Roast Duck Noodle Soup - Mì vịt

Video by: Helen

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Ingredients

• 2 duck legs (600g)
• 2 pcs ginger thumb-sized
• cooking wine (rice wine/ vodka)
• salt, sugar, chicken stock
• 1 tbsp garlic minced
• 1 tbsp shallots minced
• 1½ tsp five-spice powder
• 1 tsp each oyster sauce, sesame oil and dark soy sauce
• 6 Shiitake mushrooms soaked in hot water 15 mins
• green papaya or kohlrabi, carrots, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 bundles egg noodles
• 2 bok choy
• 1 pc each star anis, cinnamon, black cardamom

Gifted beauty of Quang Binh

Quang Binh is just like an imposing picture with beautiful forest, sea and many other landscapes that are very famous as Ngang pass, Ly Hoa pass, Nhat Le seaport, Hac Hai, Cong Troi lagoon and Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

Quang Binh is a Coastal Province in North Central part. It places in the narrowest land of Vietnam. To the North, Quang Binh borders Ha Tinh Province by Hoanh Son mountain chain and borders Quang Tri Province to the South.

Towards the East, Quang Binh borders the East Sea and towards the West, it borders Kham Muon Province of Lao by Truong Son mountain chain.

There are not many places in Viet Nam that has such advantages for developing tourism like Quang Binh Province. With an area of 8,065 square kilometers, Quang Binh has three kinds of geographical terrains, including forests, hills and mountains, and coastal areas.

The Glowing Lanterns of Ancient Hoi An

The tradition to decorate the ancient town in Hoi An with multi-colored lanterns, which started three centuries ago, is still continued today on the fourteenth night of each lunar month in this small town in central Vietnam.

The history of the lanterns

In the past, Vietnamese people often put oil lamps in decorative spherical and hexagonal lantern shades, which were hung in the eaves and both sides of the door in the Chinese style. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Faifo (the name of Hoi An`s ancient town at that time) was bustling with foreign merchants from the Netherlands, India, and Japan around the clock. Japanese merchants often hung tube and canary-shaped lanterns along the poles in front of their houses, which lit up the whole commercial quarters at night with a glowing, mysterious light. Locals began hanging lanterns out as well, with hopes for bringing good luck and coziness to the town.

Some attractive sites in Tien Giang province

Tien Giang, located to the North of the Mekong Delta, alongside the North of Tien River. Tien Giang's economy depends mainly on agriculture, and handicraft industry. Attractive sites include Thoi Son Islet, Dong Tam Snake Farm, and Dong Thap Muoi Area, Vinh Trang Pagoda.

             

                                                                                                     Vinh Trang Pagoda

Five-colored Sticky Rice of Tay Ethnic Group

The five colors of the dish symbolize five basic elements including yellow of earth, green of wood, red of fire, white of metal, black of water.

Tay ethnic group mostly live in Viet Bac, north central highland and highland regions in Vietnam. Five-colored sticky rice is a traditional dish of the Tay which is usually made in festivals, ceremonies, 5^th of May, whenever the family has reputable guests, etc.