Rolls of spring, summer and winter

“Spring roll” is a popular dish in not only Vietnamese cuisine but also other contries. It’s called “Nem” in the north and “chả giò” in the south. It is made of a variety of ingredients rolled in rice paper and deep fried to form crispy crust. The typical ingredients include minced pork and shrimp, shredded carrot, bean sprouts, egg. mushroom or wood ear.

“Summer roll” is made of plenty of vegetable rolled in rice paper softend with water. Its freshness is so perfect for summer. The typical ingredients include lettuce, shredded carrot and cucumber, boiled pork and shrimp.

Asking about marriage

In Vietnam, marriage is not too private to ask, however, people would rather choose indirect questions.

One of the most typical is "When will you give us candies?" or "When will you invite me to your banquet?" (Khi nào cho mọi người ăn kẹo đây?, khi nào mời tôi ăn cỗ đây?). It's because in the past, guests invited to wedding were usually treated with biscuits and candies and big feast so this question metaphorically means "When will you get married?"

Tổ tôm (聚三) - Vietnam Cutural heritage

“Tổ tôm” (聚三) is a popular traditional game in Vietnam, especially in North Vietnam decades ago. 

A set of “Tổ Tôm” includes 120 cards but people can play another version called "Đánh chắn" with only 100 cards.

Some researchers say that this game might originate from Southern China and its original forms date back to the 10th century and varied to become a variety of appearances in many areas.

Nickname of Japan and South Korean country in Vietnamese

In Vietnamese, we sometimes mention other nations with some special names based on its characteristics.

The official name of Japan in Vietnamese is Nhật Bản, which directly comes from the Sino-Vietnamese words of the characters 日本. 

Japan can be referred as "nation of rising sun", "land of cherry blossom 桜", "land of Fusou 扶桑" (In Vietnamese: Đất nước mặt trời mọc, xứ sở Hoa anh đào and xứ sở Phù Tang respectively).

"Nation of rising sun" (Đất nước mặt trời mọc) comes from the fact that among Eastern Asian countries, Japan is located furthest to the East and welcome the sun earliest in the morning. "Land of cherry blossom" comes from the fact that Japan is very famous for this flower. And about the name Fusou, in ancient time, Fusou is believe to be a mythic tree where the Sun rest and start to rising in the morning.