Vietnam food praxis is recognized by cooking techniques, manners and eating habits. These features make Vietnamese food culture different from other countries in the world, even though being influenced by Chinese or others.
Although being affected by many cultures in the region such as China, India, japan and western countries as France, America, Vietnam food culture has its own praxis and characteristics in food culture. Because of being an agricultural country, Vietnam food is based on rice and tropical ingredients, so, praxis in Vietnam cuisine is different from others in all over the world. Vietnam food praxis diversifies from cooking ways, eating habits to manners. Each praxis depends on region, but still has some things in common to others. For example, fish sauce is impossible to have in Vietnam meal. Besides, Vietnamese dishes is appreciated with freshness, and fatless. In addition, in cooking technique, Vietnamese people would like to boil, steam or briefly stir-frying food. By these ways, Elements remain freshness and nutrition.
Although, the fact that Vietnam was reigned in thousands of years by Chinese, Viet Nam has its own exclusive features in traditional food from the cooking methods to ornaments. Vietnamese food is diversity and special. The Vietnamese have habits of cooking food by boiling, barbecuing, steaming and briefly stir-frying, so on. These cooking methods will make food healthier, less fat and higher in carbohydrate. They also have many creative and sophisticated ways to cook. During the cooking process, the Vietnamese usually add some types of herbs and spices to make food more attractive and charming such as onion, garlic, ginger, pepper, coriander,……
To fried food, the meats are often fried deeply in oil to have a crispy outside coating. This way needs high temperatures, but still keep its nutrition.
Stir-fry is other cooking way that uses a bit little oil and cooks shortly.
Stir-fry is other cooking way that uses a bit little oil and cooks shortly. This way is widely used to cook vegetables. Sometimes, vegetables will be combined with other elements as meats and essential elements are usually used to be garlic and fish sauce.
In the steaming, Vietnamese people would like to steam food in trays made of metal or bamboo with two part stacked one on the top of the other. Sticky rice and seafood are two food cooked by this method, remainin nutrition and no oil. Boiling way is one of the best ways to keep food nutritious and healthy……
A Vietnamese meal is the combination of many foods which putting together at once time. All members will share daily meals with together. Each member will have a bowl of rice, but other dishes is shared. The Vietnamese use chopsticks and spoons in the meal. Chopsticks are used to take pieces of meat, vegetables or whatever from the communal dish to a small bowl of fish sauce and then to your bowl. It is certainly acceptable to take the bowl to your lips and use chopsticks to scoop rice. This way could keep food from dropping in tray; while spoons are also used for spoon meats. There are three main meals in a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is the most important meal and rarely “skipped” by Vietnamese people, even though it is a light meal and so is lunch. Dinner is special time in a day. It is the time for all family member sit together and share stories during eating time. And the end of diner is small “desert” with fruits. It is Vietnamese eating customs.
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