass and chili, rolled into small balls and then grilled on a traditional charcoal pot, so it is rich and fragrant. The loaf is covered with diluted dark soy sauce. If you tell the seller to take the meat that has just been cooked on the grill. fire, hot is better.” MeowPham: “Delicious bread, full filling. If you have a light taste, you should tell the seller to reduce the sauce because it is quite salty”. Tran Hanh: “The loaf of bread is a bit small, there are about 5-6 meatballs. Cucumber, sour food, sauce create spicy, salty and sweet flavors”. Ba Sau – Ba Sau Pha Lau is one of the typical snacks of Saigon foodies. Pha Lau is made from the tongue, ears, intestines and stomach of pigs, cows or ducks. You can enjoy Pha Lau with instant noodles or Pha Lau with dipping sauce and bread. In addition, the dried fruit sandwiched into a crispy loaf of bread is also a mouth-watering culinary version, appealing to young people. Diners commented: Thuy Van: “The restaurant’s vegetables include liver, heart, stomach, ears, meat, eggs, pho and sausages. The owner shared that all of them are processed at home, carefully preliminarily processed, so there is no salad. smell, ensure hygiene. Seasonings taste just right”. Lan: I ordered a delivery service, the loaf only had a few pieces of meat, not as good and attractive as the pictures on the internet. Beau Le: “Bread is crispy, can be eaten temporarily, taste is a bit bland, not very rich. Pha Lau here seems to be prepared similar to Western-style pork intestines with coconut milk. Overall, the dish is not as good as Western style. I hope but it’s worth a try.” Hoang Oanh Bread The bakery has been around for more than 50 years, attracting diners with its homemade pate and sauce. Although the side dishes are not as diverse as many other bread shops, the quality is quite good in return. In addition to the pate pan that is kept hot on the stove, the restaurant prepares cold meat with its own lean tray and separate fat for diners to choose. The tray of silk rolls and cotton balls are also presented quite eye-catching. Diners commented: Ansapsaigon: “Special loaf of meat, rolls, pate, and cotton balls. The sauce is rich and fragrant. If you buy it for a long distance, you should tell the seller to put the sauce separately so that the bread is not soft and reduces the temperature. tasty”. I’m Thien: “The highlight of the bread is the fragrant, fatty pate. The sauce is cooked from meat broth, the taste is different from many other places”. Nha Trang fish cake For those who are passionate about spicy food or passionate about the sea-flavored sandwich, fish cake is a suggestion worth trying. The dish is distinguished by the hot, crispy and quite thick fish cake. The menu also has omelet, grilled meat served with equally delicious. Diners commented: Tram Hoang: “Fragrant fish cake, crispy and hot bread”. Be Noo: “The first time I tried it, I found that the fish cake was chewy and delicious, the sauce was fragrant and delicious, but the chili was too spicy”. Quoc Viet Nguyen: “The taste is different from other restaurants, the fish cake is chewy and sweet. The sauce is the best part. The minus point is that the seller is not very friendly”. Make delicious lemongrass grilled pork buns Pork marinated in soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and pepper and then grilled until fragrant is one of the ingredients that determine the deliciousness of Vietnamese bread.

On an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters in Long Binh Ward, City. In Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung (rector of Tue Duc International College) has meticulously crafted and restored the heritages of the ancient land of Hue with a project called “Little Hue”. Talking about the starting point of implementing this work, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung said that comes from the purpose of wanting to do something special to give to his mother. “My mother gave birth to 17 children, so her health is weaker than other people. When I was young, I lived close to my parents and family and listened to her talk a lot about Hue. When the family migrated to the South, my mother loved me very much. and miss Hue, so I decided to make this project as a gift for my mother”, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung shared. Overview of the project “Miniature Hue” by Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung The image of the ancient Thien Mu pagoda in the architectural complex “Miniature Hue” The typical architectural works of Hue such as Thien Mu Pagoda, Imperial Citadel, Perfume River, Trang Tien Bridge… were restored in miniature with the scale of 1:700. Having a tradition of crafting, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung and his family members have built together “Little Hue” right in Saigon for 7 years. Most of these architectural items and works are used by the owner to use crushed stone pressed into the mold to shape it according to the design. Each item and architecture is designed by Dr. Tung performs in compliance with actual prototypes. Trang Tien Bridge crosses the poetic Huong Giang river Majestic cannons in the imperial city of Hue The architectural works are perspective, dotted with green patches in accordance with reality in Hue According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung, at first he only planned to make a small model of Hue citadel, but when he finished, he thought why not build more Thien Mu pagoda, Perfume river, palace, mausoleum… “So I continued to form on my thoughts and design drawings of a miniature Hue, encapsulating what is special and most characteristic of Hue into this work,” said Dr. Tung said and added that because he didn’t have abundant financial resources when he started working, he just did it step by step and that process helped him get many optimal solutions. The project “Miniature Hue” took 7 years (from 2000 to 2007) from the beginning of creation to completion through the process of researching, testing, experimenting and finding solutions. Restoration of Bach Ma mountain area After working days and weekends, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung returned to his peaceful, hometown-style garden to relax and enjoy the garden. The father of Dr. Tung is also the one who supports his son to take care of and preserve this special project Many items and materials to make the project were transported and created by the owner from outside Hue. Like this house, it was crafted by family members before being brought to Saigon. The system of trees and bonsai was also developed by Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung planned to plant from the early days to synchronize with the common space of the project. There are some trees such as phoenix, bodhi… brought in from Hue, while the weeping willow tree is native to Da Lat… Peaceful, picturesque landscape in Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung’s garden

Speaking of Saigon, everyone must know about Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, where anyone who comes here must definitely visit once to check-in to “offer” Facebook. Although the length is less than 700m, the pedestrian street attracts many people of all ages as well as a variety of activities here, young or old, relaxing or playing sports, all gathered here. Or like young skateboarders who also come here to play, both spacious and right in the center, easier to focus the whole society together. Fast-moving photos are always the fear of mid-range smartphones, because the camera and image processor will not be as responsive as the high-end line, besides there is no anti-shake. But with the Galaxy A72, Samsung has changed this “prejudice” when equipping their smartphone with an OIS optical stabilization system. Besides, the camera system of the Galaxy A72 also offers a comprehensive photography solution when it has a full range of lenses from wide angle, super wide angle, 3x optical zoom telephoto and even macro. The pedestrian street will be even more bustling at night, because this is the ideal place for people to relax after a stressful day of work or study. Because of that, eating and drinking activities also sprang up quickly, from grilled rice paper, grilled squid or even milk tea and coffee around which are always crowded with customers. Types of entertainment and sports activities are not only concentrated in District 1 but also appear in the South of the city, more specifically District 7. In the picture is a dinosaur rowing SUP, a sport emerging in recent years among young people and receiving more and more acceptance. With 3x optical zoom on the Galaxy A72, even standing on the shore, you can still capture a funny moment like this. This place is also quite suitable for outdoor activities because the riverside is very beautiful in the afternoon sun and especially when skewering through rows of reeds like this, suitable for young people who like to have super poetic portraits or just If you need a macro like this, it’s “deep” enough. There is still a lot to discover in this Saigon that I have not mentioned, or even stepped into. But if you have good experiences about this city, know the good activities of Saigon, try once to pick up your phone, capture those bustling moments and create a story for yourself. by myself.

Sticky rice “morgue”: The reason there is this weird and creepy name dish is because the sticky rice car is located right opposite the funeral home on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street (District 5). Sticky rice “morgue” is left in banana leaves, when holding it hot, you want to burn your whole hand. A pack of sticky rice consists of a piece of white sticky rice with the palm of your hand, topped with thin pate, sausage, cotton balls, peanuts and sprinkled with fried onion fat… interesting. Broken rice “garbage”: There are many “top” broken rice restaurants in Saigon and when it comes to mentioning, it is impossible not to list there the famous landfill broken rice restaurant on Le Van Linh small street, behind the area. Xom Chieu market (District 4). The rice here is standard broken rice, the food comes from grilled ribs, fried chicken, skin fibers, meat rolls to omelettes, sausages, braised meat, shrimp, stuffed squid, shumai … each dish is presented. Beautifully decorated, lustrous, lustrous colors Banh mi “o-lip”: For a long time, Saigon has been considered the birthplace of the famous Vietnamese-style burger and if there is any Saigon bread address that is mentioned and recommended by many international websites. Perhaps it is the “legendary” bakery that many people know called “banh mi oh” located on Le Thi Rieng Street (District 1). With the price of up to 30,000 VND / drive, but every evening until late at night, there is always a group of people with dozens of large and small motorbikes and cars standing in the street of Le Thi Rieng to queue to buy cakes. Wild duck: In fact, “evil duck” does not exist in the world. This dish has the correct name of “mourd duck”. This type of egg is basically cancerous, so when boiled, it will be quite smelly, slightly open and rotten. However, some people are “addicted” to the smell and taste of this rotten duck egg, thinking that it is greasy, fatty, not choking like eating fresh chicken eggs. Wild ducks are sold on street vendors in every corner of Saigon. Salt and chili noodles: This is also one of the unique dishes that many people mention the name of cuisine when it comes to Saigon. This strange dish is sold in a small alley on Tran Ke Xuong street (Phu Nhuan district, HCMC). The ingredients for making a bowl of salt and pepper noodles are mainly pre-fried shrimp noodles. Noodles are dipped directly into a pot of boiling broth on a charcoal stove. After that, the noodles are picked out, put in a bowl and added with pieces of pork, seasoned with spices, fried onions, pepper, chili, fish sauce… In particular, this noodle dish cannot be without salt and chili. When eating, people will mix noodles with chili salt to create a visually appealing bowl of red noodles. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “Changing the tray of 1 million with only a few dishes, without rice and sticky rice”. Source: VTV TSTC.

