Food tours and tastings to book

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Ninh Binh (Goat Meat Country)

Ninh Binh, about 100 km from Hanoi, is known for goat raised on its limestone hills, served as soup, grilled, steamed with ginger, as hotpot and as rare goat.

Duong Lam Ancient Village

Duong Lam is an ancient village about 50 km west of Hanoi in Son Tay, known for its old houses and for Mia chicken, roast pork and keo doi peanut sausages.

Bat Trang Ceramic Village

Bat Trang is a pottery village over 700 years old on the Red River, about 14 km from central Hanoi, known for canh mang muc, banh te and banh san nuong.

Hoa Lu (Tam Coc Com Chay)

Hoa Lu, 100 km from Hanoi, was the capital of the Dai Co Viet kingdom under the Dinh and Le dynasties; com chay, crisp fried rice, is a Ninh Binh specialty.

Halong Bay (Bai Chay Seafood)

Halong Bay is a limestone bay of about 1,969 islets in Quang Ninh, where floating village residents offer boat tours and fresh seafood meals to visitors.

Can Gio

Can Gio, a mangrove biosphere reserve about 40 km from the city, pairs a mangrove boat ride with Hang Duong market, where stalls sell live seafood.

Cu Chi Tunnels

The Cu Chi Tunnels, about 70 km from the city, are a war-history site where nearby eateries serve boiled cassava with salt and fresh coconut water.

Vung Tau

The coastal city of Vung Tau, about 100 km southeast, is a seaside day trip known for its fresh seafood and for banh khot, a local specialty.

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