vietnamese food

Bun bo hue is NPR editor Suzanne Nuyen's favorite dish. It inspired the name of her blog, Bun Bo Bae.

Food blogging reminds me of what I'm capable of and how my heritage is my own

6:00am May 20, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

I started my Vietnamese cooking blog to preserve my family's recipes. It taught me that heritage is about mixing what I've been taught with my own experiences, and cooking up something entirely new.

A bowl of pho, a beef and noodle soup, served in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. Pho has a rich role in Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, and now, American culture.

Don't Call It 'The New Ramen': Why Pho Is Central To Vietnamese Identity

6:41pm September 13, 2016

by Andrea Nguyen

Pho has a rich role in Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, and now, American culture. That's why a video featuring a white chef explaining how to eat pho as the next trendy food angered so many.

Lynda Trang Dai sits inside her restaurant, Lynda Sandwich, in Orange County, Calif.

At This Sandwich Shop, A Vietnamese Pop Star Serves Up Banh Mi

5:38pm October 31, 2015

by Lisa Morehouse

Lynda Trang Dai, known as the "Vietnamese Madonna," performs around the world. Back home in California, she's got a different starring role: she's the only one to whip up her sandwiches' secret sauce.

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Adventures In Vietnam — Street Food, Love And Taking Chances

11:01am April 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

Journalist Graham Holliday moved to Vietnam in the '90s and immersed himself in the culture through food. That meant getting "a little bit" poisoned, finding the best Bún chả — and meeting his wife.

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