However, realizing that there were many broken rice restaurants in Saigon, The boldly flew to Hanoi to start a business, hoping to bring a familiar Saigon dish to Hanoi. “In Saigon, broken rice is everywhere on the sidewalks, big and small. From large scale restaurants to small casual eateries. Everyone in this city loves to eat broken rice. They all eat in the morning, lunch, afternoon, and evening because broken rice is easy to eat and reasonably priced. The broken rice shops are crowded. So I think, trading broken rice can help make money and be successful in Hanoi”, The recounted. Broken rice is a popular dish in Saigon Think is do. In early 2019, he decided to fly to Hanoi. Here, The met some close friends and asked them for advice, looking for a place to rent space to open a broken rice restaurant. After two weeks of searching, The rented a space of 50m2, including 2 floors, in Duy Tan street, Cau Giay, Hanoi. This is a beautiful, bustling place with a lot of office people. However, the rent is extremely expensive 20 million/month. Although the rent is expensive, he saw the potential because there were many offices and many office workers, so he still decided to do it. So rent the house for 1 year but have to pay 6 months in advance. Particularly, the rent for the premises has already expired 120 million VND. He spent 30 million to buy tables and chairs, cooking utensils, dishes and 5 million to buy ingredients such as grilled ribs, grilled meat, eggs, skin, egg rolls and other side dishes… Then hire 2 more service staff, salary 4.5 million/month/person. The total cost he initially spent was more than 160 million dong. Because the process to process broken rice is quite simple and few stages, when making the dish by yourself, The also finds that it saves a lot of time and the cost of hiring staff to serve. In addition, the side dishes of broken rice are also easy to prepare and relatively cheap. “The broken rice dish only has grilled ribs, eggs, skin, and egg rolls. Side foods need cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, sauerkraut, etc. All of these foods are rustic and can be bought easily at markets,” he said. With the remaining amount of about 40 million, The thought to reserve for the procurement of raw materials and pay staff in the first 2-3 months of business when there were not many customers. The strange thing is, although the restaurant is opened in such a method, it is not as satisfactory when it opens for sale. However, when coming to Hanoi, not everyone likes this dish, even though the price of a meal of broken rice in Saigon is only 35,000 VND. “In the first month, the shop had a loss. But I think the loss of the first month is normal because the customers are not familiar. Hopefully next month more guests will come. But the next month, I still have a loss. The next month will not be able to recover, “The said. The price of each plate of broken rice is very affordable, only 35,000 VND, but on many days, it can only sell about 50 servings. Deducting the money to buy raw materials, he only made a profit of about 500,000 VND all day. This amount is only enough to pay the salaries of 2 employees, electricity and water. 3 consecutive months of losses, too panic, The started to panic and find the reason why his broken rice restaurant has good food, enthusiastic service attitude is still not crowded. Turns out, Hanoi office people don’t like to eat broken rice often. They prefer to eat at familiar restaurants that they have tried. They also prefer popular dishes such as bun cha, bun dau, pho, and banh cuon on the sidewalk rather than sitting in beautiful restaurants. In addition, on sunny days, the temperature is up to 39 degrees Celsius, the number of visitors decreases. Sometimes it’s halved. Because it’s sunny, everyone is afraid to go out, so they bring home-cooked rice. Trying to maintain the shop until the end of the 5th month, The decided to close, accepting a loss of 200 million. “Any business person opening a restaurant wants to quickly recover capital and make a profit. But now I know, just relying on the basic advantages of the dish is not enough and will still lose face. The broken rice business in Hanoi is not suitable for the culinary needs of the people here. Meanwhile, the shops of pho, bun cha, and popular snacks with no brand or name but are always full of customers even though they are located in the alley,” he concluded. Having failed with a broken rice restaurant in Hanoi, The flew back to Saigon to continue working and saving money. After nearly 2 years, he continued to rent a space of 7 million / month to open a popular broken rice restaurant. “The failure in Hanoi taught me a great lesson. It is business, life or death, success or failure, the final decision is still the habits and preferences of the people there. Then comes the quality of the food and the issue of food safety and hygiene. Moreover, my mistake when I invested in opening a broken rice restaurant outside Hanoi was that I just opened the restaurant and asked for a big business. Therefore, I should learn from others, open a small shop, and then slowly see how it expands.”

However, unlike other travel books, which often pay attention to describing what is impressive and eye-catching, this magazine talks about the author’s deep feelings for Saigon – the second homeland of Vietnam. Mrs. In addition, the book is also the feelings and attachments of the author to the regions she has passed through, with quiet and affectionate things. Saigon book, nostalgia travel (1st edition), Labor Publishing House and Chibooks published. Photo: Chibooks. Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen was born in Dien Khanh, Khanh Hoa. In 1977, she studied at the University of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City. After 4 years of studying here, she had 3 more years to work in Ho Chi Minh City before moving back to work at Khanh Hoa Department of Science and Technology until her retirement in 2014. In 2015, to live close to her children, she decided to choose Ho Chi Minh City as a place to settle down for her family. “I decided to choose Saigon as a place to settle down for my family, a land that is very loving and generous to me as well as to many people. And Nha Trang, please keep it as a place to go. I love both of these places. I love you so much, I can’t say it all. And a small part of this love lies in Saigon, roaming nostalgia “, author Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen shared. And also starting from here, with the thought that if I don’t write about Ho Chi Minh City – Saigon, it will be extremely regrettable, Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen has set a goal to learn and write about Ho Chi Minh City and start the beginning of the journey on the interlaced roads across the city. With a camera and a bus as her main vehicle, she “scoured” the whole city and went to places that even people who have lived in this city for many years may not know. And from this journey (in the period from 2015-2018) Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen was formed Saigon, roaming nostalgia. Author Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen. Photo: Chibooks. The book consists of 38 articles, divided into 5 parts. Part 1: Saigon , including 15 articles: Morning walk, There is a seat like that!, Where is the sound of cicadas?, Not far away!, Life is still flowing!, There is a very young Saigon!… These are stories and places that are encountered daily by the author in the process of getting acquainted and attached to his second homeland. For Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen, it is very natural for Saigon to become the land of the inhabitants, and each person, with his own reasons, has come to this city as a charm, in which the author no exceptions. Having known Saigon since 1973, when she first came to this land with the first three times, then lived and studied for 7 years here, now coming back, Dao Thi Thanh Tuyen has integrated into its flow, to write. so simple, everyday stories. The author also explores the peaceful, peaceful beauty of the city behind the skyscrapers, behind the hustle and bustle, but only when walking, cycling or sitting on a certain bus route. is being able to meet, to be able to hear, to be able to enjoy it all… Not only writing about Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, roaming nostalgia talking about some other places, some other countries. Part 2: Tra Vinh with article Green trees, blue sky, white clouds and rice fields and part 3: Ha Giang with article RED Quiet in Meo Vac , the author has meticulously recounted his trip with his own perspective and discovery. Part 4: Southeast Asia with 8 articles: Warm eyes, Some young Vietnamese I met in Parke (Laos), Four days through four countries, Afternoon rain in Yangon… These are the author’s travelogue notes from trips to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia, bringing new experiences to even those who have been to these lands. Part 5: Wandering the nostalgia, There are 13 articles: Ancient citadel, Eating squid cake at Chut market, Remembering Cua Be Nha Trang, Fence vegetables, Country soul!, Missing eggplant… The author brings us back to Nha Trang with its beloved places, with memories of childhood, with “ specialties “Beautiful homeland, nowhere else has… Comments on Saigon, roaming nostalgia, Literature doctor Ha Thanh Van said: “Reading this book, we know more about the beautiful scenery, know more about the food, know more about the places and the most important thing we know about Vietnam. , especially Saigon has a lot of very beautiful places that we can roam. In addition, we can also open our eyes to other countries.”

The unique element of old Saigon coffee compared to many other shops is the spacious, airy garden landscape, filled with the scent of flowers. Instead of modern architecture based on concrete and reinforced concrete, the restaurant has oriented to a separate route with an almost absolute natural landscape. Besides the rustic wooden tables and chairs, there are subtle features of wild flowers, trees, … All create a romantic space that few other places in Kinh Bac have. The outside scene of the old Saigon Coffee The path around the garden is green lawn stretching, everywhere are flower pots swaying and blooming, just looking at it makes you feel very peaceful. Surely you will be very pleased if you have the opportunity to see them a few times. A little bit of old Saigon In the old Saigon, Hieu Hoang’s coffee was always bustling with people coming to enjoy. With a total garden area up to hundreds of square meters. Here, he has displayed more than 70 different varieties of flowers, making it an ideal place for those who love nature-style cafes. The familiar guests of the old Saigon Coffe Mr. Ta Quang Thang (Gia Binh town, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province) said: “The old Saigon coffee shop is a place I often go to because I can enjoy good coffee and see beautiful flowers at the same time. . The owner here is very hospitable, often sharing about how to take care of the garden so that it is lush, helping me gain more experience in growing trees and flowers. When you feel like you need an ideal space to relax, old Saigon coffee is a suggestion worth considering. Being immersed in a fresh flower garden with a very pleasant atmosphere and sipping a cup of fragrant coffee, everyone who has heard of it must feel excited, right?

