Where was the last country you saw a street dotted with
motorbikes with a handful of cars? Vietnam is one such place where motorbikes rule the road. And there is a reason
for it – owning a vehicle attracts a 200 per cent tax! Motorbikes are way cheaper and therefore, the staple mode of daily
transportation. And there are more such fascinating facts to spruce up
your Vietnam holidays.
Bow Before Ong Tao – the Kitchen God
Surprisingly enough, Vietnam is the only nation which has
a separate deity for the kitchen. His name is Ong Tao – another cool reason for
gourmands to visit the country.
According to a famous legend, the kitchen god makes his
appearance just before the Vietnamese Festival. It is during this time that he
reports to the Ultimate God the yearly activities of the family. Accordingly,
the fate of each household is decided.
The Breast Milk Fruit
A visit to Vietnam will yield you a full flood of star
apples. However, what is breast fruit?
It is the more popular name of star apple. It is so
nicknamed because upon peeling the fruit exudes a few milky drops first. After
all, the Vietnamese have always been great at coming up with sport!
Bite into the Biggest Cashew-Nuts
Did you know that around forty per cent of the global
cashew supplies come from Vietnam?
Indeed, it is not for nothing that the country is often referred to as the King of the Cashew.
The irony is that Vietnam produces more cashews than Brazil, the origin country
of these nuts. Another major reason why
Vietnamese cashews are so famous is that they are loaded with vitamin C – five
times more than in oranges!
Shake Hands With Uncle Ho
Your maiden Vietnam holidays cannot
spare you an acquaintance with Uncle Ho. Almost
everyone is either named Ho or Nguyen after their revolutionary leader Ho Chi
Mien. According to studies, over forty per cent of the population is called likewise. Sounds confusing?
Against the backdrop of immense historical significance
related to both names, perplexity is too lean a price to pay. And, for the
record, there is no such riddling as broadly touted.
Conclusion
Vietnam is a land of colours. Notably, after the ravages
of a bloody war, the nation has come around too splendidly to believe at first.
Nevertheless, it is one of the leading tourist destinations and is expected to
stay so in the years to come.
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