Plants
A beautiful flower that is also Vietnam's national flower, symbolizing purity. This flower is found in waters, in shades of pink and white.
What is a lotus?
What is Tết/Lunar New Year?
A Vietnamese dish typically including broth, rice noodles, beef bones, herbs, and protein. It is a popular dish served worldwide as a comfort food.
What is phở/pho?
A sweet, creamy Vietnamese candy/dessert made from lotus seeds and mixed with sugar.
What is mut hat sen/lotus seeds?
A popular tourist area, known for its emerald waters and towering limestone islands topped with rainforests.
What is Hạ Long Bay?
What is cây tre/bamboo tree?
A celebration in Vietnam for the full moon. People generally eat mooncakes and light lanterns at this festival.
What is the Tết Trung Thu/Mid-Autumn Festival?
A short baguette sandwich typically including pork, mayo, vegetables, pate, herbs, and chili sauce.
What is bánh mì/Saigon's sandwich?
A sweet, chewy Vietnamese banana snack. This candy is consisted of bananas covered in sugar, sesame seeds, or rice paper.
What is kẹo chuối/banana candy?
A national park in Vietnam, known for having the world's largest cave, Sơn Đoòng. This park has mountains, tropical forests, and underground rivers.
What is the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park?
Vibrant yellow flowers found everywhere on the day of Lunar New Year in Vietnam. These flowers symbolize luck, joy, and happiness, celebrating the new year.
What are yellow apricot blossoms?
A holiday celebrated on April 30th in Vietnam, marking the day North Vietnam captured the south, uniting the two together.
What is Ngày Thống Nhất/Reunification Day/Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification?
A noodle soup dish including rice noodles, broth prepared in beef bones and shank, pork, and lemongrass.
What is bún bò huế/hue beef noodle soup?
A soft, chewy, green, sweet, and milky candy made from coconut and sugar. This circular candy is wrapped in rice paper.
What is kẹo dừa/coconut candy?
Two waterfalls in Vietnam that are near the borders of China. These waterfalls are the largest in Vietnam, offering beautiful sights.
What are the Bản Giốc Watefalls?
Small pink paper-like flowers which bring good fortune and energy. Commonly mistaken as cherry blossoms, these flowers are displayed during the Vietnamese new year.
What are peach blossoms?
A festival in Vietnam honoring the Hung King, who were rulers during the Hồng Bàng period. This festival takes place at the Hung Temple.
What is Lễ hội đền Hùng/Hùng Kings' Temple Festival?
A popular Vietnamese dish including jasmine rice with chicken thighs, topped off with lemongrass.
What is cơm gà/grilled chicken with rice?
A soft, chewy Vietnamese sesame candy. This candy comes from the Vietnamese capital Imperial. It consists of white sesame seeds and peanuts.
What is kẹo mè xửng/sesame seeds candy?
A mountain in Vietnam that reaches the highest peak of the country, hence it's nickname "Roof of Indochina".
What is the Fansipan Mountain?
A tree that offers fruity, sweet, and juicy citruses. This tree symbolizes the wealth in Vietnam and is used during the Lunar New Year as a symbol of luck.
What is the kumquat tree?
Celebrated on September 2nd in Vietnam, it celebrates the declaration of independence from France in 1945.
What is Ngày Quốc khánh Việt Nam/National Day?
A Hội An dish that includes rice noodles soaked in lye water, bean sprouts, herbs, cubed pork, and peanuts.
What is cao lầu/high storey?
A sweety, crunchy, nutty, and sticky candy. This candy is shaped as little bars.
What is kẹo mạch nha/malt sugar?
A Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia. Known for its white sandy beaches, crystal clear waters, and tropical landscapes, it is a beautiful place.
What is Phú Quốc?