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10 Honey Recipes to Use in Your Home Remedies. Once upon a time, honey was known as the nectar of the gods.

10 Honey Recipes to Use in Your Home Remedies

In fact, the sweet, syrupy substance has been a part of the human diet for many millennia. From history books to clinical studies and beyond, honey’s benefits have been recognized by many experts, both present and past. Honey has many antifungal and antibacterial properties; the sugar content in it makes it very hard for bacteria to stay hydrated. Honey also speeds up the development of body tissue, helping with the construction of blood vessels and various cells. So yeah, honey is important. 1. This can be made by mixing honey, herbs, spices and various citrus fruits in a bottle. The spices contained therein will help with swelling of the throat and the honey, in all its antibacterial glory, will get rid of any bacteria in the area. 2.

Mixing lemon and honey can help relieve many cold and fever symptoms. 3. Cinnamon and honey are a great combination for your overall health. 4. Vietnamese Food: 25 Must-Eat Dishes in Saigon (and Where To Try Them) Vietnamese Egg Coffee Recipe - Simple and Delicious : Legal Nomads. Egg Coffee in all its delicious glory.

Vietnamese Egg Coffee Recipe - Simple and Delicious : Legal Nomads

I’m starting a new feature on Legal Nomads, where I share a recipe a month from my travels. I’ve been coming home to my mum or visiting my brother and cooking all sorts of new dishes experienced abroad, but I rarely share those recipes here. I’m starting with a new discovery: egg coffee from Hanoi. It sounds fairly strange, no? I had heard of putting eggs in coffee before, mostly from Scandinavian countries where it was used to clarify the brew and generate an amber-coloured cup of coffee with a milder taste. The addition of proteins while preparing the coffee serves two purposes: 1) it helps the coffee grounds to flocculate, allowing them to sink faster to the bottom of the pot (this effect is probably more pronounced when using eggs) and 2) the proteins bind irreversibly to astringent and bitter tasting polyphenols in coffee to form insoluble complexes that will precipitate. Ingredients Directions. Pho Pronunciation: You Can Say It, Pronounce Pho, Say: Phở... - Vietnamese Pho.

Updated 04-02-14.

Pho Pronunciation: You Can Say It, Pronounce Pho, Say: Phở... - Vietnamese Pho

You need only read a few of my posts on this site and you’ll understand my passion for pho. I take my pho seriously. How To Eat A Bowl Of Pho Like You Know What You’re Doing. A bowl of pho bo with black coffee is how you start your day in Vietnam.

How To Eat A Bowl Of Pho Like You Know What You’re Doing

While recently traveling throughout Vietnam with some American chefs, it became pretty clear that there was a lot more going on with the local cuisine than the noodle soup, pho, that most Americans associate with the country. South-east Asia's best (and worst) street food. Hot and sour, tom yum is another signature Thai dish that can be whipped up in a second by street vendors.

South-east Asia's best (and worst) street food

Lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and galangal are essential ingredients. The soup is rumoured to even cure colds. 101 Best Restaurants in Asia Slideshow. 101 Best Restaurants in Asia Slideshow. 101 Best Restaurants in Asia Slideshow. 101 Best Restaurants in Asia Slideshow. What to eat in Vietnam - Jack and Jill Travel. Vietnam Vietnamese food ranks pretty up there among my favorite ethnic food.

What to eat in Vietnam - Jack and Jill Travel

But eating out in Vietnam, and just pretty much like a lot of things in Vietnam for us, turned out to be an adventurous affair. Especially if you’re a picky eater like me. With the combination of Vietnamese tonal language (which makes it bloody hard to learn even the simplest phrase) and lack of English among Vietnamese, it’s wise to hone up your miming (and drawing) skills before hitting the sidewalk for food. Food was everywhere on the streets of Vietnam. Stickyrice. The Ultimate Guide For Street Food In Vietnam. Holiday in Ho Chi Minh City: The 10 Foods You Totally Have to Try. Yesterday we showed you the hypertension-producing traffic that is a common occurrence in Ho Chi Minh City.

Holiday in Ho Chi Minh City: The 10 Foods You Totally Have to Try

Now, we will take on the real reason we braved the road-rage in the first place, food! Street Food Around The World - Hanoi. I Ate and Drank Cobra in Vietnam's Snake Village. Ever been slumped in a Wetherspoons, nursing some guest ale with the texture of sick and taste of soup, surrounded by screaming kids and defeated old men, and wondered if the experience mightn't be improved if it included a spot of barbaric animal cruelty?

I Ate and Drank Cobra in Vietnam's Snake Village

Then head to Vietnam, where, among the many terrible things a human can do to pass the time, you can while away the afternoons killing snakes and getting pissed on shots containing their blood. My first experience of serpent cuisine came about after meeting a group of Australian travellers at a bingo hall in Hanoi's Old Quarter. After the usual "Where you from? How long you here? It's the journey, not the destination, blah, blah, blah," rigmarole, they started to tell my friend Danny and I about Le Mat, an ancient part of Hanoi that's known as "Snake Village".

Cha Ca La Vong. Michelle V.

Cha Ca La Vong

Agins/The New York Times SPECIALTY Wong restaurant's version of the Vietnamese dish cha ca la Vong. The combination of ingredients — turmeric, dill, shrimp paste and fish sauce — delivers an intriguing muskiness bolstered with chiles, silky noodles and a thicket of other fresh herbs to season the chunks of moist fish. My memories are still vivid after 10 years. Banh Xeo Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes. How To Eat A Bowl Of Pho Like You Know What You’re Doing. How to Eat Pho and Finding Your Own Pho - A Primer For First-Time Diners - Vietnamese Pho Noodles. Updated 04-25-12.

How to Eat Pho and Finding Your Own Pho - A Primer For First-Time Diners - Vietnamese Pho Noodles

OK let’s get back to the basics. Here’s a primer for those new to Vietnamese pho. For the pho connoisseurs, please share your views and experience, or check out other posts at the end of this article. When it comes to pho, a Vietnamese would have the distinct advantage of knowing how to enjoy the noodle dish.