Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage made from rice. Unlike European wine, which is made by fermentation of naturally sweet grapes and other fruit, rice wine is made from the fermentation of rice starch converted to sugars.

This process is akin to that used to produce beer. However, beer production employs a mashing process to convert starch to sugars, whereas...

In the shadow of girlie bars and overpriced coffee shops a bit of “old” Saigon remains - the neighborhood bia hoi joint
Dai ly bia hoi bar at 4 Thi Sach Street in Saigon connects people from different corners of life in a casual atmosphere
It is not a brand or a label – it is as much about atmosphere and making friends as it is cold cheap beer.

In the shadow of girlie bars and overpriced c...

The Special Taste of Weasel Coffee One of the best coffees in the world is found in Vietnam but the story behind its “production” is not for the feint of heart.

Wild weasels run around the coffee plantations, eat the best and ripest coffee cherries and then after some time, leave their droppings around with the coffee beans relatively undigested a...