Published on Dec, 2024
What a great adventure. This is so much more than a foodie tour! You will get a great insight to life in Hanoi, how the locals live and some history to boot. We had tastings from 7 different places over 4.5 hours. In a word BRILLIANT, we were not left wanting and there is nothing Linh could do better. We tasted great street food that we would never have known about (or been brave enough to order). We visited places down little lanes that you would never know would be eating houses (yummy Pho Bo - Pho) and made a great beef jerky papaya salad Hanoi style, tried Band day gio (Vietnamese mochi with beef sausage) and Banh cuon (steamed rice rolls) Delicious freshly cooked Vietnamese doughnuts (Banh ran) , iconic banana fritters (Banh chuoi) and two types of sweet soup (che) to finish off with Phin (filtered coffee). Linh definitely hit the mark with our brief of what we wanted to make this a personal and active experience. She also speaks great English, is great fun and is very passionate about her country and food (and she takes great photos too). This was the highlight of our 12 days in Vietnam. Our only regret? that we didn't do it earlier in our time in this country so that we could capitalise on our newfound information. if you are thinking about booking a foodie tour dont hesitate to contact Linh at Beyond Vietnam. You wont regret it.