Culinary route to Vietnamese heritage

Puducherry | Tuesday | 20th February, 2018

Summary:

There is a dessert and do not miss Che Thai (Vietnamese sweet beverage) and coffee made from a special Vietnamese coffee filter . This golden brown crispy rice paper roll stuffed with meat or vegetables has been one of the favourite Vietnamese food for people who grew up in this coastal town. It was during this time, we thought of bringing the popular Vietnamese food back to Puducherry. Earlier, Vietnamese food was available everywhere in Puducherry. Tracing this culinary link between Puducherry and Vietnam, as part of Pondicherry Heritage Festival, Le Dupleix and The Promenade are hosting the ‘Vietnamese Food Festival.’Secrets revealedOne of the few descendants of the families from Vietnam who settled down in this coastal town 50 years ago, volunteered to share the culinary secrets..