Beef hot pot “graveyard”: The beef hotpot restaurant “graveyard” is located on Nguyen Thi Dinh street, District 2, City. HCM. This place has existed for 15 years now, with a name quite familiar to young Saigonese. This creepy-named restaurant is usually very crowded, you only need 130,000 VND to enjoy a hot pot of hot pot with many attractive side dishes. There are many graves around the shop, which makes many people wary when coming here. The space is airy, clean with delicious food taste and affordable price. This is what keeps people coming back. “Ma” tea: This is a common name for a Chinese-origin tea shop located just near the Soai Kinh Lam fabric market (District 5, HCMC). The tea shop is located in an old house that is more than 70 years old, passed down through 4 generations. Because the shop usually sells until late at night, under the dim and dim street lights, many people call the shop “ghost tea”. Those who have once enjoyed “ghost tea” here have the same comment that the tea has a delicious and delicate taste that is unforgettable. Many guests eat at a time up to 4, 5 types of tea at a time. Each type has its own unique flavor that makes customers full but still hungry. The tea shop serves a variety of teas with distinctive and delicate flavors. The tea dishes here all have quite unique names such as hot/cold boiled chicken seeds, Quy Linh Cao, red apple longan, chicken seed root powder, bo bo quail eggs, etc. Broken rice “ghost”: On Dinh Tien Hoang street in Binh Thanh district, there is a broken rice shop that almost only appears at dusk and then disappears again at dawn. Therefore, the name “rice broken rice” is also associated with this restaurant for that reason. In fact, the shop called Huyen broken rice is located in an alley on busy Dinh Tien Hoang street. Just hearing the name, everyone feels “chilled” a bit, but in fact, the restaurant is famous because the secret of the dish is quite special compared to many other places. In addition to the familiar broken ribs – pork – cha, guests can order other side dishes such as grilled chicken, soups, and soups. Only a few small tables are displayed along the alley with the price is not cheap, but this restaurant still does not see the absence of visitors every day. Sticky rice “morgue”: Originally a car selling sticky rice on Tran Phu Street, it is located right at two funeral homes, so this sticky rice restaurant has such a “scary” name. The highlight of the restaurant is the famous delicious salty sticky rice, along with the very cheap price of only 10,000 VND/serving. Hot sticky rice is delicately wrapped in banana leaves to create a delicious feeling, served with cotton balls, sausages sprinkled with a little spicy sauce and a little fried onion fat, making many people eat once but remember forever. The restaurant has been around for 40 years and is open for sale from 16-24 hours daily. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “Chaosing the tray of 1 million dishes with only a few dishes, not including rice and sticky rice”. Source: VTV TSTC.

Inside the Old Saigon Coffee shop. Sharing about the idea of ​​a coffee shop combined with a garden, Mr. Hieu Hoang confided: “ This unique business model is the work of nearly ten years of my passion for collecting, planting and exchanging beautiful plant and flower varieties from all over the country. Up to now, the development of the garden has helped me satisfy my passion and have a stable source of income in life. “. If you come to Saigon Xua Coffee in the morning, immerse yourself in the green space with the chirping of birds, customers will fully feel the light, quiet, very “rustic” and relaxed atmosphere with the fragrance. of orchids. At night, Saigon Xua Coffee even more evokes nostalgic features of a Saigon town in the 70s and 80s, very suitable for lovers who need a romantic scene in the old mossy, shimmering space. spirit under the golden light. The yellow light emanating from the lanterns dangling from the tree branches or the light from the house pillars and somewhere are the flashing lights…helping the shop “fascinate” those who love beauty. Mr. Hieu shared that guests coming to the shop were all delighted by the “artworks of art” of nature. Not only that, the bar is highly appreciated by many people for its quality drinks. Although the menu is not too many dishes like other addresses, in return all are very delicious, once used, you will never forget. Mr. Hieu Hoang uses for the shop a clean, chemical-free coffee, roasting and processing it by himself, so each cup of Saigon Xua Coffee’s coffee has a strong, seductive flavor. In addition to coffee, the shop’s drinks also have rich and delicious smoothies, juices and teas. This is really the ideal destination for those who want to have a peaceful place to return to after tired working hours and struggling with the hustle and bustle of life out there. Owner Hieu Hoang and guests at “Old Saigon”. Saigon Xua Coffee is like a miniature garden with countless flowers blooming everywhere, especially orchids. The shop is loved by its very poetic space, which can be said to be the perfect combination between the beauty of nature and the delicate hands of man. Thanks to a stable customer base, so far Mr. Hieu has built 3 bases for his green space cafe model: 2 in Bac Ninh, 1 in Thai Nguyen with frequent visitors. Mr. Hieu is also cherishing plans to expand and develop more facilities for Saigon Xua Coffee in some northern provinces. If you are too familiar with the bustling, modern spaces of the city and want to find a strange but close space, quiet and peaceful, with mossy and bold colors of nostalgia, then Saigon Xua Coffee is a great choice. Ideal choice for diners.

Tam’s house is 40m2 wide, the total floor area is 175m2. The house consists of 5 floors, 1 ground floor, 3 floors and terrace with full function rooms such as living room, kitchen – dining room, 1 master bedroom, 1 bedroom for mother, 1 dressing room and working room. Nguyen Quang Tam in his favorite area of ​​the house. (Photo: Nguyen Quang Tam) Hunting for mutant leaves is one of the trends that many people are interested in, even with leaves up to several hundred million dong. (Photo: Nguyen Quang Tam) Anh Tam currently owns about 50 different types of ornamental leaves with many precious and unique lines. However, he affirmed, the collection of trees comes entirely from the love of nature and green space, not hunting for business purposes. (Photo: Nguyen Quang Tam) Because of the passion for planting trees, the owner cleverly arranges ornamental plants suitable for each functional area. Not only adorn the living space, but trees also help purify the air, creating a feeling of comfort and relaxation. Mr. Tam collects plants by line such as alocasia, anthurium, philodendron…, including both Vietnamese and foreign seedlings. In order to choose the right plants, he had to spend a lot of time and effort, from buying and earning from gardeners in Saigon and Da Lat to ordering from abroad such as Japan, Thailand, and Ecuador. In addition to the trees placed in the functional areas, he mainly grows trees in the front yard and on the terrace because it is easy to care for and the trees grow well. During the care process, Mr. Tam pays attention to providing water and light suitable for each type of tree. He uses coir mixed with some kind of pumice stone instead of using soil to help plants have better growth. Mr. Tam’s investment for ornamental plants in the house is about 300 million VND. Spacious terrace, designed with an outdoor bath and eye-catching decoration like a miniature resort. (Photo: Nguyen Quang Tam) This area uses white as the main color, combined with small logs to decorate the ceiling wall, bringing a familiar and close space in the middle of a modern house. (Photo: Nguyen Quang Tam) The function rooms in the house are designed in a modern and luxurious way but still ensure ventilation, maximum light and closeness to nature thanks to the lush green pots. The bedroom has luxurious furniture. Gray, black, white, and brown tones are harmoniously combined, creating a cozy, closeness, and expressing the personality of the owner. As a busy person, the owner prefers a simple design. Household items are not too many, suitable for the single life of the homeowner.

[…] When I first came to Saigon in the summer of 1972, my father let me go by plane. Perhaps, it was an unforgettable experience with the eagerness of a 13-year-old boy to go out for the first time in his life by such modern means, to a famous and magnificent city known only through books, television or songs; in other words, is somewhere too splendid, luxurious only in dreams.. The father and son went into the house of a relative whom my father called aunt. I remember, the old woman was about 70 years old, her hair was white, and her hair was in a neat bun. A small house in an alley on Yen Do Street (now Ly Chinh Thang), fell in love a few sections. There was a smell behind the house that I couldn’t describe what it was, years later I kept calling it “the smell of Saigon”, rising from the water below (visible through the cracks in the wooden floor). I just wanted to be taken to the street by my father, somewhere to escape this dark smell. However, that family was large and my father had to sit down and talk to them so many things that I could only wander in front of the house looking at the restaurants in the alley, not daring to step out behind, just afraid of encountering the horrible smell. that great. Then I gradually got used to the smell (taste) of Saigon (tired, lack, hunger, despair, hope, joy, sadness…) after having seven years of studying and working here. In the evenings when I go to teach about cycling uphill to Kieu Bridge, I think, sometimes it is the color and smell of canal water that makes it hard for people to forget Saigon. Many years later, when I returned to Nha Trang to work, I still had business trips to Saigon only to realize, if I had a vacation to go somewhere, the first place I would choose was still Saigon. Until the kids went to school here, my trips became more frequent. Saigon book, nostalgia roaming. Photo: ChiBooks. Ever since the discovery of a Saigon scented with porcelain flowers, sweet with the scent of the wall, I turned back the route of walking, did not go to Gia Dinh park but changed direction to the embankment. I can turn any way from Phan Xich Long. Sometimes I wander in small alleys, through spontaneous markets serving small villages that have been associated with the (probably) eternal morning rhythm, from the butcher to the vegetable shop. The alleys of Saigon are not much different from when I was 13 years old until now, more than 50 years. Still the greeting with a slightly southern accent, such innocent and resigned female figures. And even though intentionally… lost my way, I still reached the embankment. The sun was just rising, a sharp, round pink slowly emerged behind the tall buildings. The wind caresses. Some people walk, people swing on gym equipment, people sit on stone benches… The road around the embankment is very empty in the morning, making me see how spacious Saigon is. Passing a garbage collection station, I stopped and observed the daily work of the workers of the urban environment company. The crane from above picks up the trash cans to the canoes parked below. There are two workers to pick up and stow. The canoe started to back up when there were enough barrels and stopped a dense group of water hyacinths, each with a club, pulling the water hyacinth up and putting it in the box. The other canoes continued to run in different directions. I had mornings walking to the embankment, enjoying the fresh air, completely cool and no longer had the “smell of Saigon” of the age of 13. In the free evening, I invited my children to drive to the embankment and watch. The apartment block is printed on the black sky, there are small bright squares, colorful lights, as beautiful as a picture. When looking at the lonely moon, how vast is the sky! When I go to work, before going home, I run around the section of Kieu Bridge – Hoang Hoa Tham Bridge – Tran Khanh Du Bridge to see a row of high-rise buildings “lighting” behind the colorful periwinkle flowers, rows of green ornamental areca trees. , rows of white and red porcelain trees, rows of thin-walled micro-wings, purple mausoleums, yellow scallops… and turned the car around when it hit the roadblock at the construction site. Just remember, all these years in and out of Saigon, I’ve never driven along the Nhieu Loc canal, but heard it’s just over eight kilometers. I asked my son, the middle generation 9X, in the old summers when my mother let me go to Saigon to play, did I ever smell the bad smell of this channel. My child answered no. For a moment, life is long, then you will taste the “smell” of Saigon, the smell of life, but completely no longer have the Saigon smell of when I was 13… Tell your children, when you are tired, try to ignore all the troubles, hustles, fights, and hustles out there and think of Saigon’s porcelain-scented moon seasons like this one to forget and recharge. next step!

