Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce ...

And then, a splash of fish ... of Vietnam’s mountainous north. The restaurant, with its facade of steel slats, leads to an open kitchen where Dung and his team regularly create a 14-course ...

Fish sauce from the village has been recognized by Vietnam as an indelible part of the country's heritage and the younger Bui is acutely aware of what that means. “It isn’t just the quality of ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The taste of banh te — a steamed rice cake with an enticing filling of mushrooms and minced pork — captures the quintessence of northern Vietnamese cuisine: Humble ingredients, ...

(AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans) Quang Dung, the chef and owner of Chapter Dining, poses for a photo on March 1, 2025, in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans) Dishes made with fish sauce are ...