THAILAND’S first Vietnam Town in the world in Udon Thani province is a place to exchange and introduce Vietnamese culture and cuisine to the Thai community and tourists.
Vietnam Town (Vietnam Town) in Thailand was opened on December 9 in Udon Thani city, Udon Thani province. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Udon Thani Provincial Governor Wanchai Kongkasem and local officials, Vietnamese representative agencies in Thailand, and Vietnamese associations were present at the opening ceremony.
This is the first Vietnamese street model in the world, a place to exchange, trade, and introduce Vietnamese cuisine and culture to the Thai community as well as tourists. Photo: Office of the National Assembly
Vietnam Town is located at Lane 2, Si Suk Street, Udon Thani City, about 550 km from Bangkok.
Udon Thani has long been home to the Vietnamese expatriate community in Thailand, with about 60,000 people. Vietnam Town was formed a long time ago, but has just recently developed into a project, receiving support from the local government, with 3 million Thai baht (about 2 billion VND) to build and upgrade the infrastructure system. .
Vietnam Town is currently open every day of the week, from 7am to 12:30pm. Foreign tourists, Thai communities and Thai-Vietnamese people coming here can experience Vietnamese cuisine with many shops, selling Northern – Central – Southern specialties.
The menu of dishes sold in the neighborhood is quite rich, including many types of ethnic cakes such as banh day, banh te, banh gio, banh beo, banh xeo, banh duc made in Thailand. Crowded stores will run out of items early.
Chefs pour out pancakes to sell to customers.
Chaiyarungrot, a Thai person, tried Southern pancakes.
“This is a new tourist destination in Udon Thani city that is worth a visit, especially for those who want to taste Vietnamese cuisine. The vendors are friendly and there are many choices for customers. I just ate 1- 2 dishes made me feel full,” Ms. Chaiyarungrot said.
Some shops in Vietnam Town have signs in both Vietnamese and Thai. Banh gio is sold for 100 baht (about 67,000 VND) for three pieces. In addition, the neighborhood also sells tofu.
Northern banh te.
Types of sausages.
In addition to Vietnam Town, Udon Thani is also a destination with many tourist attractions such as Red Lotus Sea, Erawan Cave, and Ban Chiang archaeological site.
Udon Thani is about 530 km from Bangkok (Thailand). Low-cost airlines such as Nok Air or Air Asia have daily domestic flights from Bangkok to Udon Thani. Flight time is about 1 hour. Round-trip ticket prices range from 1.2 million to 1.5 million VND.
Visitors can also choose buses and trains. Travel time is about 8-9 hours. The ticket price from 500,000 VND.
($1=24,000 VND)
Photos: Udon City, Malai Chaiyarungrot Blog, Trip.com