In any season of the year, the rose garden on Ms. Hien’s terrace blooms brilliantly. Can’t believe I can grow a beautiful flower garden In the afternoon, the sun went out, Dinh Thi Dieu Hien (living in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City) went up to the terrace again, immersed in the blooming rose garden, emitting a sweet scent. She said, up to now, she does not believe that she can grow such a beautiful rose garden. Because, the rose is a species suitable for temperate climate while HCMC is hot all year round. Hien said, she grows flowers because she loves and wants to beautify her house. So, when she saw that the balconies of many houses abroad were covered with roses, she dreamed of being able to grow this flower on her balcony. The flower garden has many different types of domestic and imported roses. That passion burned even more when she noticed that there was a movement to grow infrared flowers in Vietnam. Unable to wait any longer, she ordered a pot of roses from Phu Tho province to plant on the balcony of the house. “Red is very red. Must understand to take care of flowers. At first, I only planted persimmons in the balconies. However, here the tree does not have enough sunlight, so it is very weak, giving small, few flowers. So I put the flowers on the terrace for the plants to have enough sun and then brought the plants back to the old location, “said Hien. To plant such a beautiful flower garden on the terrace, Hien spent 3 years tinkering and experimenting. Moving the trees constantly made her tired and came up with the idea to turn the empty terrace into a flower garden to grow roses. However, when moving the tree to the terrace, she had to face the reality of hot weather, burning hot sun. In order for the plant to grow well, for beautiful flowers, she tinkered and found her own flower care formula. She said: “In the balcony with little sun, every day I just spray the leaves thoroughly in the morning. If it’s too hot, in the afternoon I just mist the leaves and spray before 5pm. The fertilizing regime also reduces high-protein fertilizers because less sunlight and more protein are easy to cause diseases. In the early years, she fell under stress because the flower growing failed continuously. “When planted on the terrace, the tree will get more sun and wind. Therefore, I watered twice a day, sprayed the leaves thoroughly in the morning and afternoon. In addition, I also pay attention to shading the pot with straw, pine bark … or growing vegetables and short-rooted flowers that both provide oxygen and cool the pink roots,” she added. Insomnia, awake because of flowers She said, in order to accumulate that experience, she spent sleepless nights just thinking and trying to make the garden live and bloom beautifully. In the first year of planting flowers, Hien almost always fell into a state of stress, stress by investing effort and money, but the tree did not sprout, give buds, bloom. Up to now, she has found her own secret to being able to grow all kinds of roses on the terrace of her house. Not giving up, she joined and learned from rose-growing associations and groups. She applies that technique to her flower garden and then spends time researching and gaining more experience from the fact that she takes care of flowers every day in the garden. Finally, after 3 years, she understood and grasped the characteristics of roses. Even, she has accumulated experience and techniques for growing roses on the terrace in the year-round hot weather of Ho Chi Minh City. After 3 years, she has covered her empty terrace with many kinds of roses for bright, fragrant flowers. She shared: “Hong loves the sun, in addition to the need for 3 hours of sunshine or more, it also needs the following factors: first soil, second pot, three varieties. Fertilizer is just the last addition. My soil composition consists of: 25% finely ground alluvial soil, 45% vermicompost, treated coir, smoked rice husks, bat manure and perlite. She also noted that the mixing of the soil must ensure that the soil is loose and well-drained. Because persimmons must be planted in pots, placed on the terrace, the pots also have certain criteria. Ms. Hien’s experience is that it is necessary to choose a good drainage pot, even after buying it, she also drills more drainage holes. To maintain the flower garden, Ms. Hien spends a lot of effort and time taking care of it with her own techniques. In addition, Ms. Hien also listed techniques for fertilizing plants. She always spends a weekend to fertilize and spray her flower garden. Up to now, Ms. Hien has in hand the technique of fertilizing roses according to a specific formula and experience. One of the factors for the tree to flower wrongly and continuously is the pruning technique. These techniques include: choosing a fertilizer that provides adequate nutrition for each stage of the plant, when fertilizing, it must be applied 2-5cm from the wall of the pot, 3 days before the flowers die, apply fertilizer to provide a lot of phosphorus to stimulate the roots. For the next sprout, after cutting the flowers, fertilizing provides a lot of nitrogen, applying oil cake in combination with watering the roots with seaweed… Especially, she grows flowers without using drugs and chemical fertilizers, but only using natural products. In particular, Ms. Hien grows completely organic roses and does not use any drugs or chemical fertilizers. When it comes to dealing with pests, she only uses neem oil, orange essential oil, etc. Therefore, her flower garden is extremely safe for family members. Even now, even though she is pregnant and nearing her due date, she still goes to the terrace, goes to the rose garden to see flowers, and takes care of the plants every day. So the flower garden is not only beautiful but also very safe. Hien’s family members are very fond of flower gardens. Currently, the flower garden on the terrace of Ms. Hien has many varieties of Vietnamese roses such as: Sapa ancient roses, Hai Phong ancient roses. There are also many beautiful and attractive infrared flowers such as: Soeur Emmanuelle, Juliet, Mac Spice, Angela, Masora, Mon Coeur, Friendship of Strangers, Purple Ice Cream, Corail Gelee, Katherine Blue, Amandine Chanel , Pope John Paul II, Double Delight… Even though she is pregnant, Hien can still go to the flower garden to look at the flowers and inhale the sweet fragrance of the roses. Ms. Hien further shared that, in order for roses to have beautiful and regular flowers, tree pruning occupies an extremely important position in the care process. For each type of persimmon, she has a specific way of pruning branches. In addition to roses, Hien is currently growing some fresh vegetables and fruits to add to her menu every day. She shared: “When the persimmon lines are cut, keep watching from the flower to 5-6 axillary leaves, choose the axillary with the most beautiful sprout eye to cut. The bush line should be cut 2-3 axillary leaves, inflorescence line, cut below 4-5 leaf axils. “Cut off all the bad branches, the tree is easy to give root sprouts with long bunches of flowers. If you want the tree to bloom at the same time, when you cut the dead flowers, you should cut them only once, if the flowers bloom before they fade, just leave them on the tree and wait for them to bloom. After finishing, cut it,” added Hien. Posts: Nguyen Son Image: Characters provided

Previously, he planted ornamental plants to decorate the balcony. After that, when participating in online tree planting associations and groups and visiting some friends’ gardens, he decided to buy pots and land to plant to have clean vegetables and tubers to provide for family meals. The largest squash that Mr. Liem planted weighed 34.4 kg. “At first, it was quite difficult for me to create a garden because I just started doing it, there were still many things to be surprised about. Besides, it is not easy to transport land and materials to the 4th floor by stairs, “he said. He grows plants in paint buckets because they are durable. Before adding soil, he lined the bottom of the barrel with a layer of coal slag, punched holes in the side, about 5cm from the bottom. The coal slag layer is used to retain water and nutrients. If you are busy with work or away from home for a few days and don’t water your plants, naturally, the roots will find themselves at the bottom to absorb water, so you are not afraid of the plants wilting. Regarding the problem of water seeping into the ceiling, Mr. Liem said: “The pots are all raised by me. The barrels are perforated across the side so that if too much water flows out, I know to stop watering. From there, I avoid the phenomenon of water seeping into the ceiling.” Mr. Liem also advises families who want to plant trees on the terrace, right from the start, they should invest in waterproofing ceilings for peace of mind when starting to work. The biggest fruit in Mr. Liem’s ​​garden is squash. Normally, he gets more than 10kg of fruit, the largest fruit is more than 34kg. However, he said, the large fruit is often pale, not good to eat, so he uses it to make jam or cook squash juice to drink every day. In addition to squash, he also planted “terrible” gourds, kale, and American figs… “Kale is a foreign variety, then imported to Vietnam. I found it interesting and researched on my own how to make cabbage grow well. With American figs, currently, the tree has given fruit to eat. Every day the tree gives about 5-7 fruits, very delicious and sweet”, he said. The white bitter melon is almost as big as a 1.5 liter plastic bottle. Seeing that there were friends in the vegetable growing group showing off white, large fruits of bitter melon, he asked for seeds to plant. Each of these bitter melons can be as big as a 1.5-liter plastic bottle. Mr. Liem spends 2-3 hours/day in the morning and 1-2 hours/day in the afternoon for the garden. He usually watered in the morning and afternoon and limited watering in the evening. In his experience, watering in the evening, drenched in water, will become the ideal environment for pests to develop. “Every day, I have to go up to check for pests. Want less pests, you must treat the soil well, helping pathogens from the ground reduce. To prevent pests and yellow flies from damaging the plants from the outside, I hang more camphor balls to keep them away.” At first, the wife was worried that he would have a hard time planting a garden, but now she is more supportive of her husband because the garden makes him happy. In addition, in recent years, their family no longer has to buy vegetables and fruits from the market. Even if he couldn’t eat it all, Liem’s ​​family also brought gifts to friends and relatives. See more pictures of Mr. Liem’s ​​terrace garden: Oversized squash requires a stand. Mr. Liem also planted “terrible” gourd varieties. Bitter melon is almost as big as a 1.5 liter plastic bottle. Not only big, the rig is also very wrong. My figs give very delicious and sweet fruit. The garden also has very large aloe vera plants. The melons are very long. For many years, Mr. Liem’s ​​family did not have to buy more vegetables and tubers at the market. He also gave it to neighbors and relatives. The kale plants planted by Mr. Liem also give very large leaves. His secret is to focus on quality over quantity, planting only one plant in each pot.

