Tag: Asia
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A Beautiful Vietnamese Performance!
Read more: A Beautiful Vietnamese Performance!What do you get when you mix poetry, instruments, and Vietnamese singers? The result is a beautiful traditional art form called Ca tru. The word “Ca” means sing. When the ladies at our performance sang, I really enjoyed it. It was interesting because it was sung in a minor key. The singers also hardly opened…
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The Streets of Hanoi
Read more: The Streets of HanoiAfter a short 2 hour flight from Bangkok, we arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam which is located in the north of the country. With a population of 6.3 million people, it is the second largest city in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City in the south (population: 7.3 million). Although a big city, Hanoi…
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The Best Thai Foods!
Read more: The Best Thai Foods!For the final recipes of our Thai cooking experience, we made two very delicious dishes. They are deep fried spring rolls and mango with sticky rice! These are popular in Thailand and we really enjoyed making them almost as much as we loved eating them. 🙂 Spring rolls Filling 100g clear glass noodles (vermicelli noodles…
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Thai Chicken Curry
Read more: Thai Chicken CurryAfter some yummy Pad Thai and papaya salad – it was time to prepare the main meal. We were all full, but were still game to make a Thai chicken curry that was delicious and very fragrant with spices. To prepare the dish, we had to do a number of steps. First, we had to…
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My Favourite Thai Dish!
Read more: My Favourite Thai Dish!As part of our Thai cooking class in Bangkok, we made my absolute favourite Thai dish… Pad Thai! After you read this recipe, you will be eager to start cooking so you can enjoy a delicious meal… You can eat it at every meal, in fact, we had it for breakfast… So, here is the recipe: Ingredients:…