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Vietnomnomnom reviews food & travel experiences in and around Southeast Asia.

Delicious food is bountiful in the region, but the challenge: how to eat it all and maintain a healthy lifestyle? The Vietnamese culture embodies valuable lessons on health (including eating lots of tasty food), and Vietnomnomnom seeks to share those tidbits with you fine folks.

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Vietnamese Health Tip #10: Fermented Foods & Gut Bacteria

Vietnamese Health Tip #10: Fermented Foods & Gut Bacteria

I know you just can't wait to read about fermented foods and gut bacteria! Seriously, though, this is important, keep reading! Vietnamese...

Vietnamese Health Tip #9: Bone Broth

Vietnamese Health Tip #9: Bone Broth

Most of you are familiar with one of the most popular Vietnamese dishes, phở [pronounced fuh-uh], a soup filled with meat and noodles,...

Vietnamese Health Tip #8: The Mindful Sip

Vietnamese Health Tip #8: The Mindful Sip

My favorite question to ask locals here in Vietnam, "What do you do for fun?" And the overwhelming response, "Hang out at a cafe with my...

Vietnamese Health Tip #7: Nix the New Years Health Tips

Vietnamese Health Tip #7: Nix the New Years Health Tips

It's that time of the year - time for New Years Resolutions! We've all got that one - that one about getting healthy, losing weight,...

Vietnamese Health Tip #6: Cooking 101 - Lay off the oil!

Vietnamese Health Tip #6: Cooking 101 - Lay off the oil!

The Vietnamese employ a variety of cooking methods, all with an ever-present theme - lay off the oil! Don't want to mislead - there are a...

Vietnamese Health Tip #5: Eat White Rice?

Vietnamese Health Tip #5: Eat White Rice?

Every Western diet's enemy, the most evil of all carbohydrates... WHITE RICE, dun dun dun. Well, I'm here to tell you that white rice...

Vietnamese Health Tip #4: SWEAT, got it goin' like a turbo 'vette

Vietnamese Health Tip #4: SWEAT, got it goin' like a turbo 'vette

Sweat may not seem like a Vietnomnomnom-appropriate topic, but bear with me. Healthy living here in Vietnam is not just about the...

Vietnamese Health Tip #3: Eat for ENERGY, Eat for PLEASURE

Vietnamese Health Tip #3: Eat for ENERGY, Eat for PLEASURE

Tip #3 is not unique to Vietnamese culture - many places in the world view food as a source for energy as well as a source for pleasure....

5 Vietnamese Health Tips from Quy Nhon-nomnom

5 Vietnamese Health Tips from Quy Nhon-nomnom

My husband and I celebrated our one-year anniversary in Quy Nhon, which quickly proved itself to be Quy Nhon-nomnom, thanks to its...

Vietnamese Health Tip #2: Buy and eat VARIETY

Vietnamese Health Tip #2: Buy and eat VARIETY

Tip #2, buy and eat VARIETY goes hand-in-hand with Tip #1 (eat FRESH), but it deserves its own number without a doubt. Thanks to the warm...

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