Vietnam Travel Guide and Why Go there.
In a country where snake blood is an occasional meal choice it may not come as a surprise that the most popular Vietnamese cafes offer a rather interesting menu choice: weasel coffee.
What is weasel coffee?
First of all, yes, we are talking about the rodent. But why Vietnamese weasel coffee? Coffee growers feed coffee beans to the weasels and after they have passed through the animal’s body, the coffee is collected, ground and brewed. The result? A musky, smooth flavorful coffee.
Although recognized in Vietnam, the Gregorian New Year has not been generally accepted in the country and particularly in the countryside. So Tet is a lot more than just the New Year spent in the West.
When does Tet fall?
Each year, Tet falls between the last ten days of January and mid-February.
The market is the perfect place where you can not only haggle for some nice local merchandise but also blend in with the locals and experience the real Vietnam. There are three markets in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) and you can buy pretty much anything you ever wanted: street food, fruits, veggies, candy, rice, old military gear, clothes and so on.
Ben Thanh Market is without a doubt Vietnam’s most popular market. Located in District 1, just west end of Le Loi, it’s easily recognizable by its clock tower on the large traffic circle. The building is one of the oldest in the city and is considered a symbol of Saigon.