Food & culture

Vietnamese food stories around crab and family gatherings.

Menu ideas for year-end holidays

From 20 November to New Year's Day, gatherings follow one another. How to plan a menu by group size.

14/10/2026

Besides mooncakes and lanterns, the full-moon night is a time for family dinner before the festivities.

11/10/2026

Tamarind, salt-roasted, black pepper, steamed or hotpot: each style brings out a different side of crab.

10/10/2026

The coastal mangroves of southern Vietnam are ideal for firm, roe-rich sea crab.

07/10/2026

Sitting together, cracking claws and sharing stories: why crab suits family reunions.

04/10/2026