1. Ao Dai
Ao Dai is a traditional Vietnamese costume , worn with long pants, covering the body from the neck to or beyond the knee and for both men and women but now more commonly known as women's clothing. Ao Dai is often worn on festive occasions , performances or in environments that require formality and courtesy. Ao Dai has become a representative of the national costume in international relations. Vietnamese beauties mostly choose ao dai for the national costume contest at world beauty contests. In addition, this is also the outfit of girls when going to school.
Photo: Ao Dai Xao Xo
In the past, ao dai was often worn in combination with a sports hat, leaf hat, or a closed scarf. Based on the shape and structure of the collar, Ao Dai can be considered a form of stand-up shirt, that is, a standing neck shirt. Before the appearance of Ao Dai, the popular costumes of Vietnamese people were the form of ao giao linh (i.e. cross-neck shirt) and ao vien linh (i.e. round neck shirt). Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat is considered to have invented the Ao Dai and shaped the Vietnamese Ao Dai as it is today.
The word "Ao Dai" (ao dai /ˈaʊ ˌdʌɪ/) was originally included in the Oxford Dictionary and is explained as a type of Vietnamese women's clothing with a design of 2 long front and back shirts dotted with ankles covering the outside of the trousers.
2. Pho
Pho is a traditional dish of Vietnam, which can also be considered one of the typical dishes of national cuisine. The main ingredients of pho are pho cakes and broth (or broth as it is called in the South) along with thinly sliced beef or chicken . The dish is also accompanied by spices such as: soy sauce, pepper, lemon, fish sauce, chili... They are added according to the taste of each user.
Image: Quynh Mai
Pho is usually used as breakfast in the morning or at night, but in big cities this dish is enjoyed throughout the day. In the southern provinces of Vietnam and some other regions, pho is served with a plate of herbs such as onions, bean sprouts and leaves of coriander and basil, in which coriander is the typical leaf of pho.
Pho, a familiar dish of Vietnamese people, has been included in the list of new words updated in the Oxford English Dictionary (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary).
3. Bread
Traveling around the world, it is also difficult to find a country with bread like Vietnam. Unlike Hamburger or Sandwich, banh mi in Vietnam has a very unique feature with butter, eggs, pate, meat, vegetables... It is that very unique look, Oxford has added bread to the dictionary with the meaning: Bread is a snack, inside of which one or more types of meat, pâté and vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, coriander ... and with spices such as chili and pepper.
Image: Delish
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