Delta Food & Fruit

How Climate, History and Belief Shape What People Eat Vietnam is shaped in many ways like a long bamboo pole, with a basket at either end (north & south). People describe Vietnam in similar terms as well – the cooler climate, historical northern area and warmer southern area are linked together by a thin strip…

It was 2018, and my agent, Phước, had his camera ready. We were in between teaching location changes, and he had taken me out for Bún đậu mắm tôm. If you know Vietnamese cuisine, you know that mắm tôm (fermented shrimp paste) is the ultimate litmus test for foreigners. It’s pungent, purple, and aggressive. Phước…