This is the emotion that was engraved in my memory the first time I set foot at Mien Dong bus station. Lost and insecure, precarious as if walking on a bumpy slope. But the emotion in the early 90s of the last century was something full and hot, and this time it was a bit more profound. The only thing that has not changed and has become familiar is the coffee atmosphere that we can easily feel in any coffee shop in Saigon. Although I have settled in Saigon for more than twenty years, half the time in my homeland, there is no Landmark in Saigon that makes me remember much. The things imprinted in my brain are just nameless little things. For example, the General’s shrine is in a certain alley near Saigon station that I can no longer locate. The temple is just an altar in the style of Mr. Dia, located in the most spacious part of the alley. The shrine is modest, but the smoke of incense sticks out all day. Nearby is a toad cafe owned by an alley gang boss. Somehow, I got used to this “brutal” guy. Perhaps the naivety of a teenager from distant Quang Nam touched his heart? No, the reason is from the shrine. He told me that the General was “outside” everywhere. A few years ago, his junior brought back an old bag. It claimed “stealing” from an old man outside the station. Inside were only a few old clothes, a tin box containing a strange black powder. When he was depressed, another kid running from the station said that the old man was rolling around crying near death on the platform, his head was covered with blood. In the end, the senior had to go to the place to witness the incident and understand everything. That tin box contained something very sacred: remains. That old man was a son from Quang Nam who went to collect his father’s bones to bring back to his hometown and then it happened as we know it. The brothers and sisters forced the junior to return the bag and especially the tin box to the old man, but he claimed that it had already been spilled. The little black powder in the tin box was thrown down the alley, right where the General’s shrine is now. The junior thought for a while and then jumped out near the canal. After a while it brought back a pile of black soil… When the old man received his bag back, and especially when he saw that the tin box was still intact, he was as happy as if he had caught gold. As for the brothers and sisters, they found the altar and placed it right where the junior had dropped the bones. Since then, the temple has been taken care of by the whole gang, and smoked fruit incense all day. The General was also tolerant when he didn’t blame the people who pulled vertically, but also occasionally hit a few numbers. And he became famous from there. I once dared to ask “your hand” why did you call the General? “Hands and sisters” explained that to win such a lottery, it must be done by the General. The General’s Shrine and your coffee shop toads are what make me picture Saigon most vividly, in a way that nothing in this land can replace. Then there are so many places I have been, the roads I have walked, until now, I can no longer imagine. But the feeling they give me is still intact. A coffee shop toad disappeared somewhere under the floor of a building. An attractive road leading to Long An in the past, has now been replaced by a luxurious and busy urban area. Then Binh Dong wharf, which contains the development history of this land, now who has the strength to recall? But one thing that never dies is the emotion they sow in our brains. Saigon will forever be there no matter how many conspiracies across this land. For one thing, those who come first or come late, come in a friendly attitude or steal, will sooner or later be tamed by this land. As well as the very familiar coffee atmosphere that I encountered even in a strange place. We will remember the roads we have walked, and we will also remember the roads we have never walked. The emotion that Saigon sows in the souls of predestined people is immortal.

1. Broken rice “garbage dump” There are many “top” broken rice shops in Saigon and when it comes to mentioning, it is impossible not to list them in the famous landfill broken rice restaurant on Le Van Linh small street, behind Xom Chieu market (District 4). . The rice here is standard broken rice, the food comes from grilled ribs, fried chicken, skin fibers, meat rolls to omelettes, sausages, braised meat, shrimp, stuffed squid, shumai … each dish is presented. beautifully presented, lustrous, lustrous colors. 2. Sticky rice “morgue” The reason for this creepy name is because the car is located right opposite the funeral home on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street (District 5). Sticky rice is placed in banana leaves, when holding it hot, the whole hand. A pack of sticky rice consists of a piece of white sticky rice with the palm of your hand, topped with thin pate, sausage, cotton balls, peanuts and sprinkled with fried onion fat… looks extremely attractive. 3. Bread “olip” For a long time, Saigon has been considered the birthplace of the famous Vietnamese-style burger, and if there is a Saigon sandwich address that is mentioned and recommended by many international websites, it is probably it. A “legendary” bakery that many people know called “Banh Mi O Lip” is located on Le Thi Rieng Street (District 1). With the price of up to 30,000 VND / drive, but every evening until late at night, there is always a group of people with dozens of motorbikes, large and small, standing in the middle of Le Thi Rieng street to buy cakes. 4. Crazy duck In fact, “bad ducks” do not exist in the world. This dish has the correct name of “mourd duck”. This type of egg is basically cancerous, so when boiled, it will be quite smelly, slightly open and rotten. However, some people are “addicted” to the smell and taste of this rotten duck egg, thinking that it is greasy, fatty, not choking like eating fresh chicken eggs. Ducks are sold on street vendors in every corner of Saigon. 5. Orange Tea Cam tea has a strange name, but it is actually a common name for tea dishes originating from Cambodians living in Saigon. Cambodian tea has many differences from Vietnamese tea, in which, the most characteristic is that all tea flavors are made from jaggery, not alum or white sugar. Other ingredients are also very special and fancy such as pumpkin, fried banana with coconut, yellow egg noodles, coconut milk … You can enjoy orange tea at Le Hong Phong market (District 10, City). Ho Chi Minh City). 6. Salt and chili noodles The ingredients for making a bowl of salt and pepper noodles are mainly pre-fried shrimp noodles. Noodles are dipped directly into a pot of boiling broth on a charcoal stove. After that, the noodles are picked out, put in a bowl and add a piece of pork, seasoned with spices, fried onions, pepper, chili, fish sauce, … In particular, this noodle dish cannot lack chili salt. When eating, people will mix noodles with chili salt to create a visually appealing bowl of red noodles. This strange dish is sold in a small alley on Tran Ke Xuong street (Phu Nhuan district, HCMC). 7. Peach tea The concept of peach tea was first known in Saigon with the main drink being tea bags added with peach flavor and crispy golden peach pieces. People can buy peach tea everywhere from luxurious, expensive cafes to plastic take away cups quickly wrapped by the roadside. Then, handmade peach tea, online peach tea, zip bag peach tea … race up, the price is just like that, ranging from 15-50k/cup. 8. Crab soup cake There are many theories about the origin of crab soup, but anyone who comes to Saigon must admit that crab cake in Saigon is very delicious and unique. The dish is not only attracted by its distinctive aroma, but also fascinates diners by its shiny, stocky big crab and the price is very affordable. 9. Mixed rice paper For Northerners, rice paper is just for rolling spring rolls and salad, but for Saigon people, “mixed rice paper” is a wonderful and delicious snack with ingredients including soft, chewy rice paper and full of dried beef, mango, quail eggs… and very attractive sweet and sour sauce. 10. cadet sticky rice Not having an easy-to-understand name like ordinary sticky rice, cade sticky rice is made from sticky sticky rice blown with fragrant coconut milk, the cade part is made from simple ingredients egg yolk, milk, and sugar according to a recipe. Unique recipe requires meticulousness and skill of the processor to get a delicious, smooth cade. This sticky rice dish decades ago was brought by the Chinese to Saigon and taken as a means of livelihood, but up to now, there is only one small sticky rice car in Saigon remaining at the corner of Tran intersection. Phu intersects with Nguyen Tri Phuong (District 5).

Butterfly pea flower sticky rice hoa Impressive thanks to the unique green color. Sauerkraut with salted egg, grilled spring rolls, grilled meat, beef patties, rimmed chicken, pate… can be combined in the ration according to the customers’ choice. Onions, cilantro, laksa leaves, pickles, peanuts, and chili peppers also help you eat less. Sellers wrap sticky rice in eco-friendly lotus leaves. Each piece costs 30,000-40,000 VND, you can buy it at Tan Tan shop (Vinh Vien Street, District 10). The restaurant is open from 7am to 10pm. Image: Binating_ . Sticky rice with chicken thighs covered with fried onions, cilantro suitable for foodies to enjoy at any time of the day. The sticky rice is soft, fragrant and hot, the ingredients are in harmony with the taste. Binh Tien restaurant uses banana leaves to wrap sticky rice and neatly boxed it for customers to order, the price is 30,000 VND/box. Shop from 10am to 10:45pm. Image: Foodboysg . Slanted away It is favored by many people because of its golden color, delicious plasticity, and fat. The seller uses a knife to slice thin green beans on top of the sticky rice, drizzle with chicken fat and add fried onions. Sticky rice can be eaten with sausages, rolls, cotton balls… With only 18,000-33,000 VND, you have the opportunity to enjoy this delicious dish when ordering at Xoi Xeo La Sen restaurant (Ly Chinh Thang Street, District 1, district). 3). The shop is open from 6:30 to 10:30 and from 17 to 21 every day. The hot fragrant sticky rice is sold by the seller using banana leaves, lotus leaves lining the bottom. Image: 9493.corner . Colorful sticky rice including flavors such as gac, butterfly pea, mung bean, black bean, peanut, charcoal sticky rice, pandan leaf, camellia leaf and even sticky rice. Smoked sticky rice in Thi Nghe market area (Binh Thanh district) is where you can experience this eye-catching dish. Diners enjoy sticky rice with coconut milk, shredded young coconut and sesame salt. Each piece costs only 25,000 VND, sold at 15 to 20 hours daily. Image: Tebefood . Glutinous sticky rice has a harmonious taste of fatty, salty, sweet, and no food coloring, so it appeals to all ages. Ms. Thuy’s shop (Le Van Sy street, District 3) has been around for nearly 20 years, where you can find and enjoy this kind of sticky rice. The type of sticky rice is imported from Cambodia by the owner, so it has a very unique flavor. Sticky rice seeds are flexible, bloom evenly, mixed with sugar, coconut milk, beaten green beans, grated coconut fiber, sesame salt, onion fat and wrapped with paper rice paper. The shop sells at 12:30-19:00 every day. Price is about 15,000 VND for a piece of sticky rice. Image: Damanfood . humiliating sticky rice has a fragrant plasticity from sticky rice seeds mixed with rich braised meat sauce. The outstanding part with the pork belly has only a crispy skin, covered with onion and peanut fat, so it is not boring to eat. Lanh Binh Thang Street, District 11, is the area where you can find this delicious Chinese sticky rice dish. The restaurant’s operating hours are 6-12 hours, suitable for diners to enjoy a quality breakfast. Image: _Kat0608. Fried sticky rice with the price of only 6,000 VND/piece is also a street food worth trying in Saigon. You can choose meat, cat mushrooms or eggs, onions combined with cotton to sip. Chien Chau shop (Nguyen Binh Khiem street, District 1) sells this kind of sticky rice with crispy shell, soft, soft and strange inside at 10-15pm on weekdays. Image: Biteallfood . Tips for making simple crispy fried sticky rice The simple way of making with glutinous rice brings crispy fried sticky rice, suitable for both adults and children.

