International Kite Flying Festival

At the end of March the southern Vietnamese beach town of Vung Tau will host an International Kite Flying Festival. Katherine Le looks into the history of kite-flying and its cultural significance throughout Asia.

While people have flown kites for at least 2,000 years, it’s hard to trace this activity’s origins. Made of paper, fabric and wood, [...]

Special Sauce – mam ba khia – mam cong – mam tom

Ca Mau use fiddler crabs to produce mam ba khia. Can Giuoc produces mam cong from another species of small crab. And Go Cong is famous for its mam tom cha shrimp sauce.

Different types of fish sauce are made at different times of year. In northern Vietnam, ragworm sauce is typically produced from late September to [...]