{"id":11761,"date":"2017-12-04T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/clone\/?p=11761"},"modified":"2022-12-02T16:36:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T16:36:27","slug":"street-food-grannies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/street-food-grannies\/","title":{"rendered":"The more things change, the more they stay the same"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Street Food Scene<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hanoi, Vietnam<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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TRAVEL CURIOUS<\/span><\/h2>\n

The way in which we all experience<\/span>\u00a0travel is evolving. ETG travellers are increasingly seeking out the authentic stories that lie behind the glossy brochure images, and which, we like to say, reveal the fabric of a destination. So, inspired by your own travel moments, we sought out some of the very human stories that lay behind them. We wanted to share them with you; to inspire you to start thinking about your next travel story and inspire like-minded friends and family members to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Plus \u00e7a change, Plus c’est la m\u00eame chose” color=”custom” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#003057″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” columns_placement=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1515350352293{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-0069R-_MG_1343a-v1.0-e1515350322595.jpg?id=11767) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1514647945975{background-color: rgba(0,48,87,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,48,87) !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]Hanoi\u2019s rapid transformation from the old to the new is at an interesting crossroads when it comes to food culture. The Vietnamese are obsessed with simple, quick and immensely flavoursome food. Though posher restaurants are popping up everywhere, the street food scene is an unstoppable force embedded in the DNA of Hanoi and Vietnamese culture. Every which way you turn in Hanoi, this picture of Vietnam is both timeless and a reflection of the modern nation Vietnam has become.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1515164718656{background-color: #003057 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg”][vc_column_text]Hanoi\u2019s rapid transformation from the old to the new is at an interesting crossroads when it comes to food culture. The Vietnamese are obsessed with simple, quick and immensely flavoursome food. Though posher restaurants are popping up everywhere, the street food scene is an unstoppable force embedded in the DNA of Hanoi and Vietnamese culture. Every which way you turn in Hanoi, this picture of Vietnam is both timeless and a reflection of the modern nation Vietnam has become.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Eating on the streets<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

As a visitor, can you get a piece of this flavoursome action? Of course! But for a start, get ready to be low on the ground – most likely on a low plastic stool. Like being back at school, but flimsier. There\u2019s a reason they aren\u2019t that comfortable. This is about speed: – you can\u2019t be bedding yourself in for a long sociable dinner, because it\u2019s all about a quick turnaround. It\u2019s all part of the fun as you can visit lots of different places and just focus on one dish at a time. There will be a lot happening around you and it\u2019s an amazing assault on the senses. You\u2019ll need help, but that\u2019s where we come in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click for Guided Vietnam food experiences<\/a><\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11765″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11764″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]We recommend experiencing it at night when it really comes alive. A quiet street you were walking along during the day suddenly becomes packed with pop up restaurants. The transition is an experience in itself \u2013 the staff will keep putting out more and more tables and the policeman will keep coming down to make sure they don\u2019t spill out too much. It\u2019s funny to watch and a great experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click for inspiration on Our suggested Vietnam Holidays<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1515350551486{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-0069R-_MG_1185a-v1.0-e1515350528665.jpg?id=11766) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1515164791416{background-color: rgba(0,48,87,0.75) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,48,87) !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]It was a lovely sight to behold our four \u2018grannies\u2019 (so-called by one of our local representatives in Vietnam) soaking up the life in this street food scene. They told us they don\u2019t go out much these days and really wanted to relive their youthful days around the Old Quarter. How much has changed since those days!\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Meet Mrs Yen” color=”custom” accent_color=”#003057″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” content_placement=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1515162890684{background-color: #faeee7 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Mrs Yen moved to Hanoi when she was 5 years old and took over her parents’ shop in the market area when she got old enough. She used to know the Old Quarter inside out. The country was occupied by the French during this time and it was a tough time for sellers and buyers alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs Yen hadn\u2019t visited the Dong Xuan market area for about 10 years and couldn\u2019t believe the difference. It\u2019s so much more modern and much cleaner (apparently), but she said the essence of the street scene, the fresh tasty food, the companionship and the fun were all still there.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1515351433058{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/17-0069R-_MG_1595a-v1.0-e1515351335501.jpg?id=11768) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1515164924522{background-color: rgba(250,238,231,0.85) !important;*background-color: rgb(250,238,231) !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]Whilst we cannot promise you\u2019ll meet Mrs Yen or her friends, you might meet Anh her nephew and one our guides. He\u2019s from the boomer generation born just after the end of the \u2018American War\u2019 and represents a different face of Vietnam, though he is very respectful of his parents’ generation and the struggles they went through.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1515163146594{background-color: #003057 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1515163156177{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Mrs. Yen used to travel to Haiphong to buy French sunglasses and parker pens from the ships coming into port, but it had to be done in secret: the well disguised parcels would be dropped through people\u2019s windows along the railway track as she journeyed back to Hanoi. She said that the train travelled really slowly so she could jump on and off \u2013 in her words, it was “scary but exhilarating”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs Yen met Madam Ty in the 1950\u2019s as they owned shops very close to each other. Madam Ty came over from China and married a Vietnamese man, but when relations between the two countries were fraught in the late 1970\u2019s, Madam Ty refused to run back to China. She lived with Mrs Yen, each supporting the other, during these testing times.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the late 1990\u2019s Vietnam was going through some rapid changes, so the ladies moved to an old French villa in the west lake area (now extremely sought after and one of THE places to live in Hanoi). This is where they met Mrs Truong Ty and Mrs Duc, who at the time owned a small garden centre. The ladies got on well, often visiting Tay Ho Pagoda, where they all prayed together. They\u2019ve been good friends ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t believe in standing still. Watching<\/span>
\nthe world go by through a window. Hearing it<\/span>
\nthrough the stories of others.<\/span><\/h4>\n

You want to be in it, out there. Asking questions<\/span>
\nand finding answers. Finding yourself in worlds<\/span>
\nunknown. Finding the path less trodden. Meeting<\/span>
\npeople with a different story to tell.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Just ask why, what, how, who? <\/span>We\u2019ll<\/span>
\nnever stop helping you find the answers.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Our travellers come home with stories to tell,<\/span>
\nmemories to keep and new ways of seeing their<\/span>
\nlives around them. That\u2019s what happens when<\/span>
\nyou truly connect with a destination.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Free your curious side with<\/span>
\nExperience Travel Group.<\/span><\/h4>\n

0203 393 5381<\/span><\/h4>\n

hello@experiencetravelgroup.com<\/span><\/h4>\n

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