Not only belongs to the association of solid rears of Vietnamese male artists, Minh Ha is also a hot – mom with the largest number of children in the entertainment industry. It is worth noting that despite having gone through 4 births and entering the hash age, the young and beautiful beauty of Ly Hai’s wife still makes the sisters’ association fascinated. Recently, the beauty born in 1985 continues to affirm her undefeated youthful style just through an act of sharing the image of 6 years ago. Although the image quality is not so perfect, Minh Ha’s beauty is highly eye-catching. In an article sharing memories exactly 6 years ago, not only the first son, Minh Ha impressed with her sweet and beautiful appearance even though she was a mother of one child at that time. The curly curly hair combined with the goofy bangs is also the “specialty” of Ly Hai’s wife’s appearance for a while. As soon as the picture was posted, below the comment section, people all praised Minh Ha’s face that day – now. Some people even think that Ly Hai’s wife is getting younger and younger. Indeed, despite growing old, but Minh Ha’s beauty seems to persist with time. Comparing a few more pictures of her hot girl a decade ago, people will have to admire the beauty of Saigon at the peak of beauty. Once a popular hot girl in Saigon, Minh Ha impressed with her Vline face, high nose bridge, big round eyes and especially bright and smooth skin. When she returned to the house with Ly Hai in 2010 and continuously gave birth to a child for the male artist, Minh Ha’s beauty was still not lost, but even younger. After 4 births, Minh Ha is now somewhat more loving and gentle than before, but if I don’t say it, no one would believe that she has entered the age of 35. Even in an image of the 20th wedding anniversary released a while ago, when compared to the 2010 wedding photos, people were even more “red in the eyes” jealous of Minh Ha. Because while the husband has to face many signs of aging, the mother of 4 children is still as sweet as an admirable 20-year-old girl. It can be said that for women, in addition to a beautiful body, youthful beauty is always what anyone wishes to have. Especially for women who are over 30 like Minh Ha, how to keep the beauty of spring and green naturally is always a difficult problem. And if you are still looking for a suitable answer, you can refer to the following tips: In addition to the natural beauty available, the reason why Minh Ha is young, healthy, has a beautiful body and attractive skin all comes from the secrets of her own conclusions. For example, taking care of your skin with natural ingredients or practicing yoga. 1. Wash your face with rice water According to the US National Institutes of Health, rice water is rich in vitamins and minerals and antioxidants that are extremely good for the skin. Besides, using rice water to wash your face also supports increasing collagen in the skin, making your skin supple and preventing wrinkles more effectively. For an effective facial cleansing rice water recipe, start by taking half a cup of rice and rinsing it several times, then add 2 cups of water and soak the rice for 15 minutes. Finally, strain the rice and store the rice water in an airtight bottle at room temperature. You should only use rice water for only 1-2 days, for too long the rice water will be damaged and lose its quality. 2. Eat a healthy diet If you pay close attention to people with good “face” ability, you will see that their diet is always scientific and healthy. Accordingly, instead of using refined foods or bottled juices, get into the habit of eating fresh and less processed foods. In addition, make sure your body always fully absorbs nutrients from groups such as fish, grains, green vegetables, fruits… Limiting meat intake and choosing nutritious fish with omega-3s such as tuna, salmon, mackerel, etc. will not only help prevent aging but also promote health. 3. Maintain collagen levels in the body Collagen is an important protein for the skin. When your body is deficient in collagen, you will look older than your actual age. Therefore, for women who have entered the hash age, collagen supplementation should be a top priority when taking care of beauty. You can find collagen-rich foods like bone broth, fish, chicken, egg whites, green vegetables or citrus fruits… to add to your daily meals. In addition, collagen is also available in the form of tablets. 4. Drink green tea every day Instead of drinking carbonated soft drinks or bottled juice, you can choose to use green tea water every day. This is a drink that is very rich in antioxidants, so it is very beneficial for beauty and health. Besides, you can take advantage of green tea grounds to apply on your face as a mask to help remove small wrinkles, tighten pores and detoxify the skin. 5. Protect yourself from the sun If you do not know, the sun contains UVA and UVB rays, in addition to damaging the skin, easily leading to skin cancer, but also has the ability to accelerate the aging process. If the skin is exposed to the sun without shield or protection, the collagen structure will be destroyed, wrinkles appear earlier. Therefore, do not skip the step of applying sunscreen as well as always use a hat, mask and glasses when going out. According to experts, even in overcast weather, 80% of ultraviolet rays can still penetrate clouds. Therefore, sunscreen is an inseparable item that any woman should keep by her side.

Nguyen Thanh Thao Nhi (21 years old), event manager at Saigon Outcast (District 2, Ho Chi Minh City), said this is the first time this complex has organized a cocktail festival. “Our side often organizes drink-related activities every Saturday, to provide a playground for young people to relax after hard working and studying days,” Thao Nhi shared. The event gathers many famous bars with young Saigonese and foreigners living in Ho Chi Minh City. Each stall offers signature drinks to introduce cocktail culture to young people. Not only enjoying new drinks, attendees also have the opportunity to experience the art space, interact with bartenders and immerse themselves in vibrant music. Many groups of young people showed up early to enjoy the festive atmosphere. Festivals and events related to food and music always attract a large number of participants. This is also a favorite destination of young people on weekends. According to Huynh Trang (30 years old), owner of a bar in District 1, every cocktail has its own story. Today, she and the bartenders want to talk about Vietnamese culture through the bar’s signature cocktails. “The highlight that I bring to this festival is the Can cocktail. This dish is made from can wine of our country, combined with foreign wines, aromatic juices, lemons and proprietary syrups. All are skillfully blended to retain the special flavor of Vietnam, “said Ms. Trang. The main ingredient of a cocktail usually has a base alcohol, flavoring agent, colorant and garnish. However, not all cocktails follow this rule. Sometimes, bartenders can create finished products based on inspiration from their own stories, emotions or customers. Cocktails often show the personality and taste of the barterder and the diners. To create a new drink, bartenders have to choose from many different ingredients. “The formula to create a ‘work’ that is unique to me is improvisation. In a certain moment, try to pour this, taste that, and accidentally create a new dish of water. I participate in this festival with the main spirit of fun, creating an environment for everyone to chat and entertain,” said Peter (24 years old), bartender of a bar in Binh Thanh district. Nhat Anh (24 years old, Binh Thanh district) came here with foreign friends. She often participates in women’s beverage events. “I just tried a glass of Saigon Mule, the taste is a bit sweet and a bit sour of mango flavor. I focus more on the taste of the cocktail. Because for me, the word taste will lead to the story”, the young guest told Zing. As for Hoang Minh Thu (19 years old), the cocktail will be more delicious when it contains the meaning and the message behind. She often goes to complexes in District 2 on weekends to have fun and make friends.

Living in Binh Thanh district, I often go to restaurants in this area to work or meet friends on weekends. Nha Nam Cafe or Awake Coffee is the place where I give me the ideal space to read books, write articles… Meanwhile, Twilight Rooftop or Owl in the Tree is the ideal chill spot for me and my friends. In addition, Dookki is an indispensable dining address for Korean food lovers like me. Suggested dishes: Milk coffee, chrysanthemum tea, apricot juice, crocodile juice, avocado smoothie, guava juice, mint fresh milk… Located opposite the Foreign Trade University of Ho Chi Minh City, the coffee shop is the favorite address of students and young people. Coming to the shop, I was quite impressed by the quiet space, low noise, in contrast to the busy look of D5 street. The restaurant has 2 floors. The lower floor is a cool skylight area and the upper floor is a place for those who want to study, read or meet with friends. There are both open spaces and air-conditioned rooms. What impressed me the most was the design of a huge bookcase right on the stairs. Not a “nerd”, I usually choose a single desk to work when I come here. The restaurant has many types of seating, suitable for large groups or single guests. The place where the charger is less plugged in is quite inconvenient for guests coming here to work. In addition, the quiet space is not suitable for chatting with large groups. The restaurant does not allow bringing in food/drinks from outside. The menu has all kinds of coffee, tea, smoothies, yogurt, cakes. In the summer, I often choose easy-to-drink cooling dishes such as apricot or crocodile juice. The ice blended drinks I’ve tried are quite bland, not the shop’s strong point. Suggested dishes: Spicy beef jerky, sunny day deer, beef patties, fruit wine, upside down beer… Tucked away in an alley on Bach Dang Street, Twilight Rooftop is a place I often go to after work to watch Saigon transform at night. As the name implies, the shop is open to welcome guests at dusk, from 6pm to midnight. The parking space is about 10 meters from the shop, located at the end of the alley. You press the elevator on the 5th floor of the apartment building and then walk up to the 6th floor to get to the shop. The open space here is both a plus and a disadvantage when Saigon is “sunshine in the morning, rainy in the afternoon”. The last time I went to the shop was a rainy afternoon, at that time, it was cloudy so I couldn’t hunt for sunset as usual. In return, on beautiful days, you can enjoy the romantic sunset scene. Possessing a view of Landmark 81, this is one of the most beautiful viewing points of Saigon in Binh Thanh District. At night, the shop lights up to create a shimmering effect for visitors to live virtual. There’s acoustic music on Saturdays and free tarot readings every night. In addition to alcoholic beverages such as beer, cocktails, soda… the shop also has snacks for you to enjoy and “hard” to sip. Suggested dishes: Iced matcha with coconut cream, strawberry banana, carrot orange, childhood cake, dried chicken with lemon leaves, Da Lat shumai… The shop is a combination of coffee and homestay model, located at the end of Ung Van Khiem street. Every time I pass by here, the shop reminds me of a tropical garden rather than a coffee shop because of the green space of ornamental plants. Many people liken this place as “the second Da Lat”. Entering the shop, the simplicity and peace of the wooden house with many pets such as dogs, cats and birds immediately grabbed my feet. The shop has many different spaces for me to read, work or chat with friends. The outdoor space is quite hot if guests arrive at noon. The upstairs area with many insects is also a minus point here. The cool green canopy, bougainvillea, sunny patio or rustic wooden floor here give me a lot of nostalgia about the city of thousands of flowers. This is because most of the decorations are brought back from the mountain town by the owner. The menu here has quite funny names such as coffee owls, coffee owls, fragrant lips owls, sweet owls, owls, small owls… Suggested dishes: Milk coffee, tropical tea, matcha, crushed ice, juice… Awake Coffee is my usual shop when I need to study or work at night. The “wake coffee” shop is located in an alley but is quite easy to find. Parking here is quite limited. If the restaurant is crowded, you have to park your car 10 meters away. The 3-storey space at the restaurant is quite spacious, there are many types of tables to sit alone or team work. The restaurant has an elevator, making it easy for you to move. Trees arranged in many corners are also a plus. The restaurant is quite crowded day and night. Therefore, the space here is a bit noisy, not suitable for those who need a quiet place to work. Coffee is the standout drink here. Refreshing fruit teas are the ideal suggestion for a sweltering Saigon day. Suggested dishes: Fried chicken, fish cakes, rice balls, mixed noodles… Dookki is the first place that comes to mind when I crave Korean food, especially tokbokki hot pot. The restaurant space is luxurious, with many types of tables, suitable for single or group guests. The hot food line includes many of my favorite dishes such as fried chicken with spicy sauce, fish cakes, fried squid, mixed vermicelli… In addition, hot pot toppings are equally diverse such as vegetables, mushrooms, meat, seafood, and pellets. , eggs… Especially, here I can prepare hot pot sauce by myself. Out of 7 types, I like dookki sauce the most because of its harmonious taste. After the hot pot meal, if you want to eat full, you can make rice mixed with seaweed, kimchi… with the remaining sauce in the pot. Coming here, I usually order more cheese rings with tokbokki or fried food. In addition to food, the restaurant also serves free soft drinks for guests. For me, the dishes at Dookki are quite starchy, so it’s a bit boring. Another minus point is that the buffet time is limited to 90 minutes.

