Food sits at the very center of Vietnamese culture: for every significant holiday on the
Vietnamese cultural calendar, all the important milestones in a Vietnamese person’s life, and
Indeed, most of the important day-to-day social events and interactions – food plays a central role.
Special dishes are prepared and served with great care for every birth, marriage and death, and
The anniversaries of ancestors’ deaths. More business deals are stuck over dinner tables than over
Boardroom tables, and when friends get together, they eat together. Preparing food and eating
Together remains the focus of family life.