Dinner!

Curious Cuisine

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September 28th 2009
Curious Cuisine By Alessandra (“Sasha”) Goodfriend Last summer I found myself with my mom at a supermarket in Ha Noi, Vietnam staring disgustedly at a box of maggots for sale. I vowed never ever to eat one. 48 hours later I was sitting at dinner, maggot in chopstick mimicking the 12 other people in my host family and running out of excuses that they would understand given the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more