From 1954-1975, Saigon, under the management of the national government at the time, with the social situation had a temporary period of peace, the economy was developed, the urban attraction increased, leading to the urbanization rate. rapidly developing. Since the 1960s, the economy has depended on massive aid from allied capitalist countries, especially the United States. Saigon urban area has the opportunity to develop further. The networks of roads and main roads were expanded and newly built. The population of Saigon at that time was more than three million people and had become a huge metropolis, a population center, a center of employment and a refugee camp. The Library of General Science, designed by architect Nguyen Huu Thien and architect Bui Quang Hanh, completed in 1972, is highly appreciated for its architectural solutions to adapt to hot, humid tropical climates and heavy rains. In the early 1970s, due to the economic investment policy to attract foreign capital, the city’s industry developed strongly, and a series of large-scale enterprises appeared. In parallel with the development of technical infrastructure, traffic, electricity, water; social infrastructure, public works, commerce, services, large residences, buildings, hospitals, universities are invested and developed with higher quality than before. In addition, a large number of highly qualified and numerous scientific and technical workers, technical workers and craftsmen were born. In which, a team of Vietnamese architects trained from many domestic and foreign sources such as France and the US have met the design and construction needs of Saigon. Based on the contemporary socio-economic foundation, construction activities developed together with close exchanges with Western capitalist countries have created conditions for art movements in the world to be imported into Vietnam. freely. In which, the popular international modern architectural style has contributed to changing the appearance of Saigon architecture. This architectural style has begun to gradually replace the cumbersome and restrictive Western classical and neoclassical architectural forms before, making Saigon architecture bring many elements of a modern urban architecture. compared to other countries in Asia at this time. Notably, most of these architectural works are designed and constructed by a team of Vietnamese architects who meet international modern standards. The stylized stilt house standing on the lake and the flower wall on the reading room façade is a reasonable solution. Columns, beams, cantilevered roofs, roofs reaching out from the walls are familiar traditional images . The trend of modern architecture when entering our country has been applied by the architects to suit the local climatic conditions and has formed the style of “tropical modern architecture”. In fact, this style appears almost widely in countries with tropical climates such as Brazil of South America, some South African countries, South Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka or from Southeast Asian countries. They have the common characteristics of simple shapes, high-rise buildings, reinforced concrete construction materials, aluminum and glass, high functional value, use of detailed structure of couches, sunshades and corridors in accordance with the requirements of the project. humid tropical climate. However, a special feature is that “tropical modern architecture” in Saigon has been skillfully combined by Vietnamese architects between Western modern technical elements and Eastern culture, exploiting the traditional architectural features in the building. The harmony between architecture, people and nature has made these buildings truly worthy contemporary works to be treasured. Tropical features and Saigon nuances Referring to the typical architectural works of this period, it is impossible not to mention the Independence Palace by the architect. Ngo Viet Thu and his associates designed. My colleagues also have an analysis of this work in the same issue, however, I still want to emphasize, this is a work that shows a harmonious combination of Western and Eastern cultural elements. , creating a project with a “tropical modern” style as a monumental highlight at the end of Le Duan street. Independence Palace seen from above. Photo: Zing The facade architecture of the building is divided into three solid – hollow – and solid pieces, which partly repeats the layout of the previous Norodom Palace, however, can also recall the silhouette of the traditional three-room, two-gable house, similar correspond to the functional areas inside. The ground floor is designed with large glass doors to bring trees and water surface into the building as much as possible. The prominent image on the façade is the unique “stone flower curtain”, the author’s name for his work. Because the facade of the building faces East – North, in order to have a lot of natural light and still limit solar radiation, the author has cleverly combined Western technical materials with traditional aesthetic concepts. The tradition creates the image of the curtain, making people think of the images of the shuttle or the bamboo structures, which are symbols of the gentleman in the concept of the Eastern people. They bring a very familiar feeling to Vietnamese people. Inside the flower curtain is a wide and long porch filled with light, reminiscent of a porch in folk architecture. The indoor spaces are created by the author according to the principle of natural ventilation and open space to exploit the surrounding landscape and also to suit the climate here. Even the roof insulation solution is taken care of. The roof has a two-layer floor structure, the bottom is a bearing concrete layer, the top is a heat-resistant knitting sheet placed on a brick pillow 40cm from the floor, it is thanks to the convection air cushion in the middle that should keep the indoor temperature at all times. cool either. At the same time, in the work, some specific materials are used such as washing stone, grinding stone to paint the walls, but there are people who put the Independence Palace in the category of “tropical architecture that creates Saigon’s nuances in the overall design of the city.” Vietnamese contemporary architecture”. In 1972, the construction of the General Science Library designed by architects Nguyen Huu Thien and Bui Quang Hanh was completed. The work is located in a quite favorable position in the city center, opposite the old Gia Long Palace – now the City Revolution Museum – at the corner of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Ly Tu Trong streets today. The authors have combined the building block in functionalism by creating two blocks with a clear geometric shape but cleverly arranging them to contrast each other. The horizontal block is the reading room and the vertical block is the bookstore, along with the solid and hollow façade solution to bring unexpected and impressive visual effects. Although this is a tactic that we often encounter in some modern Western works, here the authors have shown the consistency from content to form an architectural solution adapted to the situation. The climate is tropical with lots of sunshine and lots of rain. At the same time, the authors also know how to skillfully combine Western aesthetic elements and traditional Vietnamese elements to create a work with unique nuances. General Science Library Architecture. Photo: Flickr That is the architectural treatment of the facade of the bookstore with solid walls running in the horizontal direction, symbolizing books stacked on top of each other and leaving only small window slots just enough to get light, to Avoid direct sunlight to yellow the documents inside. Or like the image of a stylized stilt house standing on a lake in a cubic layout of the building’s facade, the ground floor floor is raised from the ground to bring a sense of closeness and enjoyment but without losing the grandeur of House. Because the work is facing northwest – southeast, the use of a flower wall on the facade of the reading room block is quite reasonable, both against solar radiation and creating ventilation for the corridors and rooms inside. . Especially here the authors have modernized traditional architectural elements to create decorative motifs that are extremely expressive, bringing great success. The work that makes a strong and unforgettable impression is thanks to this flower wall. The building is no longer a homogeneous box-shaped block, but has used many elements of traditional wooden architecture such as columns, beams, cantilever, roof raced out from the wall, even the familiar bare surfaces of the building. The large wall panels in modern architectural style are also treated with stone materials and decorated with dragon and phoenix reliefs. The shapes and details show that the Vietnameseization as well as the tropicalization of modern architecture at the Library of General Science has reached its peak. University of Medicine and Pharmacy project. Photo: MINH@K It is possible to point out another project, which is the University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Located in a large campus, with a distributed layout but the blocks are linked together by rows of covered corridors on all three floors, so the circulation between functional blocks is quite convenient. It is also thanks to this layout that the building organically connects with the gardens, trees, water surface, weaving in the campus to create a fresh atmosphere, softening the harsh sun of the climate. It also demonstrates the application of the principles of the school of organic architecture that such masters as Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, Richards Neutra have proposed. Although there is a limitation of square shapes, but due to the way of creating a liberal floor plan, due to the flexible solution of space, it has been quite closely combined between the indoor and outdoor spaces. between architectural works and nature in a harmonious and lively manner. The project of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy is a very successful example of a solution against solar radiation. For the east and west facing facades, a vertical and thick slat system combined with the corridor was used. As for the south and north facing sides, the corridor solution is combined with the mixed roof system. The blocks are linked together thanks to the corridors covered with all three floors, so the circulation between the functional blocks is quite convenient and organically connected with the gardens, trees, and the sun. country. This is also a successful work on solutions against solar radiation. For the facades facing east and west, a thick and vertical slat system in combination with the corridor was used. As for the south and north facing sides, the corridor solution is combined with the mixed roof system. Photo: MINH@K In general, the architecture of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy has a high consistency thanks to the use of a wide corridor system solution combined with blue forms, herringbone stairs, whitewashed stone walls that stand out on the green background of trees. All of them create a very typical style of “Saigon tropical architecture”. Although there are only a few typical examples in the overall picture of Saigon urban architecture in the period 1954-1975, it also gives us an idea that Saigon architecture in this period has taken a step forward. outstanding, both adapting to the tropical climate and meeting the needs of the new urban lifestyle of the people here. Whenever mentioning this period, everyone is proud of an architecture with the common name “tropical modernization”, a title favored by many international researchers. With a fairly smooth combination between modernity and ethnicity in architecture, between architectural, climatic and human factors, the works in this period really laid a solid foundation for the the next step of contemporary Vietnamese architecture. Posts: Assoc. Nguyen Khoi

