5 Tastes in Food
Traditional Vietnamese food is made in accordance with the principles of Wu Xing (5 elements). Each dish is supposed to balance five fundamental taste senses: spicy, sour, bitter, salty and sweet. Besides tasting amazing, Vietnamese also believe finding this key balance is good for health.
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Vietnam Gets Snow!
You thought Vietnam was a tropical climate, didn’t you? Well, you are right but monsoons impact the weather. There are sunny days, a lot of humidity, and quite a bit of rainfall. Usually, the temperature is between 17-29 degrees Celsius. Between December and February in the North (bordering China) the temperature can drop to 0! You can see snow then and even kids making snowmen. Who would have thought you’d see a snowman in Vietnam?
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Vietnamese Language
China colonized Vietnam for over 1000 years, so there is a lot of Chinese influence in Vietnamese language and literature. The language was originally written using Chinese characters. In the 13th century Vietnam developed its own script called chu nom, and finally, it adopted the Latin alphabet with diacritics. Spoken Vietnamese, like Chinese, is tonal. There are 6 tones and most language learners believe this is the hardest part of the language.
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