Hanoi has a long-established reputation as a land of good food with a collection of specialties like bun cha (vermicelli and grilled chopped meat), pho (beef noodle soup), and bun oc (snail noodle soup).

It is hard to find someone with greater knowledge of food and culture in Hanoi than writer Thach Lam.

Tea scent with lotus is a special drink of Hanoi. This a most famous drink which has been preserved for a long time is called the West lake lotus tea.

Pancakes are popular around the world, including in Vietnam, where the local version is known as banh xeo.

Tourists coming to Bat Trang Pottery Village should not miss the chance to enjoy rang bua cake, an indigenous specialty of Phuong Cong Commune, Van Giang District, Hung Yen Province.