Crab cakes This is the dish that has made a name for Hai Phong cuisine. Each bowl of rice paper has a rich color combination. The copper red color of rice paper, the pinkish brown color of crab bricks, the bright red color of tomatoes, the young green color of water spinach, the dark green color of fried bay leaf rolls, the yellow color of fried fish and onions. This is a nutritious dish. Saigonese foodies can enjoy this portland specialty at Aunt Ly’s restaurant, where dishes with typical Northern flavor are prepared. Some diners who have come to experience said that the entrance to the restaurant is quite small, the signboard is hidden, so it is difficult to find. The store does not have a specific parking location. In return, the interior space is cozy with yellow lights, blue walls bring a pleasant feeling. Address: Dong Khoi, District 1 Price: 78,000 VND Business hours: 8-22pm Crab cake is a specialty of the city of red phoenix flowers. Photo: Mysteriousaigon. Diners commented: Mysteriousaigon: “This crab rice cake reminds me of vermicelli soup the first time I enjoy it. A bowl of fried rice, crab sauce, water spinach, fried fish cakes, beef with lolot leaves and chewy red rice paper noodles. The broth is quite good. The taste is light but the taste is a bit pale, it may not be suitable for those who are used to eating salty and spicy food. Ngatrinh195: “The shop uses 2 plastic bags for the broth, no clogging, chili, and sauce attached. The rice paper sticks to the paper box. The packaging to deliver the food to the place is not commensurate with the price, reducing the deliciousness. customers’ mouths. You should eat on the spot rather than buy.” Rolls The dish is loved by many diners because of its deliciousness, hotness and not causing boredom. The filling usually includes minced lean meat, wood ear, onion, green onion. The dipping sauce is an indispensable accompaniment. Banh cuon 133 is a familiar rendezvous with late-night eaters. The sidewalk restaurant gives you a true street food experience. The menu here includes hot rolls, egg rolls combined with spring rolls, cinnamon rolls, spring rolls, fried green bean cakes. Address: To Hien Thanh, District 10 Price: 15,000-35,000 VND Business hours: 17-3h The plate of hot rolls is the ideal culinary suggestion for dinner. Photo: Mysteriousaigon. Diners commented: Thuy Ngan: “The egg roll part includes beef rolls, silk rolls, cinnamon rolls, spring rolls, crispy shrimp cakes and a cup of fish sauce to taste. The shop is on the roadside, but the seller ensures hygiene and uses gloves. when preparing food, the seats are clean”. Icu Icu: “The portion is quite full for the price. The filling is good, the seasoning is just right, the aroma of onions, the rolls are not breaded”. Crispy skinned chicken sticky rice Hong’s restaurant helps night owls satisfy their taste buds with a variety of delicious sticky rice dishes such as char siu, crispy chicken, mixed… Mysteriousaigon account shared on personal page: “The special feature of sticky rice here lies in 3 ingredients. Fried chicken skin with fish sauce, crispy, fragrant, strange to eat. Braised quail eggs are rich, salty and sweet taste. The shop uses char bau (spiced radish) to replace sour clothes for diners. relieve boredom”. The shop mainly sells take away. From about 22:00 at night, the number of customers came to buy quite crowded. Address: Cach Mang Thang Tam, Tan Binh District Price: 25,000-55,000 VND Business hours: 15h30-3h30 The sticky rice section has a variety of side dishes to keep you full for a long time. Photo: Mysteriousaigon. Diners commented: Lanwiththi: “The sticky rice box includes a big chicken thigh, deep-fried skin, fried quail eggs with sauce, char siu, sausages, spring rolls, sassafras, fried onions… The sauce has a strange sweet and salty taste. 55,000 VND is suitable for 2 people to eat. The restaurant is quite crowded, if you come to buy at the place, you often have to wait in line.” Anly1: “Tasty sticky rice, good quality, but recently the seller has tasted a bit too sweet, easy to get bored. Those who don’t like sweet should consider it”. Beef hotpot Nha Chay area has the style of a pub but not too crowded. The shop uses low-sized tables and chairs, creating a casual feeling. The menu is quite rich such as Thai hot pot, fish sauce, beef cartilage sausage, pepper stewed stomach … but the most worth trying is still beef hot pot. Address: Doan Van Bo, District 4 Price: 150,000-220,000 VND Business hours: 12-2am the next morning The steaming hot pot is the right choice for you to sip late at night. Photo: Mysteriousaigon. Diners commented: Mysteriousaigon: “The hot pot is delicious and clear. At first, the taste is a bit bland, but the more you enjoy it, the more rich you will feel. The meat is not much, the tofu is tender, the tofu is crispy and fragrant. The portion is suitable. For 2 people to eat. In addition to hot pot, young chicken eggs with garlic or fried tofu with lemongrass and chili are quite suitable for you to eat at night.” Thuys Duongs: “Beef hot pot but practically no beef. The hot pot is mainly beef intestines, book leaves, radish, bitter cabbage, centella asiatica, 2 noodles. The hotpot is not so excellent”. Must-try dishes if you only have 1 night in HCMC Joining a food tour in Ho Chi Minh City, foreign tourists are transported by motorbikes to some famous places by the guide and visit special local restaurants.

Located on a 5x20m plot of land in a new urban area in Binh Tan district (HCMC), Connect House is the home of a young family of 3. When designing the house, the architect wanted to create a space that helps the people living in it feel comfortable and easily interact with each other. Therefore, the house minimizes the construction of walls. Instead of a system of glass walls, curtains… so that from the space of interference, the wife or husband can easily see what the other half and their children are doing. The skylight with green trees connects people with nature. The house consists of 3 bedrooms, all bedrooms have two windows, placed on opposite sides of the wall for easy air circulation. The ground floor is the space to arrange the common living areas, including the garage, children’s play area, kitchen combined with dining room. Stairs are also a space to help people feel relaxed like walking. Working corner overlooking the green space. The second floor is a children’s bedroom and a guest bedroom. Like many other tube houses, the 3rd floor of Connect House is used to arrange a laundry area, a small relaxation room and a terrace. Photo source: TOMQAST, Nhi Vu Video: House of 25m2- opportunity to have a house for many people? Source: VTV24

Saigon Princess With a modern style, the 5-star yacht with luxurious design includes 3 floors, 4 private dining rooms and skyview area. The restaurant has a high class and cozy space. With the travel schedule from Nha Rong harbor – Thu Thiem bridge – Vinhome Central Park, diners will have the opportunity to see the city at night in the lights of the buildings. In addition to enjoying the cool air on the river, you can also enjoy a romantic dinner with a variety of menus: fusion, Asia food, Indochine … Outstanding yacht on the Saigon River. Photo: SaiGonPrincess. Advantages: Luxury yachts, 360-degree sky view deck can enjoy the panoramic view of Ho Chi Minh City at night. The menu is varied and delicious. Defect: The price is quite high. Price: from 800,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: Thuy Anh: Beautiful ship, “royal” style interior, the deck has a relaxing chair, the food is not up to 5 stars, but I find it acceptable. The view from the two sides is different from the river. Huynh Cuc: Although the price is quite high, the boat is luxurious, the food is delicious, the day I went, although it was raining, the view was very beautiful. Bonsai Cruise The yacht is designed with a mix of classical Eastern and Western elegance and sophistication. White hull and many details from wood create a cozy space. Visitors can both admire the views of the two banks of the Saigon River while enjoying classy dishes. Besides, there are also impressive artistic performances, bringing a romantic experience on the river. Enjoy a romantic evening on the river. Photo: Bonsaicruise. Advantages: Luxurious and cozy space, buffet buffet with international menu, many quality dishes, enjoy vibrant live music performances. Defect: The cost is quite high, the train only moves after eating. Price: From 800,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: Pham Thanh: Ship of quality, beautiful and luxurious. Buffet is suitable to the taste of his family, the service staff is also enthusiastic and attentive. Tran Lieu: Unfortunately, it is impossible to enjoy a meal while looking at both sides of the river. The food is delicious and varied, the train moves smoothly, without seasickness. Yacht Indochina With a nostalgic style, the yacht offers a luxurious, timeless space on the Saigon River. If you are a fan of the city’s culture and history, this will be an enjoyable experience. The yacht is modeled on the shape of an old yacht, with deep colors creating warmth for the space. Guests are served traditional dishes, along with folk music performances. The yacht is in a nostalgic style. Photo: IndochineJunk. Advantages: Wooden yacht, nostalgic space, with ethnic dance performance while dining, varied menu, many dishes. Defect: The boat is not too large, if the group is crowded, it will not be able to join the table, in some cases if the boat is too crowded, it will take a long time. Price: From 350,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: My Ngoc: Reasonable cost, diverse dishes, however the seasoning is a bit bland compared to the family’s taste. The way to pick up guests on the train feels unfriendly and unprofessional, in return the waitresses are very cute. The minus point is that the train is parked at the station too far, it takes a long walk from the parking lot to get on the train. Tat Thang: The food is delicious, the scenery inside the train as well as the beautiful train journey. The position of the table is hidden away so the view to the outside is limited. Need to select music to play after finishing the ethnic music and dance.