Read the text, and identify whether the statements are true (T), or false (F).
Vietnamese food culture varies by regions from the north to the south. In Northern Viet
Nam, Vietnamese food is characterized by light and balanced flavours with the combination of
many ingredients. Northerners have been using many kinds of meats like pork, beef, and
chicken to cook; besides, some kinds of freshwater fish, crustaceans, and other mollusks like
shrimps, crabs, and oysters, etc. Many famous dishes of Viet Nam are cooked with these
ingredients such as Bun Rieu, Pho, Bun Thang, Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, etc.
Then, food culture in Central and Southern Viet Nam has developed suitable flavors in each
region. In Central Viet Nam, the regional cuisine of Central Viet Nam is famous for its spicy
food, which differs
from two other parts with mostly non-spicy food. Hue cuisine is typical Central Viet Nam’s
food culture. Dishes of Hue cuisine are decorative and colorful, which expresses the influence
of the Vietnamese royal cuisine in the feudal period. Food in the region is often decorated
sophisticatedly and used with chili peppers and shrimp sauces, manely, Bun Bo Hue, Banh
xeo, or Banh beo, etc.
In Southern Viet Nam, the region is characterized by warm weather and fertile soil, which
creates favorable conditions for planting a variety of fruit, vegetables and live stock. Thus,
food in the region is often added with garlic, shallots and fresh herbs. Particularly, Southerners
are favored of sugar; they add sugar in most dishes. Here, there is also an influence of western
and Asian cuisines on southern food, such as influences from China, India, France, and
Thailand.
T F
1. Vietnamese food is rich in flavours and ingredients.
2. Vietnamese food cuisine differs from region to region.
3. Dishes in the north are often spicy with shrimps, crabs, and oysters.
4. Hue cuisine reflects the Vietnamese royal cuisine.
5. Hue dishes used to be decorated sophisticatedly in the feudal period.
6. We can easily see the Western-style food in Central Viet Nam.
7. Maybe people from other regions feel that southern dishes are sweet.
8. Food in Central Viet Nam is used with garlic, shallots and fresh herbs.
