What's really Hanoian?

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May 12th 2012
Papaya, guava, pomolo, dragon fruit, pho, bun, sugarcane. All foods I had never eaten until I lived in Vietnam. After the best part of three months, my taste buds are happy. Vietnamese food is a direct reflection of the Vietnamese people. It is what it is. It makes no apologies. If you don't like it, you don't like it. But it's vibrant and brilliant, and it's difficult to have an a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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