Vietnam’s traditional festivals and folk customs

Vietnam’s traditional festivals are the same as those in China, including the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, etc., among which the Spring Festival is the most grand festival. Vietnamese folk customs are simple and the people are civilized and polite. When meeting, it is customary to say hello, nod, shake hands, or hug each other according to French etiquette. They are usually addressed as brothers and sisters. Vietnam is deeply influenced by Chinese culture and many believe in Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced to Vietnam in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After the tenth century, Buddhism was revered as the state religion. There are currently about 20 million Buddhists in the country. In addition, Catholicism has been introduced to Vietnam for more than 400 years, and there are currently more than 3 million believers, mostly in the south. Vietnamese worship their ancestors and are generally superstitious about the City God and the God of Wealth. Most people have altar tables and incense tables in their homes, and they worship at home during holidays. Clothing is simple. For formal occasions, men wear suits, and women wear ethnic "long shirts" (similar to cheongsam) and trousers. The eating habits are similar to those of some ethnic groups in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan in my country. He eats with chopsticks and likes to eat light, cold, sour and spicy food. Vietnamese people are taboo about taking a group photo of three people together. You cannot use a match or lighter to light cigarettes for three people in a row, as it is considered unlucky. You don't want others to touch your head, and you can't point your feet toward others when sitting on the floor.

Vietnamese snacks

Snail noodles in Hanoi: In the early morning, you can often encounter stalls selling snail noodles on the streets of Hanoi. This kind of round vermicelli is slightly thinner than Guilin rice noodles and Yunnan rice noodles. It uses high-quality rice. The powder is fine and flexible, white and transparent, and it tastes very refreshing. The snails are picked and eaten freshly. They are picked out with bamboo needles and put into powder, and then snail soup, chili and other condiments are added. It is delicious.

Hanoi’s chicken noodle: Chicken noodle is made with exquisite ingredients. In addition to shredded chicken, it also comes with shredded pork, shredded egg, shredded fungus, shredded green onion, and shredded coriander. The egg shreds are uniquely made. They are spread into thin slices and cut into thin shreds without sticking or sticking together. They are sprinkled on the flour to complement the red shredded meat and white shredded chicken, which is particularly appetizing.

Beef Noodles: Beef noodles in Vietnam must use yellow beef. Add a large piece of fine yellow beef with various condiments and cook it in a pot, then cut it into thin pieces and add it to the rice noodles. After blanching in a pot of boiling water, add beef, beef broth and various seasonings to give it a unique flavor.

Shrimp cake: It is also a famous snack in Vietnam. Fresh prawns are wrapped in seasoned batter and fried in a pan. The aroma is fragrant and crispy when eaten. tasty. There is a restaurant on the edge of the West Lake in Hanoi that has a high reputation for its shrimp cakes.

Pork brown: a traditional Vietnamese delicacy. In the past, ordinary Vietnamese people could only eat it during festivals. In rural areas, every household must make meat browning every time before a festival, especially before the Spring Festival. Add various spices to the best lean pork, pound it into a paste in a stone mortar, then wrap it in banana leaves or lotus leaves to make a rice dumpling, and cook it in a pot. Cut into pieces or thin slices and steam hot before eating, dipped in fish sauce and pepper. It is delicious, not greasy, and leaves a fragrant mouthfeel after eating.

Vietnamese enema: It is a favorite food of Vietnamese people. Use pork red meat mixed with lean minced meat and various corianders, stuff it into the pig's small intestine, and then cook it. Cut into sections and dipped in various seasonings before eating.

Fried spring rolls: This is the most popular dish among Vietnamese. In recent years, many domestic restaurants have introduced it, but the cooking and eating methods are not as authentic as Vietnam. Vietnamese spring rolls are made of glutinous rice, as thin as cicada wings, white and transparent. Wrap the spring roll wrapper with fillings made of bean sprouts, vermicelli, shredded squid, shrimp, green onions, etc., and fry in an oil pan until crispy and brown. When eating, wrap the spring rolls with glass lettuce and dip them in fish sauce, sour vinegar, chili and other condiments. It is crispy and not greasy, and is very delicious.

Mung bean cake: It is also a flavor food worth tasting. The finest Vietnamese mung bean cake is produced in Haiyang (place name) not far from Haiphong, and the Golden Dragon brand is the best. Vietnam's mung bean cake uses high-quality mung beans, grinds them into very fine powder, and mixes them with refined white sugar and oil. It tastes soft and sweet. Ocean Mung Bean Cake is beautifully packaged and is a great gift for relatives and friends.

Beef hot pot: The biggest feature of this hot pot is that the bottom of the pot is made with sour vinegar. Thinly sliced ??yellow beef is dipped in the boiling sour vinegar for a while, and then dipped in condiments. Accompanied by thinly sliced ??water spinach, lettuce and various coriander, it tastes endless.

Sour soup: a special dish in Ho Chi Minh City. The sour soup is not made with sour vinegar, but with a local sour seed. Sour seeds are the core of a locally grown leguminous plant that is shaped like a sword bean and has a sour taste. In addition to sour seeds, grouper fish, bean sprouts, tomatoes and coriander are also added to the sour soup, making the soup taste extremely delicious.

Grilled squid: In the streets and alleys of Ho Chi Minh City, you can often see vendors selling grilled squid along the street pushing a cart. There is a pot of red charcoal fire on the cart and dried whales on the side. Customers can choose the size of the whales themselves. After the whales are roasted over charcoal fire until browned, they are then stretched and pressed into long and large thin pieces using an iron calender, and then rolled up with yellow skin sauce, chili sauce and other condiments. eat. In the evening, when you are tired of shopping at the night markets in Ho Chi Minh City, buy some grilled squid, add a bottle of beer, and taste it carefully. You will definitely feel particularly comfortable.

Eating vegetables raw: When dining in Vietnamese restaurants, you may often see Vietnamese eating various kinds of fresh green vegetables raw. This way of eating is a traditional way of eating in Vietnam, and I am afraid it can also be eaten. It can be called a major feature of Vietnamese food culture, and it is quite in line with the modern nutritional point of view. Of course, there are certain things to pay attention to when eating raw vegetables. These vegetables mainly include washed water spinach, lettuce, and mung bean sprouts. In addition, there are various corianders, such as turnips, mint, etc. Raw vegetables should be dipped in condiments, mainly fish sauce, sour vinegar and fresh lemon juice. Vietnam is located in the tropics and has a hot climate. Eating raw vegetables has the effect of promoting body fluids and reducing internal heat, and helps digestion and nutrient absorption. I have never tried eating raw vegetables